2019 SN7
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	7 Jan 2026	30.1	2.625 AU	2.024 AU	11h19m	+04°20'	117.3°	19.4°

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
2026-01-07 00:00 UT   11 19 38.3   +04 20 54     2.024    2.625  117.3   19.4   293   30.1 
2026-01-07 20:44 UT   11 19 37.3   +04 21 08     2.011    2.623  118.2   19.3   293   30.1 
2026-01-08 00:00 UT   11 19 37.0   +04 21 11     2.009    2.623  118.3   19.3   293   30.1 
2026-01-09 00:00 UT   11 19 34.1   +04 21 40     1.995    2.621  119.4   19.1   293   30.1 
2026-01-10 00:00 UT   11 19 29.5   +04 22 19     1.981    2.620  120.4   18.9   293   30.1 
2026-01-11 00:00 UT   11 19 23.3   +04 23 09     1.967    2.618  121.4   18.7   293   30.0 
2026-01-12 00:00 UT   11 19 15.3   +04 24 10     1.953    2.617  122.5   18.5   293   30.0 
2026-01-13 00:00 UT   11 19 05.6   +04 25 22     1.939    2.615  123.6   18.3   293   30.0 
2026-01-14 00:00 UT   11 18 54.2   +04 26 46     1.926    2.613  124.6   18.0   293   30.0 
2026-01-15 00:00 UT   11 18 41.0   +04 28 20     1.912    2.611  125.7   17.8   293   30.0 
2026-01-16 00:00 UT   11 18 26.1   +04 30 06     1.899    2.610  126.8   17.6   293   29.9 
2026-01-17 00:00 UT   11 18 09.4   +04 32 03     1.885    2.608  127.9   17.3   293   29.9 
2026-01-18 00:00 UT   11 17 50.8   +04 34 12     1.872    2.606  129.0   17.1   293   29.9 
2026-01-19 00:00 UT   11 17 30.5   +04 36 33     1.859    2.604  130.1   16.8   293   29.9 
2026-01-20 00:00 UT   11 17 08.4   +04 39 05     1.847    2.603  131.2   16.5   293   29.8 
2026-01-21 00:00 UT   11 16 44.4   +04 41 49     1.834    2.601  132.4   16.2   293   29.8 
2026-01-22 00:00 UT   11 16 18.6   +04 44 44     1.822    2.599  133.5   15.9   293   29.8 
2026-01-23 00:00 UT   11 15 51.0   +04 47 52     1.809    2.597  134.6   15.6   293   29.7 
2026-01-24 00:00 UT   11 15 21.6   +04 51 10     1.797    2.595  135.8   15.3   293   29.7 
2026-01-25 00:00 UT   11 14 50.3   +04 54 41     1.785    2.593  137.0   15.0   293   29.7 
2026-01-26 00:00 UT   11 14 17.2   +04 58 23     1.774    2.591  138.1   14.7   293   29.7 
2026-01-27 00:00 UT   11 13 42.3   +05 02 16     1.762    2.589  139.3   14.4   293   29.6 
2026-01-28 00:00 UT   11 13 05.5   +05 06 21     1.751    2.588  140.5   14.0   293   29.6 
2026-01-29 00:00 UT   11 12 26.9   +05 10 37     1.740    2.586  141.7   13.7   293   29.6 
2026-01-30 00:00 UT   11 11 46.6   +05 15 05     1.729    2.584  142.9   13.3   293   29.6 
2026-01-31 00:00 UT   11 11 04.4   +05 19 43     1.718    2.582  144.1   12.9   293   29.5 
2026-02-01 00:00 UT   11 10 20.5   +05 24 33     1.708    2.579  145.3   12.6   293   29.5 
2026-02-02 00:00 UT   11 09 34.8   +05 29 34     1.698    2.577  146.5   12.2   293   29.5 
2026-02-03 00:00 UT   11 08 47.4   +05 34 45     1.688    2.575  147.7   11.8   293   29.4 
2026-02-04 00:00 UT   11 07 58.2   +05 40 07     1.678    2.573  149.0   11.4   293   29.4 
2026-02-05 00:00 UT   11 07 07.3   +05 45 40     1.668    2.571  150.2   11.0   293   29.4 
2026-02-06 00:00 UT   11 06 14.7   +05 51 23     1.659    2.569  151.5   10.6   293   29.3 

    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.