2020 VX1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	22 Jul 2026	29.9	3.948 AU	4.150 AU	12h37m	-04°34'	71.6°	14.1°

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
2026-07-22 00:00 UT   12 37 34.3   -04 34 05     4.150    3.948   71.6   14.1   113   29.9 
2026-07-22 22:53 UT   12 38 07.6   -04 37 11     4.165    3.949   70.8   14.1   113   29.9 
2026-07-23 00:00 UT   12 38 09.2   -04 37 20     4.166    3.949   70.8   14.1   113   29.9 
2026-07-24 00:00 UT   12 38 44.6   -04 40 38     4.181    3.950   70.0   14.0   113   29.9 
2026-07-25 00:00 UT   12 39 20.5   -04 44 00     4.197    3.951   69.2   13.9   113   29.9 
2026-07-26 00:00 UT   12 39 57.0   -04 47 25     4.212    3.952   68.4   13.8   113   29.9 
2026-07-27 00:00 UT   12 40 34.0   -04 50 54     4.228    3.953   67.6   13.7   113   29.9 
2026-07-28 00:00 UT   12 41 11.5   -04 54 26     4.243    3.954   66.8   13.7   113   29.9 
2026-07-29 00:00 UT   12 41 49.5   -04 58 01     4.258    3.955   66.0   13.6   113   29.9 
2026-07-30 00:00 UT   12 42 28.0   -05 01 40     4.273    3.956   65.2   13.5   113   29.9 
2026-07-31 00:00 UT   12 43 07.0   -05 05 22     4.288    3.957   64.4   13.4   113   29.9 
2026-08-01 00:00 UT   12 43 46.5   -05 09 06     4.303    3.958   63.7   13.3   113   29.9 
2026-08-02 00:00 UT   12 44 26.5   -05 12 54     4.317    3.959   62.9   13.2   113   29.9 
2026-08-03 00:00 UT   12 45 07.0   -05 16 45     4.332    3.960   62.1   13.1   113   29.9 
2026-08-04 00:00 UT   12 45 47.9   -05 20 39     4.347    3.961   61.3   13.0   113   29.9 
2026-08-05 00:00 UT   12 46 29.2   -05 24 35     4.361    3.962   60.6   12.9   113   29.9 
2026-08-06 00:00 UT   12 47 11.1   -05 28 35     4.375    3.963   59.8   12.8   113   29.9 
2026-08-07 00:00 UT   12 47 53.3   -05 32 37     4.389    3.964   59.0   12.7   113   29.9 
2026-08-08 00:00 UT   12 48 36.0   -05 36 42     4.404    3.965   58.2   12.6   113   29.9 
2026-08-09 00:00 UT   12 49 19.2   -05 40 50     4.417    3.966   57.5   12.4   113   29.9 
2026-08-10 00:00 UT   12 50 02.8   -05 45 00     4.431    3.966   56.7   12.3   113   29.9 
2026-08-11 00:00 UT   12 50 46.8   -05 49 13     4.445    3.967   55.9   12.2   113   29.9 
2026-08-12 00:00 UT   12 51 31.2   -05 53 29     4.459    3.968   55.2   12.1   113   29.9 
2026-08-13 00:00 UT   12 52 16.0   -05 57 47     4.472    3.969   54.4   12.0   113   30.0 
2026-08-14 00:00 UT   12 53 01.3   -06 02 07     4.485    3.970   53.7   11.9   113   30.0 
2026-08-15 00:00 UT   12 53 46.9   -06 06 30     4.498    3.971   52.9   11.7   113   30.0 
2026-08-16 00:00 UT   12 54 32.9   -06 10 55     4.511    3.971   52.1   11.6   113   30.0 
2026-08-17 00:00 UT   12 55 19.3   -06 15 22     4.524    3.972   51.4   11.5   113   30.0 
2026-08-18 00:00 UT   12 56 06.1   -06 19 52     4.537    3.973   50.6   11.4   113   30.0 
2026-08-19 00:00 UT   12 56 53.2   -06 24 23     4.550    3.974   49.9   11.2   113   30.0 
2026-08-20 00:00 UT   12 57 40.7   -06 28 57     4.562    3.974   49.1   11.1   113   30.0 
2026-08-21 00:00 UT   12 58 28.6   -06 33 32     4.574    3.975   48.4   11.0   113   30.0 

    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.