2020 VX1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	6 Apr 2026	28.2	3.770 AU	2.770 AU	12h54m	-07°29'	178.4°	0.4°

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 VX1 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.5902280
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.5148236
            i (Inclination)                 : 4.04925
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 211.67457
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 180.53230
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 96.12904
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 212.20554
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -0.03759
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.99            
        

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   12 54 33.5   -07 29 58     2.770    3.770  178.4    0.4    37   28.2 
2026-04-06 03:49 UT   12 54 25.2   -07 29 02     2.771    3.771  178.4    0.4    43   28.2 
2026-04-07 00:00 UT   12 53 41.9   -07 24 03     2.772    3.773  177.8    0.6    69   28.2 
2026-04-08 00:00 UT   12 52 50.5   -07 18 08     2.775    3.775  176.8    0.8    85   28.2 
2026-04-09 00:00 UT   12 51 59.2   -07 12 13     2.778    3.777  175.7    1.1    92   28.3 
2026-04-10 00:00 UT   12 51 08.2   -07 06 18     2.781    3.779  174.5    1.4    97   28.3 
2026-04-11 00:00 UT   12 50 17.5   -07 00 25     2.785    3.782  173.4    1.8   100   28.3 
2026-04-12 00:00 UT   12 49 27.1   -06 54 32     2.788    3.784  172.2    2.1   102   28.3 
2026-04-13 00:00 UT   12 48 37.1   -06 48 40     2.793    3.786  171.0    2.4   104   28.4 
2026-04-14 00:00 UT   12 47 47.4   -06 42 50     2.797    3.788  169.8    2.7   105   28.4 
2026-04-15 00:00 UT   12 46 58.2   -06 37 02     2.802    3.791  168.6    3.0   106   28.4 
2026-04-16 00:00 UT   12 46 09.4   -06 31 16     2.807    3.793  167.4    3.3   106   28.4 
2026-04-17 00:00 UT   12 45 21.1   -06 25 32     2.812    3.795  166.2    3.6   107   28.5 
2026-04-18 00:00 UT   12 44 33.4   -06 19 51     2.818    3.797  165.0    3.9   108   28.5 
2026-04-19 00:00 UT   12 43 46.2   -06 14 12     2.824    3.799  163.8    4.2   108   28.5 
2026-04-20 00:00 UT   12 42 59.6   -06 08 37     2.830    3.801  162.7    4.5   109   28.5 
2026-04-21 00:00 UT   12 42 13.6   -06 03 04     2.837    3.803  161.5    4.8   109   28.6 
2026-04-22 00:00 UT   12 41 28.4   -05 57 36     2.844    3.805  160.3    5.1   109   28.6 
2026-04-23 00:00 UT   12 40 43.8   -05 52 11     2.851    3.808  159.1    5.4   109   28.6 
2026-04-24 00:00 UT   12 39 59.9   -05 46 50     2.859    3.810  157.9    5.7   110   28.6 
2026-04-25 00:00 UT   12 39 16.7   -05 41 33     2.867    3.812  156.8    6.0   110   28.6 
2026-04-26 00:00 UT   12 38 34.4   -05 36 21     2.875    3.814  155.6    6.3   110   28.7 
2026-04-27 00:00 UT   12 37 52.8   -05 31 13     2.883    3.816  154.4    6.5   110   28.7 
2026-04-28 00:00 UT   12 37 12.0   -05 26 10     2.892    3.818  153.3    6.8   110   28.7 
2026-04-29 00:00 UT   12 36 32.1   -05 21 12     2.901    3.820  152.1    7.1   111   28.7 
2026-04-30 00:00 UT   12 35 53.0   -05 16 19     2.910    3.822  151.0    7.3   111   28.7 
2026-05-01 00:00 UT   12 35 14.8   -05 11 31     2.919    3.824  149.8    7.6   111   28.8 
2026-05-02 00:00 UT   12 34 37.5   -05 06 49     2.929    3.826  148.7    7.9   111   28.8 
2026-05-03 00:00 UT   12 34 01.1   -05 02 11     2.939    3.828  147.6    8.1   111   28.8 
2026-05-04 00:00 UT   12 33 25.6   -04 57 40     2.949    3.830  146.4    8.4   111   28.8 
2026-05-05 00:00 UT   12 32 51.1   -04 53 14     2.959    3.832  145.3    8.6   111   28.8 
2026-05-06 00:00 UT   12 32 17.5   -04 48 54     2.970    3.834  144.2    8.9   111   28.9 

    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.