2019 SN7
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	20 Feb 2026	28.9	2.537 AU	1.558 AU	10h51m	+07°26'	169.6°	4.0°

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 SN7 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.4704312
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.8271036
            i (Inclination)                 : 0.64125
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 149.40357
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 166.92141
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 193.21029
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 136.32577
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 0.14510
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.47            
        

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
2026-02-20 00:00 UT   10 51 21.6   +07 26 46     1.558    2.537  169.6    4.0   292   28.9 
2026-02-20 22:56 UT   10 50 11.9   +07 34 05     1.553    2.535  170.9    3.5   291   28.8 
2026-02-21 00:00 UT   10 50 08.7   +07 34 25     1.553    2.534  171.0    3.5   291   28.8 
2026-02-22 00:00 UT   10 48 54.9   +07 42 09     1.548    2.532  172.3    3.0   291   28.8 
2026-02-23 00:00 UT   10 47 40.3   +07 49 56     1.544    2.530  173.7    2.5   291   28.8 
2026-02-24 00:00 UT   10 46 25.0   +07 57 46     1.540    2.527  175.0    2.0   290   28.7 
2026-02-25 00:00 UT   10 45 09.0   +08 05 39     1.536    2.525  176.4    1.4   290   28.7 
2026-02-26 00:00 UT   10 43 52.5   +08 13 35     1.532    2.522  177.7    0.9   288   28.6 
2026-02-27 00:00 UT   10 42 35.6   +08 21 31     1.529    2.519  179.0    0.4   282   28.5 
2026-02-28 00:00 UT   10 41 18.2   +08 29 29     1.526    2.517  179.6    0.2   136   28.5 
2026-03-01 00:00 UT   10 40 00.6   +08 37 27     1.524    2.514  178.2    0.7   118   28.6 
2026-03-02 00:00 UT   10 38 42.7   +08 45 25     1.522    2.512  176.9    1.2   115   28.6 
2026-03-03 00:00 UT   10 37 24.7   +08 53 23     1.520    2.509  175.5    1.8   114   28.7 
2026-03-04 00:00 UT   10 36 06.6   +09 01 19     1.518    2.506  174.2    2.3   114   28.7 
2026-03-05 00:00 UT   10 34 48.5   +09 09 14     1.517    2.504  172.8    2.8   113   28.7 
2026-03-06 00:00 UT   10 33 30.6   +09 17 06     1.516    2.501  171.5    3.4   113   28.8 
2026-03-07 00:00 UT   10 32 12.8   +09 24 56     1.515    2.498  170.2    3.9   113   28.8 
2026-03-08 00:00 UT   10 30 55.4   +09 32 43     1.514    2.495  168.8    4.4   113   28.8 
2026-03-09 00:00 UT   10 29 38.3   +09 40 26     1.514    2.493  167.5    5.0   112   28.8 
2026-03-10 00:00 UT   10 28 21.6   +09 48 05     1.514    2.490  166.1    5.5   112   28.9 
2026-03-11 00:00 UT   10 27 05.5   +09 55 39     1.515    2.487  164.8    6.0   112   28.9 
2026-03-12 00:00 UT   10 25 50.0   +10 03 09     1.516    2.484  163.5    6.5   112   28.9 
2026-03-13 00:00 UT   10 24 35.2   +10 10 32     1.517    2.481  162.1    7.1   112   28.9 
2026-03-14 00:00 UT   10 23 21.2   +10 17 50     1.518    2.479  160.8    7.6   112   29.0 
2026-03-15 00:00 UT   10 22 08.0   +10 25 01     1.520    2.476  159.5    8.1   112   29.0 
2026-03-16 00:00 UT   10 20 55.9   +10 32 05     1.522    2.473  158.2    8.6   112   29.0 
2026-03-17 00:00 UT   10 19 44.7   +10 39 02     1.524    2.470  156.9    9.1   112   29.0 

    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.