2020 TX1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	31 May 2026	31.5	3.699 AU	2.748 AU	14h55m	-14°35'	156.5°	6.3°

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 TX1 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.5717857
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.3610315
            i (Inclination)                 : 2.98469
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 201.22851
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 206.89314
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 139.91705
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 228.09029
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -1.34957
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.63            
        

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
2026-05-31 00:00 UT   14 55 35.5   -14 35 04     2.748    3.699  156.5    6.3   111   31.5 
2026-05-31 02:56 UT   14 55 29.5   -14 34 38     2.749    3.699  156.3    6.3   111   31.5 
2026-06-01 00:00 UT   14 54 47.1   -14 31 30     2.753    3.699  155.3    6.6   111   31.5 
2026-06-02 00:00 UT   14 53 59.5   -14 27 59     2.759    3.698  154.1    6.9   111   31.6 
2026-06-03 00:00 UT   14 53 12.8   -14 24 31     2.765    3.698  153.0    7.2   111   31.6 
2026-06-04 00:00 UT   14 52 26.8   -14 21 08     2.772    3.697  151.8    7.4   111   31.6 
2026-06-05 00:00 UT   14 51 41.8   -14 17 48     2.778    3.697  150.7    7.7   111   31.6 
2026-06-06 00:00 UT   14 50 57.6   -14 14 32     2.785    3.696  149.6    8.0   110   31.6 
2026-06-07 00:00 UT   14 50 14.3   -14 11 21     2.793    3.695  148.4    8.3   110   31.6 
2026-06-08 00:00 UT   14 49 32.0   -14 08 13     2.800    3.695  147.3    8.5   110   31.7 
2026-06-09 00:00 UT   14 48 50.7   -14 05 11     2.808    3.694  146.2    8.8   110   31.7 
2026-06-10 00:00 UT   14 48 10.3   -14 02 12     2.815    3.693  145.0    9.1   110   31.7 
2026-06-11 00:00 UT   14 47 30.9   -13 59 18     2.824    3.693  143.9    9.3   110   31.7 
2026-06-12 00:00 UT   14 46 52.6   -13 56 29     2.832    3.692  142.8    9.6   110   31.7 
2026-06-13 00:00 UT   14 46 15.2   -13 53 45     2.841    3.691  141.7    9.8   110   31.7 
2026-06-14 00:00 UT   14 45 39.0   -13 51 06     2.849    3.691  140.6   10.1   110   31.8 
2026-06-15 00:00 UT   14 45 03.8   -13 48 32     2.859    3.690  139.5   10.3   110   31.8 
2026-06-16 00:00 UT   14 44 29.7   -13 46 03     2.868    3.689  138.4   10.5   110   31.8 
2026-06-17 00:00 UT   14 43 56.7   -13 43 40     2.877    3.689  137.3   10.8   110   31.8 
2026-06-18 00:00 UT   14 43 24.8   -13 41 21     2.887    3.688  136.2   11.0   110   31.8 
2026-06-19 00:00 UT   14 42 54.1   -13 39 09     2.897    3.687  135.1   11.2   110   31.8 
2026-06-20 00:00 UT   14 42 24.5   -13 37 01     2.907    3.686  134.0   11.4   110   31.9 
2026-06-21 00:00 UT   14 41 56.0   -13 34 59     2.917    3.685  133.0   11.6   110   31.9 
2026-06-22 00:00 UT   14 41 28.7   -13 33 03     2.928    3.685  131.9   11.8   109   31.9 
2026-06-23 00:00 UT   14 41 02.5   -13 31 12     2.938    3.684  130.8   12.0   109   31.9 
2026-06-24 00:00 UT   14 40 37.5   -13 29 26     2.949    3.683  129.8   12.2   109   31.9 
2026-06-25 00:00 UT   14 40 13.7   -13 27 47     2.960    3.682  128.7   12.4   109   31.9 
2026-06-26 00:00 UT   14 39 51.0   -13 26 13     2.971    3.681  127.7   12.6   109   31.9 
2026-06-27 00:00 UT   14 39 29.5   -13 24 44     2.983    3.680  126.6   12.8   109   32.0 
2026-06-28 00:00 UT   14 39 09.2   -13 23 22     2.994    3.680  125.6   13.0   109   32.0 
2026-06-29 00:00 UT   14 38 50.1   -13 22 04     3.006    3.679  124.5   13.2   109   32.0 
2026-06-30 00:00 UT   14 38 32.1   -13 20 53     3.017    3.678  123.5   13.3   109   32.0 

    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.