2019 CJ
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	4 May 2026	29.0	1.584 AU	1.729 AU	22h40m	-08°05'	64.6°	35.1°

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 2019 CJ are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.2980307
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.4089467
            i (Inclination)                 : 2.25706
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 131.20165
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 42.85411
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 2.44229
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 174.03359
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 1.53489
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 1.67            
        

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
2026-05-04 00:00 UT   22 40 32.6   -08 05 03     1.729    1.584   64.6   35.1   248   29.0 
2026-05-04 21:30 UT   22 42 17.6   -07 55 23     1.724    1.587   65.0   35.2   248   29.0 
2026-05-05 00:00 UT   22 42 29.8   -07 54 16     1.723    1.587   65.0   35.2   248   29.0 
2026-05-06 00:00 UT   22 44 26.1   -07 43 32     1.718    1.591   65.5   35.2   248   29.0 
2026-05-07 00:00 UT   22 46 21.6   -07 32 50     1.712    1.594   65.9   35.3   248   29.0 
2026-05-08 00:00 UT   22 48 16.3   -07 22 12     1.707    1.598   66.4   35.4   248   29.0 
2026-05-09 00:00 UT   22 50 10.1   -07 11 36     1.701    1.601   66.9   35.4   248   29.0 
2026-05-10 00:00 UT   22 52 03.2   -07 01 03     1.695    1.604   67.3   35.5   248   29.0 
2026-05-11 00:00 UT   22 53 55.4   -06 50 34     1.689    1.608   67.8   35.6   248   29.0 
2026-05-12 00:00 UT   22 55 46.7   -06 40 08     1.683    1.611   68.3   35.6   248   29.0 
2026-05-13 00:00 UT   22 57 37.3   -06 29 45     1.677    1.614   68.8   35.7   248   29.0 
2026-05-14 00:00 UT   22 59 27.0   -06 19 26     1.671    1.618   69.2   35.7   247   29.0 
2026-05-15 00:00 UT   23 01 15.9   -06 09 11     1.665    1.621   69.7   35.8   247   29.0 
2026-05-16 00:00 UT   23 03 03.9   -05 59 00     1.659    1.624   70.2   35.9   247   28.9 
2026-05-17 00:00 UT   23 04 51.1   -05 48 53     1.652    1.627   70.7   35.9   247   28.9 
2026-05-18 00:00 UT   23 06 37.4   -05 38 50     1.646    1.631   71.2   36.0   247   28.9 
2026-05-19 00:00 UT   23 08 22.9   -05 28 51     1.639    1.634   71.7   36.0   247   28.9 
2026-05-20 00:00 UT   23 10 07.5   -05 18 57     1.633    1.637   72.2   36.1   247   28.9 
2026-05-21 00:00 UT   23 11 51.3   -05 09 07     1.626    1.640   72.7   36.1   247   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.