2020 XB7
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	4 Aug 2026	28.9	2.768 AU	1.922 AU	23h39m	-07°36'	138.8°	14.0°

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
2026-08-04 00:00 UT   23 39 21.3   -07 36 25     1.922    2.768  138.8   14.0   252   28.9 
2026-08-04 07:39 UT   23 39 13.2   -07 38 16     1.918    2.766  139.1   13.9   252   28.8 
2026-08-05 00:00 UT   23 38 55.4   -07 42 15     1.909    2.763  139.9   13.7   253   28.8 
2026-08-06 00:00 UT   23 38 27.9   -07 48 15     1.896    2.759  141.0   13.4   253   28.8 
2026-08-07 00:00 UT   23 37 58.7   -07 54 25     1.883    2.755  142.1   13.1   253   28.8 
2026-08-08 00:00 UT   23 37 28.0   -08 00 46     1.871    2.750  143.2   12.8   253   28.7 
2026-08-09 00:00 UT   23 36 55.6   -08 07 17     1.858    2.746  144.3   12.5   254   28.7 
2026-08-10 00:00 UT   23 36 21.6   -08 13 58     1.846    2.741  145.4   12.1   254   28.7 
2026-08-11 00:00 UT   23 35 46.0   -08 20 49     1.834    2.737  146.5   11.8   255   28.7 
2026-08-12 00:00 UT   23 35 08.8   -08 27 50     1.822    2.732  147.6   11.5   255   28.6 
2026-08-13 00:00 UT   23 34 30.0   -08 35 01     1.811    2.728  148.8   11.1   255   28.6 
2026-08-14 00:00 UT   23 33 49.7   -08 42 21     1.799    2.723  149.9   10.8   256   28.6 
2026-08-15 00:00 UT   23 33 07.7   -08 49 50     1.788    2.719  151.0   10.4   257   28.5 
2026-08-16 00:00 UT   23 32 24.2   -08 57 27     1.777    2.714  152.2   10.0   257   28.5 
2026-08-17 00:00 UT   23 31 39.1   -09 05 13     1.767    2.710  153.3    9.7   258   28.5 
2026-08-18 00:00 UT   23 30 52.5   -09 13 08     1.756    2.705  154.5    9.3   258   28.4 
2026-08-19 00:00 UT   23 30 04.5   -09 21 10     1.746    2.701  155.6    8.9   259   28.4 
2026-08-20 00:00 UT   23 29 14.9   -09 29 20     1.736    2.696  156.8    8.5   260   28.4 
2026-08-21 00:00 UT   23 28 23.9   -09 37 37     1.727    2.691  158.0    8.1   261   28.3 
2026-08-22 00:00 UT   23 27 31.5   -09 46 01     1.717    2.687  159.1    7.7   262   28.3 
2026-08-23 00:00 UT   23 26 37.7   -09 54 31     1.708    2.682  160.3    7.3   263   28.3 
2026-08-24 00:00 UT   23 25 42.6   -10 03 08     1.699    2.677  161.4    6.9   264   28.2 
2026-08-25 00:00 UT   23 24 46.1   -10 11 50     1.691    2.673  162.6    6.5   266   28.2 
2026-08-26 00:00 UT   23 23 48.3   -10 20 37     1.683    2.668  163.7    6.1   268   28.2 
2026-08-27 00:00 UT   23 22 49.3   -10 29 29     1.675    2.663  164.9    5.7   269   28.1 
2026-08-28 00:00 UT   23 21 49.1   -10 38 26     1.667    2.658  166.0    5.3   272   28.1 
2026-08-29 00:00 UT   23 20 47.7   -10 47 26     1.660    2.654  167.1    4.9   274   28.1 
2026-08-30 00:00 UT   23 19 45.2   -10 56 30     1.652    2.649  168.2    4.5   277   28.0 
2026-08-31 00:00 UT   23 18 41.6   -11 05 37     1.646    2.644  169.2    4.1   281   28.0 
2026-09-01 00:00 UT   23 17 37.0   -11 14 47     1.639    2.639  170.2    3.7   286   28.0 
2026-09-02 00:00 UT   23 16 31.4   -11 23 58     1.633    2.634  171.1    3.4   291   27.9 
2026-09-03 00:00 UT   23 15 24.9   -11 33 11     1.627    2.629  172.0    3.1   298   27.9 

    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.