2020 AO1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	13 Nov 2026	28.9	3.076 AU	2.377 AU	23h42m	+03°50'	127.0°	14.9°

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 2020 AO1 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.6265385
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.9059521
            i (Inclination)                 : 4.18713
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 294.37946
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 252.40622
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 140.00962
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 6.74151
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -3.99095
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.63            
        

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
2026-11-13 00:00 UT   23 42 08.1   +03 50 43     2.377    3.076  127.0   14.9    71   28.9 
2026-11-13 10:09 UT   23 41 58.6   +03 48 60     2.382    3.075  126.5   15.0    70   28.9 
2026-11-14 00:00 UT   23 41 46.0   +03 46 41     2.388    3.075  125.9   15.1    70   28.9 
2026-11-15 00:00 UT   23 41 25.3   +03 42 47     2.400    3.074  124.8   15.3    70   28.9 
2026-11-16 00:00 UT   23 41 06.2   +03 39 03     2.412    3.073  123.7   15.5    70   28.9 
2026-11-17 00:00 UT   23 40 48.5   +03 35 28     2.424    3.072  122.6   15.7    70   28.9 
2026-11-18 00:00 UT   23 40 32.4   +03 32 03     2.436    3.071  121.5   15.9    70   28.9 
2026-11-19 00:00 UT   23 40 17.7   +03 28 46     2.448    3.070  120.4   16.1    70   29.0 
2026-11-20 00:00 UT   23 40 04.5   +03 25 39     2.461    3.068  119.4   16.3    69   29.0 
2026-11-21 00:00 UT   23 39 52.8   +03 22 42     2.473    3.067  118.3   16.5    69   29.0 
2026-11-22 00:00 UT   23 39 42.5   +03 19 54     2.486    3.066  117.2   16.6    69   29.0 
2026-11-23 00:00 UT   23 39 33.6   +03 17 15     2.498    3.065  116.2   16.8    69   29.0 
2026-11-24 00:00 UT   23 39 26.2   +03 14 45     2.511    3.064  115.1   17.0    69   29.0 
2026-11-25 00:00 UT   23 39 20.3   +03 12 25     2.524    3.063  114.1   17.1    69   29.1 
2026-11-26 00:00 UT   23 39 15.7   +03 10 14     2.537    3.061  113.1   17.3    69   29.1 
2026-11-27 00:00 UT   23 39 12.5   +03 08 12     2.550    3.060  112.0   17.4    69   29.1 
2026-11-28 00:00 UT   23 39 10.7   +03 06 19     2.563    3.059  111.0   17.5    68   29.1 
2026-11-29 00:00 UT   23 39 10.3   +03 04 36     2.577    3.058  110.0   17.7    68   29.1 
2026-11-30 00:00 UT   23 39 11.2   +03 03 01     2.590    3.056  109.0   17.8    68   29.1 
2026-12-01 00:00 UT   23 39 13.5   +03 01 36     2.603    3.055  108.0   17.9    68   29.1 
2026-12-02 00:00 UT   23 39 17.2   +03 00 20     2.617    3.054  106.9   18.0    68   29.2 
2026-12-03 00:00 UT   23 39 22.1   +02 59 13     2.631    3.052  106.0   18.1    68   29.2 
2026-12-04 00:00 UT   23 39 28.4   +02 58 14     2.644    3.051  105.0   18.2    68   29.2 
2026-12-05 00:00 UT   23 39 36.0   +02 57 25     2.658    3.050  104.0   18.3    68   29.2 
2026-12-06 00:00 UT   23 39 44.9   +02 56 45     2.671    3.048  103.0   18.4    68   29.2 
2026-12-07 00:00 UT   23 39 55.0   +02 56 13     2.685    3.047  102.0   18.4    68   29.2 
2026-12-08 00:00 UT   23 40 06.4   +02 55 50     2.699    3.045  101.0   18.5    67   29.2 
2026-12-09 00:00 UT   23 40 19.1   +02 55 36     2.713    3.044  100.1   18.6    67   29.2 
2026-12-10 00:00 UT   23 40 33.0   +02 55 30     2.727    3.042   99.1   18.6    67   29.3 
2026-12-11 00:00 UT   23 40 48.1   +02 55 33     2.741    3.041   98.2   18.7    67   29.3 
2026-12-12 00:00 UT   23 41 04.3   +02 55 45     2.754    3.039   97.2   18.7    67   29.3 
2026-12-13 00:00 UT   23 41 21.8   +02 56 04     2.768    3.038   96.3   18.8    67   29.3 

    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.