(792156) 2020 XR
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	25 Aug 2026	26.7	4.011 AU	4.369 AU	14h00m	-17°35'	62.9°	13.0°

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
2026-08-25 00:00 UT   14 00 52.6   -17 35 44     4.369    4.011   62.9   13.0   113   26.7 
2026-08-25 15:09 UT   14 01 20.5   -17 36 55     4.378    4.011   62.4   12.9   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 
2026-08-28 00:00 UT   14 03 06.6   -17 41 32     4.413    4.013   60.5   12.7   113   26.7 
2026-08-29 00:00 UT   14 03 52.2   -17 43 34     4.427    4.014   59.7   12.6   113   26.7 
2026-08-30 00:00 UT   14 04 38.2   -17 45 39     4.441    4.015   59.0   12.4   113   26.7 
2026-08-31 00:00 UT   14 05 24.7   -17 47 47     4.455    4.016   58.2   12.3   113   26.7 
2026-09-01 00:00 UT   14 06 11.7   -17 49 57     4.469    4.017   57.4   12.2   113   26.7 
2026-09-02 00:00 UT   14 06 59.1   -17 52 11     4.483    4.018   56.6   12.1   113   26.7 
2026-09-03 00:00 UT   14 07 46.9   -17 54 27     4.497    4.018   55.9   12.0   113   26.7 
2026-09-04 00:00 UT   14 08 35.2   -17 56 46     4.510    4.019   55.1   11.9   113   26.7 
2026-09-05 00:00 UT   14 09 23.9   -17 59 08     4.524    4.020   54.3   11.8   113   26.7 
2026-09-06 00:00 UT   14 10 13.0   -18 01 32     4.537    4.021   53.5   11.6   113   26.7 
2026-09-07 00:00 UT   14 11 02.5   -18 03 59     4.550    4.022   52.8   11.5   113   26.7 
2026-09-08 00:00 UT   14 11 52.5   -18 06 28     4.563    4.022   52.0   11.4   113   26.7 
2026-09-09 00:00 UT   14 12 42.8   -18 08 59     4.576    4.023   51.2   11.3   113   26.7 
2026-09-10 00:00 UT   14 13 33.5   -18 11 33     4.589    4.024   50.5   11.1   113   26.7 
2026-09-11 00:00 UT   14 14 24.7   -18 14 09     4.602    4.024   49.7   11.0   113   26.7 
2026-09-12 00:00 UT   14 15 16.2   -18 16 47     4.614    4.025   49.0   10.9   113   26.7 
2026-09-13 00:00 UT   14 16 08.1   -18 19 27     4.626    4.026   48.2   10.7   113   26.7 
2026-09-14 00:00 UT   14 17 00.3   -18 22 10     4.638    4.027   47.4   10.6   113   26.7 
2026-09-15 00:00 UT   14 17 53.0   -18 24 54     4.650    4.027   46.7   10.5   113   26.7 
2026-09-16 00:00 UT   14 18 45.9   -18 27 41     4.662    4.028   45.9   10.3   113   26.7 
2026-09-17 00:00 UT   14 19 39.3   -18 30 29     4.674    4.029   45.2   10.2   113   26.7 
2026-09-18 00:00 UT   14 20 32.9   -18 33 19     4.686    4.029   44.4   10.0   113   26.7 
2026-09-19 00:00 UT   14 21 27.0   -18 36 10     4.697    4.030   43.6    9.9   113   26.7 
2026-09-20 00:00 UT   14 22 21.3   -18 39 04     4.708    4.031   42.9    9.8   114   26.7 
2026-09-21 00:00 UT   14 23 16.0   -18 41 59     4.719    4.031   42.1    9.6   114   26.7 
2026-09-22 00:00 UT   14 24 11.0   -18 44 55     4.730    4.032   41.4    9.5   114   26.7 
2026-09-23 00:00 UT   14 25 06.3   -18 47 53     4.741    4.032   40.6    9.3   114   26.7 
2026-09-24 00:00 UT   14 26 01.9   -18 50 53     4.751    4.033   39.9    9.2   114   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.