2020 XE1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	25 Jul 2026	27.5	1.563 AU	0.599 AU	21h50m	-42°23'	149.9°	19.0°

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 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
2026-07-25 00:00 UT   21 50 30.2   -42 23 03     0.599    1.563  149.9   19.0   311   27.5 
2026-07-25 16:00 UT   21 50 00.3   -42 41 31     0.595    1.560  150.0   19.0   313   27.5 
2026-07-26 00:00 UT   21 49 44.7   -42 50 46     0.593    1.558  150.0   19.0   314   27.5 
2026-07-27 00:00 UT   21 48 55.2   -43 18 38     0.587    1.553  150.1   19.0   317   27.4 
2026-07-28 00:00 UT   21 48 01.7   -43 46 34     0.582    1.547  150.1   19.1   319   27.4 
2026-07-29 00:00 UT   21 47 04.0   -44 14 35     0.576    1.542  150.1   19.1   322   27.4 
2026-07-30 00:00 UT   21 46 02.2   -44 42 37     0.571    1.536  150.1   19.2   325   27.4 
2026-07-31 00:00 UT   21 44 56.2   -45 10 38     0.565    1.531  150.0   19.4   328   27.3 
2026-08-01 00:00 UT   21 43 45.9   -45 38 36     0.560    1.525  149.8   19.6   331   27.3 
2026-08-02 00:00 UT   21 42 31.4   -46 06 29     0.555    1.520  149.6   19.8   333   27.3 
2026-08-03 00:00 UT   21 41 12.6   -46 34 15     0.551    1.514  149.3   20.0   336   27.3 
2026-08-04 00:00 UT   21 39 49.5   -47 01 49     0.546    1.509  149.0   20.3   339   27.3 
2026-08-05 00:00 UT   21 38 22.2   -47 29 11     0.542    1.503  148.6   20.6   342   27.3 
2026-08-06 00:00 UT   21 36 50.6   -47 56 18     0.537    1.498  148.1   20.9   344   27.2 
2026-08-07 00:00 UT   21 35 14.7   -48 23 06     0.533    1.492  147.7   21.3   347   27.2 
2026-08-08 00:00 UT   21 33 34.7   -48 49 33     0.529    1.487  147.1   21.7   350   27.2 
2026-08-09 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 

    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.