2020 TX1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	10 Oct 2026	32.5	3.524 AU	4.257 AU	15h29m	-17°12'	38.0°	10.1°

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)                : 0.5717457
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.3620811
            i (Inclination)                 : 2.98460
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 201.22324
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 206.90016
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 193.97313
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 228.09203
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -1.34986
            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
2026-10-10 00:00 UT   15 29 32.2   -17 12 40     4.257    3.524   38.0   10.1   102   32.5 
2026-10-10 12:50 UT   15 30 06.3   -17 14 43     4.260    3.523   37.6   10.0   102   32.5 
2026-10-11 00:00 UT   15 30 36.1   -17 16 31     4.264    3.522   37.3    9.9   102   32.5 
2026-10-12 00:00 UT   15 31 40.4   -17 20 21     4.271    3.519   36.6    9.7   102   32.5 
2026-10-13 00:00 UT   15 32 45.1   -17 24 12     4.277    3.517   35.8    9.6   101   32.5 
2026-10-14 00:00 UT   15 33 50.3   -17 28 02     4.284    3.515   35.1    9.4   101   32.5 
2026-10-15 00:00 UT   15 34 55.8   -17 31 52     4.290    3.513   34.4    9.2   101   32.5 
2026-10-16 00:00 UT   15 36 01.7   -17 35 41     4.296    3.510   33.7    9.1   101   32.5 
2026-10-17 00:00 UT   15 37 08.1   -17 39 29     4.302    3.508   33.0    8.9   101   32.5 
2026-10-18 00:00 UT   15 38 14.8   -17 43 17     4.308    3.506   32.2    8.7   101   32.5 
2026-10-19 00:00 UT   15 39 21.8   -17 47 04     4.314    3.504   31.5    8.5   101   32.5 
2026-10-20 00:00 UT   15 40 29.3   -17 50 51     4.319    3.501   30.8    8.4   100   32.5 
2026-10-21 00:00 UT   15 41 37.1   -17 54 37     4.325    3.499   30.1    8.2   100   32.5 
2026-10-22 00:00 UT   15 42 45.3   -17 58 22     4.330    3.497   29.4    8.0   100   32.5 
2026-10-23 00:00 UT   15 43 53.8   -18 02 06     4.335    3.494   28.7    7.8   100   32.5 
2026-10-24 00:00 UT   15 45 02.7   -18 05 49     4.340    3.492   27.9    7.7   100   32.5 
2026-10-25 00:00 UT   15 46 11.9   -18 09 31     4.344    3.489   27.2    7.5    99   32.5 
2026-10-26 00:00 UT   15 47 21.5   -18 13 13     4.348    3.487   26.5    7.3    99   32.4 
2026-10-27 00:00 UT   15 48 31.4   -18 16 53     4.353    3.485   25.8    7.1    99   32.4 
2026-10-28 00:00 UT   15 49 41.7   -18 20 32     4.357    3.482   25.1    7.0    99   32.4 
2026-10-29 00:00 UT   15 50 52.2   -18 24 10     4.361    3.480   24.4    6.8    99   32.4 
2026-10-30 00:00 UT   15 52 03.1   -18 27 47     4.364    3.477   23.7    6.6    98   32.4 
2026-10-31 00:00 UT   15 53 14.4   -18 31 23     4.368    3.475   23.0    6.4    98   32.4 
2026-11-01 00:00 UT   15 54 25.9   -18 34 57     4.371    3.472   22.3    6.2    98   32.4 
2026-11-02 00:00 UT   15 55 37.8   -18 38 31     4.374    3.470   21.5    6.0    98   32.4 
2026-11-03 00:00 UT   15 56 49.9   -18 42 03     4.377    3.467   20.8    5.8    97   32.4 
2026-11-04 00:00 UT   15 58 02.4   -18 45 33     4.380    3.465   20.1    5.7    97   32.4 
2026-11-05 00:00 UT   15 59 15.2   -18 49 03     4.382    3.462   19.4    5.5    97   32.4 
2026-11-06 00:00 UT   16 00 28.3   -18 52 30     4.384    3.460   18.7    5.3    96   32.3 
2026-11-07 00:00 UT   16 01 41.6   -18 55 57     4.386    3.457   18.0    5.1    96   32.3 
2026-11-08 00:00 UT   16 02 55.3   -18 59 21     4.388    3.455   17.3    4.9    96   32.3 
2026-11-09 00:00 UT   16 04 09.2   -19 02 44     4.390    3.452   16.6    4.7    95   32.3 

    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.