(488453) 1994 XD
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	8 Aug 2026	24.7	2.572 AU	3.092 AU	12h26m	+00°53'	50.7°	17.8°

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 1994 XD are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.7335855
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.3440380
            i (Inclination)                 : 4.33030
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 96.01846
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 249.54046
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 232.65171
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 165.50522
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -4.05667
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.59            
        

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
2026-08-08 00:00 UT   12 26 22.4   +00 53 22     3.092    2.572   50.7   17.8   110   24.7 
2026-08-08 05:38 UT   12 26 36.7   +00 51 34     3.093    2.570   50.5   17.7   110   24.7 
2026-08-09 00:00 UT   12 27 23.4   +00 45 41     3.096    2.564   50.0   17.6   110   24.7 
2026-08-10 00:00 UT   12 28 25.2   +00 37 56     3.099    2.557   49.3   17.5   110   24.7 
2026-08-11 00:00 UT   12 29 27.6   +00 30 07     3.103    2.549   48.7   17.4   110   24.6 
2026-08-12 00:00 UT   12 30 30.8   +00 22 15     3.106    2.542   48.0   17.2   110   24.6 
2026-08-13 00:00 UT   12 31 34.7   +00 14 19     3.109    2.534   47.3   17.1   110   24.6 
2026-08-14 00:00 UT   12 32 39.2   +00 06 19     3.112    2.526   46.7   17.0   110   24.6 
2026-08-15 00:00 UT   12 33 44.5   +00 01 44     3.115    2.519   46.0   16.8   110   24.6 
2026-08-16 00:00 UT   12 34 50.5   +00 09 51     3.117    2.511   45.4   16.7   110   24.6 
2026-08-17 00:00 UT   12 35 57.1   +00 18 01     3.120    2.504   44.7   16.5   110   24.6 
2026-08-18 00:00 UT   12 37 04.5   +00 26 15     3.122    2.496   44.1   16.4   110   24.6 
2026-08-19 00:00 UT   12 38 12.5   +00 34 32     3.124    2.488   43.4   16.2   110   24.6 
2026-08-20 00:00 UT   12 39 21.2   +00 42 53     3.126    2.480   42.8   16.1   110   24.6 
2026-08-21 00:00 UT   12 40 30.6   +00 51 17     3.128    2.473   42.1   15.9   110   24.5 
2026-08-22 00:00 UT   12 41 40.6   +00 59 44     3.130    2.465   41.5   15.8   109   24.5 
2026-08-23 00:00 UT   12 42 51.3   -01 08 15     3.131    2.457   40.9   15.6   109   24.5 
2026-08-24 00:00 UT   12 44 02.7   -01 16 49     3.132    2.449   40.2   15.5   109   24.5 
2026-08-25 00:00 UT   12 45 14.7   -01 25 26     3.134    2.441   39.6   15.3   109   24.5 
2026-08-26 00:00 UT   12 46 27.5   -01 34 06     3.135    2.433   39.0   15.1   109   24.5 
2026-08-27 00:00 UT   12 47 40.8   -01 42 49     3.135    2.425   38.3   15.0   109   24.5 
2026-08-28 00:00 UT   12 48 54.9   -01 51 35     3.136    2.417   37.7   14.8   109   24.5 
2026-08-29 00:00 UT   12 50 09.6   -02 00 25     3.137    2.409   37.1   14.6   109   24.5 
2026-08-30 00:00 UT   12 51 24.9   -02 09 17     3.137    2.401   36.5   14.5   109   24.4 
2026-08-31 00:00 UT   12 52 41.0   -02 18 13     3.137    2.393   35.9   14.3   109   24.4 
2026-09-01 00:00 UT   12 53 57.7   -02 27 11     3.137    2.385   35.3   14.1   108   24.4 
2026-09-02 00:00 UT   12 55 15.0   -02 36 13     3.137    2.377   34.7   14.0   108   24.4 
2026-09-03 00:00 UT   12 56 33.0   -02 45 17     3.137    2.369   34.0   13.8   108   24.4 

    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.