(679656) 2020 BP13
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	29 May 2026	21.4	1.164 AU	0.393 AU	21h17m	+05°48'	102.6°	58.2°

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 BP13 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.3522636
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.5678783
            i (Inclination)                 : 8.14123
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 208.98305
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 357.30172
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 294.37157
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 206.31192
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -0.38197
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 1.96            
        

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
2026-05-29 00:00 UT   21 17 56.4   +05 48 57     0.393    1.164  102.6   58.2   246   21.4 
2026-05-29 18:45 UT   21 18 22.9   +06 02 48     0.394    1.168  103.1   57.7   246   21.4 
2026-05-30 00:00 UT   21 18 29.9   +06 06 38     0.394    1.169  103.2   57.6   246   21.4 
2026-05-31 00:00 UT   21 19 00.2   +06 23 52     0.395    1.173  103.9   57.0   246   21.4 
2026-06-01 00:00 UT   21 19 27.3   +06 40 41     0.396    1.178  104.6   56.4   245   21.4 
2026-06-02 00:00 UT   21 19 51.1   +06 57 03     0.397    1.182  105.3   55.8   245   21.4 
2026-06-03 00:00 UT   21 20 11.6   +07 12 59     0.398    1.187  105.9   55.3   244   21.4 
2026-06-04 00:00 UT   21 20 28.9   +07 28 27     0.399    1.191  106.7   54.6   244   21.4 
2026-06-05 00:00 UT   21 20 42.8   +07 43 28     0.399    1.196  107.4   54.0   243   21.4 
2026-06-06 00:00 UT   21 20 53.4   +07 58 02     0.400    1.201  108.1   53.4   243   21.4 
2026-06-07 00:00 UT   21 21 00.6   +08 12 07     0.401    1.206  108.8   52.8   243   21.4 
2026-06-08 00:00 UT   21 21 04.4   +08 25 43     0.402    1.210  109.6   52.2   242   21.4 
2026-06-09 00:00 UT   21 21 04.7   +08 38 49     0.402    1.215  110.4   51.5   242   21.4 
2026-06-10 00:00 UT   21 21 01.7   +08 51 26     0.403    1.220  111.1   50.9   241   21.4 
2026-06-11 00:00 UT   21 20 55.1   +09 03 32     0.404    1.225  111.9   50.3   241   21.4 
2026-06-12 00:00 UT   21 20 45.1   +09 15 07     0.404    1.230  112.7   49.6   240   21.4 
2026-06-13 00:00 UT   21 20 31.6   +09 26 11     0.405    1.235  113.6   48.9   239   21.4 
2026-06-14 00:00 UT   21 20 14.7   +09 36 41     0.406    1.239  114.4   48.3   239   21.4 
2026-06-15 00:00 UT   21 19 54.2   +09 46 38     0.406    1.244  115.2   47.6   238   21.4 
2026-06-16 00:00 UT   21 19 30.3   +09 56 02     0.407    1.249  116.1   46.9   238   21.3 
2026-06-17 00:00 UT   21 19 03.0   +10 04 50     0.408    1.254  116.9   46.2   237   21.3 
2026-06-18 00:00 UT   21 18 32.2   +10 13 04     0.408    1.259  117.8   45.5   237   21.3 
2026-06-19 00:00 UT   21 17 58.0   +10 20 42     0.409    1.264  118.7   44.8   236   21.3 
2026-06-20 00:00 UT   21 17 20.6   +10 27 44     0.410    1.269  119.6   44.1   235   21.3 
2026-06-21 00:00 UT   21 16 39.8   +10 34 09     0.410    1.274  120.5   43.4   235   21.3 
2026-06-22 00:00 UT   21 15 55.8   +10 39 57     0.411    1.279  121.4   42.7   234   21.3 
2026-06-23 00:00 UT   21 15 08.6   +10 45 07     0.412    1.285  122.4   41.9   233   21.3 
2026-06-24 00:00 UT   21 14 18.2   +10 49 39     0.412    1.290  123.3   41.2   232   21.3 
2026-06-25 00:00 UT   21 13 24.8   +10 53 32     0.413    1.295  124.2   40.5   232   21.3 
2026-06-26 00:00 UT   21 12 28.4   +10 56 47     0.414    1.300  125.2   39.7   231   21.3 
2026-06-27 00:00 UT   21 11 29.0   +10 59 21     0.415    1.305  126.2   39.0   230   21.3 
2026-06-28 00:00 UT   21 10 26.7   +11 01 16     0.416    1.310  127.1   38.2   229   21.3 

    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.