(488453) 1994 XD
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	12 Jun 2026	24.7	2.957 AU	2.689 AU	11h51m	+05°59'	95.0°	20.0°

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 1994 XD are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.7335855
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.3440380
            i (Inclination)                 : 4.33030
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 96.01846
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 249.54046
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 232.65171
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 165.50522
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -4.05667
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.59            
        

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
2026-06-12 00:00 UT   11 51 52.8   +05 59 38     2.689    2.957   95.0   20.0   114   24.7 
2026-06-12 11:51 UT   11 51 56.3   +05 58 22     2.694    2.954   94.6   20.0   114   24.7 
2026-06-13 00:00 UT   11 52 00.2   +05 57 03     2.698    2.951   94.1   20.1   114   24.7 
2026-06-14 00:00 UT   11 52 08.9   +05 54 22     2.707    2.944   93.2   20.1   114   24.8 
2026-06-15 00:00 UT   11 52 18.8   +05 51 32     2.716    2.938   92.3   20.2   114   24.8 
2026-06-16 00:00 UT   11 52 29.9   +05 48 36     2.725    2.932   91.4   20.3   114   24.8 
2026-06-17 00:00 UT   11 52 42.2   +05 45 32     2.734    2.926   90.6   20.3   114   24.8 
2026-06-18 00:00 UT   11 52 55.7   +05 42 21     2.743    2.920   89.7   20.4   113   24.8 
2026-06-19 00:00 UT   11 53 10.4   +05 39 03     2.752    2.913   88.8   20.4   113   24.8 
2026-06-20 00:00 UT   11 53 26.2   +05 35 38     2.761    2.907   87.9   20.4   113   24.8 
2026-06-21 00:00 UT   11 53 43.2   +05 32 07     2.770    2.901   87.1   20.5   113   24.8 
2026-06-22 00:00 UT   11 54 01.4   +05 28 28     2.778    2.895   86.2   20.5   113   24.8 
2026-06-23 00:00 UT   11 54 20.6   +05 24 43     2.787    2.888   85.4   20.5   113   24.8 
2026-06-24 00:00 UT   11 54 41.0   +05 20 52     2.796    2.882   84.5   20.6   113   24.8 
2026-06-25 00:00 UT   11 55 02.5   +05 16 54     2.804    2.875   83.7   20.6   113   24.8 
2026-06-26 00:00 UT   11 55 25.1   +05 12 50     2.813    2.869   82.8   20.6   113   24.8 
2026-06-27 00:00 UT   11 55 48.8   +05 08 39     2.822    2.863   82.0   20.6   113   24.8 
2026-06-28 00:00 UT   11 56 13.5   +05 04 22     2.830    2.856   81.2   20.6   113   24.8 
2026-06-29 00:00 UT   11 56 39.3   +04 59 59     2.838    2.850   80.3   20.6   113   24.8 
2026-06-30 00:00 UT   11 57 06.1   +04 55 30     2.847    2.843   79.5   20.6   113   24.8 
2026-07-01 00:00 UT   11 57 33.9   +04 50 56     2.855    2.837   78.7   20.6   113   24.8 
2026-07-02 00:00 UT   11 58 02.8   +04 46 15     2.863    2.830   77.9   20.6   113   24.8 
2026-07-03 00:00 UT   11 58 32.7   +04 41 28     2.871    2.824   77.1   20.5   113   24.8 
2026-07-04 00:00 UT   11 59 03.5   +04 36 36     2.879    2.817   76.3   20.5   112   24.8 
2026-07-05 00:00 UT   11 59 35.4   +04 31 38     2.887    2.810   75.5   20.5   112   24.8 
2026-07-06 00:00 UT   12 00 08.2   +04 26 34     2.895    2.804   74.7   20.5   112   24.8 
2026-07-07 00:00 UT   12 00 42.0   +04 21 25     2.903    2.797   73.9   20.4   112   24.8 
2026-07-08 00:00 UT   12 01 16.8   +04 16 10     2.911    2.790   73.1   20.4   112   24.8 
2026-07-09 00:00 UT   12 01 52.5   +04 10 50     2.918    2.784   72.3   20.4   112   24.8 
2026-07-10 00:00 UT   12 02 29.2   +04 05 24     2.926    2.777   71.6   20.3   112   24.8 
2026-07-11 00:00 UT   12 03 06.8   +03 59 53     2.933    2.770   70.8   20.3   112   24.8 
2026-07-12 00:00 UT   12 03 45.3   +03 54 17     2.940    2.764   70.0   20.2   112   24.8 

    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.