2022 CS7
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	10 Nov 2026	33.8	3.040 AU	3.153 AU	20h15m	-19°59'	74.4°	18.3°

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 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
2026-11-10 00:00 UT   20 15 31.7   -19 59 03     3.153    3.040   74.4   18.3    77   33.8 
2026-11-10 15:24 UT   20 16 03.6   -19 57 20     3.161    3.039   73.9   18.2    77   33.8 
2026-11-11 00:00 UT   20 16 21.5   -19 56 22     3.166    3.038   73.6   18.2    77   33.8 
2026-11-12 00:00 UT   20 17 12.1   -19 53 36     3.179    3.036   72.8   18.1    77   33.8 
2026-11-13 00:00 UT   20 18 03.6   -19 50 47     3.191    3.034   72.0   18.1    77   33.8 
2026-11-14 00:00 UT   20 18 55.8   -19 47 55     3.204    3.032   71.2   18.0    77   33.9 
2026-11-15 00:00 UT   20 19 48.9   -19 44 59     3.216    3.030   70.4   17.9    77   33.9 
2026-11-16 00:00 UT   20 20 42.7   -19 41 59     3.228    3.028   69.6   17.8    77   33.9 
2026-11-17 00:00 UT   20 21 37.3   -19 38 56     3.240    3.026   68.8   17.7    77   33.9 
2026-11-18 00:00 UT   20 22 32.6   -19 35 49     3.252    3.024   68.0   17.6    77   33.9 
2026-11-19 00:00 UT   20 23 28.7   -19 32 38     3.264    3.023   67.2   17.5    77   33.9 
2026-11-20 00:00 UT   20 24 25.4   -19 29 24     3.276    3.021   66.4   17.5    77   33.9 
2026-11-21 00:00 UT   20 25 22.9   -19 26 06     3.288    3.018   65.7   17.4    76   33.9 
2026-11-22 00:00 UT   20 26 21.1   -19 22 45     3.300    3.016   64.9   17.2    76   33.9 
2026-11-23 00:00 UT   20 27 19.9   -19 19 20     3.311    3.014   64.1   17.1    76   33.9 
2026-11-24 00:00 UT   20 28 19.4   -19 15 51     3.323    3.012   63.4   17.0    76   33.9 
2026-11-25 00:00 UT   20 29 19.6   -19 12 19     3.334    3.010   62.6   16.9    76   33.9 
2026-11-26 00:00 UT   20 30 20.3   -19 08 43     3.346    3.008   61.8   16.8    76   33.9 
2026-11-27 00:00 UT   20 31 21.8   -19 05 03     3.357    3.006   61.1   16.7    76   33.9 
2026-11-28 00:00 UT   20 32 23.8   -19 01 20     3.368    3.004   60.3   16.6    76   33.9 
2026-11-29 00:00 UT   20 33 26.5   -18 57 33     3.379    3.002   59.5   16.5    76   33.9 
2026-11-30 00:00 UT   20 34 29.7   -18 53 43     3.390    3.000   58.8   16.3    76   33.9 
2026-12-01 00:00 UT   20 35 33.6   -18 49 49     3.400    2.997   58.0   16.2    76   33.9 
2026-12-02 00:00 UT   20 36 38.0   -18 45 51     3.411    2.995   57.3   16.1    76   33.9 
2026-12-03 00:00 UT   20 37 43.0   -18 41 50     3.421    2.993   56.5   16.0    75   33.9 
2026-12-04 00:00 UT   20 38 48.6   -18 37 45     3.432    2.991   55.8   15.8    75   33.9 
2026-12-05 00:00 UT   20 39 54.7   -18 33 37     3.442    2.988   55.0   15.7    75   33.9 
2026-12-06 00:00 UT   20 41 01.4   -18 29 24     3.452    2.986   54.3   15.5    75   33.9 
2026-12-07 00:00 UT   20 42 08.6   -18 25 08     3.462    2.984   53.6   15.4    75   33.9 
2026-12-08 00:00 UT   20 43 16.3   -18 20 49     3.472    2.982   52.8   15.3    75   33.9 
2026-12-09 00:00 UT   20 44 24.5   -18 16 25     3.481    2.979   52.1   15.1    75   33.9 
2026-12-10 00:00 UT   20 45 33.3   -18 11 58     3.491    2.977   51.4   15.0    75   33.9 

    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.