2020 TX1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	19 Jan 2026	32.6	3.663 AU	3.977 AU	15h27m	-17°55'	64.5°	14.0°

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
2026-01-19 00:00 UT   15 27 42.2   -17 55 45     3.977    3.663   64.5   14.0   285   32.6 
2026-01-19 16:45 UT   15 28 14.6   -17 57 22     3.968    3.664   65.1   14.1   285   32.6 
2026-01-20 00:00 UT   15 28 28.4   -17 58 04     3.964    3.664   65.3   14.1   285   32.6 
2026-01-21 00:00 UT   15 29 14.0   -18 00 19     3.951    3.665   66.1   14.2   284   32.6 
2026-01-22 00:00 UT   15 29 59.0   -18 02 31     3.937    3.666   67.0   14.3   284   32.6 
2026-01-23 00:00 UT   15 30 43.2   -18 04 40     3.924    3.667   67.8   14.4   284   32.6 
2026-01-24 00:00 UT   15 31 26.8   -18 06 46     3.910    3.668   68.7   14.5   284   32.6 
2026-01-25 00:00 UT   15 32 09.7   -18 08 48     3.896    3.669   69.5   14.6   284   32.6 
2026-01-26 00:00 UT   15 32 51.9   -18 10 46     3.882    3.670   70.4   14.6   284   32.6 
2026-01-27 00:00 UT   15 33 33.4   -18 12 42     3.868    3.671   71.2   14.7   284   32.6 
2026-01-28 00:00 UT   15 34 14.2   -18 14 34     3.854    3.672   72.1   14.8   284   32.6 
2026-01-29 00:00 UT   15 34 54.3   -18 16 22     3.840    3.673   72.9   14.9   284   32.6 
2026-01-30 00:00 UT   15 35 33.6   -18 18 07     3.826    3.674   73.8   14.9   284   32.6 
2026-01-31 00:00 UT   15 36 12.2   -18 19 49     3.811    3.675   74.6   15.0   284   32.6 
2026-02-01 00:00 UT   15 36 50.0   -18 21 27     3.797    3.676   75.5   15.0   284   32.6 
2026-02-02 00:00 UT   15 37 27.1   -18 23 02     3.782    3.677   76.4   15.1   284   32.6 
2026-02-03 00:00 UT   15 38 03.3   -18 24 34     3.768    3.678   77.2   15.2   284   32.5 
2026-02-04 00:00 UT   15 38 38.8   -18 26 02     3.753    3.679   78.1   15.2   284   32.5 
2026-02-05 00:00 UT   15 39 13.5   -18 27 26     3.739    3.680   79.0   15.2   283   32.5 
2026-02-06 00:00 UT   15 39 47.3   -18 28 47     3.724    3.680   79.8   15.3   283   32.5 
2026-02-07 00:00 UT   15 40 20.3   -18 30 05     3.709    3.681   80.7   15.3   283   32.5 
2026-02-08 00:00 UT   15 40 52.5   -18 31 19     3.694    3.682   81.6   15.4   283   32.5 
2026-02-09 00:00 UT   15 41 23.8   -18 32 29     3.679    3.683   82.5   15.4   283   32.5 
2026-02-10 00:00 UT   15 41 54.2   -18 33 36     3.665    3.684   83.4   15.4   283   32.5 
2026-02-11 00:00 UT   15 42 23.7   -18 34 40     3.650    3.685   84.3   15.5   283   32.5 
2026-02-12 00:00 UT   15 42 52.4   -18 35 39     3.635    3.685   85.2   15.5   283   32.5 
2026-02-13 00:00 UT   15 43 20.1   -18 36 36     3.620    3.686   86.1   15.5   283   32.5 
2026-02-14 00:00 UT   15 43 46.8   -18 37 28     3.605    3.687   87.0   15.5   283   32.5 
2026-02-15 00:00 UT   15 44 12.7   -18 38 17     3.589    3.688   87.9   15.5   283   32.5 
2026-02-16 00:00 UT   15 44 37.5   -18 39 03     3.574    3.688   88.8   15.5   283   32.5 
2026-02-17 00:00 UT   15 45 01.4   -18 39 44     3.559    3.689   89.7   15.5   283   32.4 
2026-02-18 00:00 UT   15 45 24.3   -18 40 22     3.544    3.690   90.6   15.5   283   32.4 

    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.