2020 TX1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	5 Mar 2026	32.3	3.699 AU	3.318 AU	15h49m	-18°42'	104.9°	15.0°

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
2026-03-05 00:00 UT   15 49 01.8   -18 42 24     3.318    3.699  104.9   15.0   282   32.3 
2026-03-05 19:20 UT   15 49 06.4   -18 42 06     3.307    3.700  105.7   15.0   282   32.3 
2026-03-06 00:00 UT   15 49 07.4   -18 42 02     3.304    3.700  105.9   14.9   282   32.3 
2026-03-07 00:00 UT   15 49 11.8   -18 41 35     3.289    3.700  106.8   14.9   282   32.3 
2026-03-08 00:00 UT   15 49 15.1   -18 41 05     3.274    3.701  107.8   14.8   282   32.2 
2026-03-09 00:00 UT   15 49 17.1   -18 40 31     3.260    3.701  108.8   14.7   282   32.2 
2026-03-10 00:00 UT   15 49 18.0   -18 39 53     3.245    3.702  109.8   14.6   282   32.2 
2026-03-11 00:00 UT   15 49 17.7   -18 39 11     3.231    3.702  110.8   14.5   282   32.2 
2026-03-12 00:00 UT   15 49 16.1   -18 38 24     3.217    3.703  111.8   14.4   282   32.2 
2026-03-13 00:00 UT   15 49 13.3   -18 37 34     3.202    3.703  112.8   14.3   282   32.2 
2026-03-14 00:00 UT   15 49 09.3   -18 36 40     3.188    3.704  113.9   14.2   282   32.2 
2026-03-15 00:00 UT   15 49 04.0   -18 35 42     3.174    3.704  114.9   14.1   282   32.2 
2026-03-16 00:00 UT   15 48 57.5   -18 34 39     3.160    3.705  115.9   14.0   282   32.1 
2026-03-17 00:00 UT   15 48 49.7   -18 33 32     3.147    3.705  116.9   13.9   282   32.1 
2026-03-18 00:00 UT   15 48 40.7   -18 32 22     3.133    3.705  118.0   13.7   282   32.1 
2026-03-19 00:00 UT   15 48 30.4   -18 31 07     3.119    3.706  119.0   13.6   282   32.1 
2026-03-20 00:00 UT   15 48 18.9   -18 29 48     3.106    3.706  120.1   13.4   282   32.1 
2026-03-21 00:00 UT   15 48 06.1   -18 28 25     3.092    3.706  121.1   13.3   282   32.1 
2026-03-22 00:00 UT   15 47 52.0   -18 26 57     3.079    3.707  122.2   13.2   282   32.1 
2026-03-23 00:00 UT   15 47 36.6   -18 25 26     3.066    3.707  123.2   13.0   282   32.0 
2026-03-24 00:00 UT   15 47 20.0   -18 23 50     3.053    3.707  124.3   12.8   282   32.0 
2026-03-25 00:00 UT   15 47 02.1   -18 22 11     3.041    3.708  125.3   12.7   282   32.0 
2026-03-26 00:00 UT   15 46 43.0   -18 20 27     3.028    3.708  126.4   12.5   281   32.0 
2026-03-27 00:00 UT   15 46 22.6   -18 18 38     3.016    3.708  127.5   12.3   281   32.0 
2026-03-28 00:00 UT   15 46 01.0   -18 16 46     3.003    3.708  128.6   12.1   281   32.0 
2026-03-29 00:00 UT   15 45 38.1   -18 14 50     2.991    3.709  129.6   12.0   281   31.9 
2026-03-30 00:00 UT   15 45 14.0   -18 12 49     2.979    3.709  130.7   11.8   281   31.9 
2026-03-31 00:00 UT   15 44 48.7   -18 10 44     2.968    3.709  131.8   11.6   281   31.9 
2026-04-01 00:00 UT   15 44 22.1   -18 08 36     2.956    3.709  132.9   11.4   281   31.9 
2026-04-02 00:00 UT   15 43 54.3   -18 06 22     2.945    3.710  134.0   11.2   281   31.9 
2026-04-03 00:00 UT   15 43 25.4   -18 04 05     2.934    3.710  135.1   11.0   281   31.9 
2026-04-04 00:00 UT   15 42 55.2   -18 01 44     2.923    3.710  136.2   10.7   281   31.9 

    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.