2020 PM7
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	2 May 2026	28.4	3.885 AU	3.122 AU	11h41m	+02°47'	133.5°	10.8°

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 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
2026-05-02 00:00 UT   11 41 55.1   +02 47 03     3.122    3.885  133.5   10.8   114   28.4 
2026-05-02 04:28 UT   11 41 50.6   +02 47 36     3.124    3.885  133.3   10.9   114   28.4 
2026-05-03 00:00 UT   11 41 31.4   +02 50 00     3.134    3.886  132.4   11.0   114   28.5 
2026-05-04 00:00 UT   11 41 08.8   +02 52 51     3.148    3.888  131.3   11.2   114   28.5 
2026-05-05 00:00 UT   11 40 47.2   +02 55 34     3.161    3.889  130.3   11.4   114   28.5 
2026-05-06 00:00 UT   11 40 26.7   +02 58 11     3.174    3.891  129.2   11.6   114   28.5 
2026-05-07 00:00 UT   11 40 07.1   +03 00 40     3.188    3.893  128.1   11.8   114   28.5 
2026-05-08 00:00 UT   11 39 48.7   +03 03 02     3.202    3.894  127.1   11.9   114   28.5 
2026-05-09 00:00 UT   11 39 31.3   +03 05 17     3.215    3.896  126.0   12.1   114   28.6 
2026-05-10 00:00 UT   11 39 14.9   +03 07 25     3.230    3.897  125.0   12.3   114   28.6 
2026-05-11 00:00 UT   11 38 59.6   +03 09 25     3.244    3.899  124.0   12.4   114   28.6 
2026-05-12 00:00 UT   11 38 45.3   +03 11 19     3.258    3.901  122.9   12.6   114   28.6 
2026-05-13 00:00 UT   11 38 32.0   +03 13 05     3.273    3.902  121.9   12.7   114   28.6 
2026-05-14 00:00 UT   11 38 19.8   +03 14 45     3.287    3.904  120.9   12.8   114   28.6 
2026-05-15 00:00 UT   11 38 08.7   +03 16 17     3.302    3.905  119.9   13.0   114   28.7 
2026-05-16 00:00 UT   11 37 58.6   +03 17 42     3.317    3.907  118.8   13.1   114   28.7 
2026-05-17 00:00 UT   11 37 49.5   +03 19 00     3.332    3.908  117.8   13.2   114   28.7 
2026-05-18 00:00 UT   11 37 41.5   +03 20 12     3.347    3.910  116.8   13.3   114   28.7 
2026-05-19 00:00 UT   11 37 34.5   +03 21 16     3.363    3.911  115.8   13.5   114   28.7 
2026-05-20 00:00 UT   11 37 28.5   +03 22 13     3.378    3.913  114.8   13.6   114   28.7 
2026-05-21 00:00 UT   11 37 23.5   +03 23 03     3.394    3.914  113.9   13.7   114   28.7 
2026-05-22 00:00 UT   11 37 19.6   +03 23 47     3.409    3.915  112.9   13.8   114   28.8 
2026-05-23 00:00 UT   11 37 16.6   +03 24 24     3.425    3.917  111.9   13.9   114   28.8 
2026-05-24 00:00 UT   11 37 14.7   +03 24 54     3.441    3.918  110.9   14.0   114   28.8 
2026-05-25 00:00 UT   11 37 13.7   +03 25 17     3.457    3.920  110.0   14.1   114   28.8 
2026-05-26 00:00 UT   11 37 13.7   +03 25 34     3.472    3.921  109.0   14.1   114   28.8 
2026-05-27 00:00 UT   11 37 14.7   +03 25 45     3.489    3.922  108.0   14.2   114   28.8 
2026-05-28 00:00 UT   11 37 16.6   +03 25 49     3.505    3.924  107.1   14.3   114   28.8 
2026-05-29 00:00 UT   11 37 19.5   +03 25 47     3.521    3.925  106.1   14.4   114   28.9 
2026-05-30 00:00 UT   11 37 23.3   +03 25 38     3.537    3.926  105.2   14.4   114   28.9 
2026-05-31 00:00 UT   11 37 28.1   +03 25 23     3.553    3.928  104.3   14.5   114   28.9 
2026-06-01 00:00 UT   11 37 33.8   +03 25 02     3.570    3.929  103.3   14.5   114   28.9 

    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.