2020 SA5
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	5 Sep 2026	32.5	4.256 AU	5.013 AU	08h27m	+17°58'	37.4°	8.3°

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 2020 SA5 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.6864169
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.5255259
            i (Inclination)                 : 1.95618
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 159.30356
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 135.72421
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 164.06799
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 115.04446
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 1.36550
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.01            
        

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
2026-09-05 00:00 UT   08 27 16.3   +17 58 42     5.013    4.256   37.4    8.3   282   32.5 
2026-09-05 19:08 UT   08 27 56.6   +17 56 18     5.005    4.256   38.0    8.4   282   32.5 
2026-09-06 00:00 UT   08 28 06.8   +17 55 42     5.003    4.256   38.1    8.4   282   32.5 
2026-09-07 00:00 UT   08 28 56.8   +17 52 42     4.993    4.256   38.9    8.5   283   32.5 
2026-09-08 00:00 UT   08 29 46.6   +17 49 41     4.982    4.255   39.6    8.7   283   32.5 
2026-09-09 00:00 UT   08 30 36.0   +17 46 41     4.972    4.255   40.4    8.8   283   32.5 
2026-09-10 00:00 UT   08 31 25.1   +17 43 41     4.961    4.255   41.2    9.0   283   32.5 
2026-09-11 00:00 UT   08 32 13.9   +17 40 41     4.950    4.254   42.0    9.1   283   32.5 
2026-09-12 00:00 UT   08 33 02.3   +17 37 42     4.938    4.254   42.7    9.2   283   32.5 
2026-09-13 00:00 UT   08 33 50.3   +17 34 42     4.927    4.254   43.5    9.4   283   32.5 
2026-09-14 00:00 UT   08 34 37.9   +17 31 43     4.915    4.253   44.3    9.5   283   32.5 
2026-09-15 00:00 UT   08 35 25.2   +17 28 45     4.903    4.253   45.1    9.6   283   32.5 
2026-09-16 00:00 UT   08 36 12.1   +17 25 47     4.891    4.253   45.8    9.8   283   32.5 
2026-09-17 00:00 UT   08 36 58.5   +17 22 49     4.879    4.252   46.6    9.9   283   32.5 
2026-09-18 00:00 UT   08 37 44.6   +17 19 52     4.867    4.252   47.4   10.0   284   32.5 
2026-09-19 00:00 UT   08 38 30.3   +17 16 56     4.855    4.251   48.2   10.1   284   32.5 
2026-09-20 00:00 UT   08 39 15.6   +17 13 60     4.842    4.251   49.0   10.3   284   32.5 
2026-09-21 00:00 UT   08 40 00.4   +17 11 05     4.829    4.251   49.8   10.4   284   32.5 
2026-09-22 00:00 UT   08 40 44.8   +17 08 10     4.816    4.250   50.6   10.5   284   32.5 
2026-09-23 00:00 UT   08 41 28.8   +17 05 17     4.803    4.250   51.4   10.6   284   32.5 
2026-09-24 00:00 UT   08 42 12.3   +17 02 24     4.790    4.249   52.2   10.7   284   32.5 
2026-09-25 00:00 UT   08 42 55.4   +16 59 32     4.777    4.249   53.0   10.9   284   32.5 
2026-09-26 00:00 UT   08 43 38.1   +16 56 41     4.763    4.248   53.8   11.0   284   32.5 
2026-09-27 00:00 UT   08 44 20.3   +16 53 51     4.749    4.248   54.6   11.1   284   32.5 
2026-09-28 00:00 UT   08 45 02.0   +16 51 02     4.736    4.247   55.4   11.2   284   32.5 
2026-09-29 00:00 UT   08 45 43.2   +16 48 14     4.722    4.247   56.2   11.3   284   32.5 
2026-09-30 00:00 UT   08 46 23.9   +16 45 27     4.708    4.246   57.0   11.4   285   32.5 
2026-10-01 00:00 UT   08 47 04.2   +16 42 41     4.693    4.246   57.8   11.5   285   32.5 
2026-10-02 00:00 UT   08 47 44.0   +16 39 57     4.679    4.245   58.6   11.6   285   32.5 
2026-10-03 00:00 UT   08 48 23.2   +16 37 13     4.665    4.244   59.5   11.7   285   32.5 
2026-10-04 00:00 UT   08 49 01.9   +16 34 31     4.650    4.244   60.3   11.8   285   32.5 
2026-10-05 00:00 UT   08 49 40.1   +16 31 51     4.635    4.243   61.1   11.9   285   32.5 

    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.