2020 TX1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	2 Sep 2026	32.5	3.594 AU	3.873 AU	14h55m	-14°53'	66.6°	14.9°

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)                : 0.5716056
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.3613065
            i (Inclination)                 : 2.98406
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 201.22322
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 206.90009
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 194.24724
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 228.09195
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -1.34961
            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
2026-09-02 00:00 UT   14 55 29.6   -14 53 02     3.873    3.594   66.6   14.9   106   32.5 
2026-09-02 09:16 UT   14 55 46.3   -14 54 19     3.878    3.594   66.3   14.9   106   32.6 
2026-09-03 00:00 UT   14 56 13.2   -14 56 22     3.885    3.593   65.8   14.8   106   32.6 
2026-09-04 00:00 UT   14 56 57.4   -14 59 43     3.898    3.591   65.1   14.8   106   32.6 
2026-09-05 00:00 UT   14 57 42.4   -15 03 07     3.910    3.589   64.3   14.7   106   32.6 
2026-09-06 00:00 UT   14 58 28.0   -15 06 32     3.922    3.587   63.5   14.6   106   32.6 
2026-09-07 00:00 UT   14 59 14.2   -15 09 59     3.934    3.586   62.7   14.5   105   32.6 
2026-09-08 00:00 UT   15 00 01.0   -15 13 28     3.945    3.584   62.0   14.4   105   32.6 
2026-09-09 00:00 UT   15 00 48.5   -15 16 59     3.957    3.582   61.2   14.3   105   32.6 
2026-09-10 00:00 UT   15 01 36.6   -15 20 31     3.969    3.580   60.4   14.2   105   32.6 
2026-09-11 00:00 UT   15 02 25.4   -15 24 05     3.980    3.578   59.7   14.1   105   32.6 
2026-09-12 00:00 UT   15 03 14.7   -15 27 40     3.991    3.577   58.9   13.9   105   32.6 
2026-09-13 00:00 UT   15 04 04.6   -15 31 17     4.002    3.575   58.1   13.8   105   32.6 
2026-09-14 00:00 UT   15 04 55.1   -15 34 55     4.013    3.573   57.4   13.7   105   32.6 
2026-09-15 00:00 UT   15 05 46.2   -15 38 34     4.024    3.571   56.6   13.6   105   32.6 
2026-09-16 00:00 UT   15 06 37.9   -15 42 14     4.035    3.569   55.8   13.5   105   32.6 
2026-09-17 00:00 UT   15 07 30.1   -15 45 55     4.046    3.567   55.1   13.4   105   32.6 
2026-09-18 00:00 UT   15 08 22.9   -15 49 38     4.056    3.565   54.3   13.2   104   32.6 
2026-09-19 00:00 UT   15 09 16.2   -15 53 21     4.067    3.563   53.6   13.1   104   32.6 
2026-09-20 00:00 UT   15 10 10.1   -15 57 06     4.077    3.561   52.8   13.0   104   32.6 
2026-09-21 00:00 UT   15 11 04.5   -16 00 51     4.087    3.559   52.1   12.9   104   32.6 
2026-09-22 00:00 UT   15 11 59.5   -16 04 37     4.097    3.557   51.3   12.7   104   32.6 
2026-09-23 00:00 UT   15 12 54.9   -16 08 24     4.107    3.556   50.6   12.6   104   32.6 
2026-09-24 00:00 UT   15 13 50.9   -16 12 11     4.117    3.554   49.8   12.5   104   32.6 
2026-09-25 00:00 UT   15 14 47.4   -16 15 59     4.126    3.552   49.1   12.3   104   32.6 
2026-09-26 00:00 UT   15 15 44.4   -16 19 48     4.136    3.550   48.4   12.2   104   32.6 
2026-09-27 00:00 UT   15 16 41.9   -16 23 37     4.145    3.547   47.6   12.0   104   32.6 
2026-09-28 00:00 UT   15 17 39.9   -16 27 27     4.154    3.545   46.9   11.9   103   32.6 
2026-09-29 00:00 UT   15 18 38.4   -16 31 17     4.163    3.543   46.1   11.8   103   32.6 
2026-09-30 00:00 UT   15 19 37.3   -16 35 07     4.172    3.541   45.4   11.6   103   32.6 
2026-10-01 00:00 UT   15 20 36.8   -16 38 58     4.181    3.539   44.7   11.5   103   32.6 
2026-10-02 00:00 UT   15 21 36.7   -16 42 49     4.189    3.537   43.9   11.3   103   32.6 

    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.