2020 TX4
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	11 May 2026	31.6	2.380 AU	1.647 AU	19h04m	-32°28'	125.5°	20.2°

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 2020 TX4 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.4614799
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.6525495
            i (Inclination)                 : 7.73085
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 22.72987
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 50.53405
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 125.95496
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 73.00699
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 5.96089
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.12            
        

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
2026-05-11 00:00 UT   19 04 51.4   -32 28 05     1.647    2.380  125.5   20.2   271   31.6 
2026-05-11 23:37 UT   19 04 36.8   -32 33 33     1.635    2.379  126.5   20.0   271   31.5 
2026-05-12 00:00 UT   19 04 36.5   -32 33 39     1.635    2.379  126.5   20.0   271   31.5 
2026-05-13 00:00 UT   19 04 19.2   -32 39 17     1.623    2.378  127.5   19.7   271   31.5 
2026-05-14 00:00 UT   19 03 59.4   -32 44 59     1.612    2.376  128.5   19.4   272   31.5 
2026-05-15 00:00 UT   19 03 37.1   -32 50 46     1.600    2.375  129.5   19.2   272   31.5 
2026-05-16 00:00 UT   19 03 12.3   -32 56 36     1.588    2.374  130.6   18.9   273   31.4 
2026-05-17 00:00 UT   19 02 45.0   -33 02 29     1.577    2.372  131.6   18.6   273   31.4 
2026-05-18 00:00 UT   19 02 15.1   -33 08 26     1.566    2.371  132.6   18.3   274   31.4 
2026-05-19 00:00 UT   19 01 42.6   -33 14 26     1.555    2.369  133.7   18.0   274   31.4 
2026-05-20 00:00 UT   19 01 07.5   -33 20 29     1.544    2.368  134.7   17.7   275   31.3 
2026-05-21 00:00 UT   19 00 29.9   -33 26 34     1.534    2.366  135.8   17.4   275   31.3 
2026-05-22 00:00 UT   18 59 49.6   -33 32 41     1.523    2.365  136.8   17.0   276   31.3 
2026-05-23 00:00 UT   18 59 06.7   -33 38 50     1.513    2.363  137.9   16.7   276   31.3 
2026-05-24 00:00 UT   18 58 21.1   -33 44 60     1.503    2.362  138.9   16.4   277   31.2 
2026-05-25 00:00 UT   18 57 33.0   -33 51 11     1.493    2.360  140.0   16.0   278   31.2 
2026-05-26 00:00 UT   18 56 42.2   -33 57 22     1.483    2.358  141.1   15.6   278   31.2 
2026-05-27 00:00 UT   18 55 48.8   -34 03 34     1.473    2.357  142.2   15.3   279   31.1 
2026-05-28 00:00 UT   18 54 52.7   -34 09 45     1.464    2.355  143.3   14.9   280   31.1 
2026-05-29 00:00 UT   18 53 54.0   -34 15 55     1.455    2.353  144.3   14.5   281   31.1 
2026-05-30 00:00 UT   18 52 52.7   -34 22 04     1.446    2.352  145.4   14.2   282   31.1 
2026-05-31 00:00 UT   18 51 48.8   -34 28 11     1.437    2.350  146.5   13.8   283   31.0 
2026-06-01 00:00 UT   18 50 42.3   -34 34 16     1.428    2.348  147.6   13.4   284   31.0 
2026-06-02 00:00 UT   18 49 33.2   -34 40 17     1.420    2.346  148.7   13.0   285   31.0 
2026-06-03 00:00 UT   18 48 21.6   -34 46 16     1.412    2.345  149.8   12.6   286   30.9 
2026-06-04 00:00 UT   18 47 07.5   -34 52 10     1.404    2.343  150.9   12.2   287   30.9 
2026-06-05 00:00 UT   18 45 50.9   -34 57 60     1.396    2.341  152.0   11.8   289   30.9 
2026-06-06 00:00 UT   18 44 31.8   -35 03 44     1.389    2.339  153.0   11.3   290   30.9 
2026-06-07 00:00 UT   18 43 10.4   -35 09 23     1.382    2.337  154.1   10.9   292   30.8 
2026-06-08 00:00 UT   18 41 46.5   -35 14 55     1.375    2.335  155.2   10.5   293   30.8 
2026-06-09 00:00 UT   18 40 20.4   -35 20 20     1.368    2.333  156.2   10.1   295   30.8 
2026-06-10 00:00 UT   18 38 52.1   -35 25 38     1.362    2.331  157.3    9.7   297   30.7 

    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.