2022 CS7
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	14 Jan 2026	33.5	2.882 AU	3.850 AU	19h03m	-22°39'	8.8°	3.0°

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 2022 CS7 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.5224993
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.0671863
            i (Inclination)                 : 0.28734
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 97.97934
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 27.27981
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 101.46558
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 125.25886
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 0.13170
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.97            
        

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
2026-01-14 00:00 UT   19 03 28.2   -22 39 03     3.850    2.882    8.8    3.0   264   33.5 
2026-01-14 09:00 UT   19 04 03.5   -22 38 10     3.851    2.884    9.1    3.1   264   33.5 
2026-01-15 00:00 UT   19 05 02.1   -22 36 41     3.851    2.885    9.5    3.2   263   33.5 
2026-01-16 00:00 UT   19 06 35.8   -22 34 16     3.851    2.888   10.2    3.4   263   33.5 
2026-01-17 00:00 UT   19 08 09.2   -22 31 48     3.852    2.891   10.8    3.7   263   33.6 
2026-01-18 00:00 UT   19 09 42.3   -22 29 16     3.852    2.894   11.5    3.9   263   33.6 
2026-01-19 00:00 UT   19 11 15.1   -22 26 42     3.852    2.897   12.1    4.1   263   33.6 
2026-01-20 00:00 UT   19 12 47.7   -22 24 05     3.851    2.900   12.8    4.3   263   33.6 
2026-01-21 00:00 UT   19 14 19.9   -22 21 26     3.851    2.903   13.4    4.5   263   33.6 
2026-01-22 00:00 UT   19 15 51.9   -22 18 43     3.850    2.905   14.1    4.7   262   33.6 
2026-01-23 00:00 UT   19 17 23.6   -22 15 57     3.849    2.908   14.8    4.9   262   33.6 
2026-01-24 00:00 UT   19 18 54.9   -22 13 09     3.848    2.911   15.4    5.2   262   33.7 
2026-01-25 00:00 UT   19 20 26.0   -22 10 18     3.847    2.914   16.1    5.4   262   33.7 
2026-01-26 00:00 UT   19 21 56.7   -22 07 25     3.845    2.917   16.8    5.6   262   33.7 
2026-01-27 00:00 UT   19 23 27.1   -22 04 29     3.844    2.919   17.4    5.8   262   33.7 
2026-01-28 00:00 UT   19 24 57.2   -22 01 30     3.842    2.922   18.1    6.0   262   33.7 
2026-01-29 00:00 UT   19 26 26.9   -21 58 29     3.840    2.925   18.7    6.2   261   33.7 
2026-01-30 00:00 UT   19 27 56.3   -21 55 25     3.838    2.927   19.4    6.4   261   33.7 
2026-01-31 00:00 UT   19 29 25.4   -21 52 19     3.836    2.930   20.1    6.6   261   33.7 
2026-02-01 00:00 UT   19 30 54.2   -21 49 10     3.833    2.933   20.7    6.8   261   33.7 
2026-02-02 00:00 UT   19 32 22.6   -21 45 60     3.830    2.935   21.4    7.0   261   33.8 
2026-02-03 00:00 UT   19 33 50.6   -21 42 46     3.828    2.938   22.1    7.2   261   33.8 
2026-02-04 00:00 UT   19 35 18.4   -21 39 31     3.825    2.940   22.8    7.4   261   33.8 
2026-02-05 00:00 UT   19 36 45.7   -21 36 14     3.821    2.943   23.4    7.7   261   33.8 
2026-02-06 00:00 UT   19 38 12.7   -21 32 54     3.818    2.946   24.1    7.9   260   33.8 
2026-02-07 00:00 UT   19 39 39.4   -21 29 32     3.815    2.948   24.8    8.1   260   33.8 

    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.