2020 LX
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	21 Oct 2026	26.7	1.768 AU	0.847 AU	23h33m	+01°05'	147.0°	17.9°

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 LX are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.4900705
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.0655827
            i (Inclination)                 : 2.39447
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 238.37992
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 30.57020
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 1.56788
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 268.92821
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 1.21755
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.97            
        

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
2026-10-21 00:00 UT   23 33 49.3   +01 05 59     0.847    1.768  147.0   17.9    72   26.7 
2026-10-21 08:18 UT   23 33 47.5   +01 04 24     0.852    1.770  146.7   18.0    72   26.7 
2026-10-22 00:00 UT   23 33 45.0   +01 01 30     0.860    1.774  146.0   18.3    72   26.7 
2026-10-23 00:00 UT   23 33 42.9   +00 57 19     0.872    1.781  145.0   18.7    72   26.8 
2026-10-24 00:00 UT   23 33 43.0   +00 53 25     0.884    1.787  144.0   19.1    71   26.8 
2026-10-25 00:00 UT   23 33 45.1   +00 49 49     0.897    1.794  143.0   19.5    71   26.9 
2026-10-26 00:00 UT   23 33 49.4   +00 46 30     0.910    1.800  142.0   19.9    71   26.9 
2026-10-27 00:00 UT   23 33 55.6   +00 43 27     0.923    1.807  141.0   20.3    71   27.0 
2026-10-28 00:00 UT   23 34 03.9   +00 40 40     0.936    1.813  140.0   20.6    71   27.0 
2026-10-29 00:00 UT   23 34 14.1   +00 38 10     0.949    1.820  139.0   21.0    70   27.1 
2026-10-30 00:00 UT   23 34 26.2   +00 35 56     0.963    1.826  138.1   21.3    70   27.1 
2026-10-31 00:00 UT   23 34 40.2   +00 33 57     0.976    1.833  137.1   21.6    70   27.2 
2026-11-01 00:00 UT   23 34 56.0   +00 32 13     0.990    1.839  136.2   21.9    70   27.2 
2026-11-02 00:00 UT   23 35 13.7   +00 30 45     1.003    1.846  135.2   22.3    70   27.3 
2026-11-03 00:00 UT   23 35 33.1   +00 29 32     1.017    1.852  134.3   22.5    69   27.3 
2026-11-04 00:00 UT   23 35 54.2   +00 28 33     1.031    1.858  133.4   22.8    69   27.4 
2026-11-05 00:00 UT   23 36 17.0   +00 27 49     1.046    1.865  132.5   23.1    69   27.4 
2026-11-06 00:00 UT   23 36 41.5   +00 27 18     1.060    1.871  131.6   23.4    69   27.4 
2026-11-07 00:00 UT   23 37 07.7   +00 27 02     1.074    1.877  130.7   23.6    69   27.5 
2026-11-08 00:00 UT   23 37 35.4   +00 26 60     1.089    1.884  129.8   23.9    69   27.5 
2026-11-09 00:00 UT   23 38 04.7   +00 27 11     1.104    1.890  128.9   24.1    69   27.6 
2026-11-10 00:00 UT   23 38 35.6   +00 27 35     1.119    1.896  128.0   24.3    69   27.6 
2026-11-11 00:00 UT   23 39 08.0   +00 28 12     1.133    1.903  127.1   24.5    69   27.7 
2026-11-12 00:00 UT   23 39 41.8   +00 29 02     1.149    1.909  126.3   24.7    68   27.7 
2026-11-13 00:00 UT   23 40 17.1   +00 30 05     1.164    1.915  125.4   24.9    68   27.7 
2026-11-14 00:00 UT   23 40 53.8   +00 31 19     1.179    1.922  124.5   25.1    68   27.8 
2026-11-15 00:00 UT   23 41 31.9   +00 32 46     1.194    1.928  123.7   25.3    68   27.8 
2026-11-16 00:00 UT   23 42 11.3   +00 34 24     1.210    1.934  122.8   25.4    68   27.9 
2026-11-17 00:00 UT   23 42 52.0   +00 36 14     1.225    1.940  122.0   25.6    68   27.9 
2026-11-18 00:00 UT   23 43 34.0   +00 38 14     1.241    1.946  121.2   25.8    68   27.9 
2026-11-19 00:00 UT   23 44 17.2   +00 40 26     1.257    1.953  120.3   25.9    68   28.0 
2026-11-20 00:00 UT   23 45 01.6   +00 42 48     1.273    1.959  119.5   26.0    68   28.0 

    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.