(488453) 1994 XD
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	18 Sep 2026	24.1	2.243 AU	3.111 AU	13h17m	-05°07'	25.2°	11.0°

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 1994 XD are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.7335990
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.3442742
            i (Inclination)                 : 4.33030
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 96.01878
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 249.53328
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 287.59978
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 165.49834
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -4.05648
            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
2026-09-18 00:00 UT   13 17 25.1   -05 07 03     3.111    2.243   25.2   11.0   106   24.1 
2026-09-18 22:25 UT   13 18 48.2   -05 16 12     3.108    2.235   24.7   10.8   106   24.1 
2026-09-19 00:00 UT   13 18 54.0   -05 16 51     3.108    2.234   24.6   10.8   106   24.1 
2026-09-20 00:00 UT   13 20 23.7   -05 26 41     3.105    2.226   24.1   10.6   106   24.1 
2026-09-21 00:00 UT   13 21 54.0   -05 36 33     3.102    2.217   23.5   10.4   105   24.1 
2026-09-22 00:00 UT   13 23 25.0   -05 46 27     3.098    2.208   22.9   10.2   105   24.1 
2026-09-23 00:00 UT   13 24 56.8   -05 56 24     3.094    2.200   22.4   10.0   105   24.1 
2026-09-24 00:00 UT   13 26 29.2   -06 06 23     3.090    2.191   21.8    9.8   105   24.0 
2026-09-25 00:00 UT   13 28 02.4   -06 16 24     3.086    2.182   21.3    9.6   105   24.0 
2026-09-26 00:00 UT   13 29 36.3   -06 26 28     3.082    2.173   20.7    9.4   104   24.0 
2026-09-27 00:00 UT   13 31 10.9   -06 36 33     3.078    2.164   20.2    9.2   104   24.0 
2026-09-28 00:00 UT   13 32 46.3   -06 46 41     3.073    2.156   19.6    9.0   104   24.0 
2026-09-29 00:00 UT   13 34 22.4   -06 56 51     3.068    2.147   19.1    8.8   104   23.9 
2026-09-30 00:00 UT   13 35 59.3   -07 07 03     3.064    2.138   18.5    8.6   103   23.9 
2026-10-01 00:00 UT   13 37 36.9   -07 17 17     3.059    2.129   18.0    8.4   103   23.9 
2026-10-02 00:00 UT   13 39 15.3   -07 27 33     3.053    2.120   17.5    8.1   103   23.9 
2026-10-03 00:00 UT   13 40 54.5   -07 37 51     3.048    2.111   16.9    7.9   102   23.8 
2026-10-04 00:00 UT   13 42 34.4   -07 48 11     3.042    2.101   16.4    7.7   102   23.8 
2026-10-05 00:00 UT   13 44 15.2   -07 58 32     3.037    2.092   15.9    7.5   102   23.8 
2026-10-06 00:00 UT   13 45 56.8   -08 08 56     3.031    2.083   15.3    7.3   101   23.8 
2026-10-07 00:00 UT   13 47 39.1   -08 19 22     3.025    2.074   14.8    7.1   101   23.7 

    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.