(792156) 2020 XR
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	29 Nov 2025	26.0	3.336 AU	4.104 AU	13h52m	-20°16'	34.3°	9.6°

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
2025-11-29 00:00 UT   13 52 03.5   -20 16 46     4.104    3.336   34.3    9.6   279   26.0 
2025-11-29 04:19 UT   13 52 15.5   -20 17 53     4.103    3.337   34.5    9.6   279   26.0 
2025-11-30 00:00 UT   13 53 09.7   -20 22 56     4.099    3.340   35.0    9.8   279   26.0 
2025-12-01 00:00 UT   13 54 15.6   -20 29 05     4.095    3.344   35.7    9.9   279   26.0 
2025-12-02 00:00 UT   13 55 21.0   -20 35 11     4.090    3.349   36.5   10.1   279   26.0 
2025-12-03 00:00 UT   13 56 26.1   -20 41 15     4.085    3.353   37.2   10.2   280   26.0 
2025-12-04 00:00 UT   13 57 30.8   -20 47 17     4.080    3.357   37.9   10.4   280   26.0 
2025-12-05 00:00 UT   13 58 35.1   -20 53 17     4.074    3.361   38.6   10.5   280   26.0 
2025-12-06 00:00 UT   13 59 39.0   -20 59 14     4.069    3.365   39.3   10.7   280   26.0 
2025-12-07 00:00 UT   14 00 42.5   -21 05 10     4.063    3.369   40.1   10.9   280   26.0 
2025-12-08 00:00 UT   14 01 45.6   -21 11 03     4.057    3.374   40.8   11.0   281   26.0 
2025-12-09 00:00 UT   14 02 48.2   -21 16 54     4.051    3.378   41.5   11.2   281   26.1 
2025-12-10 00:00 UT   14 03 50.5   -21 22 43     4.045    3.382   42.3   11.3   281   26.1 
2025-12-11 00:00 UT   14 04 52.3   -21 28 30     4.038    3.386   43.0   11.4   281   26.1 
2025-12-12 00:00 UT   14 05 53.6   -21 34 14     4.032    3.390   43.8   11.6   281   26.1 
2025-12-13 00:00 UT   14 06 54.5   -21 39 56     4.025    3.394   44.5   11.7   281   26.1 
2025-12-14 00:00 UT   14 07 54.9   -21 45 36     4.018    3.398   45.2   11.9   282   26.1 
2025-12-15 00:00 UT   14 08 54.9   -21 51 13     4.011    3.402   46.0   12.0   282   26.1 
2025-12-16 00:00 UT   14 09 54.4   -21 56 49     4.004    3.406   46.8   12.2   282   26.1 
2025-12-17 00:00 UT   14 10 53.4   -22 02 21     3.996    3.410   47.5   12.3   282   26.1 
2025-12-18 00:00 UT   14 11 51.8   -22 07 51     3.989    3.414   48.3   12.4   282   26.1 
2025-12-19 00:00 UT   14 12 49.8   -22 13 19     3.981    3.418   49.0   12.6   282   26.1 
2025-12-20 00:00 UT   14 13 47.3   -22 18 44     3.973    3.422   49.8   12.7   282   26.1 
2025-12-21 00:00 UT   14 14 44.2   -22 24 07     3.965    3.426   50.6   12.8   283   26.1 
2025-12-22 00:00 UT   14 15 40.5   -22 29 27     3.957    3.430   51.3   12.9   283   26.1 
2025-12-23 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 

    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.