2020 TB12
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	27 Jun 2026	26.3	1.776 AU	2.149 AU	02h39m	+08°32'	55.1°	28.0°

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 TB12 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.5206117
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.0340023
            i (Inclination)                 : 8.86645
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 126.73435
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 353.96676
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 238.96363
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 120.77268
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -0.92824
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.90            
        

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
2026-06-27 00:00 UT   02 39 25.1   +08 32 08     2.149    1.776   55.1   28.0   247   26.3 
2026-06-27 13:41 UT   02 40 49.2   +08 37 26     2.141    1.772   55.3   28.1   248   26.3 
2026-06-28 00:00 UT   02 41 52.8   +08 41 26     2.135    1.769   55.5   28.2   248   26.2 
2026-06-29 00:00 UT   02 44 21.5   +08 50 41     2.120    1.762   55.8   28.5   248   26.2 
2026-06-30 00:00 UT   02 46 51.2   +08 59 52     2.106    1.755   56.1   28.7   248   26.2 
2026-07-01 00:00 UT   02 49 21.9   +09 09 01     2.092    1.748   56.4   29.0   248   26.2 
2026-07-02 00:00 UT   02 51 53.7   +09 18 06     2.077    1.741   56.7   29.2   248   26.2 
2026-07-03 00:00 UT   02 54 26.4   +09 27 07     2.063    1.734   57.0   29.5   249   26.2 
2026-07-04 00:00 UT   02 57 00.2   +09 36 05     2.049    1.727   57.3   29.7   249   26.1 
2026-07-05 00:00 UT   02 59 35.1   +09 44 59     2.035    1.720   57.6   29.9   249   26.1 
2026-07-06 00:00 UT   03 02 11.1   +09 53 50     2.021    1.713   57.9   30.2   249   26.1 
2026-07-07 00:00 UT   03 04 48.2   +10 02 36     2.006    1.706   58.2   30.4   250   26.1 
2026-07-08 00:00 UT   03 07 26.4   +10 11 18     1.992    1.698   58.5   30.7   250   26.1 
2026-07-09 00:00 UT   03 10 05.7   +10 19 56     1.978    1.691   58.8   30.9   250   26.1 
2026-07-10 00:00 UT   03 12 46.2   +10 28 29     1.964    1.684   59.0   31.2   250   26.0 

    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.