2020 TX1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	15 Nov 2025	32.4	3.565 AU	4.513 AU	14h22m	-13°39'	14.6°	4.0°

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 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
2025-11-15 00:00 UT   14 22 48.1   -13 39 05     4.513    3.565   14.6    4.0   291   32.4 
2025-11-16 00:00 UT   14 23 55.8   -13 44 24     4.511    3.567   15.3    4.2   291   32.4 
2025-11-17 00:00 UT   14 25 03.3   -13 49 41     4.508    3.569   16.1    4.4   291   32.4 
2025-11-18 00:00 UT   14 26 10.8   -13 54 55     4.506    3.571   16.8    4.6   290   32.4 
2025-11-19 00:00 UT   14 27 18.1   -14 00 08     4.503    3.573   17.5    4.8   290   32.4 
2025-11-20 00:00 UT   14 28 25.3   -14 05 18     4.500    3.574   18.2    5.0   290   32.5 
2025-11-21 00:00 UT   14 29 32.4   -14 10 27     4.496    3.576   19.0    5.2   290   32.5 
2025-11-22 00:00 UT   14 30 39.3   -14 15 33     4.493    3.578   19.7    5.3   290   32.5 
2025-11-23 00:00 UT   14 31 46.1   -14 20 36     4.489    3.580   20.4    5.5   290   32.5 
2025-11-24 00:00 UT   14 32 52.8   -14 25 38     4.485    3.582   21.1    5.7   290   32.5 
2025-11-25 00:00 UT   14 33 59.3   -14 30 37     4.481    3.584   21.9    5.9   290   32.5 
2025-11-26 00:00 UT   14 35 05.7   -14 35 34     4.476    3.585   22.6    6.1   289   32.5 
2025-11-27 00:00 UT   14 36 11.8   -14 40 29     4.472    3.587   23.3    6.3   289   32.5 
2025-11-28 00:00 UT   14 37 17.9   -14 45 21     4.467    3.589   24.1    6.4   289   32.5 
2025-11-29 00:00 UT   14 38 23.7   -14 50 11     4.462    3.591   24.8    6.6   289   32.5 
2025-11-30 00:00 UT   14 39 29.4   -14 54 58     4.457    3.592   25.5    6.8   289   32.5 
2025-12-01 00:00 UT   14 40 34.8   -14 59 43     4.452    3.594   26.3    7.0   289   32.5 
2025-12-02 00:00 UT   14 41 40.1   -15 04 25     4.446    3.596   27.0    7.2   289   32.5 
2025-12-03 00:00 UT   14 42 45.2   -15 09 05     4.440    3.597   27.8    7.3   289   32.6 
2025-12-04 00:00 UT   14 43 50.0   -15 13 43     4.434    3.599   28.5    7.5   289   32.6 
2025-12-05 00:00 UT   14 44 54.7   -15 18 18     4.428    3.601   29.2    7.7   288   32.6 
2025-12-06 00:00 UT   14 45 59.1   -15 22 50     4.422    3.602   30.0    7.9   288   32.6 
2025-12-07 00:00 UT   14 47 03.3   -15 27 20     4.416    3.604   30.7    8.0   288   32.6 
2025-12-08 00:00 UT   14 48 07.3   -15 31 47     4.409    3.606   31.5    8.2   288   32.6 
2025-12-09 00:00 UT   14 49 11.1   -15 36 12     4.402    3.607   32.2    8.4   288   32.6 
2025-12-10 00:00 UT   14 50 14.6   -15 40 34     4.395    3.609   33.0    8.5   288   32.6 
2025-12-11 00:00 UT   14 51 17.9   -15 44 54     4.388    3.611   33.7    8.7   288   32.6 
2025-12-12 00:00 UT   14 52 20.9   -15 49 11     4.380    3.612   34.5    8.9   288   32.6 
2025-12-13 00:00 UT   14 53 23.7   -15 53 25     4.373    3.614   35.2    9.0   288   32.6 
2025-12-14 00:00 UT   14 54 26.2   -15 57 36     4.365    3.615   36.0    9.2   288   32.6 
2025-12-15 00:00 UT   14 55 28.4   -16 01 45     4.357    3.617   36.8    9.4   288   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.