|
(438908) 2009 XO |
| ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
| Today | 14 Mar 2026 | 26.1 | 2.686 AU | 3.616 AU | 22h29m | -09°44' | 17.7° | 6.4° |
(438908) 2009 XO - 2026-03-14
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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 2009 XO are:
e (Eccentricity) : 0.5433821
a (Semimajor axis) : 1.8591255
i (Inclination) : 0.34850
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 27.93271
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 140.52600
M (Mean anomaly) : 83.10090
Epoch : 2025 Nov 21
L (Longitude of perihelion) : -11.54077
B (Latitude of perihelion) : 0.22155
P (Orbital period in years) : 2.53
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
2026-03-14 00:00 UT 22 29 10.3 -09 44 22 3.616 2.686 17.7 6.4 248 26.1
2026-03-14 01:52 UT 22 29 16.9 -09 43 43 3.616 2.686 17.7 6.5 248 26.1
2026-03-15 00:00 UT 22 30 34.7 -09 36 09 3.615 2.689 18.3 6.7 248 26.1
2026-03-16 00:00 UT 22 31 58.8 -09 27 56 3.613 2.691 18.9 6.9 248 26.1
2026-03-17 00:00 UT 22 33 22.5 -09 19 43 3.611 2.694 19.5 7.1 248 26.1
2026-03-18 00:00 UT 22 34 46.0 -09 11 31 3.609 2.697 20.2 7.3 248 26.1
2026-03-19 00:00 UT 22 36 09.1 -09 03 19 3.607 2.699 20.8 7.5 248 26.1
2026-03-20 00:00 UT 22 37 31.9 -08 55 08 3.604 2.702 21.4 7.7 248 26.1
2026-03-21 00:00 UT 22 38 54.4 -08 46 56 3.602 2.704 22.0 7.9 248 26.1
2026-03-22 00:00 UT 22 40 16.6 -08 38 46 3.599 2.707 22.7 8.2 248 26.1
2026-03-23 00:00 UT 22 41 38.4 -08 30 36 3.596 2.710 23.3 8.4 247 26.2
2026-03-24 00:00 UT 22 42 60.0 -08 22 26 3.593 2.712 23.9 8.6 247 26.2
2026-03-25 00:00 UT 22 44 21.2 -08 14 18 3.590 2.715 24.6 8.8 247 26.2
2026-03-26 00:00 UT 22 45 42.0 -08 06 10 3.586 2.717 25.2 9.0 247 26.2
2026-03-27 00:00 UT 22 47 02.5 -07 58 03 3.583 2.720 25.8 9.2 247 26.2
2026-03-28 00:00 UT 22 48 22.7 -07 49 56 3.579 2.722 26.5 9.4 247 26.2
2026-03-29 00:00 UT 22 49 42.6 -07 41 51 3.575 2.724 27.1 9.6 247 26.2
2026-03-30 00:00 UT 22 51 02.1 -07 33 46 3.571 2.727 27.7 9.8 247 26.2
2026-03-31 00:00 UT 22 52 21.3 -07 25 42 3.567 2.729 28.4 10.0 247 26.2
2026-04-01 00:00 UT 22 53 40.2 -07 17 39 3.562 2.732 29.0 10.2 247 26.2
2026-04-02 00:00 UT 22 54 58.7 -07 09 37 3.558 2.734 29.6 10.4 247 26.2
2026-04-03 00:00 UT 22 56 16.9 -07 01 36 3.553 2.736 30.3 10.6 247 26.2
2026-04-04 00:00 UT 22 57 34.7 -06 53 37 3.548 2.739 30.9 10.8 247 26.2
2026-04-05 00:00 UT 22 58 52.2 -06 45 38 3.543 2.741 31.5 11.0 247 26.3
2026-04-06 00:00 UT 23 00 09.4 -06 37 40 3.538 2.743 32.2 11.2 247 26.3
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.
