2020 BD
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	14 Apr 2026	28.5	2.059 AU	1.082 AU	12h26m	+00°57'	161.7°	8.8°

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
2026-04-14 00:00 UT   12 26 23.3   +00 57 40     1.082    2.059  161.7    8.8   124   28.5 
2026-04-14 02:51 UT   12 26 15.2   +00 58 21     1.084    2.060  161.5    8.9   124   28.5 
2026-04-15 00:00 UT   12 25 16.0   +01 03 16     1.093    2.066  160.4    9.4   123   28.6 
2026-04-16 00:00 UT   12 24 10.9   +01 08 37     1.103    2.072  159.2    9.9   122   28.6 
2026-04-17 00:00 UT   12 23 08.0   +01 13 42     1.114    2.079  157.9   10.5   122   28.7 
2026-04-18 00:00 UT   12 22 07.3   +01 18 32     1.125    2.086  156.7   11.0   121   28.7 
2026-04-19 00:00 UT   12 21 08.9   +01 23 06     1.137    2.092  155.5   11.5   121   28.8 
2026-04-20 00:00 UT   12 20 12.8   +01 27 25     1.148    2.099  154.3   12.0   120   28.8 
2026-04-21 00:00 UT   12 19 19.0   +01 31 28     1.160    2.106  153.1   12.5   120   28.9 
2026-04-22 00:00 UT   12 18 27.5   +01 35 15     1.172    2.112  151.9   12.9   120   28.9 
2026-04-23 00:00 UT   12 17 38.3   +01 38 47     1.184    2.119  150.7   13.4   119   29.0 
2026-04-24 00:00 UT   12 16 51.4   +01 42 03     1.197    2.126  149.6   13.9   119   29.0 
2026-04-25 00:00 UT   12 16 06.8   +01 45 05     1.209    2.132  148.4   14.3   119   29.1 
2026-04-26 00:00 UT   12 15 24.5   +01 47 51     1.222    2.139  147.3   14.7   118   29.1 
2026-04-27 00:00 UT   12 14 44.5   +01 50 23     1.235    2.145  146.1   15.2   118   29.2 
2026-04-28 00:00 UT   12 14 06.8   +01 52 40     1.248    2.152  145.0   15.6   118   29.2 
2026-04-29 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 

    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.