(488453) 1994 XD
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	29 Aug 2026	24.5	2.409 AU	3.137 AU	12h50m	-02°00'	37.1°	14.6°

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
2026-08-29 00:00 UT   12 50 09.6   -02 00 25     3.137    2.409   37.1   14.6   109   24.5 
2026-08-29 14:29 UT   12 50 55.0   -02 05 46     3.137    2.405   36.7   14.5   109   24.4 
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 
2026-09-04 00:00 UT   12 57 51.7   -02 54 25     3.136    2.361   33.4   13.6   108   24.4 
2026-09-05 00:00 UT   12 59 11.1   -03 03 35     3.136    2.353   32.8   13.4   108   24.4 
2026-09-06 00:00 UT   13 00 31.2   -03 12 49     3.135    2.344   32.2   13.3   108   24.3 
2026-09-07 00:00 UT   13 01 51.9   -03 22 05     3.134    2.336   31.6   13.1   108   24.3 
2026-09-08 00:00 UT   13 03 13.3   -03 31 24     3.133    2.328   31.0   12.9   108   24.3 
2026-09-09 00:00 UT   13 04 35.4   -03 40 45     3.131    2.319   30.4   12.7   107   24.3 
2026-09-10 00:00 UT   13 05 58.1   -03 50 10     3.130    2.311   29.9   12.5   107   24.3 
2026-09-11 00:00 UT   13 07 21.6   -03 59 37     3.128    2.303   29.3   12.3   107   24.3 
2026-09-12 00:00 UT   13 08 45.7   -04 09 07     3.126    2.294   28.7   12.2   107   24.2 
2026-09-13 00:00 UT   13 10 10.5   -04 18 40     3.124    2.286   28.1   12.0   107   24.2 
2026-09-14 00:00 UT   13 11 35.9   -04 28 15     3.122    2.277   27.5   11.8   107   24.2 
2026-09-15 00:00 UT   13 13 02.1   -04 37 53     3.120    2.269   26.9   11.6   107   24.2 
2026-09-16 00:00 UT   13 14 29.0   -04 47 33     3.117    2.260   26.4   11.4   106   24.2 
2026-09-17 00:00 UT   13 15 56.5   -04 57 15     3.114    2.252   25.8   11.2   106   24.2 
2026-09-18 00:00 UT   13 17 24.7   -05 07 00     3.112    2.243   25.2   11.0   106   24.1 
2026-09-19 00:00 UT   13 18 53.7   -05 16 48     3.108    2.235   24.6   10.8   106   24.1 
2026-09-20 00:00 UT   13 20 23.3   -05 26 38     3.105    2.226   24.1   10.6   106   24.1 

    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.