(792156) 2020 XR
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	30 Jun 2026	26.2	3.942 AU	3.463 AU	13h36m	-17°51'	110.9°	13.9°

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
2026-06-30 00:00 UT   13 36 52.1   -17 51 48     3.463    3.942  110.9   13.9   109   26.2 
2026-06-30 01:24 UT   13 36 52.3   -17 51 37     3.464    3.942  110.8   13.9   109   26.2 
2026-07-01 00:00 UT   13 36 55.2   -17 48 52     3.479    3.943  109.9   14.0   109   26.2 
2026-07-02 00:00 UT   13 36 59.2   -17 46 03     3.495    3.945  109.0   14.1   109   26.2 
2026-07-03 00:00 UT   13 37 04.3   -17 43 21     3.511    3.946  108.1   14.2   109   26.2 
2026-07-04 00:00 UT   13 37 10.3   -17 40 45     3.527    3.948  107.1   14.2   109   26.2 
2026-07-05 00:00 UT   13 37 17.3   -17 38 15     3.543    3.949  106.2   14.3   109   26.2 
2026-07-06 00:00 UT   13 37 25.2   -17 35 53     3.559    3.951  105.3   14.4   109   26.2 
2026-07-07 00:00 UT   13 37 34.1   -17 33 36     3.576    3.952  104.3   14.4   110   26.2 
2026-07-08 00:00 UT   13 37 44.0   -17 31 27     3.592    3.954  103.4   14.5   110   26.3 
2026-07-09 00:00 UT   13 37 54.7   -17 29 23     3.609    3.955  102.5   14.5   110   26.3 
2026-07-10 00:00 UT   13 38 06.4   -17 27 26     3.625    3.957  101.6   14.6   110   26.3 
2026-07-11 00:00 UT   13 38 19.1   -17 25 35     3.642    3.958  100.7   14.6   110   26.3 
2026-07-12 00:00 UT   13 38 32.6   -17 23 51     3.658    3.959   99.8   14.7   110   26.3 
2026-07-13 00:00 UT   13 38 47.0   -17 22 13     3.675    3.961   98.9   14.7   110   26.3 
2026-07-14 00:00 UT   13 39 02.4   -17 20 41     3.691    3.962   98.0   14.7   110   26.3 
2026-07-15 00:00 UT   13 39 18.6   -17 19 16     3.708    3.964   97.1   14.7   110   26.3 
2026-07-16 00:00 UT   13 39 35.6   -17 17 56     3.725    3.965   96.2   14.8   111   26.4 
2026-07-17 00:00 UT   13 39 53.6   -17 16 43     3.741    3.966   95.3   14.8   111   26.4 
2026-07-18 00:00 UT   13 40 12.3   -17 15 35     3.758    3.968   94.4   14.8   111   26.4 
2026-07-19 00:00 UT   13 40 31.9   -17 14 34     3.775    3.969   93.5   14.8   111   26.4 
2026-07-20 00:00 UT   13 40 52.4   -17 13 38     3.792    3.970   92.6   14.8   111   26.4 
2026-07-21 00:00 UT   13 41 13.6   -17 12 48     3.808    3.972   91.8   14.8   111   26.4 
2026-07-22 00:00 UT   13 41 35.7   -17 12 04     3.825    3.973   90.9   14.8   111   26.4 
2026-07-23 00:00 UT   13 41 58.5   -17 11 26     3.842    3.974   90.0   14.8   111   26.4 
2026-07-24 00:00 UT   13 42 22.2   -17 10 53     3.858    3.976   89.2   14.8   111   26.4 
2026-07-25 00:00 UT   13 42 46.5   -17 10 26     3.875    3.977   88.3   14.8   111   26.4 
2026-07-26 00:00 UT   13 43 11.7   -17 10 04     3.892    3.978   87.4   14.8   111   26.5 
2026-07-27 00:00 UT   13 43 37.6   -17 09 48     3.908    3.979   86.6   14.8   111   26.5 
2026-07-28 00:00 UT   13 44 04.2   -17 09 37     3.925    3.981   85.7   14.7   112   26.5 
2026-07-29 00:00 UT   13 44 31.6   -17 09 31     3.942    3.982   84.9   14.7   112   26.5 
2026-07-30 00:00 UT   13 44 59.6   -17 09 31     3.958    3.983   84.0   14.7   112   26.5 

    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.