2020 XU6
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	30 Apr 2026	27.4	3.395 AU	4.208 AU	00h28m	+02°14'	31.9°	9.0°

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 XU6 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.5476487
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.2158400
            i (Inclination)                 : 3.89313
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 164.30968
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 6.65669
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 153.41784
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 170.95115
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 0.45095
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.30            
        

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
2026-04-30 00:00 UT   00 28 27.5   +02 14 23     4.208    3.395   31.9    9.0   246   27.4 
2026-04-30 03:05 UT   00 28 35.7   +02 15 12     4.206    3.394   32.0    9.0   246   27.4 
2026-05-01 00:00 UT   00 29 31.2   +02 20 45     4.199    3.394   32.6    9.2   246   27.4 
2026-05-02 00:00 UT   00 30 34.7   +02 27 06     4.190    3.393   33.3    9.4   246   27.4 
2026-05-03 00:00 UT   00 31 38.1   +02 33 25     4.180    3.391   34.0    9.6   246   27.4 
2026-05-04 00:00 UT   00 32 41.2   +02 39 42     4.171    3.390   34.6    9.7   246   27.4 
2026-05-05 00:00 UT   00 33 44.2   +02 45 58     4.162    3.389   35.3    9.9   246   27.4 
2026-05-06 00:00 UT   00 34 47.0   +02 52 11     4.152    3.388   36.0   10.1   246   27.4 
2026-05-07 00:00 UT   00 35 49.6   +02 58 23     4.142    3.387   36.7   10.3   246   27.4 
2026-05-08 00:00 UT   00 36 52.0   +03 04 33     4.132    3.386   37.4   10.4   246   27.4 
2026-05-09 00:00 UT   00 37 54.2   +03 10 41     4.122    3.385   38.1   10.6   246   27.4 
2026-05-10 00:00 UT   00 38 56.2   +03 16 48     4.112    3.384   38.8   10.8   246   27.4 
2026-05-11 00:00 UT   00 39 58.0   +03 22 52     4.101    3.383   39.5   10.9   246   27.4 
2026-05-12 00:00 UT   00 40 59.6   +03 28 54     4.090    3.382   40.2   11.1   246   27.4 
2026-05-13 00:00 UT   00 42 00.9   +03 34 54     4.080    3.381   40.8   11.3   246   27.4 
2026-05-14 00:00 UT   00 43 02.1   +03 40 52     4.069    3.379   41.5   11.4   246   27.4 
2026-05-15 00:00 UT   00 44 02.9   +03 46 48     4.058    3.378   42.2   11.6   246   27.4 
2026-05-16 00:00 UT   00 45 03.6   +03 52 41     4.046    3.377   42.9   11.8   246   27.4 
2026-05-17 00:00 UT   00 46 04.0   +03 58 32     4.035    3.376   43.6   11.9   246   27.4 
2026-05-18 00:00 UT   00 47 04.1   +04 04 21     4.023    3.375   44.3   12.1   246   27.4 
2026-05-19 00:00 UT   00 48 04.0   +04 10 08     4.012    3.373   45.0   12.2   246   27.4 
2026-05-20 00:00 UT   00 49 03.6   +04 15 52     4.000    3.372   45.7   12.4   246   27.4 
2026-05-21 00:00 UT   00 50 03.0   +04 21 34     3.988    3.371   46.4   12.6   246   27.4 
2026-05-22 00:00 UT   00 51 02.0   +04 27 13     3.976    3.369   47.1   12.7   246   27.4 
2026-05-23 00:00 UT   00 52 00.8   +04 32 49     3.964    3.368   47.8   12.9   246   27.4 
2026-05-24 00:00 UT   00 52 59.3   +04 38 23     3.951    3.367   48.5   13.0   246   27.4 
2026-05-25 00:00 UT   00 53 57.5   +04 43 54     3.939    3.366   49.2   13.2   246   27.4 
2026-05-26 00:00 UT   00 54 55.4   +04 49 23     3.926    3.364   49.9   13.3   246   27.4 
2026-05-27 00:00 UT   00 55 53.0   +04 54 49     3.913    3.363   50.6   13.5   246   27.4 
2026-05-28 00:00 UT   00 56 50.3   +05 00 12     3.900    3.361   51.3   13.6   247   27.4 
2026-05-29 00:00 UT   00 57 47.3   +05 05 33     3.887    3.360   52.0   13.8   247   27.4 
2026-05-30 00:00 UT   00 58 43.9   +05 10 50     3.874    3.359   52.7   13.9   247   27.4 

    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.