2020 VX1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	17 Nov 2025	29.3	3.331 AU	4.007 AU	12h45m	-06°41'	41.5°	11.3°

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
2025-11-17 00:00 UT   12 45 18.5   -06 41 48     4.007    3.331   41.5   11.3   291   29.3 
2025-11-17 17:45 UT   12 46 02.1   -06 46 20     4.002    3.334   42.1   11.5   291   29.3 
2025-11-18 00:00 UT   12 46 17.4   -06 47 56     4.000    3.336   42.3   11.5   291   29.3 
2025-11-19 00:00 UT   12 47 16.0   -06 54 01     3.993    3.340   43.0   11.6   291   29.3 
2025-11-20 00:00 UT   12 48 14.1   -07 00 03     3.986    3.344   43.8   11.8   291   29.3 
2025-11-21 00:00 UT   12 49 11.7   -07 06 02     3.979    3.348   44.5   11.9   291   29.3 
2025-11-22 00:00 UT   12 50 09.0   -07 11 58     3.972    3.351   45.3   12.1   291   29.3 
2025-11-23 00:00 UT   12 51 05.7   -07 17 51     3.965    3.355   46.0   12.2   291   29.3 
2025-11-24 00:00 UT   12 52 02.0   -07 23 41     3.958    3.359   46.8   12.4   291   29.3 
2025-11-25 00:00 UT   12 52 57.9   -07 29 28     3.950    3.363   47.5   12.5   291   29.3 
2025-11-26 00:00 UT   12 53 53.2   -07 35 11     3.942    3.367   48.3   12.6   291   29.3 
2025-11-27 00:00 UT   12 54 48.1   -07 40 51     3.934    3.371   49.1   12.8   291   29.3 
2025-11-28 00:00 UT   12 55 42.4   -07 46 27     3.926    3.375   49.8   12.9   291   29.3 
2025-11-29 00:00 UT   12 56 36.3   -07 52 01     3.918    3.379   50.6   13.0   291   29.4 
2025-11-30 00:00 UT   12 57 29.7   -07 57 31     3.909    3.383   51.4   13.2   291   29.4 
2025-12-01 00:00 UT   12 58 22.5   -08 02 57     3.901    3.387   52.2   13.3   291   29.4 
2025-12-02 00:00 UT   12 59 14.9   -08 08 20     3.892    3.390   52.9   13.4   291   29.4 
2025-12-03 00:00 UT   13 00 06.7   -08 13 39     3.883    3.394   53.7   13.5   291   29.4 
2025-12-04 00:00 UT   13 00 57.9   -08 18 55     3.874    3.398   54.5   13.7   291   29.4 
2025-12-05 00:00 UT   13 01 48.7   -08 24 07     3.865    3.402   55.3   13.8   291   29.4 
2025-12-06 00:00 UT   13 02 38.8   -08 29 16     3.856    3.406   56.1   13.9   291   29.4 
2025-12-07 00:00 UT   13 03 28.5   -08 34 21     3.846    3.410   56.9   14.0   291   29.4 
2025-12-08 00:00 UT   13 04 17.5   -08 39 22     3.837    3.413   57.7   14.1   291   29.4 
2025-12-09 00:00 UT   13 05 06.0   -08 44 19     3.827    3.417   58.5   14.2   291   29.4 
2025-12-10 00:00 UT   13 05 53.9   -08 49 13     3.818    3.421   59.3   14.3   291   29.4 
2025-12-11 00:00 UT   13 06 41.1   -08 54 02     3.808    3.424   60.1   14.4   291   29.4 
2025-12-12 00:00 UT   13 07 27.8   -08 58 48     3.798    3.428   60.9   14.5   291   29.4 
2025-12-13 00:00 UT   13 08 13.9   -09 03 30     3.787    3.432   61.7   14.6   291   29.4 
2025-12-14 00:00 UT   13 08 59.3   -09 08 07     3.777    3.436   62.5   14.7   291   29.4 
2025-12-15 00:00 UT   13 09 44.1   -09 12 41     3.767    3.439   63.3   14.8   291   29.4 
2025-12-16 00:00 UT   13 10 28.2   -09 17 10     3.756    3.443   64.1   14.9   291   29.4 
2025-12-17 00:00 UT   13 11 11.7   -09 21 35     3.745    3.447   65.0   15.0   291   29.4 

    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.