2020 TM7
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	7 Jul 2026	31.8	4.047 AU	3.275 AU	15h47m	-17°35'	133.9°	10.4°

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 TM7 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.6623929
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.5542687
            i (Inclination)                 : 2.50051
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 201.22222
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 240.58901
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 79.00253
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 261.78788
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -2.17808
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.08            
        

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
2026-07-07 00:00 UT   15 47 08.2   -17 35 42     3.275    4.047  133.9   10.4   105   31.8 
2026-07-07 23:28 UT   15 46 41.7   -17 34 38     3.288    4.049  132.9   10.6   105   31.8 
2026-07-08 00:00 UT   15 46 41.2   -17 34 36     3.289    4.049  132.8   10.6   105   31.8 
2026-07-09 00:00 UT   15 46 15.2   -17 33 34     3.302    4.051  131.8   10.8   105   31.8 
2026-07-10 00:00 UT   15 45 50.3   -17 32 35     3.316    4.053  130.7   11.0   105   31.8 
2026-07-11 00:00 UT   15 45 26.6   -17 31 39     3.330    4.055  129.7   11.1   105   31.8 
2026-07-12 00:00 UT   15 45 03.9   -17 30 48     3.344    4.057  128.6   11.3   105   31.9 
2026-07-13 00:00 UT   15 44 42.4   -17 29 60     3.359    4.059  127.6   11.4   105   31.9 
2026-07-14 00:00 UT   15 44 21.9   -17 29 16     3.373    4.062  126.6   11.6   104   31.9 
2026-07-15 00:00 UT   15 44 02.6   -17 28 35     3.388    4.064  125.5   11.7   104   31.9 
2026-07-16 00:00 UT   15 43 44.4   -17 27 59     3.403    4.066  124.5   11.9   104   31.9 
2026-07-17 00:00 UT   15 43 27.3   -17 27 26     3.418    4.068  123.5   12.0   104   31.9 
2026-07-18 00:00 UT   15 43 11.4   -17 26 56     3.433    4.070  122.5   12.2   104   32.0 
2026-07-19 00:00 UT   15 42 56.5   -17 26 31     3.448    4.072  121.5   12.3   104   32.0 
2026-07-20 00:00 UT   15 42 42.8   -17 26 09     3.463    4.074  120.4   12.4   104   32.0 
2026-07-21 00:00 UT   15 42 30.2   -17 25 51     3.479    4.076  119.4   12.5   104   32.0 
2026-07-22 00:00 UT   15 42 18.6   -17 25 37     3.494    4.077  118.4   12.7   104   32.0 
2026-07-23 00:00 UT   15 42 08.2   -17 25 26     3.510    4.079  117.4   12.8   104   32.0 
2026-07-24 00:00 UT   15 41 58.8   -17 25 19     3.526    4.081  116.5   12.9   104   32.0 
2026-07-25 00:00 UT   15 41 50.5   -17 25 15     3.542    4.083  115.5   13.0   104   32.1 
2026-07-26 00:00 UT   15 41 43.3   -17 25 16     3.558    4.085  114.5   13.1   104   32.1 
2026-07-27 00:00 UT   15 41 37.2   -17 25 19     3.574    4.087  113.5   13.2   104   32.1 
2026-07-28 00:00 UT   15 41 32.2   -17 25 26     3.591    4.089  112.5   13.3   104   32.1 
2026-07-29 00:00 UT   15 41 28.1   -17 25 37     3.607    4.091  111.6   13.3   104   32.1 
2026-07-30 00:00 UT   15 41 25.2   -17 25 51     3.623    4.093  110.6   13.4   104   32.1 
2026-07-31 00:00 UT   15 41 23.2   -17 26 09     3.640    4.094  109.6   13.5   104   32.1 
2026-08-01 00:00 UT   15 41 22.3   -17 26 30     3.657    4.096  108.7   13.6   104   32.2 
2026-08-02 00:00 UT   15 41 22.5   -17 26 55     3.673    4.098  107.7   13.6   104   32.2 
2026-08-03 00:00 UT   15 41 23.6   -17 27 22     3.690    4.100  106.8   13.7   104   32.2 
2026-08-04 00:00 UT   15 41 25.7   -17 27 53     3.707    4.102  105.8   13.8   104   32.2 
2026-08-05 00:00 UT   15 41 28.9   -17 28 28     3.724    4.104  104.9   13.8   104   32.2 
2026-08-06 00:00 UT   15 41 33.0   -17 29 05     3.741    4.105  104.0   13.9   104   32.2 

    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.