2020 TX4
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	6 Apr 2026	32.3	2.411 AU	2.117 AU	18h52m	-30°04'	94.4°	24.4°

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
2026-04-06 00:00 UT   18 52 17.2   -30 04 10     2.117    2.411   94.4   24.4   265   32.3 
2026-04-06 22:54 UT   18 53 04.8   -30 06 55     2.104    2.410   95.2   24.4   265   32.3 
2026-04-07 00:00 UT   18 53 07.1   -30 07 03     2.103    2.410   95.2   24.4   265   32.3 
2026-04-08 00:00 UT   18 53 55.6   -30 09 58     2.089    2.410   96.0   24.4   265   32.2 
2026-04-09 00:00 UT   18 54 42.7   -30 12 58     2.075    2.409   96.8   24.4   265   32.2 
2026-04-10 00:00 UT   18 55 28.5   -30 16 01     2.061    2.409   97.7   24.3   265   32.2 
2026-04-11 00:00 UT   18 56 12.8   -30 19 08     2.047    2.408   98.5   24.3   266   32.2 
2026-04-12 00:00 UT   18 56 55.7   -30 22 18     2.033    2.408   99.3   24.3   266   32.2 
2026-04-13 00:00 UT   18 57 37.1   -30 25 33     2.019    2.407  100.1   24.2   266   32.2 
2026-04-14 00:00 UT   18 58 16.9   -30 28 51     2.005    2.406  101.0   24.2   266   32.1 
2026-04-15 00:00 UT   18 58 55.3   -30 32 14     1.991    2.406  101.8   24.1   266   32.1 
2026-04-16 00:00 UT   18 59 32.0   -30 35 41     1.977    2.405  102.6   24.0   266   32.1 
2026-04-17 00:00 UT   19 00 07.1   -30 39 12     1.963    2.404  103.5   24.0   266   32.1 
2026-04-18 00:00 UT   19 00 40.6   -30 42 48     1.949    2.404  104.3   23.9   266   32.1 
2026-04-19 00:00 UT   19 01 12.5   -30 46 28     1.935    2.403  105.2   23.8   266   32.1 
2026-04-20 00:00 UT   19 01 42.6   -30 50 13     1.922    2.402  106.1   23.7   266   32.0 
2026-04-21 00:00 UT   19 02 11.0   -30 54 03     1.908    2.401  106.9   23.6   266   32.0 
2026-04-22 00:00 UT   19 02 37.7   -30 57 57     1.894    2.400  107.8   23.5   266   32.0 
2026-04-23 00:00 UT   19 03 02.5   -31 01 57     1.880    2.400  108.7   23.4   267   32.0 
2026-04-24 00:00 UT   19 03 25.6   -31 06 01     1.867    2.399  109.6   23.3   267   32.0 
2026-04-25 00:00 UT   19 03 46.9   -31 10 10     1.853    2.398  110.5   23.1   267   31.9 
2026-04-26 00:00 UT   19 04 06.2   -31 14 24     1.840    2.397  111.4   23.0   267   31.9 
2026-04-27 00:00 UT   19 04 23.7   -31 18 43     1.826    2.396  112.3   22.9   267   31.9 
2026-04-28 00:00 UT   19 04 39.3   -31 23 07     1.813    2.395  113.2   22.7   267   31.9 
2026-04-29 00:00 UT   19 04 52.9   -31 27 37     1.800    2.394  114.1   22.6   268   31.9 
2026-04-30 00:00 UT   19 05 04.5   -31 32 11     1.786    2.393  115.0   22.4   268   31.8 
2026-05-01 00:00 UT   19 05 14.1   -31 36 51     1.773    2.392  115.9   22.3   268   31.8 
2026-05-02 00:00 UT   19 05 21.7   -31 41 36     1.760    2.391  116.9   22.1   268   31.8 
2026-05-03 00:00 UT   19 05 27.1   -31 46 26     1.747    2.390  117.8   21.9   268   31.8 
2026-05-04 00:00 UT   19 05 30.5   -31 51 21     1.734    2.389  118.7   21.7   269   31.7 
2026-05-05 00:00 UT   19 05 31.6   -31 56 21     1.722    2.388  119.7   21.5   269   31.7 
2026-05-06 00:00 UT   19 05 30.6   -32 01 26     1.709    2.386  120.6   21.3   269   31.7 

    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.