2020 TX4
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	7 Jul 2026	30.5	2.268 AU	1.289 AU	17h51m	-36°30'	159.2°	9.2°

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)                : 0.4614799
            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
2026-07-07 00:00 UT   17 51 21.8   -36 30 24     1.289    2.268  159.2    9.2    53   30.5 
2026-07-07 07:43 UT   17 50 47.8   -36 30 05     1.290    2.268  158.9    9.3    54   30.5 
2026-07-08 00:00 UT   17 49 36.3   -36 29 20     1.290    2.266  158.2    9.6    56   30.6 
2026-07-09 00:00 UT   17 47 52.1   -36 28 02     1.292    2.263  157.1   10.1    58   30.6 
2026-07-10 00:00 UT   17 46 09.2   -36 26 31     1.293    2.260  156.0   10.5    60   30.6 
2026-07-11 00:00 UT   17 44 28.0   -36 24 45     1.295    2.258  155.0   11.0    62   30.6 
2026-07-12 00:00 UT   17 42 48.3   -36 22 46     1.297    2.255  153.9   11.5    64   30.6 
2026-07-13 00:00 UT   17 41 10.5   -36 20 35     1.300    2.252  152.8   11.9    65   30.7 
2026-07-14 00:00 UT   17 39 34.5   -36 18 11     1.302    2.249  151.6   12.4    67   30.7 
2026-07-15 00:00 UT   17 38 00.6   -36 15 35     1.305    2.246  150.5   12.9    68   30.7 
2026-07-16 00:00 UT   17 36 28.7   -36 12 49     1.308    2.244  149.4   13.3    70   30.7 
2026-07-17 00:00 UT   17 34 59.1   -36 09 51     1.312    2.241  148.3   13.8    71   30.7 
2026-07-18 00:00 UT   17 33 31.7   -36 06 43     1.315    2.238  147.1   14.3    72   30.8 
2026-07-19 00:00 UT   17 32 06.6   -36 03 26     1.319    2.235  146.0   14.7    73   30.8 
2026-07-20 00:00 UT   17 30 44.0   -35 59 60     1.323    2.232  144.9   15.2    74   30.8 
2026-07-21 00:00 UT   17 29 23.9   -35 56 25     1.327    2.229  143.7   15.6    75   30.8 
2026-07-22 00:00 UT   17 28 06.3   -35 52 42     1.331    2.226  142.6   16.1    76   30.8 
2026-07-23 00:00 UT   17 26 51.3   -35 48 53     1.336    2.223  141.5   16.5    77   30.8 
2026-07-24 00:00 UT   17 25 39.0   -35 44 56     1.341    2.220  140.4   17.0    78   30.9 
2026-07-25 00:00 UT   17 24 29.3   -35 40 53     1.346    2.217  139.3   17.4    79   30.9 
2026-07-26 00:00 UT   17 23 22.4   -35 36 45     1.351    2.214  138.1   17.8    79   30.9 
2026-07-27 00:00 UT   17 22 18.2   -35 32 31     1.356    2.210  137.0   18.2    80   30.9 
2026-07-28 00:00 UT   17 21 16.8   -35 28 13     1.362    2.207  135.9   18.7    81   30.9 
2026-07-29 00:00 UT   17 20 18.1   -35 23 51     1.367    2.204  134.8   19.1    82   31.0 
2026-07-30 00:00 UT   17 19 22.3   -35 19 26     1.373    2.201  133.7   19.5    82   31.0 
2026-07-31 00:00 UT   17 18 29.4   -35 14 57     1.379    2.198  132.7   19.9    83   31.0 
2026-08-01 00:00 UT   17 17 39.2   -35 10 26     1.385    2.194  131.6   20.2    83   31.0 
2026-08-02 00:00 UT   17 16 51.9   -35 05 53     1.391    2.191  130.5   20.6    84   31.0 
2026-08-03 00:00 UT   17 16 07.5   -35 01 18     1.398    2.188  129.5   21.0    84   31.1 
2026-08-04 00:00 UT   17 15 25.9   -34 56 42     1.404    2.184  128.4   21.3    85   31.1 
2026-08-05 00:00 UT   17 14 47.1   -34 52 05     1.411    2.181  127.3   21.7    85   31.1 
2026-08-06 00:00 UT   17 14 11.2   -34 47 27     1.418    2.178  126.3   22.0    86   31.1 

    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.