2020 TX1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	3 May 2026	31.3	3.710 AU	2.713 AU	15h21m	-16°26'	169.9°	2.7°

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
2026-05-03 00:00 UT   15 21 07.4   -16 26 41     2.713    3.710  169.9    2.7   274   31.3 
2026-05-03 01:53 UT   15 21 03.1   -16 26 22     2.713    3.710  170.0    2.7   274   31.3 
2026-05-04 00:00 UT   15 20 11.9   -16 22 42     2.710    3.709  171.0    2.4   272   31.3 
2026-05-05 00:00 UT   15 19 16.2   -16 18 41     2.708    3.709  172.2    2.1   271   31.3 
2026-05-06 00:00 UT   15 18 20.1   -16 14 40     2.705    3.709  173.4    1.8   268   31.2 
2026-05-07 00:00 UT   15 17 23.8   -16 10 36     2.703    3.709  174.5    1.5   264   31.2 
2026-05-08 00:00 UT   15 16 27.4   -16 06 32     2.702    3.708  175.6    1.2   259   31.2 
2026-05-09 00:00 UT   15 15 30.8   -16 02 27     2.700    3.708  176.6    0.9   249   31.1 
2026-05-10 00:00 UT   15 14 34.1   -15 58 21     2.699    3.708  177.5    0.7   233   31.1 
2026-05-11 00:00 UT   15 13 37.3   -15 54 15     2.698    3.708  178.0    0.5   205   31.1 
2026-05-12 00:00 UT   15 12 40.5   -15 50 08     2.698    3.707  177.8    0.6   172   31.1 
2026-05-13 00:00 UT   15 11 43.7   -15 46 01     2.698    3.707  177.1    0.8   149   31.1 
2026-05-14 00:00 UT   15 10 47.0   -15 41 54     2.698    3.707  176.2    1.0   137   31.2 
2026-05-15 00:00 UT   15 09 50.4   -15 37 47     2.698    3.706  175.1    1.3   130   31.2 
2026-05-16 00:00 UT   15 08 54.0   -15 33 40     2.699    3.706  174.0    1.6   125   31.2 
2026-05-17 00:00 UT   15 07 57.8   -15 29 35     2.700    3.706  172.8    2.0   122   31.2 
2026-05-18 00:00 UT   15 07 01.8   -15 25 30     2.702    3.705  171.7    2.3   120   31.3 
2026-05-19 00:00 UT   15 06 06.2   -15 21 26     2.703    3.705  170.5    2.6   118   31.3 
2026-05-20 00:00 UT   15 05 10.8   -15 17 23     2.706    3.705  169.3    2.9   117   31.3 
2026-05-21 00:00 UT   15 04 15.9   -15 13 21     2.708    3.704  168.2    3.2   116   31.3 
2026-05-22 00:00 UT   15 03 21.3   -15 09 22     2.711    3.704  167.0    3.5   115   31.3 
2026-05-23 00:00 UT   15 02 27.3   -15 05 24     2.714    3.703  165.8    3.8   114   31.4 
2026-05-24 00:00 UT   15 01 33.7   -15 01 27     2.717    3.703  164.6    4.2   114   31.4 
2026-05-25 00:00 UT   15 00 40.6   -14 57 34     2.720    3.702  163.5    4.5   113   31.4 
2026-05-26 00:00 UT   14 59 48.2   -14 53 42     2.724    3.702  162.3    4.8   113   31.4 
2026-05-27 00:00 UT   14 58 56.3   -14 49 53     2.728    3.701  161.1    5.1   112   31.4 
2026-05-28 00:00 UT   14 58 05.1   -14 46 06     2.733    3.701  159.9    5.4   112   31.5 
2026-05-29 00:00 UT   14 57 14.5   -14 42 22     2.738    3.700  158.8    5.7   112   31.5 
2026-05-30 00:00 UT   14 56 24.6   -14 38 42     2.743    3.700  157.6    6.0   112   31.5 
2026-05-31 00:00 UT   14 55 35.5   -14 35 04     2.748    3.699  156.5    6.3   111   31.5 
2026-06-01 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 

    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.