2022 CS7
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	12 Aug 2026	32.5	3.142 AU	2.152 AU	20h24m	-19°31'	164.7°	4.9°

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 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
2026-08-12 00:00 UT   20 24 18.2   -19 31 54     2.152    3.142  164.7    4.9    76   32.5 
2026-08-12 15:56 UT   20 23 36.0   -19 34 19     2.155    3.141  163.9    5.1    76   32.6 
2026-08-13 00:00 UT   20 23 14.7   -19 35 31     2.156    3.141  163.5    5.2    76   32.6 
2026-08-14 00:00 UT   20 22 12.0   -19 39 04     2.160    3.141  162.3    5.6    76   32.6 
2026-08-15 00:00 UT   20 21 09.9   -19 42 32     2.165    3.140  161.1    6.0    76   32.6 
2026-08-16 00:00 UT   20 20 08.8   -19 45 57     2.169    3.140  159.9    6.4    76   32.6 
2026-08-17 00:00 UT   20 19 08.4   -19 49 17     2.174    3.139  158.7    6.7    76   32.7 
2026-08-18 00:00 UT   20 18 09.0   -19 52 32     2.179    3.139  157.5    7.1    76   32.7 
2026-08-19 00:00 UT   20 17 10.5   -19 55 43     2.185    3.138  156.3    7.4    77   32.7 
2026-08-20 00:00 UT   20 16 13.0   -19 58 49     2.191    3.138  155.1    7.8    77   32.7 
2026-08-21 00:00 UT   20 15 16.6   -20 01 51     2.197    3.137  153.9    8.2    77   32.7 
2026-08-22 00:00 UT   20 14 21.3   -20 04 47     2.203    3.136  152.7    8.5    77   32.8 
2026-08-23 00:00 UT   20 13 27.0   -20 07 39     2.210    3.136  151.6    8.8    77   32.8 
2026-08-24 00:00 UT   20 12 34.0   -20 10 26     2.216    3.135  150.4    9.2    77   32.8 
2026-08-25 00:00 UT   20 11 42.1   -20 13 08     2.223    3.135  149.2    9.5    77   32.8 
2026-08-26 00:00 UT   20 10 51.4   -20 15 46     2.231    3.134  148.0    9.8    77   32.8 
2026-08-27 00:00 UT   20 10 02.0   -20 18 18     2.238    3.133  146.9   10.2    77   32.9 
2026-08-28 00:00 UT   20 09 13.9   -20 20 45     2.246    3.133  145.7   10.5    77   32.9 
2026-08-29 00:00 UT   20 08 27.1   -20 23 07     2.254    3.132  144.6   10.8    77   32.9 
2026-08-30 00:00 UT   20 07 41.6   -20 25 25     2.262    3.131  143.4   11.1    78   32.9 
2026-08-31 00:00 UT   20 06 57.5   -20 27 37     2.271    3.131  142.3   11.4    78   32.9 
2026-09-01 00:00 UT   20 06 14.7   -20 29 45     2.279    3.130  141.1   11.7    78   33.0 
2026-09-02 00:00 UT   20 05 33.4   -20 31 47     2.288    3.129  140.0   12.0    78   33.0 
2026-09-03 00:00 UT   20 04 53.5   -20 33 45     2.297    3.128  138.9   12.2    78   33.0 
2026-09-04 00:00 UT   20 04 15.0   -20 35 38     2.307    3.128  137.8   12.5    78   33.0 
2026-09-05 00:00 UT   20 03 38.0   -20 37 25     2.316    3.127  136.6   12.8    78   33.0 
2026-09-06 00:00 UT   20 03 02.5   -20 39 08     2.326    3.126  135.5   13.1    78   33.1 
2026-09-07 00:00 UT   20 02 28.4   -20 40 46     2.336    3.125  134.4   13.3    78   33.1 
2026-09-08 00:00 UT   20 01 55.9   -20 42 19     2.346    3.124  133.3   13.6    78   33.1 
2026-09-09 00:00 UT   20 01 24.9   -20 43 48     2.356    3.123  132.2   13.8    78   33.1 
2026-09-10 00:00 UT   20 00 55.4   -20 45 11     2.367    3.123  131.1   14.1    78   33.1 
2026-09-11 00:00 UT   20 00 27.5   -20 46 30     2.377    3.122  130.1   14.3    78   33.1 

    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.