2020 TE6
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	1 Nov 2026	31.0	1.438 AU	2.152 AU	12h17m	-01°01'	33.8°	22.6°

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 TE6 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.5526057
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.0087076
            i (Inclination)                 : 1.70269
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 24.78100
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 43.92557
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 341.69886
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 68.69393
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 1.18111
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.85            
        

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
2026-11-01 00:00 UT   12 17 20.2   -01 01 49     2.152    1.438   33.8   22.6   295   31.0 
2026-11-01 09:03 UT   12 18 13.5   -01 07 41     2.153    1.441   34.0   22.6   295   31.0 
2026-11-02 00:00 UT   12 19 41.3   -01 17 22     2.155    1.446   34.2   22.7   294   31.1 
2026-11-03 00:00 UT   12 22 01.3   -01 32 47     2.158    1.454   34.5   22.8   294   31.1 
2026-11-04 00:00 UT   12 24 20.3   -01 48 05     2.160    1.462   34.9   22.9   294   31.1 
2026-11-05 00:00 UT   12 26 38.4   -02 03 15     2.163    1.470   35.3   22.9   294   31.1 
2026-11-06 00:00 UT   12 28 55.5   -02 18 18     2.166    1.478   35.7   23.0   294   31.1 
2026-11-07 00:00 UT   12 31 11.6   -02 33 13     2.168    1.486   36.1   23.1   294   31.1 
2026-11-08 00:00 UT   12 33 26.7   -02 48 01     2.170    1.494   36.4   23.2   294   31.2 
2026-11-09 00:00 UT   12 35 40.9   -03 02 40     2.172    1.502   36.8   23.3   294   31.2 
2026-11-10 00:00 UT   12 37 54.2   -03 17 12     2.174    1.510   37.2   23.4   294   31.2 
2026-11-11 00:00 UT   12 40 06.5   -03 31 37     2.176    1.518   37.6   23.5   294   31.2 
2026-11-12 00:00 UT   12 42 17.9   -03 45 53     2.178    1.526   38.0   23.6   294   31.2 
2026-11-13 00:00 UT   12 44 28.3   -04 00 01     2.180    1.534   38.5   23.7   294   31.2 
2026-11-14 00:00 UT   12 46 37.8   -04 14 02     2.181    1.542   38.9   23.8   294   31.2 

    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.