2020 XH1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	7 Oct 2026	25.6	1.109 AU	1.299 AU	09h19m	+14°58'	55.9°	48.3°

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 XH1 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.5821839
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.0309445
            i (Inclination)                 : 0.75556
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 171.79145
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 208.71594
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 337.00328
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 200.50529
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -0.36301
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.89            
        

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
2026-10-07 00:00 UT   09 19 04.8   +14 58 22     1.299    1.109   55.9   48.3   287   25.6 
2026-10-07 11:16 UT   09 20 20.0   +14 52 32     1.301    1.113   56.0   48.1   287   25.6 
2026-10-08 00:00 UT   09 21 44.3   +14 45 57     1.303    1.117   56.2   48.0   287   25.6 
2026-10-09 00:00 UT   09 24 21.7   +14 33 34     1.308    1.125   56.5   47.8   288   25.6 
2026-10-10 00:00 UT   09 26 57.1   +14 21 12     1.312    1.133   56.8   47.5   288   25.6 
2026-10-11 00:00 UT   09 29 30.5   +14 08 52     1.316    1.141   57.1   47.3   288   25.6 
2026-10-12 00:00 UT   09 32 01.8   +13 56 34     1.319    1.150   57.5   47.1   288   25.7 
2026-10-13 00:00 UT   09 34 31.1   +13 44 19     1.323    1.158   57.8   46.9   288   25.7 
2026-10-14 00:00 UT   09 36 58.5   +13 32 07     1.326    1.166   58.2   46.6   288   25.7 
2026-10-15 00:00 UT   09 39 23.9   +13 19 58     1.330    1.175   58.6   46.4   289   25.7 
2026-10-16 00:00 UT   09 41 47.3   +13 07 53     1.333    1.183   58.9   46.2   289   25.7 
2026-10-17 00:00 UT   09 44 08.9   +12 55 51     1.336    1.191   59.3   46.0   289   25.7 
2026-10-18 00:00 UT   09 46 28.5   +12 43 52     1.338    1.200   59.7   45.8   289   25.8 
2026-10-19 00:00 UT   09 48 46.2   +12 31 58     1.341    1.208   60.1   45.6   289   25.8 
2026-10-20 00:00 UT   09 51 02.1   +12 20 08     1.344    1.217   60.5   45.4   289   25.8 

    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.