2020 HD7
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	28 Feb 2026	30.4	2.935 AU	2.337 AU	06h30m	+18°48'	118.0°	17.3°

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 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
2026-02-28 00:00 UT   06 30 03.6   +18 48 21     2.337    2.935  118.0   17.3    91   30.4 
2026-02-28 03:03 UT   06 30 01.8   +18 48 32     2.338    2.935  117.9   17.4    91   30.4 
2026-03-01 00:00 UT   06 29 49.8   +18 49 54     2.347    2.932  116.9   17.5    91   30.4 
2026-03-02 00:00 UT   06 29 37.7   +18 51 26     2.356    2.928  115.9   17.7    91   30.4 
2026-03-03 00:00 UT   06 29 27.3   +18 52 58     2.366    2.924  114.9   17.9    91   30.4 
2026-03-04 00:00 UT   06 29 18.5   +18 54 28     2.376    2.920  113.8   18.1    91   30.4 
2026-03-05 00:00 UT   06 29 11.5   +18 55 57     2.385    2.917  112.8   18.3    91   30.5 
2026-03-06 00:00 UT   06 29 06.1   +18 57 25     2.395    2.913  111.8   18.4    91   30.5 
2026-03-07 00:00 UT   06 29 02.3   +18 58 51     2.405    2.909  110.8   18.6    91   30.5 
2026-03-08 00:00 UT   06 29 00.2   +19 00 17     2.415    2.905  109.8   18.8    91   30.5 
2026-03-09 00:00 UT   06 28 59.8   +19 01 41     2.425    2.901  108.8   18.9    91   30.5 
2026-03-10 00:00 UT   06 29 00.9   +19 03 04     2.436    2.897  107.8   19.0    92   30.5 
2026-03-11 00:00 UT   06 29 03.7   +19 04 25     2.446    2.893  106.8   19.2    92   30.5 
2026-03-12 00:00 UT   06 29 08.1   +19 05 46     2.456    2.889  105.8   19.3    92   30.5 
2026-03-13 00:00 UT   06 29 14.1   +19 07 05     2.467    2.885  104.8   19.4    92   30.5 
2026-03-14 00:00 UT   06 29 21.6   +19 08 22     2.477    2.882  103.9   19.6    92   30.6 
2026-03-15 00:00 UT   06 29 30.7   +19 09 38     2.487    2.878  102.9   19.7    92   30.6 
2026-03-16 00:00 UT   06 29 41.4   +19 10 53     2.498    2.874  102.0   19.8    92   30.6 
2026-03-17 00:00 UT   06 29 53.7   +19 12 06     2.508    2.870  101.0   19.9    92   30.6 
2026-03-18 00:00 UT   06 30 07.5   +19 13 18     2.519    2.866  100.1   20.0    92   30.6 
2026-03-19 00:00 UT   06 30 22.7   +19 14 28     2.529    2.862   99.1   20.1    92   30.6 
2026-03-20 00:00 UT   06 30 39.5   +19 15 36     2.540    2.857   98.2   20.2    92   30.6 
2026-03-21 00:00 UT   06 30 57.8   +19 16 43     2.551    2.853   97.3   20.3    93   30.6 
2026-03-22 00:00 UT   06 31 17.6   +19 17 48     2.561    2.849   96.4   20.3    93   30.6 
2026-03-23 00:00 UT   06 31 38.8   +19 18 51     2.572    2.845   95.5   20.4    93   30.6 
2026-03-24 00:00 UT   06 32 01.4   +19 19 53     2.582    2.841   94.6   20.5    93   30.6 
2026-03-25 00:00 UT   06 32 25.5   +19 20 53     2.593    2.837   93.7   20.5    93   30.6 
2026-03-26 00:00 UT   06 32 51.0   +19 21 50     2.604    2.833   92.8   20.6    93   30.7 
2026-03-27 00:00 UT   06 33 17.8   +19 22 46     2.614    2.829   91.9   20.6    93   30.7 
2026-03-28 00:00 UT   06 33 46.0   +19 23 40     2.625    2.825   91.0   20.7    93   30.7 
2026-03-29 00:00 UT   06 34 15.6   +19 24 32     2.635    2.820   90.1   20.7    93   30.7 
2026-03-30 00:00 UT   06 34 46.5   +19 25 22     2.646    2.816   89.3   20.8    94   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.