2017 BN92
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	9 Oct 2026	30.6	2.674 AU	2.168 AU	20h29m	-18°56'	109.6°	20.6°

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)                : 0.4820847
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.9184324
            i (Inclination)                 : 1.13056
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 322.52236
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 161.83078
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 185.85242
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 304.35644
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 0.35252
            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
2026-10-09 00:00 UT   20 29 15.3   -18 56 52     2.168    2.674  109.6   20.6    76   30.6 
2026-10-09 20:17 UT   20 29 20.8   -18 56 21     2.177    2.672  108.8   20.7    76   30.6 
2026-10-10 00:00 UT   20 29 21.9   -18 56 15     2.179    2.672  108.7   20.7    76   30.6 
2026-10-11 00:00 UT   20 29 30.1   -18 55 33     2.190    2.669  107.7   20.9    76   30.6 
2026-10-12 00:00 UT   20 29 40.0   -18 54 45     2.202    2.667  106.8   21.0    76   30.6 
2026-10-13 00:00 UT   20 29 51.5   -18 53 52     2.213    2.664  105.8   21.1    76   30.6 
2026-10-14 00:00 UT   20 30 04.6   -18 52 52     2.225    2.662  104.9   21.2    76   30.6 
2026-10-15 00:00 UT   20 30 19.2   -18 51 48     2.236    2.659  104.0   21.3    76   30.6 
2026-10-16 00:00 UT   20 30 35.5   -18 50 37     2.248    2.656  103.0   21.4    76   30.7 
2026-10-17 00:00 UT   20 30 53.3   -18 49 22     2.259    2.654  102.1   21.5    76   30.7 
2026-10-18 00:00 UT   20 31 12.6   -18 48 00     2.271    2.651  101.2   21.6    76   30.7 
2026-10-19 00:00 UT   20 31 33.4   -18 46 34     2.282    2.649  100.3   21.7    76   30.7 
2026-10-20 00:00 UT   20 31 55.7   -18 45 02     2.294    2.646   99.4   21.8    76   30.7 
2026-10-21 00:00 UT   20 32 19.5   -18 43 25     2.306    2.643   98.5   21.9    76   30.7 
2026-10-22 00:00 UT   20 32 44.8   -18 41 42     2.317    2.641   97.6   21.9    76   30.7 
2026-10-23 00:00 UT   20 33 11.4   -18 39 54     2.329    2.638   96.7   22.0    76   30.7 
2026-10-24 00:00 UT   20 33 39.5   -18 38 01     2.341    2.635   95.8   22.1    76   30.7 
2026-10-25 00:00 UT   20 34 08.9   -18 36 03     2.353    2.632   95.0   22.1    76   30.8 
2026-10-26 00:00 UT   20 34 39.8   -18 33 59     2.364    2.630   94.1   22.2    76   30.8 
2026-10-27 00:00 UT   20 35 11.9   -18 31 50     2.376    2.627   93.2   22.2    76   30.8 
2026-10-28 00:00 UT   20 35 45.4   -18 29 37     2.388    2.624   92.4   22.2    76   30.8 
2026-10-29 00:00 UT   20 36 20.2   -18 27 18     2.399    2.621   91.5   22.3    75   30.8 
2026-10-30 00:00 UT   20 36 56.3   -18 24 54     2.411    2.618   90.7   22.3    75   30.8 
2026-10-31 00:00 UT   20 37 33.6   -18 22 25     2.423    2.615   89.8   22.3    75   30.8 
2026-11-01 00:00 UT   20 38 12.2   -18 19 50     2.434    2.612   89.0   22.3    75   30.8 
2026-11-02 00:00 UT   20 38 52.1   -18 17 11     2.446    2.609   88.1   22.3    75   30.8 
2026-11-03 00:00 UT   20 39 33.1   -18 14 27     2.457    2.607   87.3   22.3    75   30.8 
2026-11-04 00:00 UT   20 40 15.4   -18 11 37     2.469    2.604   86.5   22.4    75   30.8 
2026-11-05 00:00 UT   20 40 58.9   -18 08 43     2.480    2.601   85.7   22.3    75   30.9 
2026-11-06 00:00 UT   20 41 43.5   -18 05 43     2.492    2.598   84.8   22.3    75   30.9 
2026-11-07 00:00 UT   20 42 29.3   -18 02 39     2.503    2.595   84.0   22.3    75   30.9 
2026-11-08 00:00 UT   20 43 16.2   -17 59 29     2.515    2.592   83.2   22.3    75   30.9 

    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.