2020 BR10
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	27 Jul 2026	28.6	2.970 AU	3.156 AU	03h30m	+12°53'	70.2°	18.8°

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 BR10 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.5941049
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.8699988
            i (Inclination)                 : 7.39261
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 156.06819
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 62.80997
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 71.71939
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 218.68331
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 6.57187
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.56            
        

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
2026-07-27 00:00 UT   03 30 34.7   +12 53 16     3.156    2.970   70.2   18.8   254   28.6 
2026-07-27 01:46 UT   03 30 38.5   +12 53 20     3.155    2.970   70.3   18.8   254   28.6 
2026-07-28 00:00 UT   03 31 26.2   +12 54 17     3.142    2.971   71.0   18.9   254   28.6 
2026-07-29 00:00 UT   03 32 17.0   +12 55 13     3.129    2.972   71.7   18.9   254   28.6 
2026-07-30 00:00 UT   03 33 07.1   +12 56 04     3.116    2.972   72.5   19.0   254   28.6 
2026-07-31 00:00 UT   03 33 56.5   +12 56 50     3.102    2.973   73.2   19.1   254   28.6 
2026-08-01 00:00 UT   03 34 45.2   +12 57 31     3.088    2.973   74.0   19.2   255   28.6 
2026-08-02 00:00 UT   03 35 33.1   +12 58 08     3.075    2.974   74.8   19.2   255   28.6 
2026-08-03 00:00 UT   03 36 20.3   +12 58 39     3.061    2.974   75.5   19.3   255   28.6 
2026-08-04 00:00 UT   03 37 06.7   +12 59 06     3.047    2.975   76.3   19.3   255   28.6 
2026-08-05 00:00 UT   03 37 52.4   +12 59 27     3.033    2.975   77.1   19.4   255   28.6 
2026-08-06 00:00 UT   03 38 37.3   +12 59 44     3.020    2.976   77.8   19.5   255   28.6 
2026-08-07 00:00 UT   03 39 21.4   +12 59 55     3.006    2.976   78.6   19.5   255   28.5 
2026-08-08 00:00 UT   03 40 04.6   +13 00 02     2.992    2.977   79.4   19.6   256   28.5 
2026-08-09 00:00 UT   03 40 47.0   +13 00 03     2.977    2.977   80.2   19.6   256   28.5 
2026-08-10 00:00 UT   03 41 28.6   +12 59 59     2.963    2.977   81.0   19.6   256   28.5 
2026-08-11 00:00 UT   03 42 09.3   +12 59 50     2.949    2.978   81.8   19.7   256   28.5 
2026-08-12 00:00 UT   03 42 49.0   +12 59 36     2.935    2.978   82.6   19.7   256   28.5 
2026-08-13 00:00 UT   03 43 27.9   +12 59 17     2.920    2.978   83.4   19.7   256   28.5 
2026-08-14 00:00 UT   03 44 05.9   +12 58 52     2.906    2.979   84.2   19.8   256   28.5 
2026-08-15 00:00 UT   03 44 42.9   +12 58 22     2.892    2.979   85.0   19.8   257   28.5 
2026-08-16 00:00 UT   03 45 19.0   +12 57 47     2.877    2.979   85.8   19.8   257   28.5 
2026-08-17 00:00 UT   03 45 54.1   +12 57 07     2.863    2.980   86.6   19.8   257   28.4 
2026-08-18 00:00 UT   03 46 28.2   +12 56 21     2.848    2.980   87.4   19.8   257   28.4 
2026-08-19 00:00 UT   03 47 01.3   +12 55 30     2.834    2.980   88.3   19.8   257   28.4 
2026-08-20 00:00 UT   03 47 33.3   +12 54 34     2.819    2.980   89.1   19.8   257   28.4 
2026-08-21 00:00 UT   03 48 04.4   +12 53 33     2.805    2.980   89.9   19.8   257   28.4 
2026-08-22 00:00 UT   03 48 34.4   +12 52 26     2.790    2.980   90.8   19.8   258   28.4 
2026-08-23 00:00 UT   03 49 03.3   +12 51 14     2.776    2.981   91.6   19.8   258   28.4 
2026-08-24 00:00 UT   03 49 31.2   +12 49 56     2.761    2.981   92.5   19.8   258   28.4 
2026-08-25 00:00 UT   03 49 57.9   +12 48 33     2.746    2.981   93.3   19.8   258   28.4 
2026-08-26 00:00 UT   03 50 23.6   +12 47 05     2.732    2.981   94.2   19.8   258   28.3 

    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.