(792156) 2020 XR
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	16 Jun 2026	25.9	3.919 AU	3.251 AU	13h37m	-18°44'	124.6°	12.3°

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 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
2026-06-16 00:00 UT   13 37 59.7   -18 44 21     3.251    3.919  124.6   12.3   106   25.9 
2026-06-16 02:11 UT   13 37 58.6   -18 43 57     3.253    3.919  124.5   12.3   106   25.9 
2026-06-17 00:00 UT   13 37 47.8   -18 39 53     3.266    3.920  123.6   12.5   106   26.0 
2026-06-18 00:00 UT   13 37 37.0   -18 35 32     3.280    3.922  122.6   12.6   106   26.0 
2026-06-19 00:00 UT   13 37 27.3   -18 31 17     3.295    3.924  121.6   12.7   107   26.0 
2026-06-20 00:00 UT   13 37 18.8   -18 27 08     3.309    3.926  120.6   12.9   107   26.0 
2026-06-21 00:00 UT   13 37 11.3   -18 23 06     3.324    3.927  119.6   13.0   107   26.0 
2026-06-22 00:00 UT   13 37 04.9   -18 19 11     3.339    3.929  118.6   13.1   107   26.0 
2026-06-23 00:00 UT   13 36 59.6   -18 15 22     3.354    3.930  117.7   13.2   107   26.1 
2026-06-24 00:00 UT   13 36 55.4   -18 11 40     3.370    3.932  116.7   13.4   108   26.1 
2026-06-25 00:00 UT   13 36 52.2   -18 08 05     3.385    3.934  115.7   13.5   108   26.1 
2026-06-26 00:00 UT   13 36 50.1   -18 04 36     3.400    3.935  114.7   13.6   108   26.1 
2026-06-27 00:00 UT   13 36 49.1   -18 01 14     3.416    3.937  113.8   13.7   108   26.1 
2026-06-28 00:00 UT   13 36 49.1   -17 57 58     3.431    3.938  112.8   13.8   108   26.1 
2026-06-29 00:00 UT   13 36 50.1   -17 54 50     3.447    3.940  111.8   13.9   109   26.1 
2026-06-30 00:00 UT   13 36 52.1   -17 51 48     3.463    3.942  110.9   13.9   109   26.2 
2026-07-01 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 

    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.