2020 TX4
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	23 Mar 2026	32.5	2.415 AU	2.313 AU	18h38m	-29°28'	83.6°	24.2°

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
2026-03-23 00:00 UT   18 38 31.0   -29 28 35     2.313    2.415   83.6   24.2   265   32.5 
2026-03-23 19:36 UT   18 39 25.2   -29 30 28     2.302    2.415   84.2   24.2   265   32.5 
2026-03-24 00:00 UT   18 39 37.3   -29 30 54     2.299    2.415   84.4   24.3   265   32.5 
2026-03-25 00:00 UT   18 40 42.5   -29 33 14     2.285    2.415   85.1   24.3   265   32.4 
2026-03-26 00:00 UT   18 41 46.7   -29 35 36     2.272    2.414   85.9   24.3   265   32.4 
2026-03-27 00:00 UT   18 42 49.9   -29 38 00     2.258    2.414   86.6   24.4   265   32.4 
2026-03-28 00:00 UT   18 43 51.9   -29 40 26     2.244    2.414   87.4   24.4   265   32.4 
2026-03-29 00:00 UT   18 44 52.8   -29 42 54     2.230    2.414   88.2   24.4   265   32.4 
2026-03-30 00:00 UT   18 45 52.5   -29 45 25     2.216    2.413   88.9   24.4   265   32.4 
2026-03-31 00:00 UT   18 46 51.1   -29 47 57     2.202    2.413   89.7   24.5   265   32.4 
2026-04-01 00:00 UT   18 47 48.5   -29 50 33     2.188    2.413   90.5   24.5   265   32.3 
2026-04-02 00:00 UT   18 48 44.8   -29 53 10     2.174    2.412   91.3   24.5   265   32.3 
2026-04-03 00:00 UT   18 49 39.8   -29 55 51     2.160    2.412   92.1   24.5   265   32.3 
2026-04-04 00:00 UT   18 50 33.5   -29 58 34     2.146    2.412   92.8   24.5   265   32.3 
2026-04-05 00:00 UT   18 51 26.0   -30 01 21     2.131    2.411   93.6   24.5   265   32.3 
2026-04-06 00:00 UT   18 52 17.2   -30 04 10     2.117    2.411   94.4   24.4   265   32.3 
2026-04-07 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 

    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.