2020 XE1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	8 Aug 2026	27.2	1.487 AU	0.529 AU	21h33m	-48°49'	147.1°	21.7°

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 XE1 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.3866204
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.5949321
            i (Inclination)                 : 12.43546
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 71.63486
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 345.18111
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 174.69307
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 57.14884
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -3.15723
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.01            
        

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
2026-08-08 00:00 UT   21 33 34.7   -48 49 33     0.529    1.487  147.1   21.7   350   27.2 
2026-08-08 16:33 UT   21 32 23.4   -49 07 34     0.527    1.483  146.7   22.0   351   27.2 
2026-08-09 00:00 UT   21 31 50.7   -49 15 37     0.526    1.481  146.6   22.2   352   27.2 
2026-08-10 00:00 UT   21 30 02.7   -49 41 14     0.522    1.476  146.0   22.6   355   27.2 
2026-08-11 00:00 UT   21 28 10.9   -50 06 22     0.519    1.470  145.3   23.1   357   27.2 
2026-08-12 00:00 UT   21 26 15.3   -50 30 59     0.515    1.464  144.6   23.6   360   27.2 
2026-08-13 00:00 UT   21 24 16.3   -50 55 01     0.512    1.459  143.9   24.2     2   27.2 
2026-08-14 00:00 UT   21 22 14.0   -51 18 26     0.509    1.453  143.2   24.7     4   27.2 
2026-08-15 00:00 UT   21 20 08.6   -51 41 12     0.507    1.448  142.4   25.3     7   27.2 
2026-08-16 00:00 UT   21 18 00.3   -52 03 17     0.504    1.442  141.6   25.9     9   27.2 
2026-08-17 00:00 UT   21 15 49.5   -52 24 39     0.501    1.436  140.8   26.5    11   27.2 
2026-08-18 00:00 UT   21 13 36.3   -52 45 16     0.499    1.431  139.9   27.1    13   27.2 
2026-08-19 00:00 UT   21 11 21.1   -53 05 07     0.497    1.425  139.1   27.7    15   27.2 
2026-08-20 00:00 UT   21 09 04.1   -53 24 09     0.494    1.419  138.2   28.4    17   27.2 
2026-08-21 00:00 UT   21 06 45.7   -53 42 22     0.492    1.414  137.3   29.0    19   27.2 
2026-08-22 00:00 UT   21 04 26.2   -53 59 44     0.490    1.408  136.4   29.7    21   27.2 
2026-08-23 00:00 UT   21 02 06.0   -54 16 15     0.489    1.402  135.5   30.4    23   27.2 
2026-08-24 00:00 UT   20 59 45.2   -54 31 54     0.487    1.397  134.6   31.0    25   27.2 
2026-08-25 00:00 UT   20 57 24.4   -54 46 39     0.485    1.391  133.6   31.7    26   27.2 

    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.