2020 TM7
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	5 Mar 2026	32.0	3.691 AU	3.568 AU	16h54m	-20°59'	89.3°	15.6°

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 TM7 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.6623929
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.5542687
            i (Inclination)                 : 2.50051
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 201.22222
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 240.58901
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 79.00253
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 261.78788
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -2.17808
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.08            
        

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
2026-03-05 00:00 UT   16 54 46.2   -20 59 24     3.568    3.691   89.3   15.6   276   32.0 
2026-03-05 12:45 UT   16 54 56.8   -20 59 21     3.562    3.693   89.7   15.6   276   31.9 
2026-03-06 00:00 UT   16 55 05.9   -20 59 18     3.556    3.695   90.2   15.6   276   31.9 
2026-03-07 00:00 UT   16 55 24.5   -20 59 10     3.544    3.698   91.1   15.6   276   31.9 
2026-03-08 00:00 UT   16 55 42.1   -20 59 00     3.531    3.702   92.0   15.5   276   31.9 
2026-03-09 00:00 UT   16 55 58.6   -20 58 48     3.519    3.706   93.0   15.5   276   31.9 
2026-03-10 00:00 UT   16 56 13.9   -20 58 34     3.507    3.709   93.9   15.5   276   31.9 
2026-03-11 00:00 UT   16 56 28.2   -20 58 18     3.494    3.713   94.9   15.5   276   31.9 
2026-03-12 00:00 UT   16 56 41.3   -20 57 60     3.482    3.716   95.8   15.4   276   31.9 
2026-03-13 00:00 UT   16 56 53.2   -20 57 39     3.470    3.720   96.8   15.4   276   31.9 
2026-03-14 00:00 UT   16 57 04.0   -20 57 17     3.457    3.724   97.7   15.3   276   31.9 
2026-03-15 00:00 UT   16 57 13.7   -20 56 53     3.445    3.727   98.7   15.3   276   31.9 
2026-03-16 00:00 UT   16 57 22.1   -20 56 27     3.433    3.731   99.6   15.2   276   31.9 
2026-03-17 00:00 UT   16 57 29.4   -20 55 58     3.420    3.734  100.6   15.2   276   31.9 
2026-03-18 00:00 UT   16 57 35.5   -20 55 28     3.408    3.738  101.6   15.1   276   31.9 
2026-03-19 00:00 UT   16 57 40.4   -20 54 56     3.396    3.741  102.6   15.1   276   31.9 
2026-03-20 00:00 UT   16 57 44.0   -20 54 21     3.384    3.745  103.5   15.0   276   31.8 
2026-03-21 00:00 UT   16 57 46.5   -20 53 45     3.372    3.748  104.5   14.9   276   31.8 
2026-03-22 00:00 UT   16 57 47.7   -20 53 07     3.360    3.751  105.5   14.8   276   31.8 
2026-03-23 00:00 UT   16 57 47.7   -20 52 27     3.348    3.755  106.5   14.7   276   31.8 
2026-03-24 00:00 UT   16 57 46.5   -20 51 44     3.336    3.758  107.5   14.7   276   31.8 
2026-03-25 00:00 UT   16 57 44.0   -20 51 00     3.324    3.762  108.5   14.6   276   31.8 
2026-03-26 00:00 UT   16 57 40.3   -20 50 14     3.312    3.765  109.5   14.5   275   31.8 
2026-03-27 00:00 UT   16 57 35.3   -20 49 26     3.301    3.768  110.5   14.4   275   31.8 
2026-03-28 00:00 UT   16 57 29.1   -20 48 36     3.289    3.772  111.5   14.2   275   31.8 
2026-03-29 00:00 UT   16 57 21.7   -20 47 44     3.278    3.775  112.6   14.1   275   31.8 
2026-03-30 00:00 UT   16 57 13.0   -20 46 50     3.266    3.778  113.6   14.0   275   31.8 
2026-03-31 00:00 UT   16 57 03.0   -20 45 54     3.255    3.782  114.6   13.9   275   31.7 
2026-04-01 00:00 UT   16 56 51.8   -20 44 56     3.244    3.785  115.6   13.8   275   31.7 
2026-04-02 00:00 UT   16 56 39.4   -20 43 56     3.233    3.788  116.7   13.6   275   31.7 
2026-04-03 00:00 UT   16 56 25.6   -20 42 54     3.222    3.792  117.7   13.5   275   31.7 
2026-04-04 00:00 UT   16 56 10.7   -20 41 50     3.211    3.795  118.8   13.4   275   31.7 

    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.