2012 CS
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	21 Oct 2025	29.2	3.122 AU	3.858 AU	16h11m	-20°09'	37.1°	11.1°

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)                : 0.7109111
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.3788378
            i (Inclination)                 : 1.14039
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 168.61351
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 238.31782
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 235.10853
            Epoch                           : 2025 May 05

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 226.92626
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -0.97043
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.67            
        

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
2025-10-21 00:00 UT   16 11 16.7   -20 09 09     3.858    3.122   37.1   11.1    99   29.2 
2025-10-21 05:45 UT   16 11 33.4   -20 09 55     3.859    3.121   36.9   11.1    99   29.2 
2025-10-22 00:00 UT   16 12 26.9   -20 12 20     3.862    3.117   36.4   10.9    99   29.2 
2025-10-23 00:00 UT   16 13 37.7   -20 15 30     3.865    3.111   35.7   10.8    99   29.2 
2025-10-24 00:00 UT   16 14 49.1   -20 18 39     3.868    3.106   35.0   10.6    99   29.2 
2025-10-25 00:00 UT   16 16 01.0   -20 21 48     3.871    3.100   34.3   10.4    99   29.2 
2025-10-26 00:00 UT   16 17 13.5   -20 24 55     3.874    3.095   33.6   10.2    99   29.2 
2025-10-27 00:00 UT   16 18 26.5   -20 28 02     3.877    3.089   32.9   10.1    98   29.1 
2025-10-28 00:00 UT   16 19 40.1   -20 31 07     3.880    3.084   32.1    9.9    98   29.1 
2025-10-29 00:00 UT   16 20 54.1   -20 34 12     3.882    3.078   31.4    9.7    98   29.1 
2025-10-30 00:00 UT   16 22 08.7   -20 37 16     3.884    3.073   30.7    9.5    98   29.1 
2025-10-31 00:00 UT   16 23 23.9   -20 40 18     3.886    3.067   30.0    9.3    98   29.1 
2025-11-01 00:00 UT   16 24 39.5   -20 43 19     3.888    3.061   29.3    9.1    98   29.1 
2025-11-02 00:00 UT   16 25 55.6   -20 46 19     3.890    3.056   28.6    9.0    98   29.1 
2025-11-03 00:00 UT   16 27 12.3   -20 49 18     3.891    3.050   27.9    8.8    97   29.1 
2025-11-04 00:00 UT   16 28 29.4   -20 52 15     3.892    3.044   27.2    8.6    97   29.1 
2025-11-05 00:00 UT   16 29 47.1   -20 55 11     3.893    3.039   26.5    8.4    97   29.0 
2025-11-06 00:00 UT   16 31 05.2   -20 58 06     3.894    3.033   25.9    8.2    97   29.0 
2025-11-07 00:00 UT   16 32 23.9   -21 00 59     3.895    3.027   25.2    8.0    97   29.0 
2025-11-08 00:00 UT   16 33 43.0   -21 03 50     3.895    3.021   24.5    7.8    96   29.0 
2025-11-09 00:00 UT   16 35 02.6   -21 06 40     3.896    3.016   23.8    7.6    96   29.0 
2025-11-10 00:00 UT   16 36 22.7   -21 09 28     3.896    3.010   23.1    7.4    96   29.0 
2025-11-11 00:00 UT   16 37 43.3   -21 12 15     3.896    3.004   22.4    7.2    96   29.0 
2025-11-12 00:00 UT   16 39 04.4   -21 14 59     3.896    2.998   21.7    7.0    96   29.0 
2025-11-13 00:00 UT   16 40 25.9   -21 17 42     3.895    2.992   21.0    6.8    96   28.9 
2025-11-14 00:00 UT   16 41 47.9   -21 20 23     3.894    2.986   20.3    6.6    95   28.9 
2025-11-15 00:00 UT   16 43 10.4   -21 23 02     3.894    2.981   19.7    6.4    95   28.9 
2025-11-16 00:00 UT   16 44 33.3   -21 25 39     3.893    2.975   19.0    6.2    95   28.9 
2025-11-17 00:00 UT   16 45 56.7   -21 28 14     3.891    2.969   18.3    6.0    95   28.9 

    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.