2020 TX4
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	18 Dec 2025	32.6	2.321 AU	3.205 AU	16h06m	-23°58'	21.8°	9.1°

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 TX4 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.4614799
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.6525495
            i (Inclination)                 : 7.73085
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 22.72987
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 50.53405
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 125.95496
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 73.00699
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 5.96089
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.12            
        

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
2025-12-18 00:00 UT   16 06 56.9   -23 58 50     3.205    2.321   21.8    9.1   273   32.6 
2025-12-18 00:08 UT   16 06 57.5   -23 58 52     3.205    2.321   21.8    9.1   273   32.6 
2025-12-19 00:00 UT   16 08 47.3   -24 05 02     3.202    2.323   22.4    9.3   273   32.6 
2025-12-20 00:00 UT   16 10 37.6   -24 11 10     3.199    2.325   23.0    9.5   273   32.6 
2025-12-21 00:00 UT   16 12 27.8   -24 17 13     3.195    2.327   23.6    9.7   273   32.6 
2025-12-22 00:00 UT   16 14 17.9   -24 23 11     3.192    2.329   24.2   10.0   273   32.6 
2025-12-23 00:00 UT   16 16 07.8   -24 29 05     3.188    2.331   24.7   10.2   273   32.6 
2025-12-24 00:00 UT   16 17 57.7   -24 34 54     3.184    2.333   25.3   10.4   273   32.6 
2025-12-25 00:00 UT   16 19 47.4   -24 40 39     3.180    2.335   25.9   10.6   273   32.6 
2025-12-26 00:00 UT   16 21 36.9   -24 46 19     3.175    2.337   26.5   10.8   273   32.6 
2025-12-27 00:00 UT   16 23 26.3   -24 51 54     3.171    2.339   27.1   11.0   273   32.6 
2025-12-28 00:00 UT   16 25 15.6   -24 57 26     3.166    2.341   27.7   11.3   273   32.6 
2025-12-29 00:00 UT   16 27 04.7   -25 02 52     3.162    2.343   28.3   11.5   273   32.7 
2025-12-30 00:00 UT   16 28 53.6   -25 08 15     3.157    2.345   28.9   11.7   273   32.7 
2025-12-31 00:00 UT   16 30 42.4   -25 13 32     3.152    2.346   29.5   11.9   273   32.7 
2026-01-01 00:00 UT   16 32 31.0   -25 18 46     3.147    2.348   30.1   12.1   273   32.7 
2026-01-02 00:00 UT   16 34 19.5   -25 23 55     3.141    2.350   30.7   12.3   273   32.7 
2026-01-03 00:00 UT   16 36 07.8   -25 28 60     3.136    2.352   31.3   12.5   273   32.7 
2026-01-04 00:00 UT   16 37 55.9   -25 34 00     3.130    2.353   31.9   12.8   272   32.7 
2026-01-05 00:00 UT   16 39 43.8   -25 38 56     3.124    2.355   32.5   13.0   272   32.7 
2026-01-06 00:00 UT   16 41 31.5   -25 43 48     3.118    2.357   33.1   13.2   272   32.7 
2026-01-07 00:00 UT   16 43 19.1   -25 48 36     3.112    2.358   33.7   13.4   272   32.7 

    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.