2019 SN7
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	28 Feb 2026	28.5	2.517 AU	1.526 AU	10h41m	+08°29'	179.6°	0.2°

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
2026-02-28 00:00 UT   10 41 18.2   +08 29 29     1.526    2.517  179.6    0.2   136   28.5 
2026-02-28 00:04 UT   10 41 18.0   +08 29 30     1.526    2.517  179.6    0.2   135   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 
2026-03-18 00:00 UT   10 18 34.6   +10 45 51     1.526    2.467  155.6    9.6   112   29.0 
2026-03-19 00:00 UT   10 17 25.7   +10 52 32     1.529    2.464  154.3   10.1   111   29.1 
2026-03-20 00:00 UT   10 16 18.0   +10 59 04     1.532    2.461  153.0   10.6   111   29.1 
2026-03-21 00:00 UT   10 15 11.7   +11 05 28     1.535    2.458  151.7   11.1   111   29.1 
2026-03-22 00:00 UT   10 14 06.7   +11 11 42     1.539    2.455  150.4   11.6   111   29.1 
2026-03-23 00:00 UT   10 13 03.2   +11 17 48     1.542    2.452  149.1   12.0   111   29.1 
2026-03-24 00:00 UT   10 12 01.1   +11 23 43     1.546    2.449  147.9   12.5   111   29.2 
2026-03-25 00:00 UT   10 11 00.6   +11 29 29     1.551    2.446  146.6   13.0   111   29.2 
2026-03-26 00:00 UT   10 10 01.7   +11 35 04     1.555    2.442  145.4   13.4   111   29.2 

    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.