2020 TX1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	4 Apr 2026	31.9	3.710 AU	2.923 AU	15h42m	-18°01'	136.2°	10.7°

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
2026-04-04 00:00 UT   15 42 55.2   -18 01 44     2.923    3.710  136.2   10.7   281   31.9 
2026-04-04 22:55 UT   15 42 25.3   -17 59 25     2.912    3.710  137.3   10.5   281   31.8 
2026-04-05 00:00 UT   15 42 23.8   -17 59 18     2.912    3.710  137.3   10.5   281   31.8 
2026-04-06 00:00 UT   15 41 51.3   -17 56 49     2.901    3.710  138.5   10.3   281   31.8 
2026-04-07 00:00 UT   15 41 17.6   -17 54 15     2.891    3.710  139.6   10.1   281   31.8 
2026-04-08 00:00 UT   15 40 42.8   -17 51 37     2.881    3.710  140.7    9.8   281   31.8 
2026-04-09 00:00 UT   15 40 06.8   -17 48 56     2.871    3.711  141.8    9.6   281   31.8 
2026-04-10 00:00 UT   15 39 29.7   -17 46 10     2.862    3.711  143.0    9.4   281   31.8 
2026-04-11 00:00 UT   15 38 51.5   -17 43 20     2.852    3.711  144.1    9.1   281   31.7 
2026-04-12 00:00 UT   15 38 12.3   -17 40 26     2.843    3.711  145.3    8.9   281   31.7 
2026-04-13 00:00 UT   15 37 31.9   -17 37 28     2.834    3.711  146.4    8.6   281   31.7 
2026-04-14 00:00 UT   15 36 50.6   -17 34 27     2.825    3.711  147.6    8.3   281   31.7 
2026-04-15 00:00 UT   15 36 08.2   -17 31 22     2.817    3.711  148.7    8.1   281   31.7 
2026-04-16 00:00 UT   15 35 24.8   -17 28 13     2.809    3.711  149.9    7.8   281   31.6 
2026-04-17 00:00 UT   15 34 40.5   -17 25 00     2.801    3.711  151.0    7.5   280   31.6 
2026-04-18 00:00 UT   15 33 55.3   -17 21 44     2.793    3.711  152.2    7.3   280   31.6 
2026-04-19 00:00 UT   15 33 09.1   -17 18 24     2.786    3.711  153.4    7.0   280   31.6 
2026-04-20 00:00 UT   15 32 22.1   -17 15 01     2.779    3.711  154.5    6.7   280   31.6 
2026-04-21 00:00 UT   15 31 34.2   -17 11 35     2.772    3.711  155.7    6.4   280   31.6 
2026-04-22 00:00 UT   15 30 45.5   -17 08 05     2.766    3.711  156.9    6.1   280   31.5 
2026-04-23 00:00 UT   15 29 56.1   -17 04 32     2.759    3.711  158.0    5.8   279   31.5 
2026-04-24 00:00 UT   15 29 05.9   -17 00 57     2.753    3.711  159.2    5.5   279   31.5 
2026-04-25 00:00 UT   15 28 15.0   -16 57 18     2.748    3.711  160.4    5.2   279   31.5 
2026-04-26 00:00 UT   15 27 23.5   -16 53 37     2.742    3.711  161.6    4.9   279   31.5 
2026-04-27 00:00 UT   15 26 31.3   -16 49 53     2.737    3.710  162.8    4.6   278   31.4 
2026-04-28 00:00 UT   15 25 38.6   -16 46 07     2.733    3.710  164.0    4.3   278   31.4 
2026-04-29 00:00 UT   15 24 45.3   -16 42 18     2.728    3.710  165.1    4.0   277   31.4 
2026-04-30 00:00 UT   15 23 51.5   -16 38 27     2.724    3.710  166.3    3.7   277   31.4 
2026-05-01 00:00 UT   15 22 57.2   -16 34 33     2.720    3.710  167.5    3.4   276   31.3 
2026-05-02 00:00 UT   15 22 02.5   -16 30 38     2.716    3.710  168.7    3.1   275   31.3 
2026-05-03 00:00 UT   15 21 07.4   -16 26 41     2.713    3.710  169.9    2.7   274   31.3 
2026-05-04 00:00 UT   15 20 11.9   -16 22 42     2.710    3.709  171.0    2.4   272   31.3 

    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.