(792156) 2020 XR
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	28 Jul 2026	26.5	3.981 AU	3.925 AU	13h44m	-17°09'	85.7°	14.7°

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
2026-07-28 00:00 UT   13 44 04.2   -17 09 37     3.925    3.981   85.7   14.7   112   26.5 
2026-07-28 12:27 UT   13 44 18.3   -17 09 33     3.934    3.981   85.3   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 
2026-07-31 00:00 UT   13 45 28.4   -17 09 35     3.975    3.984   83.2   14.7   112   26.5 
2026-08-01 00:00 UT   13 45 57.9   -17 09 45     3.991    3.985   82.4   14.6   112   26.5 
2026-08-02 00:00 UT   13 46 28.0   -17 09 59     4.008    3.987   81.5   14.6   112   26.5 
2026-08-03 00:00 UT   13 46 58.9   -17 10 18     4.024    3.988   80.7   14.5   112   26.5 
2026-08-04 00:00 UT   13 47 30.4   -17 10 42     4.041    3.989   79.8   14.5   112   26.5 
2026-08-05 00:00 UT   13 48 02.6   -17 11 11     4.057    3.990   79.0   14.5   112   26.5 
2026-08-06 00:00 UT   13 48 35.4   -17 11 45     4.073    3.991   78.2   14.4   112   26.5 
2026-08-07 00:00 UT   13 49 08.9   -17 12 23     4.090    3.992   77.4   14.4   112   26.6 
2026-08-08 00:00 UT   13 49 43.0   -17 13 06     4.106    3.993   76.5   14.3   112   26.6 
2026-08-09 00:00 UT   13 50 17.7   -17 13 53     4.122    3.994   75.7   14.2   112   26.6 
2026-08-10 00:00 UT   13 50 53.1   -17 14 45     4.138    3.996   74.9   14.2   112   26.6 
2026-08-11 00:00 UT   13 51 29.1   -17 15 41     4.154    3.997   74.1   14.1   112   26.6 
2026-08-12 00:00 UT   13 52 05.7   -17 16 42     4.170    3.998   73.3   14.0   112   26.6 
2026-08-13 00:00 UT   13 52 42.9   -17 17 47     4.186    3.999   72.5   14.0   112   26.6 
2026-08-14 00:00 UT   13 53 20.7   -17 18 55     4.202    4.000   71.6   13.9   112   26.6 
2026-08-15 00:00 UT   13 53 59.0   -17 20 08     4.217    4.001   70.8   13.8   112   26.6 
2026-08-16 00:00 UT   13 54 38.0   -17 21 25     4.233    4.002   70.0   13.8   112   26.6 
2026-08-17 00:00 UT   13 55 17.5   -17 22 46     4.248    4.003   69.2   13.7   112   26.6 
2026-08-18 00:00 UT   13 55 57.5   -17 24 11     4.264    4.004   68.4   13.6   113   26.6 
2026-08-19 00:00 UT   13 56 38.1   -17 25 39     4.279    4.005   67.6   13.5   113   26.6 
2026-08-20 00:00 UT   13 57 19.2   -17 27 11     4.294    4.006   66.8   13.4   113   26.6 
2026-08-21 00:00 UT   13 58 00.9   -17 28 47     4.310    4.007   66.0   13.3   113   26.6 
2026-08-22 00:00 UT   13 58 43.1   -17 30 26     4.325    4.008   65.2   13.2   113   26.6 
2026-08-23 00:00 UT   13 59 25.8   -17 32 09     4.340    4.009   64.5   13.2   113   26.7 
2026-08-24 00:00 UT   14 00 09.0   -17 33 55     4.354    4.010   63.7   13.1   113   26.7 
2026-08-25 00:00 UT   14 00 52.6   -17 35 44     4.369    4.011   62.9   13.0   113   26.7 
2026-08-26 00:00 UT   14 01 36.8   -17 37 37     4.384    4.011   62.1   12.9   113   26.7 
2026-08-27 00:00 UT   14 02 21.5   -17 39 33     4.398    4.012   61.3   12.8   113   26.7 

    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.