2017 BN92
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	12 May 2026	31.2	2.842 AU	2.699 AU	21h43m	-14°07'	87.6°	20.8°

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 2017 BN92 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.4820823
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.9183710
            i (Inclination)                 : 1.13053
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 322.52392
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 161.81917
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 111.69053
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 304.34640
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 0.35272
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.66            
        

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
2026-05-12 00:00 UT   21 43 16.0   -14 07 19     2.699    2.842   87.6   20.8   251   31.2 
2026-05-12 14:23 UT   21 43 38.8   -14 05 21     2.691    2.842   88.1   20.8   251   31.2 
2026-05-13 00:00 UT   21 43 53.8   -14 04 04     2.685    2.842   88.4   20.8   251   31.2 
2026-05-14 00:00 UT   21 44 30.6   -14 00 54     2.671    2.842   89.2   20.8   251   31.2 
2026-05-15 00:00 UT   21 45 06.4   -13 57 48     2.657    2.842   90.0   20.8   251   31.1 
2026-05-16 00:00 UT   21 45 41.2   -13 54 48     2.642    2.843   90.8   20.8   251   31.1 
2026-05-17 00:00 UT   21 46 14.9   -13 51 53     2.628    2.843   91.6   20.8   251   31.1 
2026-05-18 00:00 UT   21 46 47.6   -13 49 02     2.614    2.843   92.5   20.8   251   31.1 
2026-05-19 00:00 UT   21 47 19.1   -13 46 17     2.599    2.843   93.3   20.8   251   31.1 
2026-05-20 00:00 UT   21 47 49.6   -13 43 37     2.585    2.843   94.1   20.8   251   31.1 
2026-05-21 00:00 UT   21 48 19.0   -13 41 03     2.571    2.843   95.0   20.8   251   31.1 
2026-05-22 00:00 UT   21 48 47.2   -13 38 33     2.557    2.843   95.8   20.7   251   31.1 
2026-05-23 00:00 UT   21 49 14.3   -13 36 10     2.542    2.843   96.6   20.7   250   31.0 
2026-05-24 00:00 UT   21 49 40.3   -13 33 52     2.528    2.843   97.5   20.7   250   31.0 
2026-05-25 00:00 UT   21 50 05.1   -13 31 40     2.514    2.843   98.4   20.6   250   31.0 
2026-05-26 00:00 UT   21 50 28.7   -13 29 34     2.499    2.843   99.2   20.6   250   31.0 
2026-05-27 00:00 UT   21 50 51.2   -13 27 34     2.485    2.843  100.1   20.5   250   31.0 
2026-05-28 00:00 UT   21 51 12.4   -13 25 40     2.471    2.843  100.9   20.5   250   31.0 
2026-05-29 00:00 UT   21 51 32.4   -13 23 52     2.457    2.843  101.8   20.4   250   31.0 
2026-05-30 00:00 UT   21 51 51.2   -13 22 10     2.443    2.843  102.7   20.4   250   30.9 
2026-05-31 00:00 UT   21 52 08.8   -13 20 34     2.429    2.843  103.6   20.3   250   30.9 
2026-06-01 00:00 UT   21 52 25.0   -13 19 05     2.415    2.843  104.5   20.2   250   30.9 
2026-06-02 00:00 UT   21 52 40.0   -13 17 43     2.400    2.842  105.4   20.1   250   30.9 
2026-06-03 00:00 UT   21 52 53.7   -13 16 27     2.387    2.842  106.3   20.0   250   30.9 
2026-06-04 00:00 UT   21 53 06.1   -13 15 17     2.373    2.842  107.2   19.9   250   30.9 
2026-06-05 00:00 UT   21 53 17.2   -13 14 15     2.359    2.842  108.1   19.8   250   30.9 
2026-06-06 00:00 UT   21 53 26.9   -13 13 20     2.345    2.842  109.0   19.7   250   30.8 
2026-06-07 00:00 UT   21 53 35.2   -13 12 31     2.331    2.841  109.9   19.6   250   30.8 
2026-06-08 00:00 UT   21 53 42.2   -13 11 50     2.317    2.841  110.8   19.5   250   30.8 
2026-06-09 00:00 UT   21 53 47.7   -13 11 16     2.304    2.841  111.8   19.4   250   30.8 
2026-06-10 00:00 UT   21 53 51.9   -13 10 49     2.290    2.841  112.7   19.2   250   30.8 
2026-06-11 00:00 UT   21 53 54.6   -13 10 30     2.277    2.840  113.6   19.1   250   30.8 

    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.