2020 TX4
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	8 Sep 2026	31.6	2.052 AU	1.683 AU	17h18m	-32°33'	96.1°	29.2°

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)                : 0.4613709
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.6526782
            i (Inclination)                 : 7.73007
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 22.72342
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 50.54531
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 218.72940
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 73.01187
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 5.96126
            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
2026-09-08 00:00 UT   17 18 54.5   -32 33 41     1.683    2.052   96.1   29.2    93   31.6 
2026-09-08 17:09 UT   17 19 28.1   -32 31 22     1.689    2.049   95.6   29.3    93   31.6 
2026-09-09 00:00 UT   17 19 41.8   -32 30 27     1.691    2.048   95.3   29.3    93   31.6 
2026-09-10 00:00 UT   17 20 30.9   -32 27 15     1.700    2.043   94.6   29.4    93   31.6 
2026-09-11 00:00 UT   17 21 22.0   -32 24 05     1.708    2.039   93.8   29.5    93   31.6 
2026-09-12 00:00 UT   17 22 15.0   -32 20 58     1.717    2.035   93.0   29.6    93   31.6 
2026-09-13 00:00 UT   17 23 09.8   -32 17 53     1.725    2.030   92.2   29.7    93   31.6 
2026-09-14 00:00 UT   17 24 06.4   -32 14 51     1.733    2.026   91.5   29.8    93   31.6 
2026-09-15 00:00 UT   17 25 04.9   -32 11 50     1.741    2.022   90.7   29.8    93   31.6 
2026-09-16 00:00 UT   17 26 05.1   -32 08 50     1.750    2.017   90.0   29.9    93   31.6 
2026-09-17 00:00 UT   17 27 07.1   -32 05 53     1.758    2.013   89.2   30.0    93   31.6 
2026-09-18 00:00 UT   17 28 10.7   -32 02 57     1.766    2.008   88.5   30.0    93   31.6 
2026-09-19 00:00 UT   17 29 16.1   -32 00 02     1.774    2.004   87.7   30.1    93   31.7 
2026-09-20 00:00 UT   17 30 23.1   -31 57 09     1.782    1.999   87.0   30.1    93   31.7 
2026-09-21 00:00 UT   17 31 31.8   -31 54 17     1.790    1.995   86.3   30.2    93   31.7 
2026-09-22 00:00 UT   17 32 42.1   -31 51 25     1.798    1.990   85.5   30.2    93   31.7 
2026-09-23 00:00 UT   17 33 53.9   -31 48 35     1.806    1.986   84.8   30.2    93   31.7 
2026-09-24 00:00 UT   17 35 07.3   -31 45 45     1.814    1.981   84.1   30.3    93   31.7 
2026-09-25 00:00 UT   17 36 22.3   -31 42 55     1.822    1.976   83.4   30.3    93   31.7 
2026-09-26 00:00 UT   17 37 38.7   -31 40 06     1.830    1.972   82.7   30.3    93   31.7 
2026-09-27 00:00 UT   17 38 56.7   -31 37 17     1.837    1.967   82.0   30.3    93   31.7 
2026-09-28 00:00 UT   17 40 16.1   -31 34 28     1.845    1.962   81.3   30.3    93   31.7 
2026-09-29 00:00 UT   17 41 37.0   -31 31 39     1.852    1.957   80.6   30.3    93   31.7 
2026-09-30 00:00 UT   17 42 59.3   -31 28 50     1.860    1.953   80.0   30.3    93   31.7 
2026-10-01 00:00 UT   17 44 23.0   -31 25 60     1.867    1.948   79.3   30.3    93   31.7 
2026-10-02 00:00 UT   17 45 48.2   -31 23 09     1.875    1.943   78.6   30.3    93   31.7 
2026-10-03 00:00 UT   17 47 14.7   -31 20 18     1.882    1.938   77.9   30.3    93   31.7 
2026-10-04 00:00 UT   17 48 42.5   -31 17 26     1.889    1.933   77.3   30.3    93   31.7 
2026-10-05 00:00 UT   17 50 11.8   -31 14 33     1.896    1.928   76.6   30.3    93   31.7 
2026-10-06 00:00 UT   17 51 42.3   -31 11 38     1.903    1.923   76.0   30.3    93   31.7 
2026-10-07 00:00 UT   17 53 14.2   -31 08 42     1.910    1.918   75.3   30.3    93   31.7 
2026-10-08 00:00 UT   17 54 47.4   -31 05 44     1.917    1.913   74.7   30.2    93   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.