2019 SL7
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	20 Aug 2026	31.7	3.585 AU	2.906 AU	18h07m	-20°03'	125.1°	13.3°

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 SL7 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.6977019
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.4827434
            i (Inclination)                 : 2.73690
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 198.53548
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 244.17242
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 192.77875
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 262.68225
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -2.46333
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.91            
        

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
2026-08-20 00:00 UT   18 07 52.3   -20 03 21     2.906    3.585  125.1   13.3    92   31.7 
2026-08-20 13:38 UT   18 07 37.3   -20 03 52     2.911    3.583  124.5   13.5    92   31.7 
2026-08-21 00:00 UT   18 07 26.3   -20 04 15     2.915    3.581  124.1   13.5    92   31.7 
2026-08-22 00:00 UT   18 07 01.6   -20 05 10     2.924    3.577  123.0   13.7    91   31.7 
2026-08-23 00:00 UT   18 06 38.3   -20 06 04     2.933    3.573  122.0   13.9    91   31.7 
2026-08-24 00:00 UT   18 06 16.3   -20 06 58     2.942    3.569  120.9   14.1    91   31.7 
2026-08-25 00:00 UT   18 05 55.6   -20 07 52     2.952    3.565  119.9   14.2    91   31.7 
2026-08-26 00:00 UT   18 05 36.3   -20 08 46     2.961    3.561  118.8   14.4    91   31.7 
2026-08-27 00:00 UT   18 05 18.3   -20 09 39     2.971    3.556  117.8   14.6    91   31.8 
2026-08-28 00:00 UT   18 05 01.7   -20 10 33     2.981    3.552  116.8   14.7    91   31.8 
2026-08-29 00:00 UT   18 04 46.4   -20 11 26     2.991    3.548  115.8   14.9    91   31.8 
2026-08-30 00:00 UT   18 04 32.4   -20 12 20     3.001    3.544  114.7   15.0    91   31.8 
2026-08-31 00:00 UT   18 04 19.8   -20 13 13     3.011    3.540  113.7   15.1    91   31.8 
2026-09-01 00:00 UT   18 04 08.5   -20 14 06     3.021    3.535  112.7   15.3    91   31.8 
2026-09-02 00:00 UT   18 03 58.5   -20 14 60     3.031    3.531  111.7   15.4    91   31.8 
2026-09-03 00:00 UT   18 03 49.9   -20 15 53     3.042    3.527  110.7   15.5    91   31.8 
2026-09-04 00:00 UT   18 03 42.6   -20 16 46     3.052    3.522  109.7   15.6    91   31.8 
2026-09-05 00:00 UT   18 03 36.6   -20 17 38     3.062    3.518  108.7   15.8    91   31.8 
2026-09-06 00:00 UT   18 03 31.9   -20 18 31     3.073    3.514  107.7   15.9    91   31.8 
2026-09-07 00:00 UT   18 03 28.6   -20 19 24     3.084    3.510  106.8   16.0    91   31.9 
2026-09-08 00:00 UT   18 03 26.6   -20 20 16     3.094    3.505  105.8   16.1    91   31.9 
2026-09-09 00:00 UT   18 03 25.9   -20 21 08     3.105    3.501  104.8   16.2    90   31.9 
2026-09-10 00:00 UT   18 03 26.5   -20 22 00     3.116    3.496  103.8   16.2    90   31.9 
2026-09-11 00:00 UT   18 03 28.4   -20 22 52     3.127    3.492  102.9   16.3    90   31.9 
2026-09-12 00:00 UT   18 03 31.6   -20 23 43     3.138    3.488  101.9   16.4    90   31.9 
2026-09-13 00:00 UT   18 03 36.0   -20 24 35     3.149    3.483  101.0   16.5    90   31.9 
2026-09-14 00:00 UT   18 03 41.8   -20 25 26     3.160    3.479  100.0   16.5    90   31.9 
2026-09-15 00:00 UT   18 03 48.8   -20 26 16     3.171    3.474   99.1   16.6    90   31.9 
2026-09-16 00:00 UT   18 03 57.1   -20 27 06     3.182    3.470   98.1   16.7    90   31.9 
2026-09-17 00:00 UT   18 04 06.6   -20 27 56     3.193    3.465   97.2   16.7    90   31.9 
2026-09-18 00:00 UT   18 04 17.4   -20 28 46     3.204    3.461   96.3   16.8    90   31.9 
2026-09-19 00:00 UT   18 04 29.3   -20 29 35     3.215    3.456   95.3   16.8    90   31.9 

    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.