2020 BD
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	28 Apr 2026	29.2	2.152 AU	1.248 AU	12h14m	+01°52'	145.0°	15.6°

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
2026-04-28 00:00 UT   12 14 06.8   +01 52 40     1.248    2.152  145.0   15.6   118   29.2 
2026-04-28 04:26 UT   12 14 00.0   +01 53 03     1.250    2.153  144.8   15.6   118   29.2 
2026-04-29 00:00 UT   12 13 31.2   +01 54 42     1.261    2.158  143.9   16.0   118   29.2 
2026-04-30 00:00 UT   12 12 58.0   +01 56 31     1.275    2.165  142.8   16.3   117   29.3 
2026-05-01 00:00 UT   12 12 26.9   +01 58 05     1.289    2.171  141.7   16.7   117   29.3 
2026-05-02 00:00 UT   12 11 58.0   +01 59 25     1.303    2.177  140.6   17.1   117   29.4 
2026-05-03 00:00 UT   12 11 31.2   +02 00 32     1.317    2.184  139.5   17.4   117   29.4 
2026-05-04 00:00 UT   12 11 06.6   +02 01 26     1.331    2.190  138.5   17.8   117   29.5 
2026-05-05 00:00 UT   12 10 44.1   +02 02 07     1.345    2.196  137.4   18.1   117   29.5 
2026-05-06 00:00 UT   12 10 23.6   +02 02 34     1.360    2.203  136.4   18.4   116   29.5 
2026-05-07 00:00 UT   12 10 05.2   +02 02 50     1.374    2.209  135.3   18.7   116   29.6 
2026-05-08 00:00 UT   12 09 48.8   +02 02 52     1.389    2.215  134.3   19.0   116   29.6 
2026-05-09 00:00 UT   12 09 34.4   +02 02 43     1.404    2.221  133.3   19.3   116   29.6 
2026-05-10 00:00 UT   12 09 22.0   +02 02 21     1.419    2.228  132.3   19.6   116   29.7 
2026-05-11 00:00 UT   12 09 11.5   +02 01 48     1.435    2.234  131.3   19.9   116   29.7 
2026-05-12 00:00 UT   12 09 02.9   +02 01 03     1.450    2.240  130.3   20.1   116   29.8 
2026-05-13 00:00 UT   12 08 56.2   +02 00 07     1.466    2.246  129.3   20.4   116   29.8 
2026-05-14 00:00 UT   12 08 51.3   +01 58 59     1.481    2.252  128.3   20.6   116   29.8 
2026-05-15 00:00 UT   12 08 48.3   +01 57 41     1.497    2.258  127.4   20.8   115   29.9 
2026-05-16 00:00 UT   12 08 47.0   +01 56 12     1.513    2.264  126.4   21.1   115   29.9 
2026-05-17 00:00 UT   12 08 47.6   +01 54 33     1.529    2.271  125.5   21.3   115   29.9 
2026-05-18 00:00 UT   12 08 49.8   +01 52 43     1.545    2.277  124.5   21.5   115   30.0 
2026-05-19 00:00 UT   12 08 53.7   +01 50 43     1.562    2.283  123.6   21.7   115   30.0 
2026-05-20 00:00 UT   12 08 59.3   +01 48 33     1.578    2.289  122.7   21.9   115   30.0 
2026-05-21 00:00 UT   12 09 06.6   +01 46 14     1.595    2.295  121.7   22.0   115   30.1 
2026-05-22 00:00 UT   12 09 15.4   +01 43 45     1.611    2.300  120.8   22.2   115   30.1 
2026-05-23 00:00 UT   12 09 25.8   +01 41 07     1.628    2.306  119.9   22.4   115   30.1 
2026-05-24 00:00 UT   12 09 37.7   +01 38 21     1.645    2.312  119.0   22.5   115   30.2 
2026-05-25 00:00 UT   12 09 51.2   +01 35 25     1.662    2.318  118.1   22.7   115   30.2 
2026-05-26 00:00 UT   12 10 06.1   +01 32 21     1.679    2.324  117.3   22.8   115   30.2 
2026-05-27 00:00 UT   12 10 22.4   +01 29 09     1.696    2.330  116.4   22.9   115   30.3 
2026-05-28 00:00 UT   12 10 40.2   +01 25 49     1.713    2.336  115.5   23.0   115   30.3 

    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.