2020 BD
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	28 Jan 2026	28.5	1.481 AU	0.931 AU	13h42m	-07°32'	101.2°	40.7°

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 2020 BD are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.5684136
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.0467689
            i (Inclination)                 : 1.87883
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 92.87407
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 336.34724
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 9.55370
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 69.23263
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -0.75366
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.93            
        

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
2026-01-28 00:00 UT   13 42 19.9   -07 32 22     0.931    1.481  101.2   40.7   290   28.5 
2026-01-28 18:38 UT   13 42 39.3   -07 32 43     0.929    1.487  101.9   40.4   290   28.5 
2026-01-29 00:00 UT   13 42 44.5   -07 32 47     0.929    1.489  102.1   40.3   290   28.5 
2026-01-30 00:00 UT   13 43 06.3   -07 32 56     0.927    1.497  103.1   39.9   290   28.5 
2026-01-31 00:00 UT   13 43 25.2   -07 32 48     0.925    1.506  104.0   39.4   290   28.5 
2026-02-01 00:00 UT   13 43 41.3   -07 32 24     0.923    1.514  105.0   39.0   290   28.5 
2026-02-02 00:00 UT   13 43 54.4   -07 31 44     0.920    1.522  105.9   38.5   290   28.5 
2026-02-03 00:00 UT   13 44 04.5   -07 30 47     0.918    1.530  106.9   38.0   290   28.5 
2026-02-04 00:00 UT   13 44 11.7   -07 29 33     0.916    1.538  107.9   37.6   290   28.5 
2026-02-05 00:00 UT   13 44 15.9   -07 28 03     0.914    1.547  108.9   37.1   290   28.5 
2026-02-06 00:00 UT   13 44 17.1   -07 26 16     0.912    1.555  109.9   36.6   290   28.4 
2026-02-07 00:00 UT   13 44 15.2   -07 24 12     0.910    1.563  111.0   36.1   290   28.4 
2026-02-08 00:00 UT   13 44 10.3   -07 21 51     0.908    1.571  112.0   35.6   290   28.4 
2026-02-09 00:00 UT   13 44 02.3   -07 19 13     0.906    1.579  113.1   35.1   290   28.4 
2026-02-10 00:00 UT   13 43 51.2   -07 16 18     0.904    1.587  114.1   34.6   290   28.4 
2026-02-11 00:00 UT   13 43 37.0   -07 13 06     0.902    1.595  115.2   34.0   289   28.4 
2026-02-12 00:00 UT   13 43 19.6   -07 09 37     0.900    1.603  116.3   33.5   289   28.4 
2026-02-13 00:00 UT   13 42 59.2   -07 05 51     0.898    1.612  117.4   32.9   289   28.4 
2026-02-14 00:00 UT   13 42 35.6   -07 01 48     0.896    1.620  118.5   32.4   289   28.4 
2026-02-15 00:00 UT   13 42 08.9   -06 57 28     0.894    1.628  119.7   31.8   289   28.4 
2026-02-16 00:00 UT   13 41 39.0   -06 52 51     0.892    1.636  120.8   31.2   289   28.4 
2026-02-17 00:00 UT   13 41 06.1   -06 47 58     0.890    1.644  122.0   30.7   289   28.3 
2026-02-18 00:00 UT   13 40 30.0   -06 42 48     0.889    1.652  123.2   30.1   289   28.3 
2026-02-19 00:00 UT   13 39 50.8   -06 37 21     0.887    1.660  124.4   29.5   289   28.3 
2026-02-20 00:00 UT   13 39 08.6   -06 31 39     0.886    1.667  125.6   28.8   289   28.3 
2026-02-21 00:00 UT   13 38 23.4   -06 25 40     0.884    1.675  126.8   28.2   289   28.3 
2026-02-22 00:00 UT   13 37 35.2   -06 19 26     0.883    1.683  128.0   27.6   288   28.3 
2026-02-23 00:00 UT   13 36 44.1   -06 12 56     0.882    1.691  129.2   26.9   288   28.3 
2026-02-24 00:00 UT   13 35 50.0   -06 06 12     0.881    1.699  130.5   26.3   288   28.3 
2026-02-25 00:00 UT   13 34 53.2   -05 59 12     0.880    1.707  131.8   25.6   288   28.3 
2026-02-26 00:00 UT   13 33 53.5   -05 51 58     0.879    1.715  133.0   25.0   288   28.2 
2026-02-27 00:00 UT   13 32 51.1   -05 44 31     0.878    1.723  134.3   24.3   288   28.2 

    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.