(790747) 2018 XR
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	15 Feb 2026	23.9	2.603 AU	3.536 AU	22h43m	-23°57'	16.3°	6.1°

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
2026-02-15 00:00 UT   22 43 18.5   -23 57 09     3.536    2.603   16.3    6.1   131   23.9 
2026-02-15 17:19 UT   22 44 29.1   -23 50 48     3.542    2.607   16.1    6.0   132   23.9 
2026-02-16 00:00 UT   22 44 56.3   -23 48 21     3.544    2.609   16.1    6.0   132   23.9 
2026-02-17 00:00 UT   22 46 33.8   -23 39 35     3.552    2.615   15.8    5.9   134   23.9 
2026-02-18 00:00 UT   22 48 10.8   -23 30 51     3.559    2.621   15.6    5.8   136   23.9 
2026-02-19 00:00 UT   22 49 47.5   -23 22 09     3.567    2.627   15.5    5.8   139   23.9 
2026-02-20 00:00 UT   22 51 23.8   -23 13 28     3.574    2.633   15.3    5.7   141   23.9 
2026-02-21 00:00 UT   22 52 59.7   -23 04 50     3.581    2.639   15.2    5.6   143   23.9 
2026-02-22 00:00 UT   22 54 35.1   -22 56 13     3.588    2.645   15.0    5.6   145   23.9 
2026-02-23 00:00 UT   22 56 10.2   -22 47 38     3.595    2.651   14.9    5.5   147   23.9 
2026-02-24 00:00 UT   22 57 44.9   -22 39 05     3.601    2.657   14.9    5.5   150   23.9 
2026-02-25 00:00 UT   22 59 19.2   -22 30 34     3.608    2.663   14.8    5.5   152   23.9 
2026-02-26 00:00 UT   23 00 53.2   -22 22 06     3.614    2.669   14.8    5.4   154   23.9 
2026-02-27 00:00 UT   23 02 26.7   -22 13 39     3.620    2.675   14.8    5.4   156   24.0 
2026-02-28 00:00 UT   23 03 59.9   -22 05 15     3.626    2.681   14.8    5.4   159   24.0 
2026-03-01 00:00 UT   23 05 32.6   -21 56 53     3.632    2.687   14.9    5.4   161   24.0 
2026-03-02 00:00 UT   23 07 05.0   -21 48 33     3.637    2.692   15.0    5.5   163   24.0 
2026-03-03 00:00 UT   23 08 37.1   -21 40 16     3.643    2.698   15.1    5.5   166   24.0 
2026-03-04 00:00 UT   23 10 08.7   -21 32 01     3.648    2.704   15.2    5.5   168   24.0 
2026-03-05 00:00 UT   23 11 40.0   -21 23 48     3.653    2.710   15.3    5.6   170   24.0 
2026-03-06 00:00 UT   23 13 10.9   -21 15 38     3.658    2.715   15.5    5.6   172   24.0 
2026-03-07 00:00 UT   23 14 41.5   -21 07 30     3.663    2.721   15.7    5.7   174   24.0 
2026-03-08 00:00 UT   23 16 11.7   -20 59 25     3.667    2.727   15.9    5.7   177   24.0 

    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.