2020 SA5
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	27 Apr 2026	32.5	4.192 AU	4.607 AU	06h26m	+21°54'	59.8°	12.0°

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 SA5 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.6884474
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.5201142
            i (Inclination)                 : 1.93462
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 160.21412
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 134.63206
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 115.35599
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 114.86251
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 1.37661
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.00            
        

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
2026-04-27 00:00 UT   06 26 46.1   +21 54 24     4.607    4.192   59.8   12.0    93   32.5 
2026-04-27 10:48 UT   06 27 05.3   +21 54 20     4.614    4.193   59.5   11.9    94   32.5 
2026-04-28 00:00 UT   06 27 28.9   +21 54 15     4.622    4.194   59.0   11.9    94   32.5 
2026-04-29 00:00 UT   06 28 12.3   +21 54 05     4.637    4.195   58.2   11.8    94   32.5 
2026-04-30 00:00 UT   06 28 56.1   +21 53 54     4.652    4.196   57.4   11.7    94   32.5 
2026-05-01 00:00 UT   06 29 40.5   +21 53 41     4.666    4.197   56.6   11.6    94   32.5 
2026-05-02 00:00 UT   06 30 25.3   +21 53 26     4.681    4.198   55.8   11.5    94   32.5 
2026-05-03 00:00 UT   06 31 10.6   +21 53 11     4.695    4.199   55.0   11.3    94   32.5 
2026-05-04 00:00 UT   06 31 56.3   +21 52 54     4.709    4.200   54.2   11.2    94   32.5 
2026-05-05 00:00 UT   06 32 42.5   +21 52 35     4.723    4.202   53.4   11.1    94   32.5 
2026-05-06 00:00 UT   06 33 29.2   +21 52 15     4.737    4.203   52.7   11.0    94   32.5 
2026-05-07 00:00 UT   06 34 16.2   +21 51 54     4.751    4.204   51.9   10.9    94   32.5 
2026-05-08 00:00 UT   06 35 03.7   +21 51 31     4.765    4.205   51.1   10.8    95   32.5 
2026-05-09 00:00 UT   06 35 51.6   +21 51 07     4.778    4.206   50.3   10.6    95   32.5 
2026-05-10 00:00 UT   06 36 39.9   +21 50 41     4.792    4.207   49.5   10.5    95   32.5 
2026-05-11 00:00 UT   06 37 28.7   +21 50 14     4.805    4.208   48.7   10.4    95   32.5 
2026-05-12 00:00 UT   06 38 17.8   +21 49 45     4.818    4.209   48.0   10.3    95   32.5 
2026-05-13 00:00 UT   06 39 07.3   +21 49 15     4.831    4.210   47.2   10.1    95   32.5 
2026-05-14 00:00 UT   06 39 57.1   +21 48 43     4.843    4.211   46.4   10.0    95   32.5 
2026-05-15 00:00 UT   06 40 47.4   +21 48 09     4.856    4.212   45.7    9.9    95   32.5 
2026-05-16 00:00 UT   06 41 38.0   +21 47 34     4.868    4.213   44.9    9.7    95   32.5 
2026-05-17 00:00 UT   06 42 28.9   +21 46 57     4.881    4.214   44.1    9.6    96   32.5 
2026-05-18 00:00 UT   06 43 20.2   +21 46 19     4.893    4.215   43.4    9.5    96   32.5 
2026-05-19 00:00 UT   06 44 11.8   +21 45 39     4.905    4.216   42.6    9.3    96   32.5 
2026-05-20 00:00 UT   06 45 03.8   +21 44 57     4.916    4.217   41.8    9.2    96   32.5 
2026-05-21 00:00 UT   06 45 56.0   +21 44 14     4.928    4.218   41.1    9.1    96   32.5 
2026-05-22 00:00 UT   06 46 48.6   +21 43 29     4.939    4.219   40.3    8.9    96   32.5 
2026-05-23 00:00 UT   06 47 41.5   +21 42 42     4.951    4.220   39.6    8.8    96   32.5 
2026-05-24 00:00 UT   06 48 34.6   +21 41 54     4.962    4.220   38.8    8.6    96   32.5 
2026-05-25 00:00 UT   06 49 28.0   +21 41 04     4.972    4.221   38.0    8.5    96   32.5 
2026-05-26 00:00 UT   06 50 21.7   +21 40 13     4.983    4.222   37.3    8.4    97   32.5 
2026-05-27 00:00 UT   06 51 15.7   +21 39 20     4.994    4.223   36.5    8.2    97   32.5 

    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.