(790747) 2018 XR
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	15 Jan 2026	23.7	2.401 AU	3.215 AU	21h49m	-28°37'	28.9°	11.4°

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 2018 XR are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.6653793
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.1548467
            i (Inclination)                 : 20.53319
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 78.21441
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 114.55012
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 45.20514
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 14.21622
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 18.60497
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.16            
        

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
2026-01-15 00:00 UT   21 49 06.1   -28 37 42     3.215    2.401   28.9   11.4    98   23.7 
2026-01-15 15:24 UT   21 50 18.2   -28 31 50     3.223    2.406   28.6   11.3    98   23.7 
2026-01-16 00:00 UT   21 50 58.3   -28 28 33     3.227    2.408   28.4   11.2    98   23.7 
2026-01-17 00:00 UT   21 52 50.0   -28 19 24     3.240    2.415   27.9   11.0    99   23.7 
2026-01-18 00:00 UT   21 54 41.2   -28 10 15     3.252    2.422   27.4   10.8    99   23.7 
2026-01-19 00:00 UT   21 56 31.8   -28 01 06     3.264    2.429   27.0   10.6   100   23.7 
2026-01-20 00:00 UT   21 58 21.9   -27 51 56     3.276    2.435   26.5   10.4   101   23.8 
2026-01-21 00:00 UT   22 00 11.5   -27 42 47     3.288    2.442   26.0   10.2   101   23.8 
2026-01-22 00:00 UT   22 02 00.7   -27 33 38     3.300    2.449   25.6   10.0   102   23.8 
2026-01-23 00:00 UT   22 03 49.3   -27 24 29     3.311    2.456   25.1    9.8   103   23.8 
2026-01-24 00:00 UT   22 05 37.4   -27 15 20     3.323    2.462   24.6    9.6   103   23.8 
2026-01-25 00:00 UT   22 07 25.0   -27 06 12     3.334    2.469   24.2    9.4   104   23.8 
2026-01-26 00:00 UT   22 09 12.1   -26 57 04     3.345    2.476   23.7    9.2   105   23.8 
2026-01-27 00:00 UT   22 10 58.7   -26 47 56     3.356    2.482   23.3    9.0   106   23.8 
2026-01-28 00:00 UT   22 12 44.9   -26 38 49     3.367    2.489   22.8    8.8   107   23.8 
2026-01-29 00:00 UT   22 14 30.5   -26 29 43     3.377    2.495   22.4    8.6   107   23.8 
2026-01-30 00:00 UT   22 16 15.7   -26 20 37     3.388    2.502   22.0    8.5   108   23.8 
2026-01-31 00:00 UT   22 18 00.5   -26 11 32     3.398    2.508   21.5    8.3   109   23.8 
2026-02-01 00:00 UT   22 19 44.7   -26 02 27     3.409    2.515   21.1    8.1   110   23.8 
2026-02-02 00:00 UT   22 21 28.5   -25 53 23     3.419    2.521   20.7    7.9   111   23.8 
2026-02-03 00:00 UT   22 23 11.9   -25 44 21     3.429    2.528   20.3    7.8   113   23.8 

    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.