2020 BD
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	15 Mar 2026	28.0	1.845 AU	0.891 AU	13h11m	-03°20'	156.1°	12.6°

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
2026-03-15 00:00 UT   13 11 09.7   -03 20 38     0.891    1.845  156.1   12.6   284   28.0 
2026-03-15 01:24 UT   13 11 04.1   -03 20 04     0.891    1.845  156.1   12.6   283   28.0 
2026-03-16 00:00 UT   13 09 34.6   -03 10 41     0.894    1.852  157.5   11.9   283   28.0 
2026-03-17 00:00 UT   13 07 58.7   -03 00 41     0.897    1.860  158.9   11.1   282   28.0 
2026-03-18 00:00 UT   13 06 22.1   -02 50 40     0.900    1.867  160.3   10.4   282   28.0 
2026-03-19 00:00 UT   13 04 44.9   -02 40 39     0.903    1.874  161.7    9.6   281   28.0 
2026-03-20 00:00 UT   13 03 07.3   -02 30 39     0.907    1.882  163.1    8.9   280   28.0 
2026-03-21 00:00 UT   13 01 29.4   -02 20 40     0.910    1.889  164.5    8.1   278   27.9 
2026-03-22 00:00 UT   12 59 51.4   -02 10 44     0.915    1.896  165.9    7.4   277   27.9 
2026-03-23 00:00 UT   12 58 13.4   -02 00 52     0.919    1.904  167.2    6.6   275   27.9 
2026-03-24 00:00 UT   12 56 35.5   -01 51 04     0.924    1.911  168.6    5.9   273   27.9 
2026-03-25 00:00 UT   12 54 57.9   -01 41 21     0.929    1.918  169.9    5.2   270   27.9 
2026-03-26 00:00 UT   12 53 20.8   -01 31 44     0.934    1.926  171.2    4.5   267   27.9 
2026-03-27 00:00 UT   12 51 44.2   -01 22 14     0.939    1.933  172.5    3.9   262   27.9 
2026-03-28 00:00 UT   12 50 08.3   -01 12 52     0.945    1.940  173.7    3.3   256   27.8 
2026-03-29 00:00 UT   12 48 33.2   -01 03 39     0.951    1.947  174.7    2.7   247   27.8 
2026-03-30 00:00 UT   12 46 59.1   +00 54 34     0.957    1.954  175.6    2.2   233   27.8 
2026-03-31 00:00 UT   12 45 26.0   +00 45 39     0.964    1.961  176.1    2.0   215   27.8 
2026-04-01 00:00 UT   12 43 54.1   +00 36 54     0.970    1.968  176.2    1.9   194   27.8 
2026-04-02 00:00 UT   12 42 23.4   +00 28 20     0.977    1.976  175.8    2.1   175   27.9 
2026-04-03 00:00 UT   12 40 54.0   +00 19 57     0.985    1.983  175.0    2.5   161   27.9 

    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.