2019 SL7
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	19 Feb 2026	32.9	4.099 AU	4.694 AU	18h51m	-20°37'	48.0°	10.3°

The interactive orbit chart above shows the body's path through the solar system and its position at the given date. Green and blue lines are shown perpendicular to the ecliptic plane: Green if the path is above the ecliptic plane, blue if it is below. (Left-click and drag to rotate the view; Right-click and drag to move the view; Use scroll wheel to zoom in our out.)

The orbital elements of 2019 SL7 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.6977019
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.4827434
            i (Inclination)                 : 2.73690
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 198.53548
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 244.17242
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 192.77875
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 262.68225
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -2.46333
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.91            
        

The light curve chart below shows the estimated development of the minor planet's magnitude.

The all-sky chart below shows the path of the minor planet over the same period as the light curve. The current position is marked yellow.

The following chart shows the path of the minor planet in the next few days. The field of view is optimized for (~10x50) binoculars and finderscopes.

Ephemerides:

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2026-02-19 00:00 UT   18 51 17.2   -20 37 10     4.694    4.099   48.0   10.3   267   32.9 
2026-02-19 18:16 UT   18 51 56.7   -20 36 02     4.683    4.098   48.6   10.4   267   32.9 
2026-02-20 00:00 UT   18 52 09.1   -20 35 41     4.680    4.097   48.8   10.5   267   32.9 
2026-02-21 00:00 UT   18 53 00.6   -20 34 11     4.666    4.096   49.6   10.6   267   32.9 
2026-02-22 00:00 UT   18 53 51.6   -20 32 40     4.652    4.094   50.4   10.7   267   32.9 
2026-02-23 00:00 UT   18 54 42.3   -20 31 09     4.638    4.092   51.2   10.9   266   32.9 
2026-02-24 00:00 UT   18 55 32.4   -20 29 37     4.624    4.091   52.1   11.0   266   32.9 
2026-02-25 00:00 UT   18 56 22.1   -20 28 04     4.610    4.089   52.9   11.1   266   32.9 
2026-02-26 00:00 UT   18 57 11.4   -20 26 30     4.595    4.087   53.7   11.3   266   32.9 
2026-02-27 00:00 UT   18 58 00.2   -20 24 55     4.580    4.085   54.5   11.4   266   32.9 
2026-02-28 00:00 UT   18 58 48.5   -20 23 20     4.566    4.084   55.3   11.5   266   32.9 
2026-03-01 00:00 UT   18 59 36.3   -20 21 44     4.551    4.082   56.1   11.6   266   32.9 
2026-03-02 00:00 UT   19 00 23.6   -20 20 08     4.535    4.080   56.9   11.7   266   32.9 
2026-03-03 00:00 UT   19 01 10.4   -20 18 31     4.520    4.078   57.7   11.9   265   32.9 
2026-03-04 00:00 UT   19 01 56.8   -20 16 53     4.505    4.076   58.6   12.0   265   32.9 
2026-03-05 00:00 UT   19 02 42.6   -20 15 15     4.489    4.075   59.4   12.1   265   32.9 
2026-03-06 00:00 UT   19 03 27.8   -20 13 36     4.474    4.073   60.2   12.2   265   32.9 
2026-03-07 00:00 UT   19 04 12.6   -20 11 58     4.458    4.071   61.0   12.3   265   32.9 
2026-03-08 00:00 UT   19 04 56.8   -20 10 18     4.442    4.069   61.9   12.4   265   32.8 
2026-03-09 00:00 UT   19 05 40.4   -20 08 39     4.426    4.067   62.7   12.5   265   32.8 
2026-03-10 00:00 UT   19 06 23.5   -20 06 59     4.410    4.065   63.5   12.6   265   32.8 
2026-03-11 00:00 UT   19 07 06.0   -20 05 19     4.394    4.063   64.3   12.7   265   32.8 
2026-03-12 00:00 UT   19 07 47.9   -20 03 38     4.377    4.062   65.2   12.8   264   32.8 
2026-03-13 00:00 UT   19 08 29.3   -20 01 58     4.361    4.060   66.0   12.9   264   32.8 
2026-03-14 00:00 UT   19 09 10.0   -20 00 17     4.344    4.058   66.8   13.0   264   32.8 
2026-03-15 00:00 UT   19 09 50.1   -19 58 36     4.328    4.056   67.7   13.1   264   32.8 
2026-03-16 00:00 UT   19 10 29.6   -19 56 56     4.311    4.054   68.5   13.2   264   32.8 
2026-03-17 00:00 UT   19 11 08.4   -19 55 15     4.294    4.052   69.4   13.3   264   32.8 
2026-03-18 00:00 UT   19 11 46.6   -19 53 35     4.277    4.050   70.2   13.4   264   32.8 
2026-03-19 00:00 UT   19 12 24.2   -19 51 54     4.260    4.048   71.0   13.4   264   32.8 
2026-03-20 00:00 UT   19 13 01.0   -19 50 14     4.243    4.046   71.9   13.5   264   32.8 
2026-03-21 00:00 UT   19 13 37.2   -19 48 34     4.226    4.044   72.7   13.6   264   32.8 

    Terminology:
            
    delta:  distance between minor planet and earth in AU
    radius: distance between minor planet and sun in AU
    magn:   magnitude (brightness) estimate    
    ra:     right ascension in hours (24h = 360deg)
    dec:    declination in degrees
    elong:  elongation in degrees (angle sun-earth-minor planet)    
    phase:  phase angle in degrees (angle sun-minor planet-earth)        
    AU:     Astronomical Unit (mean distance between earth and sun: 149597870.7 km
    

Orbital elements provided by the MPC (Minor Planet Center).
Calculations by a modified version of AAPlus, a C# implementation of the AA+ project by PJ Naughter from the algorithms presented in the book "Astronomical Algorithms" by Jean Meeus.
NGC2000 dso catalog and star labels from VizieR as provided by the Strasbourg astronomical Data Center.
Tycho2 catalog from the ESO archive.