2020 VX1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	21 Jan 2026	29.2	3.566 AU	3.325 AU	13h28m	-11°04'	96.1°	15.9°

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
2026-01-21 00:00 UT   13 28 10.2   -11 04 40     3.325    3.566   96.1   15.9   292   29.2 
2026-01-21 17:12 UT   13 28 19.0   -11 05 35     3.315    3.568   96.8   15.9   292   29.2 
2026-01-22 00:00 UT   13 28 22.4   -11 05 56     3.312    3.569   97.1   15.9   292   29.2 
2026-01-23 00:00 UT   13 28 33.5   -11 07 05     3.299    3.572   98.0   15.8   292   29.2 
2026-01-24 00:00 UT   13 28 43.5   -11 08 08     3.287    3.575   99.0   15.8   292   29.2 
2026-01-25 00:00 UT   13 28 52.4   -11 09 04     3.274    3.579  100.0   15.7   292   29.2 
2026-01-26 00:00 UT   13 29 00.2   -11 09 53     3.262    3.582  101.0   15.7   292   29.2 
2026-01-27 00:00 UT   13 29 07.0   -11 10 36     3.249    3.585  101.9   15.6   292   29.2 
2026-01-28 00:00 UT   13 29 12.6   -11 11 13     3.237    3.588  102.9   15.5   292   29.2 
2026-01-29 00:00 UT   13 29 17.0   -11 11 43     3.224    3.591  103.9   15.4   292   29.1 
2026-01-30 00:00 UT   13 29 20.3   -11 12 06     3.212    3.594  104.9   15.4   292   29.1 
2026-01-31 00:00 UT   13 29 22.5   -11 12 22     3.200    3.597  105.9   15.3   292   29.1 
2026-02-01 00:00 UT   13 29 23.6   -11 12 31     3.188    3.600  106.9   15.2   292   29.1 
2026-02-02 00:00 UT   13 29 23.5   -11 12 34     3.175    3.603  108.0   15.1   292   29.1 
2026-02-03 00:00 UT   13 29 22.2   -11 12 30     3.163    3.606  109.0   15.0   292   29.1 
2026-02-04 00:00 UT   13 29 19.8   -11 12 18     3.151    3.609  110.0   14.9   292   29.1 
2026-02-05 00:00 UT   13 29 16.2   -11 12 00     3.139    3.612  111.0   14.8   292   29.1 
2026-02-06 00:00 UT   13 29 11.4   -11 11 35     3.128    3.615  112.1   14.6   292   29.1 
2026-02-07 00:00 UT   13 29 05.4   -11 11 02     3.116    3.618  113.1   14.5   292   29.1 
2026-02-08 00:00 UT   13 28 58.3   -11 10 22     3.104    3.621  114.1   14.4   292   29.0 
2026-02-09 00:00 UT   13 28 49.9   -11 09 35     3.093    3.624  115.2   14.3   292   29.0 
2026-02-10 00:00 UT   13 28 40.4   -11 08 41     3.081    3.627  116.2   14.1   292   29.0 
2026-02-11 00:00 UT   13 28 29.6   -11 07 40     3.070    3.630  117.3   14.0   293   29.0 
2026-02-12 00:00 UT   13 28 17.7   -11 06 31     3.059    3.633  118.4   13.8   293   29.0 
2026-02-13 00:00 UT   13 28 04.5   -11 05 15     3.048    3.636  119.4   13.7   293   29.0 
2026-02-14 00:00 UT   13 27 50.2   -11 03 51     3.037    3.639  120.5   13.5   293   29.0 
2026-02-15 00:00 UT   13 27 34.6   -11 02 20     3.026    3.642  121.6   13.4   293   29.0 
2026-02-16 00:00 UT   13 27 17.9   -11 00 42     3.015    3.645  122.7   13.2   293   29.0 
2026-02-17 00:00 UT   13 26 59.9   -10 58 56     3.005    3.647  123.8   13.0   293   28.9 
2026-02-18 00:00 UT   13 26 40.8   -10 57 02     2.994    3.650  124.9   12.8   293   28.9 
2026-02-19 00:00 UT   13 26 20.4   -10 55 01     2.984    3.653  125.9   12.7   293   28.9 
2026-02-20 00:00 UT   13 25 58.9   -10 52 53     2.974    3.656  127.1   12.5   293   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.