2020 PM7
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	23 Nov 2025	28.8	3.467 AU	3.922 AU	12h16m	-02°24'	55.9°	13.7°

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 2020 PM7 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.5979152
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.5073601
            i (Inclination)                 : 5.10851
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 178.74551
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 198.67304
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 102.97353
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 197.34949
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -1.63363
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.97            
        

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
2025-11-23 00:00 UT   12 16 05.6   -02 24 24     3.922    3.467   55.9   13.7   293   28.8 
2025-11-23 22:42 UT   12 16 51.1   -02 28 56     3.913    3.470   56.7   13.8   293   28.8 
2025-11-24 00:00 UT   12 16 53.7   -02 29 12     3.912    3.470   56.7   13.8   293   28.8 
2025-11-25 00:00 UT   12 17 41.2   -02 33 56     3.903    3.474   57.5   13.9   293   28.8 
2025-11-26 00:00 UT   12 18 28.1   -02 38 36     3.893    3.478   58.3   14.0   293   28.8 
2025-11-27 00:00 UT   12 19 14.5   -02 43 12     3.883    3.481   59.1   14.1   293   28.8 
2025-11-28 00:00 UT   12 20 00.3   -02 47 45     3.873    3.485   59.9   14.2   293   28.8 
2025-11-29 00:00 UT   12 20 45.5   -02 52 13     3.862    3.488   60.8   14.3   293   28.8 
2025-11-30 00:00 UT   12 21 30.0   -02 56 37     3.852    3.492   61.6   14.4   293   28.8 
2025-12-01 00:00 UT   12 22 14.0   -03 00 57     3.841    3.495   62.4   14.5   293   28.8 
2025-12-02 00:00 UT   12 22 57.3   -03 05 12     3.831    3.499   63.2   14.6   293   28.8 
2025-12-03 00:00 UT   12 23 40.0   -03 09 24     3.820    3.502   64.0   14.7   293   28.8 
2025-12-04 00:00 UT   12 24 22.1   -03 13 31     3.809    3.506   64.9   14.7   293   28.8 
2025-12-05 00:00 UT   12 25 03.5   -03 17 34     3.798    3.509   65.7   14.8   293   28.8 
2025-12-06 00:00 UT   12 25 44.2   -03 21 32     3.787    3.513   66.5   14.9   293   28.8 
2025-12-07 00:00 UT   12 26 24.3   -03 25 26     3.776    3.516   67.4   15.0   293   28.8 
2025-12-08 00:00 UT   12 27 03.8   -03 29 15     3.765    3.520   68.2   15.1   293   28.8 
2025-12-09 00:00 UT   12 27 42.5   -03 32 60     3.753    3.523   69.0   15.1   293   28.8 
2025-12-10 00:00 UT   12 28 20.5   -03 36 39     3.742    3.526   69.9   15.2   293   28.8 
2025-12-11 00:00 UT   12 28 57.8   -03 40 14     3.730    3.530   70.7   15.3   293   28.8 
2025-12-12 00:00 UT   12 29 34.5   -03 43 45     3.718    3.533   71.6   15.3   293   28.8 
2025-12-13 00:00 UT   12 30 10.3   -03 47 10     3.707    3.536   72.4   15.4   293   28.8 
2025-12-14 00:00 UT   12 30 45.5   -03 50 30     3.695    3.540   73.3   15.4   293   28.8 
2025-12-15 00:00 UT   12 31 19.8   -03 53 46     3.683    3.543   74.2   15.5   293   28.8 
2025-12-16 00:00 UT   12 31 53.5   -03 56 56     3.671    3.546   75.0   15.6   293   28.8 
2025-12-17 00:00 UT   12 32 26.3   -04 00 01     3.659    3.550   75.9   15.6   293   28.8 
2025-12-18 00:00 UT   12 32 58.3   -04 03 00     3.646    3.553   76.8   15.6   293   28.8 
2025-12-19 00:00 UT   12 33 29.6   -04 05 54     3.634    3.556   77.7   15.7   293   28.8 
2025-12-20 00:00 UT   12 34 00.0   -04 08 43     3.622    3.560   78.5   15.7   293   28.8 
2025-12-21 00:00 UT   12 34 29.6   -04 11 26     3.609    3.563   79.4   15.8   293   28.7 
2025-12-22 00:00 UT   12 34 58.4   -04 14 04     3.597    3.566   80.3   15.8   293   28.7 
2025-12-23 00:00 UT   12 35 26.3   -04 16 36     3.584    3.569   81.2   15.8   293   28.7 

    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.