2020 JZ1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	4 Nov 2025	27.4	1.643 AU	0.775 AU	05h37m	+26°07'	136.4°	24.6°

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 JZ1 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.2779479
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.3706846
            i (Inclination)                 : 4.57138
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 43.82054
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 230.80998
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 134.82090
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 94.54108
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -3.54157
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 1.60            
        

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
2025-11-04 00:00 UT   05 37 46.0   +26 07 11     0.775    1.643  136.4   24.6   265   27.4 
2025-11-04 21:35 UT   05 36 49.5   +26 11 24     0.771    1.645  137.5   24.0   265   27.3 
2025-11-05 00:00 UT   05 36 42.9   +26 11 53     0.771    1.645  137.6   24.0   265   27.3 
2025-11-06 00:00 UT   05 35 35.9   +26 16 32     0.766    1.647  138.9   23.3   264   27.3 
2025-11-07 00:00 UT   05 34 25.0   +26 21 09     0.762    1.650  140.1   22.7   264   27.3 
2025-11-08 00:00 UT   05 33 10.2   +26 25 41     0.758    1.652  141.4   22.0   263   27.2 
2025-11-09 00:00 UT   05 31 51.4   +26 30 10     0.754    1.654  142.7   21.3   263   27.2 
2025-11-10 00:00 UT   05 30 28.8   +26 34 33     0.750    1.656  144.0   20.6   263   27.2 
2025-11-11 00:00 UT   05 29 02.4   +26 38 51     0.746    1.659  145.3   19.9   262   27.2 
2025-11-12 00:00 UT   05 27 32.2   +26 43 03     0.743    1.661  146.6   19.2   261   27.1 
2025-11-13 00:00 UT   05 25 58.4   +26 47 08     0.739    1.663  147.9   18.4   261   27.1 
2025-11-14 00:00 UT   05 24 20.9   +26 51 06     0.736    1.665  149.3   17.7   260   27.1 
2025-11-15 00:00 UT   05 22 40.0   +26 54 55     0.733    1.667  150.6   16.9   260   27.0 
2025-11-16 00:00 UT   05 20 55.7   +26 58 36     0.730    1.669  152.0   16.2   259   27.0 
2025-11-17 00:00 UT   05 19 08.1   +27 02 07     0.728    1.671  153.4   15.4   258   27.0 
2025-11-18 00:00 UT   05 17 17.4   +27 05 28     0.725    1.674  154.8   14.6   257   26.9 
2025-11-19 00:00 UT   05 15 23.8   +27 08 38     0.723    1.676  156.1   13.8   256   26.9 
2025-11-20 00:00 UT   05 13 27.3   +27 11 36     0.721    1.678  157.5   13.0   255   26.9 
2025-11-21 00:00 UT   05 11 28.3   +27 14 23     0.719    1.679  158.9   12.2   254   26.8 
2025-11-22 00:00 UT   05 09 26.8   +27 16 57     0.718    1.681  160.4   11.4   253   26.8 
2025-11-23 00:00 UT   05 07 23.0   +27 19 18     0.717    1.683  161.8   10.6   251   26.8 
2025-11-24 00:00 UT   05 05 17.3   +27 21 26     0.716    1.685  163.2    9.8   250   26.7 
2025-11-25 00:00 UT   05 03 09.7   +27 23 19     0.715    1.687  164.6    9.0   248   26.7 
2025-11-26 00:00 UT   05 01 00.5   +27 24 59     0.714    1.689  165.9    8.2   245   26.7 

    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.