2012 CS
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	21 Oct 2026	27.4	1.888 AU	2.740 AU	12h07m	-00°47'	25.2°	13.0°

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 2012 CS are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.7079018
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.3588508
            i (Inclination)                 : 1.12920
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 168.93222
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 237.92439
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 358.24101
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 226.85160
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -0.95681
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.62            
        

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
2026-10-21 00:00 UT   12 07 18.9   +00 47 28     2.740    1.888   25.2   13.0   293   27.4 
2026-10-21 12:54 UT   12 08 15.9   +00 53 30     2.742    1.893   25.5   13.1   293   27.4 
2026-10-22 00:00 UT   12 09 04.8   +00 58 40     2.743    1.897   25.8   13.2   293   27.4 
2026-10-23 00:00 UT   12 10 49.9   -01 09 47     2.747    1.907   26.3   13.4   293   27.4 
2026-10-24 00:00 UT   12 12 34.3   -01 20 48     2.750    1.916   26.8   13.5   293   27.5 
2026-10-25 00:00 UT   12 14 17.8   -01 31 44     2.754    1.925   27.3   13.7   293   27.5 
2026-10-26 00:00 UT   12 16 00.6   -01 42 34     2.757    1.935   27.9   13.9   293   27.5 
2026-10-27 00:00 UT   12 17 42.6   -01 53 20     2.760    1.944   28.4   14.1   293   27.5 
2026-10-28 00:00 UT   12 19 23.9   -02 03 60     2.763    1.953   28.9   14.3   293   27.5 
2026-10-29 00:00 UT   12 21 04.5   -02 14 34     2.765    1.963   29.5   14.4   293   27.5 
2026-10-30 00:00 UT   12 22 44.3   -02 25 03     2.768    1.972   30.0   14.6   293   27.6 
2026-10-31 00:00 UT   12 24 23.3   -02 35 27     2.770    1.981   30.6   14.8   293   27.6 
2026-11-01 00:00 UT   12 26 01.6   -02 45 46     2.772    1.990   31.1   14.9   293   27.6 
2026-11-02 00:00 UT   12 27 39.2   -02 55 59     2.774    1.999   31.7   15.1   293   27.6 
2026-11-03 00:00 UT   12 29 16.1   -03 06 06     2.776    2.009   32.3   15.3   293   27.6 
2026-11-04 00:00 UT   12 30 52.2   -03 16 09     2.778    2.018   32.8   15.5   293   27.7 
2026-11-05 00:00 UT   12 32 27.6   -03 26 05     2.780    2.027   33.4   15.6   293   27.7 
2026-11-06 00:00 UT   12 34 02.3   -03 35 57     2.781    2.036   34.0   15.8   293   27.7 
2026-11-07 00:00 UT   12 35 36.2   -03 45 42     2.782    2.045   34.6   16.0   293   27.7 
2026-11-08 00:00 UT   12 37 09.4   -03 55 23     2.783    2.054   35.1   16.1   293   27.7 

    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.