2019 SJ8
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	7 Feb 2026	26.6	1.565 AU	0.868 AU	13h11m	-16°00'	115.0°	34.8°

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 2019 SJ8 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.3698517
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.5622109
            i (Inclination)                 : 8.25266
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 199.08870
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 216.38259
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 29.73288
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 235.18692
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -4.88427
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 1.95            
        

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
2026-02-07 00:00 UT   13 11 25.3   -16 00 29     0.868    1.565  115.0   34.8   296   26.6 
2026-02-07 03:41 UT   13 11 26.1   -16 00 11     0.867    1.566  115.2   34.7   296   26.6 
2026-02-08 00:00 UT   13 11 29.5   -15 58 24     0.863    1.570  116.0   34.4   296   26.6 
2026-02-09 00:00 UT   13 11 30.8   -15 55 56     0.859    1.575  117.1   33.9   296   26.6 
2026-02-10 00:00 UT   13 11 28.9   -15 53 04     0.854    1.580  118.1   33.4   297   26.5 
2026-02-11 00:00 UT   13 11 24.0   -15 49 48     0.850    1.585  119.1   32.9   297   26.5 
2026-02-12 00:00 UT   13 11 15.9   -15 46 09     0.846    1.590  120.2   32.4   297   26.5 
2026-02-13 00:00 UT   13 11 04.8   -15 42 04     0.842    1.595  121.2   31.9   297   26.5 
2026-02-14 00:00 UT   13 10 50.5   -15 37 35     0.837    1.600  122.3   31.4   297   26.5 
2026-02-15 00:00 UT   13 10 33.1   -15 32 41     0.833    1.605  123.4   30.9   297   26.5 
2026-02-16 00:00 UT   13 10 12.5   -15 27 21     0.829    1.610  124.5   30.4   298   26.4 
2026-02-17 00:00 UT   13 09 48.8   -15 21 36     0.825    1.615  125.7   29.8   298   26.4 
2026-02-18 00:00 UT   13 09 22.0   -15 15 25     0.821    1.620  126.8   29.2   298   26.4 
2026-02-19 00:00 UT   13 08 52.0   -15 08 47     0.818    1.625  128.0   28.7   298   26.4 
2026-02-20 00:00 UT   13 08 18.9   -15 01 44     0.814    1.630  129.1   28.1   298   26.4 
2026-02-21 00:00 UT   13 07 42.7   -14 54 14     0.810    1.635  130.3   27.5   299   26.3 
2026-02-22 00:00 UT   13 07 03.5   -14 46 18     0.807    1.639  131.5   26.9   299   26.3 
2026-02-23 00:00 UT   13 06 21.3   -14 37 55     0.804    1.644  132.7   26.2   299   26.3 
2026-02-24 00:00 UT   13 05 36.1   -14 29 06     0.800    1.649  133.9   25.6   299   26.3 
2026-02-25 00:00 UT   13 04 47.9   -14 19 51     0.797    1.654  135.2   25.0   300   26.3 
2026-02-26 00:00 UT   13 03 56.9   -14 10 10     0.794    1.658  136.4   24.3   300   26.2 
2026-02-27 00:00 UT   13 03 03.1   -14 00 02     0.791    1.663  137.7   23.6   300   26.2 
2026-02-28 00:00 UT   13 02 06.5   -13 49 29     0.789    1.668  139.0   22.9   300   26.2 
2026-03-01 00:00 UT   13 01 07.2   -13 38 30     0.786    1.673  140.3   22.3   301   26.2 
2026-03-02 00:00 UT   13 00 05.4   -13 27 06     0.784    1.677  141.6   21.6   301   26.1 
2026-03-03 00:00 UT   12 59 00.9   -13 15 16     0.782    1.682  142.9   20.8   301   26.1 
2026-03-04 00:00 UT   12 57 54.0   -13 03 02     0.780    1.686  144.2   20.1   302   26.1 
2026-03-05 00:00 UT   12 56 44.7   -12 50 24     0.778    1.691  145.5   19.4   302   26.1 
2026-03-06 00:00 UT   12 55 33.1   -12 37 22     0.776    1.696  146.9   18.6   302   26.1 
2026-03-07 00:00 UT   12 54 19.4   -12 23 56     0.774    1.700  148.2   17.9   303   26.0 
2026-03-08 00:00 UT   12 53 03.5   -12 10 08     0.773    1.705  149.6   17.1   303   26.0 
2026-03-09 00:00 UT   12 51 45.7   -11 55 59     0.772    1.709  151.0   16.4   304   26.0 

    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.