2020 PM7
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	28 Jan 2026	28.4	3.677 AU	3.132 AU	12h41m	-04°36'	116.4°	13.9°

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
2026-01-28 00:00 UT   12 41 23.1   -04 36 05     3.132    3.677  116.4   13.9   293   28.4 
2026-01-28 20:18 UT   12 41 14.6   -04 34 41     3.122    3.679  117.3   13.8   293   28.4 
2026-01-29 00:00 UT   12 41 13.0   -04 34 25     3.120    3.680  117.5   13.7   293   28.4 
2026-01-30 00:00 UT   12 41 01.6   -04 32 37     3.109    3.683  118.5   13.6   293   28.4 
2026-01-31 00:00 UT   12 40 49.1   -04 30 41     3.098    3.685  119.6   13.4   293   28.4 
2026-02-01 00:00 UT   12 40 35.5   -04 28 38     3.087    3.688  120.7   13.3   293   28.4 
2026-02-02 00:00 UT   12 40 20.7   -04 26 27     3.076    3.691  121.8   13.1   293   28.4 
2026-02-03 00:00 UT   12 40 04.7   -04 24 09     3.065    3.693  122.9   13.0   293   28.4 
2026-02-04 00:00 UT   12 39 47.6   -04 21 43     3.054    3.696  124.0   12.8   293   28.4 
2026-02-05 00:00 UT   12 39 29.4   -04 19 09     3.043    3.699  125.1   12.6   293   28.3 
2026-02-06 00:00 UT   12 39 10.0   -04 16 28     3.033    3.702  126.2   12.4   293   28.3 
2026-02-07 00:00 UT   12 38 49.5   -04 13 39     3.023    3.704  127.3   12.2   293   28.3 
2026-02-08 00:00 UT   12 38 27.8   -04 10 42     3.013    3.707  128.4   12.0   293   28.3 
2026-02-09 00:00 UT   12 38 05.0   -04 07 39     3.003    3.709  129.5   11.8   293   28.3 
2026-02-10 00:00 UT   12 37 41.1   -04 04 27     2.993    3.712  130.6   11.6   293   28.3 
2026-02-11 00:00 UT   12 37 16.1   -04 01 08     2.984    3.715  131.8   11.4   293   28.3 
2026-02-12 00:00 UT   12 36 49.9   -03 57 42     2.974    3.717  132.9   11.2   293   28.3 
2026-02-13 00:00 UT   12 36 22.7   -03 54 08     2.965    3.720  134.0   11.0   293   28.2 
2026-02-14 00:00 UT   12 35 54.3   -03 50 27     2.956    3.722  135.2   10.8   293   28.2 
2026-02-15 00:00 UT   12 35 24.9   -03 46 39     2.948    3.725  136.3   10.6   293   28.2 
2026-02-16 00:00 UT   12 34 54.5   -03 42 44     2.939    3.728  137.5   10.3   293   28.2 
2026-02-17 00:00 UT   12 34 23.0   -03 38 41     2.931    3.730  138.6   10.1   293   28.2 
2026-02-18 00:00 UT   12 33 50.4   -03 34 32     2.923    3.733  139.8    9.8   293   28.2 
2026-02-19 00:00 UT   12 33 16.9   -03 30 16     2.915    3.735  141.0    9.6   293   28.2 
2026-02-20 00:00 UT   12 32 42.3   -03 25 54     2.907    3.738  142.1    9.3   293   28.1 
2026-02-21 00:00 UT   12 32 06.8   -03 21 25     2.900    3.740  143.3    9.1   293   28.1 
2026-02-22 00:00 UT   12 31 30.4   -03 16 49     2.893    3.743  144.5    8.8   293   28.1 
2026-02-23 00:00 UT   12 30 53.0   -03 12 07     2.886    3.745  145.7    8.6   293   28.1 
2026-02-24 00:00 UT   12 30 14.7   -03 07 20     2.880    3.747  146.8    8.3   293   28.1 
2026-02-25 00:00 UT   12 29 35.6   -03 02 26     2.873    3.750  148.0    8.0   293   28.1 
2026-02-26 00:00 UT   12 28 55.6   -02 57 27     2.867    3.752  149.2    7.8   293   28.1 
2026-02-27 00:00 UT   12 28 14.7   -02 52 22     2.862    3.755  150.4    7.5   293   28.0 

    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.