2020 XB7
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	21 Mar 2026	30.6	3.203 AU	4.018 AU	22h07m	-12°58'	30.7°	9.1°

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 XB7 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.5520350
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.1604644
            i (Inclination)                 : 6.07565
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 124.12257
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 0.27389
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 187.16261
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 124.39492
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 0.02899
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.18            
        

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
2026-03-21 00:00 UT   22 07 36.2   -12 58 29     4.018    3.203   30.7    9.1   247   30.6 
2026-03-21 19:43 UT   22 08 35.9   -12 53 39     4.010    3.201   31.3    9.3   247   30.6 
2026-03-22 00:00 UT   22 08 48.8   -12 52 36     4.009    3.201   31.4    9.3   247   30.6 
2026-03-23 00:00 UT   22 10 01.2   -12 46 44     3.999    3.199   32.1    9.5   247   30.6 
2026-03-24 00:00 UT   22 11 13.5   -12 40 51     3.989    3.197   32.8    9.7   247   30.6 
2026-03-25 00:00 UT   22 12 25.5   -12 34 59     3.979    3.194   33.5    9.9   247   30.6 
2026-03-26 00:00 UT   22 13 37.3   -12 29 07     3.968    3.192   34.2   10.1   247   30.6 
2026-03-27 00:00 UT   22 14 48.8   -12 23 15     3.958    3.190   34.8   10.3   247   30.6 
2026-03-28 00:00 UT   22 16 00.2   -12 17 24     3.947    3.188   35.5   10.5   247   30.6 
2026-03-29 00:00 UT   22 17 11.4   -12 11 33     3.936    3.186   36.2   10.7   247   30.6 
2026-03-30 00:00 UT   22 18 22.3   -12 05 42     3.925    3.183   36.9   10.9   247   30.6 
2026-03-31 00:00 UT   22 19 33.0   -11 59 52     3.914    3.181   37.6   11.0   247   30.6 
2026-04-01 00:00 UT   22 20 43.5   -11 54 02     3.903    3.179   38.3   11.2   247   30.6 
2026-04-02 00:00 UT   22 21 53.8   -11 48 13     3.891    3.177   38.9   11.4   247   30.6 
2026-04-03 00:00 UT   22 23 03.8   -11 42 24     3.880    3.174   39.6   11.6   247   30.6 
2026-04-04 00:00 UT   22 24 13.6   -11 36 36     3.868    3.172   40.3   11.8   247   30.6 
2026-04-05 00:00 UT   22 25 23.2   -11 30 49     3.856    3.170   41.0   11.9   247   30.6 
2026-04-06 00:00 UT   22 26 32.5   -11 25 03     3.844    3.167   41.7   12.1   247   30.6 
2026-04-07 00:00 UT   22 27 41.6   -11 19 17     3.832    3.165   42.4   12.3   247   30.6 
2026-04-08 00:00 UT   22 28 50.4   -11 13 32     3.819    3.163   43.1   12.5   247   30.6 
2026-04-09 00:00 UT   22 29 59.0   -11 07 48     3.807    3.160   43.7   12.7   247   30.6 
2026-04-10 00:00 UT   22 31 07.3   -11 02 05     3.794    3.158   44.4   12.8   247   30.6 
2026-04-11 00:00 UT   22 32 15.4   -10 56 23     3.781    3.155   45.1   13.0   247   30.6 
2026-04-12 00:00 UT   22 33 23.2   -10 50 42     3.769    3.153   45.8   13.2   247   30.6 
2026-04-13 00:00 UT   22 34 30.7   -10 45 02     3.756    3.150   46.5   13.3   247   30.6 
2026-04-14 00:00 UT   22 35 37.9   -10 39 23     3.742    3.148   47.2   13.5   247   30.6 
2026-04-15 00:00 UT   22 36 44.9   -10 33 46     3.729    3.145   47.9   13.7   247   30.6 
2026-04-16 00:00 UT   22 37 51.6   -10 28 10     3.716    3.143   48.6   13.8   247   30.6 
2026-04-17 00:00 UT   22 38 57.9   -10 22 35     3.702    3.140   49.3   14.0   247   30.6 
2026-04-18 00:00 UT   22 40 04.0   -10 17 02     3.688    3.138   50.0   14.2   247   30.6 

    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.