2020 TX4
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	9 Jan 2026	32.7	2.362 AU	3.100 AU	16h46m	-25°57'	34.9°	13.8°

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
2026-01-09 00:00 UT   16 46 53.6   -25 57 59     3.100    2.362   34.9   13.8   272   32.7 
2026-01-09 04:06 UT   16 47 11.9   -25 58 46     3.099    2.362   35.0   13.8   272   32.7 
2026-01-10 00:00 UT   16 48 40.5   -26 02 34     3.093    2.363   35.5   14.0   272   32.7 
2026-01-11 00:00 UT   16 50 27.2   -26 07 05     3.087    2.365   36.1   14.2   272   32.7 
2026-01-12 00:00 UT   16 52 13.7   -26 11 32     3.080    2.366   36.8   14.4   272   32.7 
2026-01-13 00:00 UT   16 54 00.0   -26 15 55     3.073    2.368   37.4   14.6   272   32.7 
2026-01-14 00:00 UT   16 55 46.0   -26 20 13     3.066    2.369   38.0   14.8   272   32.7 
2026-01-15 00:00 UT   16 57 31.8   -26 24 28     3.059    2.371   38.6   15.0   271   32.7 
2026-01-16 00:00 UT   16 59 17.3   -26 28 39     3.051    2.372   39.2   15.2   271   32.7 
2026-01-17 00:00 UT   17 01 02.6   -26 32 46     3.044    2.374   39.8   15.4   271   32.7 
2026-01-18 00:00 UT   17 02 47.6   -26 36 49     3.036    2.375   40.5   15.6   271   32.7 
2026-01-19 00:00 UT   17 04 32.3   -26 40 49     3.028    2.376   41.1   15.8   271   32.7 
2026-01-20 00:00 UT   17 06 16.7   -26 44 44     3.020    2.378   41.7   16.0   271   32.7 
2026-01-21 00:00 UT   17 08 00.8   -26 48 36     3.012    2.379   42.3   16.2   271   32.8 
2026-01-22 00:00 UT   17 09 44.6   -26 52 24     3.004    2.380   43.0   16.4   271   32.8 
2026-01-23 00:00 UT   17 11 28.1   -26 56 08     2.996    2.382   43.6   16.6   271   32.8 
2026-01-24 00:00 UT   17 13 11.3   -26 59 49     2.987    2.383   44.2   16.7   271   32.8 
2026-01-25 00:00 UT   17 14 54.1   -27 03 26     2.979    2.384   44.8   16.9   270   32.8 
2026-01-26 00:00 UT   17 16 36.6   -27 06 60     2.970    2.385   45.5   17.1   270   32.8 
2026-01-27 00:00 UT   17 18 18.8   -27 10 30     2.961    2.386   46.1   17.3   270   32.8 
2026-01-28 00:00 UT   17 20 00.6   -27 13 57     2.952    2.388   46.7   17.5   270   32.8 
2026-01-29 00:00 UT   17 21 42.0   -27 17 20     2.943    2.389   47.4   17.7   270   32.8 
2026-01-30 00:00 UT   17 23 23.1   -27 20 40     2.934    2.390   48.0   17.8   270   32.8 

    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.