2020 SA5
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	4 Nov 2026	32.3	4.208 AU	4.145 AU	09h06m	+15°18'	86.8°	13.6°

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 2020 SA5 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.6858912
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.5227925
            i (Inclination)                 : 1.96506
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 159.29416
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 135.79768
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 165.72999
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 115.10869
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 1.36989
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.01            
        

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
2026-11-04 00:00 UT   09 06 05.6   +15 18 52     4.145    4.208   86.8   13.6   287   32.3 
2026-11-04 20:51 UT   09 06 21.0   +15 17 34     4.130    4.207   87.6   13.6   287   32.3 
2026-11-05 00:00 UT   09 06 23.3   +15 17 23     4.128    4.207   87.7   13.6   287   32.3 
2026-11-06 00:00 UT   09 06 40.1   +15 15 57     4.111    4.206   88.6   13.6   287   32.3 
2026-11-07 00:00 UT   09 06 56.1   +15 14 36     4.093    4.205   89.6   13.6   287   32.3 
2026-11-08 00:00 UT   09 07 11.2   +15 13 18     4.076    4.203   90.5   13.6   287   32.3 
2026-11-09 00:00 UT   09 07 25.4   +15 12 03     4.059    4.202   91.5   13.6   287   32.2 
2026-11-10 00:00 UT   09 07 38.7   +15 10 52     4.042    4.201   92.4   13.6   287   32.2 
2026-11-11 00:00 UT   09 07 51.1   +15 09 45     4.024    4.200   93.4   13.6   287   32.2 
2026-11-12 00:00 UT   09 08 02.7   +15 08 42     4.007    4.199   94.3   13.6   287   32.2 
2026-11-13 00:00 UT   09 08 13.2   +15 07 43     3.990    4.198   95.3   13.6   287   32.2 
2026-11-14 00:00 UT   09 08 22.9   +15 06 48     3.973    4.197   96.2   13.6   287   32.2 
2026-11-15 00:00 UT   09 08 31.6   +15 05 57     3.955    4.196   97.2   13.5   287   32.2 
2026-11-16 00:00 UT   09 08 39.4   +15 05 10     3.938    4.195   98.2   13.5   287   32.2 
2026-11-17 00:00 UT   09 08 46.2   +15 04 28     3.921    4.193   99.2   13.5   287   32.2 
2026-11-18 00:00 UT   09 08 52.1   +15 03 49     3.904    4.192  100.1   13.4   287   32.1 
2026-11-19 00:00 UT   09 08 57.0   +15 03 15     3.887    4.191  101.1   13.4   287   32.1 
2026-11-20 00:00 UT   09 09 00.8   +15 02 45     3.870    4.190  102.1   13.3   287   32.1 
2026-11-21 00:00 UT   09 09 03.7   +15 02 19     3.853    4.189  103.1   13.3   287   32.1 
2026-11-22 00:00 UT   09 09 05.6   +15 01 58     3.836    4.187  104.1   13.2   287   32.1 
2026-11-23 00:00 UT   09 09 06.5   +15 01 41     3.819    4.186  105.1   13.2   287   32.1 
2026-11-24 00:00 UT   09 09 06.4   +15 01 29     3.802    4.185  106.1   13.1   287   32.1 
2026-11-25 00:00 UT   09 09 05.2   +15 01 21     3.785    4.184  107.1   13.0   287   32.1 
2026-11-26 00:00 UT   09 09 03.0   +15 01 18     3.768    4.182  108.2   13.0   287   32.0 
2026-11-27 00:00 UT   09 08 59.7   +15 01 20     3.752    4.181  109.2   12.9   287   32.0 
2026-11-28 00:00 UT   09 08 55.4   +15 01 26     3.735    4.180  110.2   12.8   287   32.0 
2026-11-29 00:00 UT   09 08 50.1   +15 01 37     3.719    4.179  111.2   12.7   287   32.0 
2026-11-30 00:00 UT   09 08 43.6   +15 01 52     3.703    4.177  112.3   12.6   288   32.0 
2026-12-01 00:00 UT   09 08 36.1   +15 02 13     3.686    4.176  113.3   12.5   288   32.0 
2026-12-02 00:00 UT   09 08 27.5   +15 02 38     3.670    4.175  114.4   12.4   288   32.0 
2026-12-03 00:00 UT   09 08 17.8   +15 03 08     3.654    4.173  115.4   12.3   288   32.0 
2026-12-04 00:00 UT   09 08 07.0   +15 03 43     3.638    4.172  116.5   12.2   288   31.9 

    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.