2019 JF7
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	12 Oct 2026	28.7	1.764 AU	1.601 AU	07h59m	+27°49'	81.9°	34.1°

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 JF7 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.2846191
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.3960550
            i (Inclination)                 : 17.07360
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 60.56195
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 218.98821
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 77.17370
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 98.29358
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -10.64489
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 1.65            
        

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
2026-10-12 00:00 UT   07 59 52.7   +27 49 49     1.601    1.764   81.9   34.1   283   28.7 
2026-10-12 02:30 UT   08 00 03.9   +27 50 19     1.600    1.765   82.0   34.1   283   28.7 
2026-10-13 00:00 UT   08 01 40.0   +27 54 37     1.592    1.766   82.6   34.1   283   28.6 
2026-10-14 00:00 UT   08 03 26.5   +27 59 31     1.582    1.767   83.2   34.1   283   28.6 
2026-10-15 00:00 UT   08 05 12.2   +28 04 30     1.572    1.768   83.8   34.1   283   28.6 
2026-10-16 00:00 UT   08 06 57.0   +28 09 35     1.562    1.769   84.4   34.1   283   28.6 
2026-10-17 00:00 UT   08 08 41.0   +28 14 47     1.551    1.770   85.1   34.1   283   28.6 
2026-10-18 00:00 UT   08 10 24.1   +28 20 05     1.541    1.771   85.7   34.1   283   28.6 
2026-10-19 00:00 UT   08 12 06.3   +28 25 30     1.531    1.772   86.3   34.1   283   28.6 
2026-10-20 00:00 UT   08 13 47.6   +28 31 02     1.521    1.773   87.0   34.1   283   28.6 
2026-10-21 00:00 UT   08 15 28.0   +28 36 41     1.511    1.774   87.6   34.1   283   28.5 
2026-10-22 00:00 UT   08 17 07.4   +28 42 28     1.501    1.775   88.3   34.1   283   28.5 
2026-10-23 00:00 UT   08 18 45.9   +28 48 24     1.490    1.776   88.9   34.1   283   28.5 
2026-10-24 00:00 UT   08 20 23.4   +28 54 27     1.480    1.777   89.6   34.0   283   28.5 
2026-10-25 00:00 UT   08 21 59.9   +29 00 39     1.470    1.778   90.2   34.0   283   28.5 
2026-10-26 00:00 UT   08 23 35.4   +29 07 01     1.460    1.779   90.9   34.0   284   28.5 
2026-10-27 00:00 UT   08 25 09.9   +29 13 31     1.449    1.780   91.6   33.9   284   28.4 
2026-10-28 00:00 UT   08 26 43.3   +29 20 12     1.439    1.781   92.3   33.9   284   28.4 
2026-10-29 00:00 UT   08 28 15.6   +29 27 02     1.429    1.782   93.0   33.8   284   28.4 
2026-10-30 00:00 UT   08 29 46.8   +29 34 03     1.418    1.782   93.6   33.8   284   28.4 
2026-10-31 00:00 UT   08 31 16.9   +29 41 14     1.408    1.783   94.3   33.7   284   28.4 
2026-11-01 00:00 UT   08 32 45.8   +29 48 37     1.398    1.784   95.0   33.7   284   28.4 
2026-11-02 00:00 UT   08 34 13.5   +29 56 11     1.387    1.784   95.7   33.6   284   28.4 
2026-11-03 00:00 UT   08 35 40.0   +30 03 57     1.377    1.785   96.4   33.5   283   28.3 
2026-11-04 00:00 UT   08 37 05.2   +30 11 56     1.366    1.786   97.2   33.4   283   28.3 

    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.