2021 XB6
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	17 Jun 2026	30.1	3.366 AU	3.086 AU	12h09m	-01°05'	97.1°	17.4°

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 2021 XB6 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.6239444
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.0830622
            i (Inclination)                 : 0.88603
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 16.23025
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 359.37693
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 126.70944
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 15.60725
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -0.00963
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.01            
        

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
2026-06-17 00:00 UT   12 09 28.3   -01 05 50     3.086    3.366   97.1   17.4   113   30.1 
2026-06-17 03:38 UT   12 09 30.2   -01 06 04     3.088    3.366   97.0   17.4   113   30.1 
2026-06-18 00:00 UT   12 09 41.3   -01 07 20     3.100    3.365   96.2   17.5   113   30.1 
2026-06-19 00:00 UT   12 09 55.4   -01 08 57     3.114    3.365   95.3   17.5   113   30.1 
2026-06-20 00:00 UT   12 10 10.4   -01 10 39     3.129    3.364   94.5   17.5   113   30.1 
2026-06-21 00:00 UT   12 10 26.4   -01 12 29     3.143    3.363   93.6   17.6   113   30.1 
2026-06-22 00:00 UT   12 10 43.4   -01 14 24     3.157    3.362   92.7   17.6   113   30.1 
2026-06-23 00:00 UT   12 11 01.4   -01 16 25     3.172    3.361   91.8   17.6   113   30.1 
2026-06-24 00:00 UT   12 11 20.3   -01 18 33     3.186    3.361   91.0   17.6   113   30.1 
2026-06-25 00:00 UT   12 11 40.1   -01 20 46     3.201    3.360   90.1   17.6   113   30.1 
2026-06-26 00:00 UT   12 12 00.8   -01 23 06     3.215    3.359   89.2   17.6   113   30.1 
2026-06-27 00:00 UT   12 12 22.4   -01 25 31     3.229    3.358   88.4   17.6   113   30.2 
2026-06-28 00:00 UT   12 12 44.9   -01 28 02     3.244    3.357   87.5   17.6   113   30.2 
2026-06-29 00:00 UT   12 13 08.3   -01 30 38     3.258    3.356   86.7   17.6   113   30.2 
2026-06-30 00:00 UT   12 13 32.6   -01 33 20     3.272    3.355   85.8   17.6   113   30.2 
2026-07-01 00:00 UT   12 13 57.7   -01 36 08     3.286    3.354   85.0   17.6   113   30.2 
2026-07-02 00:00 UT   12 14 23.6   -01 39 00     3.300    3.353   84.2   17.6   113   30.2 
2026-07-03 00:00 UT   12 14 50.4   -01 41 59     3.315    3.352   83.3   17.5   113   30.2 
2026-07-04 00:00 UT   12 15 18.0   -01 45 02     3.329    3.351   82.5   17.5   113   30.2 
2026-07-05 00:00 UT   12 15 46.4   -01 48 10     3.343    3.350   81.7   17.5   113   30.2 
2026-07-06 00:00 UT   12 16 15.6   -01 51 24     3.357    3.349   80.9   17.4   113   30.2 
2026-07-07 00:00 UT   12 16 45.6   -01 54 43     3.371    3.348   80.0   17.4   113   30.2 
2026-07-08 00:00 UT   12 17 16.4   -01 58 06     3.384    3.347   79.2   17.4   113   30.2 
2026-07-09 00:00 UT   12 17 47.9   -02 01 35     3.398    3.346   78.4   17.3   113   30.3 
2026-07-10 00:00 UT   12 18 20.2   -02 05 08     3.412    3.345   77.6   17.3   113   30.3 
2026-07-11 00:00 UT   12 18 53.2   -02 08 46     3.426    3.344   76.8   17.2   113   30.3 
2026-07-12 00:00 UT   12 19 27.0   -02 12 29     3.439    3.343   76.0   17.2   113   30.3 
2026-07-13 00:00 UT   12 20 01.5   -02 16 17     3.453    3.341   75.2   17.1   113   30.3 
2026-07-14 00:00 UT   12 20 36.8   -02 20 09     3.467    3.340   74.4   17.0   113   30.3 
2026-07-15 00:00 UT   12 21 12.7   -02 24 05     3.480    3.339   73.6   17.0   113   30.3 
2026-07-16 00:00 UT   12 21 49.4   -02 28 06     3.493    3.338   72.8   16.9   113   30.3 
2026-07-17 00:00 UT   12 22 26.7   -02 32 12     3.507    3.337   72.1   16.8   113   30.3 

    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.