2019 XB
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	26 Jun 2026	27.8	0.469 AU	0.607 AU	05h04m	+24°55'	16.8°	141.2°

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 2019 XB are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.4028115
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 0.7278590
            i (Inclination)                 : 6.13035
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 269.62638
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 344.44744
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 32.79685
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 254.15849
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -1.64077
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 0.62            
        

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
2026-06-26 00:00 UT   05 04 19.9   +24 55 39     0.607    0.469   16.8  141.2   271   27.8 
2026-06-26 19:24 UT   05 01 08.2   +25 03 30     0.614    0.474   18.3  137.7   271   27.4 
2026-06-27 00:00 UT   05 00 25.2   +25 05 18     0.616    0.475   18.6  136.9   271   27.3 
2026-06-28 00:00 UT   04 56 56.5   +25 14 13     0.626    0.482   20.4  132.7   271   26.9 
2026-06-29 00:00 UT   04 53 53.8   +25 22 32     0.636    0.489   22.0  128.8   270   26.6 
2026-06-30 00:00 UT   04 51 17.1   +25 30 20     0.647    0.496   23.5  125.0   270   26.3 
2026-07-01 00:00 UT   04 49 05.6   +25 37 43     0.659    0.503   25.0  121.4   270   26.1 
2026-07-02 00:00 UT   04 47 18.4   +25 44 46     0.671    0.511   26.3  118.0   270   25.9 
2026-07-03 00:00 UT   04 45 54.3   +25 51 31     0.683    0.519   27.6  114.8   269   25.8 
2026-07-04 00:00 UT   04 44 52.1   +25 58 02     0.696    0.527   28.8  111.8   269   25.6 
2026-07-05 00:00 UT   04 44 10.5   +26 04 21     0.708    0.535   29.9  108.9   269   25.5 
2026-07-06 00:00 UT   04 43 48.0   +26 10 31     0.721    0.544   30.9  106.2   269   25.4 
2026-07-07 00:00 UT   04 43 43.3   +26 16 31     0.734    0.552   31.9  103.6   269   25.4 
2026-07-08 00:00 UT   04 43 55.1   +26 22 23     0.747    0.561   32.8  101.1   269   25.3 
2026-07-09 00:00 UT   04 44 22.1   +26 28 07     0.759    0.569   33.6   98.8   269   25.3 
2026-07-10 00:00 UT   04 45 03.1   +26 33 44     0.772    0.578   34.4   96.7   269   25.2 
2026-07-11 00:00 UT   04 45 57.0   +26 39 13     0.784    0.587   35.1   94.6   269   25.2 
2026-07-12 00:00 UT   04 47 02.6   +26 44 34     0.797    0.596   35.8   92.6   269   25.2 
2026-07-13 00:00 UT   04 48 18.9   +26 49 46     0.809    0.605   36.5   90.8   269   25.2 
2026-07-14 00:00 UT   04 49 45.2   +26 54 49     0.821    0.613   37.1   89.0   269   25.2 
2026-07-15 00:00 UT   04 51 20.5   +26 59 43     0.833    0.622   37.7   87.4   269   25.2 
2026-07-16 00:00 UT   04 53 04.0   +27 04 27     0.844    0.631   38.3   85.8   269   25.2 
2026-07-17 00:00 UT   04 54 55.0   +27 08 60     0.855    0.640   38.8   84.3   269   25.2 
2026-07-18 00:00 UT   04 56 52.9   +27 13 22     0.866    0.649   39.3   82.9   269   25.2 
2026-07-19 00:00 UT   04 58 57.1   +27 17 32     0.877    0.658   39.8   81.6   269   25.2 
2026-07-20 00:00 UT   05 01 07.1   +27 21 31     0.888    0.666   40.3   80.3   270   25.2 
2026-07-21 00:00 UT   05 03 22.3   +27 25 17     0.898    0.675   40.7   79.1   270   25.2 
2026-07-22 00:00 UT   05 05 42.3   +27 28 49     0.908    0.684   41.1   77.9   270   25.2 
2026-07-23 00:00 UT   05 08 06.7   +27 32 09     0.918    0.692   41.6   76.9   270   25.2 
2026-07-24 00:00 UT   05 10 35.2   +27 35 14     0.927    0.700   42.0   75.8   270   25.2 
2026-07-25 00:00 UT   05 13 07.3   +27 38 06     0.936    0.709   42.3   74.8   270   25.3 
2026-07-26 00:00 UT   05 15 42.8   +27 40 43     0.945    0.717   42.7   73.9   271   25.3 

    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.