2020 OT
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	3 Oct 2026	27.7	2.397 AU	3.369 AU	11h48m	-04°24'	11.6°	4.8°

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 OT are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.5894025
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.9340454
            i (Inclination)                 : 9.37460
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 303.12575
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 88.46419
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 40.62149
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 31.56916
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 9.37120
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.69            
        

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
2026-10-03 00:00 UT   11 48 05.4   -04 24 54     3.369    2.397   11.6    4.8   267   27.7 
2026-10-03 13:24 UT   11 48 55.5   -04 31 07     3.370    2.400   11.9    4.9   268   27.8 
2026-10-04 00:00 UT   11 49 35.0   -04 36 02     3.371    2.403   12.2    5.0   268   27.8 
2026-10-05 00:00 UT   11 51 04.2   -04 47 08     3.374    2.408   12.7    5.2   269   27.8 
2026-10-06 00:00 UT   11 52 33.2   -04 58 12     3.376    2.413   13.2    5.4   270   27.8 
2026-10-07 00:00 UT   11 54 01.8   -05 09 16     3.378    2.419   13.7    5.6   271   27.8 
2026-10-08 00:00 UT   11 55 30.1   -05 20 17     3.380    2.424   14.3    5.8   272   27.8 
2026-10-09 00:00 UT   11 56 58.1   -05 31 17     3.381    2.429   14.8    6.0   273   27.8 
2026-10-10 00:00 UT   11 58 25.8   -05 42 16     3.383    2.434   15.4    6.2   273   27.9 
2026-10-11 00:00 UT   11 59 53.2   -05 53 12     3.384    2.440   15.9    6.4   274   27.9 
2026-10-12 00:00 UT   12 01 20.3   -06 04 08     3.385    2.445   16.5    6.7   275   27.9 
2026-10-13 00:00 UT   12 02 47.0   -06 15 01     3.386    2.450   17.0    6.9   275   27.9 
2026-10-14 00:00 UT   12 04 13.4   -06 25 53     3.387    2.455   17.6    7.1   276   27.9 
2026-10-15 00:00 UT   12 05 39.5   -06 36 42     3.388    2.460   18.2    7.3   276   27.9 
2026-10-16 00:00 UT   12 07 05.3   -06 47 31     3.388    2.465   18.7    7.5   277   27.9 
2026-10-17 00:00 UT   12 08 30.7   -06 58 17     3.389    2.470   19.3    7.7   277   28.0 
2026-10-18 00:00 UT   12 09 55.8   -07 09 01     3.389    2.475   19.9    7.9   278   28.0 
2026-10-19 00:00 UT   12 11 20.6   -07 19 44     3.389    2.480   20.5    8.1   278   28.0 
2026-10-20 00:00 UT   12 12 45.1   -07 30 25     3.389    2.485   21.1    8.3   279   28.0 
2026-10-21 00:00 UT   12 14 09.2   -07 41 04     3.388    2.490   21.6    8.5   279   28.0 
2026-10-22 00:00 UT   12 15 33.0   -07 51 41     3.388    2.495   22.2    8.7   279   28.0 
2026-10-23 00:00 UT   12 16 56.5   -08 02 16     3.387    2.500   22.8    8.9   280   28.0 
2026-10-24 00:00 UT   12 18 19.6   -08 12 50     3.386    2.505   23.4    9.1   280   28.1 

    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.