2026 DG7
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	9 Sep 2026	27.1	1.949 AU	0.945 AU	23h29m	-01°11'	173.1°	3.5°

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 2026 DG7 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.6340364
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.1890864
            i (Inclination)                 : 2.75546
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 329.53638
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 258.45867
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 16.26792
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 47.98205
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -2.69970
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.24            
        

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
2026-09-09 00:00 UT   23 29 40.6   -01 11 43     0.945    1.949  173.1    3.5   231   27.1 
2026-09-09 03:21 UT   23 29 26.5   -01 13 02     0.946    1.950  173.3    3.4   230   27.1 
2026-09-10 00:00 UT   23 28 00.0   -01 21 08     0.952    1.957  174.5    2.8   226   27.0 
2026-09-11 00:00 UT   23 26 20.8   -01 30 27     0.960    1.965  175.8    2.2   219   27.0 
2026-09-12 00:00 UT   23 24 42.9   -01 39 40     0.968    1.973  176.9    1.6   207   27.0 
2026-09-13 00:00 UT   23 23 06.4   -01 48 47     0.976    1.982  177.8    1.1   182   27.0 
2026-09-14 00:00 UT   23 21 31.6   -01 57 46     0.984    1.990  177.9    1.0   144   27.0 
2026-09-15 00:00 UT   23 19 58.4   -02 06 37     0.992    1.998  177.3    1.4   115   27.1 
2026-09-16 00:00 UT   23 18 27.0   -02 15 20     1.001    2.006  176.2    1.9    99   27.1 
2026-09-17 00:00 UT   23 16 57.4   -02 23 54     1.010    2.014  175.0    2.5    91   27.2 
2026-09-18 00:00 UT   23 15 29.8   -02 32 17     1.020    2.021  173.7    3.1    86   27.3 
2026-09-19 00:00 UT   23 14 04.1   -02 40 31     1.029    2.029  172.4    3.8    83   27.3 
2026-09-20 00:00 UT   23 12 40.5   -02 48 34     1.039    2.037  171.1    4.4    81   27.4 
2026-09-21 00:00 UT   23 11 19.0   -02 56 26     1.049    2.045  169.8    5.0    79   27.5 
2026-09-22 00:00 UT   23 09 59.7   -03 04 07     1.060    2.053  168.5    5.6    78   27.5 
2026-09-23 00:00 UT   23 08 42.6   -03 11 36     1.070    2.061  167.2    6.2    77   27.6 
2026-09-24 00:00 UT   23 07 27.7   -03 18 53     1.081    2.069  165.9    6.8    76   27.6 
2026-09-25 00:00 UT   23 06 15.1   -03 25 58     1.092    2.076  164.6    7.4    75   27.7 
2026-09-26 00:00 UT   23 05 04.7   -03 32 51     1.104    2.084  163.3    8.0    74   27.8 
2026-09-27 00:00 UT   23 03 56.8   -03 39 31     1.115    2.092  162.0    8.5    74   27.8 
2026-09-28 00:00 UT   23 02 51.1   -03 45 58     1.127    2.099  160.8    9.1    74   27.9 
2026-09-29 00:00 UT   23 01 47.9   -03 52 13     1.139    2.107  159.5    9.6    73   27.9 
2026-09-30 00:00 UT   23 00 47.0   -03 58 14     1.152    2.115  158.2   10.1    73   28.0 
2026-10-01 00:00 UT   22 59 48.4   -04 04 03     1.164    2.122  157.0   10.6    73   28.0 
2026-10-02 00:00 UT   22 58 52.3   -04 09 38     1.177    2.130  155.8   11.1    72   28.1 
2026-10-03 00:00 UT   22 57 58.5   -04 15 01     1.190    2.137  154.6   11.6    72   28.1 

    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.