2022 CS7
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	11 Oct 2026	33.6	3.088 AU	2.752 AU	19h58m	-20°51'	100.1°	18.6°

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 2022 CS7 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.5224973
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.0673005
            i (Inclination)                 : 0.28738
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 97.98229
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 27.28709
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 167.76043
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 125.26909
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 0.13175
            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
2026-10-11 00:00 UT   19 58 18.0   -20 51 43     2.752    3.088  100.1   18.6    79   33.6 
2026-10-11 16:34 UT   19 58 30.2   -20 51 08     2.761    3.087   99.5   18.6    79   33.6 
2026-10-12 00:00 UT   19 58 35.9   -20 50 51     2.765    3.087   99.2   18.6    79   33.6 
2026-10-13 00:00 UT   19 58 55.0   -20 49 55     2.779    3.085   98.3   18.7    79   33.6 
2026-10-14 00:00 UT   19 59 15.5   -20 48 56     2.792    3.084   97.4   18.7    79   33.6 
2026-10-15 00:00 UT   19 59 37.2   -20 47 52     2.806    3.082   96.5   18.8    79   33.6 
2026-10-16 00:00 UT   20 00 00.1   -20 46 45     2.820    3.081   95.6   18.8    79   33.6 
2026-10-17 00:00 UT   20 00 24.3   -20 45 34     2.833    3.080   94.7   18.8    78   33.6 
2026-10-18 00:00 UT   20 00 49.7   -20 44 20     2.847    3.078   93.8   18.8    78   33.7 
2026-10-19 00:00 UT   20 01 16.3   -20 43 01     2.861    3.077   92.9   18.9    78   33.7 
2026-10-20 00:00 UT   20 01 44.1   -20 41 39     2.874    3.075   92.0   18.9    78   33.7 
2026-10-21 00:00 UT   20 02 13.1   -20 40 14     2.888    3.074   91.2   18.9    78   33.7 
2026-10-22 00:00 UT   20 02 43.2   -20 38 44     2.901    3.072   90.3   18.9    78   33.7 
2026-10-23 00:00 UT   20 03 14.4   -20 37 12     2.915    3.071   89.4   18.9    78   33.7 
2026-10-24 00:00 UT   20 03 46.7   -20 35 35     2.929    3.069   88.6   18.9    78   33.7 
2026-10-25 00:00 UT   20 04 20.2   -20 33 55     2.942    3.067   87.7   18.9    78   33.7 
2026-10-26 00:00 UT   20 04 54.7   -20 32 11     2.956    3.066   86.8   18.9    78   33.7 
2026-10-27 00:00 UT   20 05 30.3   -20 30 24     2.969    3.064   86.0   18.9    78   33.7 
2026-10-28 00:00 UT   20 06 06.9   -20 28 33     2.983    3.062   85.1   18.9    78   33.7 
2026-10-29 00:00 UT   20 06 44.5   -20 26 39     2.996    3.061   84.3   18.8    78   33.8 
2026-10-30 00:00 UT   20 07 23.2   -20 24 40     3.009    3.059   83.4   18.8    78   33.8 
2026-10-31 00:00 UT   20 08 02.9   -20 22 39     3.023    3.058   82.6   18.8    78   33.8 
2026-11-01 00:00 UT   20 08 43.5   -20 20 34     3.036    3.056   81.8   18.8    78   33.8 
2026-11-02 00:00 UT   20 09 25.2   -20 18 25     3.049    3.054   80.9   18.7    78   33.8 
2026-11-03 00:00 UT   20 10 07.7   -20 16 12     3.062    3.052   80.1   18.7    78   33.8 
2026-11-04 00:00 UT   20 10 51.3   -20 13 56     3.076    3.051   79.3   18.6    78   33.8 
2026-11-05 00:00 UT   20 11 35.8   -20 11 36     3.089    3.049   78.4   18.6    78   33.8 
2026-11-06 00:00 UT   20 12 21.2   -20 09 13     3.102    3.047   77.6   18.5    78   33.8 
2026-11-07 00:00 UT   20 13 07.5   -20 06 46     3.115    3.045   76.8   18.5    77   33.8 
2026-11-08 00:00 UT   20 13 54.7   -20 04 15     3.128    3.043   76.0   18.4    77   33.8 
2026-11-09 00:00 UT   20 14 42.8   -20 01 41     3.140    3.042   75.2   18.4    77   33.8 
2026-11-10 00:00 UT   20 15 31.7   -19 59 03     3.153    3.040   74.4   18.3    77   33.8 

    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.