(488453) 1994 XD
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	20 May 2026	24.6	3.092 AU	2.491 AU	11h55m	+06°21'	117.6°	16.9°

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 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
2026-05-20 00:00 UT   11 55 02.8   +06 21 09     2.491    3.092  117.6   16.9   116   24.6 
2026-05-20 20:26 UT   11 54 43.0   +06 21 44     2.497    3.087  116.7   17.0   116   24.6 
2026-05-21 00:00 UT   11 54 39.6   +06 21 50     2.498    3.086  116.5   17.1   116   24.6 
2026-05-22 00:00 UT   11 54 17.8   +06 22 21     2.506    3.080  115.5   17.3   116   24.6 
2026-05-23 00:00 UT   11 53 57.4   +06 22 43     2.515    3.075  114.4   17.4   116   24.6 
2026-05-24 00:00 UT   11 53 38.4   +06 22 56     2.523    3.069  113.4   17.6   116   24.6 
2026-05-25 00:00 UT   11 53 20.7   +06 23 00     2.531    3.063  112.4   17.8   116   24.6 
2026-05-26 00:00 UT   11 53 04.4   +06 22 55     2.539    3.057  111.4   18.0   116   24.6 
2026-05-27 00:00 UT   11 52 49.5   +06 22 41     2.548    3.052  110.4   18.1   115   24.6 
2026-05-28 00:00 UT   11 52 36.0   +06 22 17     2.556    3.046  109.3   18.3   115   24.6 
2026-05-29 00:00 UT   11 52 23.8   +06 21 45     2.565    3.040  108.3   18.4   115   24.6 
2026-05-30 00:00 UT   11 52 13.0   +06 21 04     2.574    3.034  107.4   18.6   115   24.7 
2026-05-31 00:00 UT   11 52 03.6   +06 20 15     2.582    3.028  106.4   18.7   115   24.7 
2026-06-01 00:00 UT   11 51 55.5   +06 19 17     2.591    3.023  105.4   18.9   115   24.7 
2026-06-02 00:00 UT   11 51 48.7   +06 18 10     2.600    3.017  104.4   19.0   115   24.7 
2026-06-03 00:00 UT   11 51 43.3   +06 16 56     2.609    3.011  103.5   19.1   115   24.7 
2026-06-04 00:00 UT   11 51 39.1   +06 15 32     2.617    3.005  102.5   19.2   115   24.7 
2026-06-05 00:00 UT   11 51 36.3   +06 14 01     2.626    2.999  101.5   19.4   115   24.7 
2026-06-06 00:00 UT   11 51 34.8   +06 12 21     2.635    2.993  100.6   19.5   114   24.7 
2026-06-07 00:00 UT   11 51 34.6   +06 10 34     2.644    2.987   99.7   19.6   114   24.7 
2026-06-08 00:00 UT   11 51 35.7   +06 08 38     2.653    2.981   98.7   19.7   114   24.7 
2026-06-09 00:00 UT   11 51 38.1   +06 06 35     2.662    2.975   97.8   19.8   114   24.7 
2026-06-10 00:00 UT   11 51 41.7   +06 04 23     2.671    2.969   96.9   19.8   114   24.7 
2026-06-11 00:00 UT   11 51 46.7   +06 02 04     2.680    2.963   95.9   19.9   114   24.7 
2026-06-12 00:00 UT   11 51 52.8   +05 59 38     2.689    2.957   95.0   20.0   114   24.7 
2026-06-13 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 

    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.