2020 PM7
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	8 Dec 2025	28.8	3.520 AU	3.765 AU	12h27m	-03°29'	68.2°	15.1°

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 PM7 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.5979152
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.5073601
            i (Inclination)                 : 5.10851
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 178.74551
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 198.67304
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 102.97353
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 197.34949
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -1.63363
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.97            
        

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
2025-12-08 00:00 UT   12 27 03.8   -03 29 15     3.765    3.520   68.2   15.1   293   28.8 
2025-12-08 01:00 UT   12 27 05.4   -03 29 24     3.764    3.520   68.2   15.1   293   28.8 
2025-12-09 00:00 UT   12 27 42.5   -03 32 60     3.753    3.523   69.0   15.1   293   28.8 
2025-12-10 00:00 UT   12 28 20.5   -03 36 39     3.742    3.526   69.9   15.2   293   28.8 
2025-12-11 00:00 UT   12 28 57.8   -03 40 14     3.730    3.530   70.7   15.3   293   28.8 
2025-12-12 00:00 UT   12 29 34.5   -03 43 45     3.718    3.533   71.6   15.3   293   28.8 
2025-12-13 00:00 UT   12 30 10.3   -03 47 10     3.707    3.536   72.4   15.4   293   28.8 
2025-12-14 00:00 UT   12 30 45.5   -03 50 30     3.695    3.540   73.3   15.4   293   28.8 
2025-12-15 00:00 UT   12 31 19.8   -03 53 46     3.683    3.543   74.2   15.5   293   28.8 
2025-12-16 00:00 UT   12 31 53.5   -03 56 56     3.671    3.546   75.0   15.6   293   28.8 
2025-12-17 00:00 UT   12 32 26.3   -04 00 01     3.659    3.550   75.9   15.6   293   28.8 
2025-12-18 00:00 UT   12 32 58.3   -04 03 00     3.646    3.553   76.8   15.6   293   28.8 
2025-12-19 00:00 UT   12 33 29.6   -04 05 54     3.634    3.556   77.7   15.7   293   28.8 
2025-12-20 00:00 UT   12 34 00.0   -04 08 43     3.622    3.560   78.5   15.7   293   28.8 
2025-12-21 00:00 UT   12 34 29.6   -04 11 26     3.609    3.563   79.4   15.8   293   28.7 
2025-12-22 00:00 UT   12 34 58.4   -04 14 04     3.597    3.566   80.3   15.8   293   28.7 
2025-12-23 00:00 UT   12 35 26.3   -04 16 36     3.584    3.569   81.2   15.8   293   28.7 
2025-12-24 00:00 UT   12 35 53.4   -04 19 02     3.572    3.572   82.1   15.8   293   28.7 
2025-12-25 00:00 UT   12 36 19.6   -04 21 22     3.559    3.576   83.0   15.8   293   28.7 
2025-12-26 00:00 UT   12 36 45.0   -04 23 37     3.547    3.579   83.9   15.9   293   28.7 
2025-12-27 00:00 UT   12 37 09.4   -04 25 46     3.534    3.582   84.8   15.9   293   28.7 
2025-12-28 00:00 UT   12 37 32.9   -04 27 48     3.521    3.585   85.8   15.9   293   28.7 
2025-12-29 00:00 UT   12 37 55.6   -04 29 45     3.508    3.588   86.7   15.9   293   28.7 
2025-12-30 00:00 UT   12 38 17.3   -04 31 35     3.496    3.592   87.6   15.9   293   28.7 
2025-12-31 00:00 UT   12 38 38.1   -04 33 20     3.483    3.595   88.5   15.9   293   28.7 
2026-01-01 00:00 UT   12 38 57.9   -04 34 58     3.470    3.598   89.5   15.9   293   28.7 
2026-01-02 00:00 UT   12 39 16.8   -04 36 30     3.457    3.601   90.4   15.8   293   28.7 
2026-01-03 00:00 UT   12 39 34.8   -04 37 56     3.444    3.604   91.3   15.8   293   28.7 
2026-01-04 00:00 UT   12 39 51.8   -04 39 15     3.431    3.607   92.3   15.8   293   28.7 
2026-01-05 00:00 UT   12 40 07.8   -04 40 27     3.419    3.610   93.2   15.8   293   28.7 
2026-01-06 00:00 UT   12 40 22.8   -04 41 34     3.406    3.613   94.2   15.7   293   28.6 
2026-01-07 00:00 UT   12 40 36.8   -04 42 33     3.393    3.616   95.1   15.7   293   28.6 

    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.