2022 CS7
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	14 Apr 2026	33.9	3.080 AU	3.240 AU	20h57m	-17°19'	71.9°	18.0°

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
2026-04-14 00:00 UT   20 57 07.5   -17 19 18     3.240    3.080   71.9   18.0   254   33.9 
2026-04-14 12:54 UT   20 57 34.2   -17 17 29     3.233    3.081   72.3   18.1   254   33.9 
2026-04-15 00:00 UT   20 57 57.0   -17 15 56     3.227    3.081   72.7   18.1   254   33.9 
2026-04-16 00:00 UT   20 58 45.6   -17 12 37     3.215    3.083   73.5   18.2   254   33.9 
2026-04-17 00:00 UT   20 59 33.5   -17 09 20     3.202    3.084   74.2   18.3   254   33.9 
2026-04-18 00:00 UT   21 00 20.5   -17 06 07     3.189    3.085   75.0   18.3   254   33.9 
2026-04-19 00:00 UT   21 01 06.7   -17 02 55     3.176    3.087   75.8   18.4   254   33.9 
2026-04-20 00:00 UT   21 01 52.0   -16 59 47     3.163    3.088   76.6   18.4   254   33.9 
2026-04-21 00:00 UT   21 02 36.5   -16 56 42     3.149    3.090   77.4   18.5   253   33.9 
2026-04-22 00:00 UT   21 03 20.1   -16 53 40     3.136    3.091   78.2   18.6   253   33.9 
2026-04-23 00:00 UT   21 04 02.8   -16 50 41     3.123    3.092   79.0   18.6   253   33.9 
2026-04-24 00:00 UT   21 04 44.6   -16 47 45     3.109    3.094   79.8   18.7   253   33.9 
2026-04-25 00:00 UT   21 05 25.6   -16 44 52     3.096    3.095   80.6   18.7   253   33.8 
2026-04-26 00:00 UT   21 06 05.6   -16 42 03     3.083    3.096   81.4   18.7   253   33.8 
2026-04-27 00:00 UT   21 06 44.7   -16 39 17     3.069    3.097   82.2   18.8   253   33.8 
2026-04-28 00:00 UT   21 07 22.9   -16 36 35     3.056    3.099   83.0   18.8   253   33.8 
2026-04-29 00:00 UT   21 08 00.1   -16 33 57     3.042    3.100   83.8   18.8   253   33.8 
2026-04-30 00:00 UT   21 08 36.4   -16 31 22     3.028    3.101   84.6   18.9   253   33.8 
2026-05-01 00:00 UT   21 09 11.8   -16 28 51     3.015    3.102   85.5   18.9   253   33.8 
2026-05-02 00:00 UT   21 09 46.2   -16 26 23     3.001    3.103   86.3   18.9   253   33.8 
2026-05-03 00:00 UT   21 10 19.5   -16 24 00     2.987    3.105   87.1   18.9   253   33.8 
2026-05-04 00:00 UT   21 10 51.9   -16 21 41     2.974    3.106   88.0   18.9   253   33.8 
2026-05-05 00:00 UT   21 11 23.3   -16 19 26     2.960    3.107   88.8   18.9   253   33.8 
2026-05-06 00:00 UT   21 11 53.7   -16 17 15     2.946    3.108   89.6   18.9   253   33.8 
2026-05-07 00:00 UT   21 12 23.1   -16 15 08     2.932    3.109   90.5   18.9   253   33.7 
2026-05-08 00:00 UT   21 12 51.4   -16 13 06     2.918    3.110   91.3   18.9   253   33.7 
2026-05-09 00:00 UT   21 13 18.6   -16 11 08     2.905    3.111   92.2   18.9   253   33.7 
2026-05-10 00:00 UT   21 13 44.8   -16 09 15     2.891    3.112   93.1   18.9   253   33.7 
2026-05-11 00:00 UT   21 14 09.9   -16 07 27     2.877    3.113   93.9   18.9   253   33.7 
2026-05-12 00:00 UT   21 14 33.8   -16 05 43     2.863    3.114   94.8   18.9   253   33.7 
2026-05-13 00:00 UT   21 14 56.7   -16 04 05     2.849    3.115   95.7   18.8   253   33.7 
2026-05-14 00:00 UT   21 15 18.4   -16 02 31     2.835    3.116   96.5   18.8   253   33.7 

    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.