(488453) 1994 XD
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	22 Apr 2026	24.2	3.241 AU	2.336 AU	12h14m	+04°57'	149.3°	9.1°

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
2026-04-22 00:00 UT   12 14 35.2   +04 57 17     2.336    3.241  149.3    9.1   124   24.2 
2026-04-22 18:12 UT   12 13 52.0   +05 01 08     2.338    3.238  148.4    9.4   123   24.3 
2026-04-23 00:00 UT   12 13 38.3   +05 02 21     2.339    3.236  148.1    9.4   123   24.3 
2026-04-24 00:00 UT   12 12 42.4   +05 07 16     2.342    3.231  146.9    9.8   123   24.3 
2026-04-25 00:00 UT   12 11 47.4   +05 12 02     2.345    3.226  145.7   10.1   122   24.3 
2026-04-26 00:00 UT   12 10 53.2   +05 16 40     2.348    3.221  144.5   10.4   122   24.3 
2026-04-27 00:00 UT   12 10 00.1   +05 21 09     2.352    3.216  143.4   10.8   122   24.3 
2026-04-28 00:00 UT   12 09 08.0   +05 25 30     2.356    3.211  142.2   11.1   121   24.3 
2026-04-29 00:00 UT   12 08 16.9   +05 29 41     2.360    3.205  141.0   11.4   121   24.3 
2026-04-30 00:00 UT   12 07 26.8   +05 33 43     2.364    3.200  139.8   11.7   121   24.3 
2026-05-01 00:00 UT   12 06 37.9   +05 37 36     2.369    3.195  138.7   12.0   120   24.4 
2026-05-02 00:00 UT   12 05 50.1   +05 41 20     2.373    3.190  137.5   12.3   120   24.4 
2026-05-03 00:00 UT   12 05 03.4   +05 44 54     2.378    3.184  136.3   12.6   120   24.4 
2026-05-04 00:00 UT   12 04 17.9   +05 48 19     2.384    3.179  135.2   12.9   119   24.4 
2026-05-05 00:00 UT   12 03 33.5   +05 51 35     2.389    3.174  134.0   13.2   119   24.4 
2026-05-06 00:00 UT   12 02 50.4   +05 54 41     2.394    3.168  132.9   13.5   119   24.4 
2026-05-07 00:00 UT   12 02 08.5   +05 57 37     2.400    3.163  131.8   13.8   119   24.4 
2026-05-08 00:00 UT   12 01 27.9   +06 00 24     2.406    3.158  130.6   14.0   118   24.4 
2026-05-09 00:00 UT   12 00 48.5   +06 03 01     2.412    3.152  129.5   14.3   118   24.5 
2026-05-10 00:00 UT   12 00 10.4   +06 05 28     2.419    3.147  128.4   14.6   118   24.5 
2026-05-11 00:00 UT   11 59 33.6   +06 07 46     2.425    3.141  127.3   14.8   118   24.5 
2026-05-12 00:00 UT   11 58 58.1   +06 09 54     2.432    3.136  126.2   15.1   118   24.5 
2026-05-13 00:00 UT   11 58 23.9   +06 11 52     2.439    3.130  125.1   15.3   117   24.5 
2026-05-14 00:00 UT   11 57 51.1   +06 13 41     2.446    3.125  124.0   15.6   117   24.5 
2026-05-15 00:00 UT   11 57 19.6   +06 15 20     2.453    3.119  122.9   15.8   117   24.5 
2026-05-16 00:00 UT   11 56 49.5   +06 16 49     2.460    3.114  121.8   16.0   117   24.5 
2026-05-17 00:00 UT   11 56 20.8   +06 18 08     2.468    3.108  120.7   16.2   117   24.5 
2026-05-18 00:00 UT   11 55 53.4   +06 19 18     2.475    3.103  119.7   16.5   117   24.6 
2026-05-19 00:00 UT   11 55 27.4   +06 20 18     2.483    3.097  118.6   16.7   116   24.6 
2026-05-20 00:00 UT   11 55 02.8   +06 21 09     2.491    3.092  117.6   16.9   116   24.6 
2026-05-21 00:00 UT   11 54 39.6   +06 21 50     2.498    3.086  116.5   17.1   116   24.6 
2026-05-22 00:00 UT   11 54 17.8   +06 22 21     2.506    3.080  115.5   17.3   116   24.6 

    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.