2022 CS7
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	13 Jul 2026	32.7	3.147 AU	2.179 AU	20h56m	-17°27'	158.6°	6.8°

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 2022 CS7 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.5224993
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.0671863
            i (Inclination)                 : 0.28734
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 97.97934
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 27.27981
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 101.46558
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 125.25886
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 0.13170
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.97            
        

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
2026-07-13 00:00 UT   20 56 47.5   -17 27 50     2.179    3.147  158.6    6.8   254   32.7 
2026-07-13 16:26 UT   20 56 07.6   -17 30 38     2.175    3.147  159.4    6.5   254   32.7 
2026-07-14 00:00 UT   20 55 49.1   -17 31 55     2.174    3.147  159.8    6.4   255   32.6 
2026-07-15 00:00 UT   20 54 49.8   -17 36 03     2.169    3.147  161.0    6.0   255   32.6 
2026-07-16 00:00 UT   20 53 49.5   -17 40 13     2.164    3.147  162.2    5.7   255   32.6 
2026-07-17 00:00 UT   20 52 48.5   -17 44 25     2.160    3.147  163.4    5.3   255   32.6 
2026-07-18 00:00 UT   20 51 46.7   -17 48 39     2.156    3.147  164.6    4.9   255   32.6 
2026-07-19 00:00 UT   20 50 44.1   -17 52 54     2.152    3.147  165.8    4.5   255   32.5 
2026-07-20 00:00 UT   20 49 40.8   -17 57 10     2.149    3.147  167.0    4.2   255   32.5 
2026-07-21 00:00 UT   20 48 36.9   -18 01 28     2.145    3.147  168.3    3.8   256   32.5 
2026-07-22 00:00 UT   20 47 32.4   -18 05 46     2.143    3.147  169.5    3.4   256   32.5 
2026-07-23 00:00 UT   20 46 27.3   -18 10 04     2.140    3.147  170.7    3.0   256   32.4 
2026-07-24 00:00 UT   20 45 21.8   -18 14 23     2.138    3.147  171.9    2.6   256   32.4 
2026-07-25 00:00 UT   20 44 15.8   -18 18 42     2.136    3.147  173.1    2.2   257   32.4 
2026-07-26 00:00 UT   20 43 09.5   -18 22 60     2.134    3.146  174.4    1.8   257   32.3 
2026-07-27 00:00 UT   20 42 02.8   -18 27 18     2.133    3.146  175.6    1.4   258   32.3 
2026-07-28 00:00 UT   20 40 55.8   -18 31 35     2.132    3.146  176.8    1.0   259   32.3 
2026-07-29 00:00 UT   20 39 48.7   -18 35 51     2.131    3.146  178.1    0.6   261   32.2 
2026-07-30 00:00 UT   20 38 41.4   -18 40 06     2.131    3.146  179.3    0.2   272   32.2 
2026-07-31 00:00 UT   20 37 34.0   -18 44 19     2.130    3.145  179.4    0.2    53   32.2 
2026-08-01 00:00 UT   20 36 26.5   -18 48 31     2.131    3.145  178.2    0.6    69   32.2 
2026-08-02 00:00 UT   20 35 19.1   -18 52 41     2.131    3.145  177.0    1.0    71   32.3 
2026-08-03 00:00 UT   20 34 11.8   -18 56 49     2.132    3.145  175.8    1.4    73   32.3 
2026-08-04 00:00 UT   20 33 04.5   -19 00 54     2.133    3.144  174.5    1.8    73   32.3 
2026-08-05 00:00 UT   20 31 57.5   -19 04 57     2.134    3.144  173.3    2.2    74   32.4 
2026-08-06 00:00 UT   20 30 50.7   -19 08 58     2.136    3.144  172.1    2.5    74   32.4 
2026-08-07 00:00 UT   20 29 44.2   -19 12 55     2.138    3.143  170.9    2.9    75   32.4 
2026-08-08 00:00 UT   20 28 38.0   -19 16 50     2.140    3.143  169.6    3.3    75   32.4 
2026-08-09 00:00 UT   20 27 32.3   -19 20 41     2.143    3.143  168.4    3.7    75   32.5 
2026-08-10 00:00 UT   20 26 27.0   -19 24 29     2.146    3.142  167.2    4.1    75   32.5 
2026-08-11 00:00 UT   20 25 22.3   -19 28 14     2.149    3.142  166.0    4.5    75   32.5 
2026-08-12 00:00 UT   20 24 18.2   -19 31 54     2.152    3.142  164.7    4.9    76   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.