2020 CH
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	22 Oct 2025	29.8	2.505 AU	1.940 AU	21h44m	-19°32'	113.2°	21.4°

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 CH are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.4546719
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.7515645
            i (Inclination)                 : 8.70189
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 133.51908
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 41.65853
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 165.38472
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 174.84841
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 5.77160
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.32            
        

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
2025-10-22 00:00 UT   21 44 12.1   -19 32 55     1.940    2.505  113.2   21.4    68   29.8 
2025-10-22 15:01 UT   21 44 18.0   -19 32 09     1.949    2.506  112.6   21.5    68   29.8 
2025-10-23 00:00 UT   21 44 21.9   -19 31 39     1.955    2.506  112.2   21.6    68   29.8 
2025-10-24 00:00 UT   21 44 33.4   -19 30 15     1.969    2.508  111.3   21.7    68   29.8 
2025-10-25 00:00 UT   21 44 46.5   -19 28 41     1.983    2.509  110.3   21.8    69   29.8 
2025-10-26 00:00 UT   21 45 01.2   -19 26 59     1.998    2.510  109.4   21.9    69   29.9 
2025-10-27 00:00 UT   21 45 17.5   -19 25 09     2.012    2.511  108.5   22.0    69   29.9 
2025-10-28 00:00 UT   21 45 35.3   -19 23 10     2.027    2.513  107.6   22.1    69   29.9 
2025-10-29 00:00 UT   21 45 54.7   -19 21 02     2.042    2.514  106.7   22.2    69   29.9 
2025-10-30 00:00 UT   21 46 15.6   -19 18 47     2.056    2.515  105.8   22.3    69   29.9 
2025-10-31 00:00 UT   21 46 37.9   -19 16 24     2.071    2.516  104.9   22.4    69   30.0 
2025-11-01 00:00 UT   21 47 01.7   -19 13 53     2.086    2.517  104.0   22.5    69   30.0 
2025-11-02 00:00 UT   21 47 26.9   -19 11 14     2.101    2.518  103.1   22.6    69   30.0 
2025-11-03 00:00 UT   21 47 53.5   -19 08 28     2.116    2.519  102.2   22.6    69   30.0 
2025-11-04 00:00 UT   21 48 21.5   -19 05 34     2.131    2.521  101.3   22.7    69   30.0 
2025-11-05 00:00 UT   21 48 50.8   -19 02 33     2.146    2.522  100.5   22.7    69   30.1 
2025-11-06 00:00 UT   21 49 21.4   -18 59 25     2.160    2.523   99.6   22.8    69   30.1 
2025-11-07 00:00 UT   21 49 53.4   -18 56 11     2.175    2.524   98.7   22.8    69   30.1 
2025-11-08 00:00 UT   21 50 26.5   -18 52 49     2.190    2.525   97.9   22.9    70   30.1 
2025-11-09 00:00 UT   21 51 01.0   -18 49 21     2.205    2.526   97.0   22.9    70   30.1 
2025-11-10 00:00 UT   21 51 36.7   -18 45 45     2.220    2.527   96.2   22.9    70   30.1 
2025-11-11 00:00 UT   21 52 13.5   -18 42 04     2.235    2.528   95.3   23.0    70   30.2 
2025-11-12 00:00 UT   21 52 51.6   -18 38 16     2.250    2.528   94.5   23.0    70   30.2 
2025-11-13 00:00 UT   21 53 30.8   -18 34 21     2.265    2.529   93.7   23.0    70   30.2 
2025-11-14 00:00 UT   21 54 11.2   -18 30 20     2.280    2.530   92.8   23.0    70   30.2 
2025-11-15 00:00 UT   21 54 52.7   -18 26 13     2.295    2.531   92.0   23.0    70   30.2 
2025-11-16 00:00 UT   21 55 35.3   -18 21 60     2.310    2.532   91.2   23.0    70   30.2 
2025-11-17 00:00 UT   21 56 19.0   -18 17 41     2.325    2.533   90.4   23.0    70   30.2 
2025-11-18 00:00 UT   21 57 03.7   -18 13 15     2.340    2.533   89.6   23.0    70   30.3 
2025-11-19 00:00 UT   21 57 49.5   -18 08 44     2.355    2.534   88.7   23.0    70   30.3 
2025-11-20 00:00 UT   21 58 36.4   -18 04 07     2.370    2.535   87.9   22.9    70   30.3 
2025-11-21 00:00 UT   21 59 24.2   -17 59 24     2.385    2.536   87.1   22.9    70   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.