2020 HD7
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	5 May 2026	30.8	2.654 AU	2.984 AU	07h05m	+19°26'	61.4°	19.5°

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 2020 HD7 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.5305493
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.2330388
            i (Inclination)                 : 3.54316
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 206.82681
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 56.38031
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 228.87799
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 263.15656
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 2.94992
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.34            
        

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
2026-05-05 00:00 UT   07 05 49.8   +19 26 17     2.984    2.654   61.4   19.5    98   30.8 
2026-05-05 00:24 UT   07 05 50.9   +19 26 16     2.985    2.654   61.4   19.5    98   30.8 
2026-05-06 00:00 UT   07 06 59.0   +19 25 19     2.992    2.649   60.7   19.4    98   30.8 
2026-05-07 00:00 UT   07 08 09.1   +19 24 18     3.000    2.644   60.0   19.3    98   30.8 
2026-05-08 00:00 UT   07 09 19.9   +19 23 13     3.007    2.639   59.3   19.2    99   30.8 
2026-05-09 00:00 UT   07 10 31.4   +19 22 05     3.015    2.634   58.6   19.1    99   30.8 
2026-05-10 00:00 UT   07 11 43.7   +19 20 52     3.022    2.630   58.0   19.0    99   30.8 
2026-05-11 00:00 UT   07 12 56.8   +19 19 35     3.029    2.625   57.3   18.9    99   30.8 
2026-05-12 00:00 UT   07 14 10.6   +19 18 15     3.036    2.620   56.6   18.8    99   30.8 
2026-05-13 00:00 UT   07 15 25.1   +19 16 50     3.043    2.615   55.9   18.7    99   30.8 
2026-05-14 00:00 UT   07 16 40.3   +19 15 22     3.050    2.610   55.3   18.6   100   30.8 
2026-05-15 00:00 UT   07 17 56.3   +19 13 49     3.057    2.605   54.6   18.4   100   30.8 
2026-05-16 00:00 UT   07 19 12.9   +19 12 12     3.063    2.600   53.9   18.3   100   30.8 
2026-05-17 00:00 UT   07 20 30.3   +19 10 31     3.070    2.595   53.3   18.2   100   30.7 
2026-05-18 00:00 UT   07 21 48.3   +19 08 46     3.076    2.590   52.6   18.1   100   30.7 
2026-05-19 00:00 UT   07 23 06.9   +19 06 57     3.082    2.585   52.0   18.0   100   30.7 
2026-05-20 00:00 UT   07 24 26.3   +19 05 03     3.088    2.580   51.3   17.8   101   30.7 
2026-05-21 00:00 UT   07 25 46.2   +19 03 05     3.094    2.575   50.7   17.7   101   30.7 
2026-05-22 00:00 UT   07 27 06.8   +19 01 03     3.100    2.570   50.0   17.6   101   30.7 
2026-05-23 00:00 UT   07 28 28.1   +18 58 56     3.105    2.565   49.4   17.4   101   30.7 
2026-05-24 00:00 UT   07 29 49.9   +18 56 45     3.111    2.560   48.8   17.3   101   30.7 
2026-05-25 00:00 UT   07 31 12.4   +18 54 30     3.116    2.554   48.1   17.2   101   30.7 
2026-05-26 00:00 UT   07 32 35.4   +18 52 10     3.122    2.549   47.5   17.0   102   30.7 
2026-05-27 00:00 UT   07 33 59.0   +18 49 45     3.127    2.544   46.9   16.9   102   30.7 
2026-05-28 00:00 UT   07 35 23.2   +18 47 16     3.132    2.539   46.3   16.8   102   30.7 
2026-05-29 00:00 UT   07 36 48.0   +18 44 43     3.137    2.534   45.6   16.6   102   30.7 
2026-05-30 00:00 UT   07 38 13.3   +18 42 05     3.141    2.528   45.0   16.5   102   30.7 
2026-05-31 00:00 UT   07 39 39.2   +18 39 22     3.146    2.523   44.4   16.3   102   30.7 
2026-06-01 00:00 UT   07 41 05.7   +18 36 35     3.150    2.518   43.8   16.2   103   30.7 

    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.