2020 TM7
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	1 Sep 2026	32.5	4.148 AU	4.189 AU	15h48m	-18°01'	80.7°	13.9°

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 TM7 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.6623929
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.5542687
            i (Inclination)                 : 2.50051
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 201.22222
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 240.58901
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 79.00253
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 261.78788
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -2.17808
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.08            
        

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
2026-09-01 00:00 UT   15 48 41.1   -18 01 44     4.189    4.148   80.7   13.9   102   32.5 
2026-09-01 11:14 UT   15 48 53.9   -18 02 34     4.197    4.148   80.3   13.9   102   32.5 
2026-09-02 00:00 UT   15 49 08.6   -18 03 31     4.206    4.149   79.9   13.9   102   32.5 
2026-09-03 00:00 UT   15 49 36.9   -18 05 19     4.223    4.150   79.0   13.8   102   32.5 
2026-09-04 00:00 UT   15 50 05.9   -18 07 08     4.240    4.152   78.2   13.8   102   32.5 
2026-09-05 00:00 UT   15 50 35.6   -18 08 60     4.256    4.153   77.3   13.7   102   32.5 
2026-09-06 00:00 UT   15 51 06.0   -18 10 53     4.273    4.155   76.5   13.6   102   32.5 
2026-09-07 00:00 UT   15 51 37.1   -18 12 47     4.290    4.156   75.6   13.6   102   32.5 
2026-09-08 00:00 UT   15 52 08.9   -18 14 44     4.306    4.158   74.8   13.5   102   32.5 
2026-09-09 00:00 UT   15 52 41.3   -18 16 41     4.323    4.159   74.0   13.5   102   32.6 
2026-09-10 00:00 UT   15 53 14.5   -18 18 40     4.340    4.160   73.1   13.4   101   32.6 
2026-09-11 00:00 UT   15 53 48.3   -18 20 40     4.356    4.162   72.3   13.3   101   32.6 
2026-09-12 00:00 UT   15 54 22.8   -18 22 42     4.372    4.163   71.5   13.3   101   32.6 
2026-09-13 00:00 UT   15 54 57.9   -18 24 45     4.389    4.164   70.6   13.2   101   32.6 
2026-09-14 00:00 UT   15 55 33.7   -18 26 49     4.405    4.166   69.8   13.1   101   32.6 
2026-09-15 00:00 UT   15 56 10.1   -18 28 54     4.421    4.167   69.0   13.0   101   32.6 
2026-09-16 00:00 UT   15 56 47.1   -18 31 00     4.437    4.168   68.2   12.9   101   32.6 
2026-09-17 00:00 UT   15 57 24.7   -18 33 08     4.453    4.170   67.3   12.9   101   32.6 
2026-09-18 00:00 UT   15 58 02.9   -18 35 16     4.468    4.171   66.5   12.8   101   32.6 
2026-09-19 00:00 UT   15 58 41.7   -18 37 25     4.484    4.172   65.7   12.7   101   32.6 
2026-09-20 00:00 UT   15 59 21.0   -18 39 35     4.500    4.174   64.9   12.6   101   32.6 
2026-09-21 00:00 UT   16 00 01.0   -18 41 45     4.515    4.175   64.1   12.5   101   32.6 
2026-09-22 00:00 UT   16 00 41.5   -18 43 57     4.531    4.176   63.2   12.4   100   32.6 
2026-09-23 00:00 UT   16 01 22.5   -18 46 09     4.546    4.177   62.4   12.3   100   32.6 
2026-09-24 00:00 UT   16 02 04.1   -18 48 22     4.561    4.179   61.6   12.2   100   32.6 
2026-09-25 00:00 UT   16 02 46.3   -18 50 35     4.576    4.180   60.8   12.1   100   32.6 
2026-09-26 00:00 UT   16 03 29.0   -18 52 49     4.591    4.181   60.0   12.0   100   32.6 
2026-09-27 00:00 UT   16 04 12.1   -18 55 03     4.606    4.182   59.2   11.9   100   32.6 
2026-09-28 00:00 UT   16 04 55.8   -18 57 18     4.620    4.183   58.4   11.8   100   32.6 
2026-09-29 00:00 UT   16 05 40.0   -18 59 33     4.635    4.185   57.6   11.7   100   32.7 
2026-09-30 00:00 UT   16 06 24.7   -19 01 49     4.649    4.186   56.8   11.6   100   32.7 
2026-10-01 00:00 UT   16 07 09.9   -19 04 05     4.664    4.187   56.0   11.4   100   32.7 

    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.