2019 SN7
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	23 Apr 2026	29.7	2.347 AU	1.751 AU	09h55m	+12°58'	114.0°	23.0°

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 SN7 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.4704312
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.8271036
            i (Inclination)                 : 0.64125
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 149.40357
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 166.92141
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 193.21029
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 136.32577
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 0.14510
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.47            
        

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
2026-04-23 00:00 UT   09 55 09.2   +12 58 30     1.751    2.347  114.0   23.0   110   29.7 
2026-04-23 16:37 UT   09 55 06.5   +12 58 47     1.757    2.344  113.3   23.2   110   29.7 
2026-04-24 00:00 UT   09 55 05.7   +12 58 53     1.760    2.343  113.0   23.3   110   29.7 
2026-04-25 00:00 UT   09 55 04.1   +12 59 05     1.769    2.339  112.0   23.5   110   29.7 
2026-04-26 00:00 UT   09 55 04.4   +12 59 07     1.778    2.336  111.0   23.7   110   29.7 
2026-04-27 00:00 UT   09 55 06.6   +12 58 59     1.787    2.332  110.0   23.9   110   29.7 
2026-04-28 00:00 UT   09 55 10.5   +12 58 42     1.796    2.328  109.1   24.1   110   29.8 
2026-04-29 00:00 UT   09 55 16.4   +12 58 14     1.805    2.324  108.1   24.3   110   29.8 
2026-04-30 00:00 UT   09 55 24.0   +12 57 37     1.814    2.320  107.2   24.5   110   29.8 
2026-05-01 00:00 UT   09 55 33.4   +12 56 51     1.823    2.316  106.3   24.7   110   29.8 
2026-05-02 00:00 UT   09 55 44.5   +12 55 55     1.832    2.312  105.4   24.8   110   29.8 
2026-05-03 00:00 UT   09 55 57.4   +12 54 50     1.841    2.309  104.4   25.0   110   29.8 
2026-05-04 00:00 UT   09 56 12.0   +12 53 36     1.850    2.305  103.5   25.2   110   29.8 
2026-05-05 00:00 UT   09 56 28.3   +12 52 12     1.859    2.301  102.6   25.3   110   29.8 
2026-05-06 00:00 UT   09 56 46.2   +12 50 40     1.868    2.297  101.7   25.5   110   29.9 
2026-05-07 00:00 UT   09 57 05.8   +12 48 58     1.878    2.293  100.9   25.6   110   29.9 
2026-05-08 00:00 UT   09 57 27.1   +12 47 08     1.887    2.289  100.0   25.7   110   29.9 
2026-05-09 00:00 UT   09 57 49.9   +12 45 09     1.896    2.285   99.1   25.9   110   29.9 
2026-05-10 00:00 UT   09 58 14.4   +12 43 02     1.905    2.281   98.3   26.0   110   29.9 
2026-05-11 00:00 UT   09 58 40.4   +12 40 45     1.914    2.277   97.4   26.1   110   29.9 
2026-05-12 00:00 UT   09 59 07.9   +12 38 20     1.924    2.272   96.5   26.2   110   29.9 
2026-05-13 00:00 UT   09 59 37.0   +12 35 47     1.933    2.268   95.7   26.3   110   29.9 
2026-05-14 00:00 UT   10 00 07.6   +12 33 05     1.942    2.264   94.9   26.4   110   29.9 
2026-05-15 00:00 UT   10 00 39.7   +12 30 15     1.951    2.260   94.0   26.5   110   30.0 
2026-05-16 00:00 UT   10 01 13.3   +12 27 17     1.960    2.256   93.2   26.6   110   30.0 
2026-05-17 00:00 UT   10 01 48.3   +12 24 10     1.970    2.252   92.4   26.7   110   30.0 
2026-05-18 00:00 UT   10 02 24.7   +12 20 55     1.979    2.247   91.6   26.7   110   30.0 
2026-05-19 00:00 UT   10 03 02.6   +12 17 33     1.988    2.243   90.8   26.8   110   30.0 
2026-05-20 00:00 UT   10 03 41.8   +12 14 02     1.997    2.239   90.0   26.9   110   30.0 
2026-05-21 00:00 UT   10 04 22.4   +12 10 23     2.006    2.234   89.2   26.9   110   30.0 
2026-05-22 00:00 UT   10 05 04.4   +12 06 37     2.015    2.230   88.5   27.0   110   30.0 
2026-05-23 00:00 UT   10 05 47.6   +12 02 42     2.024    2.226   87.7   27.0   110   30.0 

    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.