(792156) 2020 XR
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	22 Dec 2025	26.1	3.430 AU	3.957 AU	14h15m	-22°29'	51.3°	12.9°

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
2025-12-22 00:00 UT   14 15 40.5   -22 29 27     3.957    3.430   51.3   12.9   283   26.1 
2025-12-22 16:19 UT   14 16 18.5   -22 33 03     3.952    3.432   51.8   13.0   283   26.1 
2025-12-23 00:00 UT   14 16 36.3   -22 34 45     3.949    3.433   52.1   13.1   283   26.1 
2025-12-24 00:00 UT   14 17 31.6   -22 39 60     3.940    3.437   52.9   13.2   283   26.1 
2025-12-25 00:00 UT   14 18 26.3   -22 45 12     3.932    3.441   53.6   13.3   283   26.1 
2025-12-26 00:00 UT   14 19 20.3   -22 50 22     3.923    3.445   54.4   13.4   283   26.1 
2025-12-27 00:00 UT   14 20 13.8   -22 55 29     3.914    3.449   55.2   13.5   283   26.1 
2025-12-28 00:00 UT   14 21 06.7   -23 00 33     3.905    3.453   56.0   13.7   283   26.1 
2025-12-29 00:00 UT   14 21 59.0   -23 05 34     3.896    3.457   56.8   13.8   284   26.1 
2025-12-30 00:00 UT   14 22 50.6   -23 10 33     3.887    3.460   57.6   13.9   284   26.1 
2025-12-31 00:00 UT   14 23 41.7   -23 15 29     3.877    3.464   58.4   14.0   284   26.1 
2026-01-01 00:00 UT   14 24 32.0   -23 20 23     3.868    3.468   59.2   14.1   284   26.1 
2026-01-02 00:00 UT   14 25 21.7   -23 25 13     3.858    3.472   60.0   14.2   284   26.1 
2026-01-03 00:00 UT   14 26 10.8   -23 30 01     3.848    3.476   60.8   14.3   284   26.1 
2026-01-04 00:00 UT   14 26 59.2   -23 34 45     3.838    3.479   61.6   14.4   284   26.1 
2026-01-05 00:00 UT   14 27 46.9   -23 39 27     3.828    3.483   62.4   14.5   284   26.1 
2026-01-06 00:00 UT   14 28 33.9   -23 44 06     3.818    3.487   63.2   14.6   284   26.1 
2026-01-07 00:00 UT   14 29 20.2   -23 48 42     3.807    3.490   64.0   14.7   284   26.1 
2026-01-08 00:00 UT   14 30 05.8   -23 53 16     3.797    3.494   64.8   14.8   285   26.1 
2026-01-09 00:00 UT   14 30 50.7   -23 57 46     3.786    3.498   65.6   14.8   285   26.1 
2026-01-10 00:00 UT   14 31 34.8   -24 02 13     3.776    3.501   66.5   14.9   285   26.1 
2026-01-11 00:00 UT   14 32 18.1   -24 06 37     3.765    3.505   67.3   15.0   285   26.1 
2026-01-12 00:00 UT   14 33 00.7   -24 10 58     3.754    3.509   68.1   15.1   285   26.1 
2026-01-13 00:00 UT   14 33 42.5   -24 15 16     3.743    3.512   69.0   15.2   285   26.1 
2026-01-14 00:00 UT   14 34 23.5   -24 19 31     3.732    3.516   69.8   15.2   285   26.1 
2026-01-15 00:00 UT   14 35 03.7   -24 23 42     3.721    3.519   70.6   15.3   285   26.1 
2026-01-16 00:00 UT   14 35 43.1   -24 27 50     3.710    3.523   71.5   15.4   285   26.1 
2026-01-17 00:00 UT   14 36 21.6   -24 31 55     3.698    3.527   72.3   15.4   285   26.1 
2026-01-18 00:00 UT   14 36 59.3   -24 35 57     3.687    3.530   73.2   15.5   285   26.1 
2026-01-19 00:00 UT   14 37 36.1   -24 39 55     3.675    3.534   74.0   15.5   286   26.1 
2026-01-20 00:00 UT   14 38 12.1   -24 43 50     3.664    3.537   74.9   15.6   286   26.1 
2026-01-21 00:00 UT   14 38 47.1   -24 47 42     3.652    3.541   75.7   15.6   286   26.1 

    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.