(438908) 2009 XO
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	10 Oct 2026	24.9	2.816 AU	1.889 AU	23h21m	-04°24'	153.1°	9.2°

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 2009 XO are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.5434776
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.8590719
            i (Inclination)                 : 0.34847
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 27.93756
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 140.52214
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 160.85236
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : -11.53978
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 0.22155
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.53            
        

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
2026-10-10 00:00 UT   23 21 40.3   -04 24 12     1.889    2.816  153.1    9.2    66   24.9 
2026-10-10 05:02 UT   23 21 28.2   -04 25 27     1.890    2.816  152.9    9.3    66   24.9 
2026-10-11 00:00 UT   23 20 43.1   -04 30 08     1.894    2.815  151.9    9.6    66   24.9 
2026-10-12 00:00 UT   23 19 47.2   -04 35 56     1.900    2.813  150.6   10.0    67   24.9 
2026-10-13 00:00 UT   23 18 52.5   -04 41 36     1.906    2.812  149.4   10.4    67   24.9 
2026-10-14 00:00 UT   23 17 59.1   -04 47 07     1.913    2.810  148.2   10.8    67   25.0 
2026-10-15 00:00 UT   23 17 07.1   -04 52 29     1.919    2.809  147.0   11.2    67   25.0 
2026-10-16 00:00 UT   23 16 16.5   -04 57 41     1.926    2.807  145.7   11.5    67   25.0 
2026-10-17 00:00 UT   23 15 27.3   -05 02 45     1.933    2.805  144.5   11.9    67   25.0 
2026-10-18 00:00 UT   23 14 39.5   -05 07 39     1.941    2.804  143.3   12.3    67   25.1 
2026-10-19 00:00 UT   23 13 53.2   -05 12 23     1.948    2.802  142.1   12.6    67   25.1 
2026-10-20 00:00 UT   23 13 08.4   -05 16 57     1.956    2.801  140.9   13.0    67   25.1 
2026-10-21 00:00 UT   23 12 25.1   -05 21 22     1.964    2.799  139.7   13.3    67   25.1 
2026-10-22 00:00 UT   23 11 43.3   -05 25 37     1.973    2.797  138.6   13.6    67   25.1 
2026-10-23 00:00 UT   23 11 03.1   -05 29 41     1.981    2.796  137.4   13.9    67   25.2 
2026-10-24 00:00 UT   23 10 24.5   -05 33 36     1.990    2.794  136.2   14.3    67   25.2 
2026-10-25 00:00 UT   23 09 47.4   -05 37 20     1.998    2.792  135.0   14.6    67   25.2 
2026-10-26 00:00 UT   23 09 12.0   -05 40 54     2.007    2.790  133.9   14.9    67   25.2 
2026-10-27 00:00 UT   23 08 38.1   -05 44 18     2.017    2.789  132.7   15.2    67   25.2 
2026-10-28 00:00 UT   23 08 05.9   -05 47 32     2.026    2.787  131.6   15.5    67   25.2 
2026-10-29 00:00 UT   23 07 35.3   -05 50 35     2.036    2.785  130.5   15.7    67   25.3 
2026-10-30 00:00 UT   23 07 06.3   -05 53 28     2.045    2.783  129.3   16.0    67   25.3 
2026-10-31 00:00 UT   23 06 38.9   -05 56 10     2.055    2.781  128.2   16.3    67   25.3 
2026-11-01 00:00 UT   23 06 13.2   -05 58 43     2.065    2.779  127.1   16.5    67   25.3 
2026-11-02 00:00 UT   23 05 49.2   -06 01 05     2.076    2.777  126.0   16.8    67   25.3 
2026-11-03 00:00 UT   23 05 26.7   -06 03 16     2.086    2.776  124.9   17.0    67   25.4 
2026-11-04 00:00 UT   23 05 05.9   -06 05 18     2.096    2.774  123.8   17.3    67   25.4 
2026-11-05 00:00 UT   23 04 46.8   -06 07 08     2.107    2.772  122.7   17.5    67   25.4 
2026-11-06 00:00 UT   23 04 29.3   -06 08 49     2.118    2.770  121.6   17.7    67   25.4 
2026-11-07 00:00 UT   23 04 13.5   -06 10 19     2.129    2.768  120.6   18.0    67   25.4 
2026-11-08 00:00 UT   23 03 59.3   -06 11 40     2.140    2.766  119.5   18.2    67   25.4 
2026-11-09 00:00 UT   23 03 46.7   -06 12 49     2.151    2.764  118.4   18.4    67   25.5 

    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.