2004 XD51
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	21 May 2026	27.8	1.475 AU	1.074 AU	22h12m	-14°59'	89.9°	43.3°

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 2004 XD51 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.2411301
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.2436125
            i (Inclination)                 : 6.79613
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 83.50326
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 54.31209
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 3.06620
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 137.62371
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 5.51544
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 1.39            
        

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
2026-05-21 00:00 UT   22 12 23.5   -14 59 07     1.074    1.475   89.9   43.3   249   27.8 
2026-05-21 05:44 UT   22 12 49.3   -14 58 18     1.073    1.475   90.1   43.3   249   27.8 
2026-05-22 00:00 UT   22 14 11.1   -14 55 47     1.067    1.477   90.5   43.3   249   27.8 
2026-05-23 00:00 UT   22 15 57.6   -14 52 35     1.060    1.479   91.0   43.2   249   27.8 
2026-05-24 00:00 UT   22 17 42.9   -14 49 30     1.053    1.481   91.6   43.1   249   27.7 
2026-05-25 00:00 UT   22 19 27.1   -14 46 35     1.046    1.483   92.1   43.0   249   27.7 
2026-05-26 00:00 UT   22 21 10.2   -14 43 48     1.039    1.485   92.7   43.0   249   27.7 
2026-05-27 00:00 UT   22 22 52.1   -14 41 10     1.032    1.486   93.2   42.9   249   27.7 
2026-05-28 00:00 UT   22 24 32.8   -14 38 41     1.025    1.488   93.8   42.8   249   27.7 
2026-05-29 00:00 UT   22 26 12.4   -14 36 21     1.018    1.490   94.3   42.7   249   27.7 
2026-05-30 00:00 UT   22 27 50.7   -14 34 11     1.011    1.492   94.9   42.6   249   27.7 
2026-05-31 00:00 UT   22 29 27.9   -14 32 12     1.004    1.494   95.5   42.5   249   27.6 
2026-06-01 00:00 UT   22 31 03.8   -14 30 22     0.997    1.495   96.1   42.4   249   27.6 
2026-06-02 00:00 UT   22 32 38.5   -14 28 44     0.990    1.497   96.7   42.3   249   27.6 
2026-06-03 00:00 UT   22 34 11.9   -14 27 16     0.982    1.499   97.3   42.2   249   27.6 
2026-06-04 00:00 UT   22 35 44.0   -14 25 60     0.975    1.500   97.9   42.1   249   27.6 
2026-06-05 00:00 UT   22 37 14.7   -14 24 55     0.968    1.502   98.5   41.9   249   27.6 
2026-06-06 00:00 UT   22 38 44.2   -14 24 03     0.961    1.503   99.1   41.8   249   27.5 
2026-06-07 00:00 UT   22 40 12.3   -14 23 23     0.953    1.505   99.7   41.7   249   27.5 
2026-06-08 00:00 UT   22 41 38.9   -14 22 55     0.946    1.506  100.3   41.5   249   27.5 
2026-06-09 00:00 UT   22 43 04.2   -14 22 41     0.939    1.508  100.9   41.4   249   27.5 
2026-06-10 00:00 UT   22 44 28.0   -14 22 41     0.931    1.509  101.6   41.2   249   27.5 
2026-06-11 00:00 UT   22 45 50.3   -14 22 54     0.924    1.511  102.2   41.1   249   27.4 
2026-06-12 00:00 UT   22 47 11.1   -14 23 22     0.917    1.512  102.9   40.9   249   27.4 

    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.