2017 BN92
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	11 Feb 2026	31.3	2.751 AU	3.618 AU	19h58m	-21°08'	24.5°	8.5°

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 2017 BN92 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.4820823
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.9183710
            i (Inclination)                 : 1.13053
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 322.52392
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 161.81917
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 111.69053
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 304.34640
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 0.35272
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.66            
        

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
2026-02-11 00:00 UT   19 58 25.1   -21 08 21     3.618    2.751   24.5    8.5   258   31.3 
2026-02-11 13:13 UT   19 59 16.0   -21 05 56     3.616    2.752   24.8    8.7   258   31.3 
2026-02-12 00:00 UT   19 59 57.5   -21 03 56     3.614    2.752   25.1    8.8   258   31.3 
2026-02-13 00:00 UT   20 01 29.5   -20 59 29     3.610    2.754   25.8    9.0   257   31.3 
2026-02-14 00:00 UT   20 03 01.1   -20 55 00     3.605    2.756   26.4    9.2   257   31.3 
2026-02-15 00:00 UT   20 04 32.4   -20 50 29     3.601    2.758   27.0    9.4   257   31.3 
2026-02-16 00:00 UT   20 06 03.2   -20 45 56     3.596    2.760   27.7    9.6   257   31.3 
2026-02-17 00:00 UT   20 07 33.8   -20 41 21     3.591    2.761   28.3    9.8   257   31.3 
2026-02-18 00:00 UT   20 09 03.9   -20 36 43     3.586    2.763   29.0   10.0   257   31.4 
2026-02-19 00:00 UT   20 10 33.6   -20 32 04     3.580    2.765   29.6   10.2   257   31.4 
2026-02-20 00:00 UT   20 12 03.0   -20 27 23     3.575    2.766   30.3   10.4   257   31.4 
2026-02-21 00:00 UT   20 13 31.9   -20 22 41     3.569    2.768   30.9   10.6   257   31.4 
2026-02-22 00:00 UT   20 15 00.4   -20 17 56     3.563    2.770   31.6   10.8   256   31.4 
2026-02-23 00:00 UT   20 16 28.6   -20 13 10     3.557    2.771   32.3   11.0   256   31.4 
2026-02-24 00:00 UT   20 17 56.3   -20 08 23     3.551    2.773   32.9   11.2   256   31.4 
2026-02-25 00:00 UT   20 19 23.6   -20 03 33     3.545    2.774   33.6   11.4   256   31.4 
2026-02-26 00:00 UT   20 20 50.5   -19 58 43     3.538    2.776   34.2   11.6   256   31.4 
2026-02-27 00:00 UT   20 22 16.9   -19 53 51     3.531    2.777   34.9   11.8   256   31.4 
2026-02-28 00:00 UT   20 23 43.0   -19 48 57     3.525    2.779   35.5   12.0   256   31.4 
2026-03-01 00:00 UT   20 25 08.6   -19 44 03     3.518    2.780   36.2   12.1   256   31.4 
2026-03-02 00:00 UT   20 26 33.8   -19 39 07     3.511    2.782   36.9   12.3   256   31.4 
2026-03-03 00:00 UT   20 27 58.5   -19 34 10     3.503    2.783   37.5   12.5   256   31.4 
2026-03-04 00:00 UT   20 29 22.8   -19 29 11     3.496    2.785   38.2   12.7   255   31.4 
2026-03-05 00:00 UT   20 30 46.7   -19 24 12     3.489    2.786   38.8   12.9   255   31.4 
2026-03-06 00:00 UT   20 32 10.1   -19 19 12     3.481    2.788   39.5   13.1   255   31.4 
2026-03-07 00:00 UT   20 33 33.1   -19 14 10     3.473    2.789   40.2   13.3   255   31.4 

    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.