2020 JU1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	25 Aug 2026	28.7	1.904 AU	2.590 AU	07h38m	+20°01'	38.4°	19.2°

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 JU1 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.3270745
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.4820045
            i (Inclination)                 : 2.04885
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 168.01474
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 127.11121
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 349.92464
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 115.14358
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 1.63376
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 1.80            
        

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
2026-08-25 00:00 UT   07 38 48.1   +20 01 45     2.590    1.904   38.4   19.2   278   28.7 
2026-08-25 07:46 UT   07 39 28.5   +20 00 06     2.588    1.904   38.5   19.3   278   28.7 
2026-08-26 00:00 UT   07 40 52.8   +19 56 38     2.584    1.906   38.8   19.4   278   28.7 
2026-08-27 00:00 UT   07 42 57.0   +19 51 25     2.579    1.907   39.3   19.6   278   28.7 
2026-08-28 00:00 UT   07 45 00.8   +19 46 08     2.573    1.909   39.8   19.8   278   28.7 
2026-08-29 00:00 UT   07 47 04.2   +19 40 45     2.567    1.911   40.2   20.0   279   28.8 
2026-08-30 00:00 UT   07 49 07.1   +19 35 18     2.561    1.912   40.7   20.1   279   28.8 
2026-08-31 00:00 UT   07 51 09.5   +19 29 45     2.554    1.914   41.2   20.3   279   28.8 
2026-09-01 00:00 UT   07 53 11.5   +19 24 08     2.548    1.916   41.7   20.5   279   28.8 
2026-09-02 00:00 UT   07 55 13.0   +19 18 27     2.542    1.917   42.2   20.7   279   28.8 
2026-09-03 00:00 UT   07 57 14.1   +19 12 41     2.535    1.919   42.6   20.9   280   28.8 
2026-09-04 00:00 UT   07 59 14.7   +19 06 50     2.528    1.920   43.1   21.0   280   28.8 
2026-09-05 00:00 UT   08 01 14.9   +19 00 55     2.522    1.922   43.6   21.2   280   28.8 
2026-09-06 00:00 UT   08 03 14.6   +18 54 55     2.515    1.923   44.1   21.4   280   28.8 
2026-09-07 00:00 UT   08 05 13.8   +18 48 52     2.508    1.925   44.6   21.6   280   28.8 
2026-09-08 00:00 UT   08 07 12.6   +18 42 44     2.501    1.926   45.1   21.7   281   28.8 
2026-09-09 00:00 UT   08 09 10.9   +18 36 32     2.494    1.928   45.6   21.9   281   28.8 
2026-09-10 00:00 UT   08 11 08.7   +18 30 16     2.486    1.929   46.1   22.1   281   28.8 
2026-09-11 00:00 UT   08 13 06.0   +18 23 56     2.479    1.930   46.6   22.3   281   28.8 

    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.