2020 VX1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	17 Jun 2026	29.5	3.904 AU	3.574 AU	12h24m	-03°27'	101.4°	14.8°

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 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
2026-06-17 00:00 UT   12 24 12.7   -03 27 15     3.574    3.904  101.4   14.8   113   29.5 
2026-06-17 15:29 UT   12 24 18.8   -03 27 31     3.584    3.905  100.9   14.8   113   29.5 
2026-06-18 00:00 UT   12 24 22.4   -03 27 41     3.590    3.906  100.5   14.8   113   29.5 
2026-06-19 00:00 UT   12 24 33.0   -03 28 12     3.607    3.907   99.6   14.9   113   29.6 
2026-06-20 00:00 UT   12 24 44.5   -03 28 50     3.624    3.909   98.7   14.9   113   29.6 
2026-06-21 00:00 UT   12 24 56.9   -03 29 33     3.640    3.910   97.8   14.9   113   29.6 
2026-06-22 00:00 UT   12 25 10.1   -03 30 22     3.657    3.912   96.9   14.9   113   29.6 
2026-06-23 00:00 UT   12 25 24.2   -03 31 17     3.674    3.913   96.0   15.0   113   29.6 
2026-06-24 00:00 UT   12 25 39.1   -03 32 18     3.690    3.914   95.1   15.0   113   29.6 
2026-06-25 00:00 UT   12 25 54.8   -03 33 24     3.707    3.916   94.2   15.0   113   29.6 
2026-06-26 00:00 UT   12 26 11.4   -03 34 36     3.724    3.917   93.4   15.0   113   29.6 
2026-06-27 00:00 UT   12 26 28.7   -03 35 53     3.741    3.918   92.5   15.0   113   29.6 
2026-06-28 00:00 UT   12 26 46.8   -03 37 15     3.757    3.920   91.6   15.0   113   29.7 
2026-06-29 00:00 UT   12 27 05.8   -03 38 43     3.774    3.921   90.7   15.0   113   29.7 
2026-06-30 00:00 UT   12 27 25.4   -03 40 16     3.791    3.922   89.9   15.0   113   29.7 
2026-07-01 00:00 UT   12 27 45.9   -03 41 54     3.807    3.924   89.0   15.0   113   29.7 
2026-07-02 00:00 UT   12 28 07.1   -03 43 37     3.824    3.925   88.1   15.0   113   29.7 
2026-07-03 00:00 UT   12 28 29.0   -03 45 25     3.841    3.926   87.3   15.0   113   29.7 
2026-07-04 00:00 UT   12 28 51.6   -03 47 18     3.857    3.927   86.4   15.0   113   29.7 
2026-07-05 00:00 UT   12 29 15.0   -03 49 16     3.874    3.929   85.6   15.0   113   29.7 
2026-07-06 00:00 UT   12 29 39.1   -03 51 18     3.891    3.930   84.7   14.9   113   29.7 
2026-07-07 00:00 UT   12 30 03.9   -03 53 26     3.907    3.931   83.9   14.9   113   29.7 
2026-07-08 00:00 UT   12 30 29.4   -03 55 38     3.924    3.932   83.0   14.9   113   29.8 
2026-07-09 00:00 UT   12 30 55.6   -03 57 55     3.940    3.934   82.2   14.8   113   29.8 
2026-07-10 00:00 UT   12 31 22.4   -04 00 16     3.957    3.935   81.4   14.8   113   29.8 
2026-07-11 00:00 UT   12 31 49.9   -04 02 42     3.973    3.936   80.5   14.8   113   29.8 
2026-07-12 00:00 UT   12 32 18.1   -04 05 12     3.990    3.937   79.7   14.7   113   29.8 
2026-07-13 00:00 UT   12 32 46.9   -04 07 47     4.006    3.938   78.9   14.7   113   29.8 
2026-07-14 00:00 UT   12 33 16.4   -04 10 26     4.022    3.939   78.1   14.6   113   29.8 
2026-07-15 00:00 UT   12 33 46.5   -04 13 09     4.038    3.941   77.2   14.6   113   29.8 
2026-07-16 00:00 UT   12 34 17.3   -04 15 57     4.055    3.942   76.4   14.5   113   29.8 
2026-07-17 00:00 UT   12 34 48.6   -04 18 48     4.071    3.943   75.6   14.5   113   29.8 

    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.