(792156) 2020 XR
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	2 Feb 2026	26.0	3.582 AU	3.507 AU	14h44m	-25°29'	86.3°	15.9°

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 XR are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.6140734
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.5079819
            i (Inclination)                 : 13.92824
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 249.68060
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 163.16685
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 90.87490
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 233.31553
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 3.99705
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.97            
        

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
2026-02-02 00:00 UT   14 44 33.6   -25 29 13     3.507    3.582   86.3   15.9   287   26.0 
2026-02-02 20:05 UT   14 44 52.3   -25 31 46     3.497    3.585   87.1   15.9   287   26.0 
2026-02-03 00:00 UT   14 44 55.9   -25 32 16     3.495    3.585   87.2   15.9   287   26.0 
2026-02-04 00:00 UT   14 45 17.2   -25 35 14     3.482    3.589   88.2   15.9   287   26.0 
2026-02-05 00:00 UT   14 45 37.4   -25 38 09     3.470    3.592   89.1   15.9   287   26.0 
2026-02-06 00:00 UT   14 45 56.5   -25 40 59     3.457    3.595   90.0   15.9   288   26.0 
2026-02-07 00:00 UT   14 46 14.5   -25 43 45     3.445    3.598   90.9   15.9   288   26.0 
2026-02-08 00:00 UT   14 46 31.4   -25 46 26     3.433    3.602   91.8   15.9   288   26.0 
2026-02-09 00:00 UT   14 46 47.2   -25 49 03     3.420    3.605   92.8   15.9   288   26.0 
2026-02-10 00:00 UT   14 47 01.8   -25 51 36     3.408    3.608   93.7   15.8   288   26.0 
2026-02-11 00:00 UT   14 47 15.3   -25 54 04     3.395    3.611   94.6   15.8   288   26.0 
2026-02-12 00:00 UT   14 47 27.6   -25 56 27     3.383    3.615   95.6   15.8   288   26.0 
2026-02-13 00:00 UT   14 47 38.7   -25 58 46     3.370    3.618   96.5   15.7   289   26.0 
2026-02-14 00:00 UT   14 47 48.7   -26 00 60     3.358    3.621   97.5   15.7   289   26.0 
2026-02-15 00:00 UT   14 47 57.4   -26 03 09     3.345    3.624   98.4   15.6   289   26.0 
2026-02-16 00:00 UT   14 48 04.9   -26 05 13     3.333    3.627   99.4   15.6   289   25.9 
2026-02-17 00:00 UT   14 48 11.2   -26 07 12     3.321    3.631  100.3   15.5   289   25.9 
2026-02-18 00:00 UT   14 48 16.3   -26 09 05     3.308    3.634  101.3   15.5   289   25.9 
2026-02-19 00:00 UT   14 48 20.1   -26 10 54     3.296    3.637  102.3   15.4   290   25.9 
2026-02-20 00:00 UT   14 48 22.7   -26 12 37     3.284    3.640  103.3   15.3   290   25.9 
2026-02-21 00:00 UT   14 48 24.0   -26 14 15     3.271    3.643  104.2   15.3   290   25.9 
2026-02-22 00:00 UT   14 48 24.0   -26 15 47     3.259    3.646  105.2   15.2   290   25.9 
2026-02-23 00:00 UT   14 48 22.8   -26 17 14     3.247    3.649  106.2   15.1   290   25.9 
2026-02-24 00:00 UT   14 48 20.3   -26 18 35     3.235    3.652  107.2   15.0   290   25.9 
2026-02-25 00:00 UT   14 48 16.5   -26 19 51     3.223    3.655  108.2   14.9   291   25.9 
2026-02-26 00:00 UT   14 48 11.5   -26 21 00     3.211    3.658  109.2   14.8   291   25.9 
2026-02-27 00:00 UT   14 48 05.1   -26 22 04     3.200    3.662  110.2   14.7   291   25.8 
2026-02-28 00:00 UT   14 47 57.5   -26 23 02     3.188    3.665  111.2   14.6   291   25.8 
2026-03-01 00:00 UT   14 47 48.5   -26 23 54     3.176    3.668  112.2   14.5   292   25.8 
2026-03-02 00:00 UT   14 47 38.3   -26 24 39     3.165    3.671  113.2   14.4   292   25.8 
2026-03-03 00:00 UT   14 47 26.8   -26 25 18     3.153    3.674  114.3   14.2   292   25.8 
2026-03-04 00:00 UT   14 47 13.9   -26 25 51     3.142    3.677  115.3   14.1   292   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.