2020 VX1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	17 Dec 2025	29.4	3.447 AU	3.745 AU	13h11m	-09°21'	65.0°	15.0°

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 VX1 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.5902280
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.5148236
            i (Inclination)                 : 4.04925
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 211.67457
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 180.53230
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 96.12904
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 212.20554
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -0.03759
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.99            
        

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
2025-12-17 00:00 UT   13 11 11.7   -09 21 35     3.745    3.447   65.0   15.0   291   29.4 
2025-12-17 21:35 UT   13 11 50.2   -09 25 30     3.736    3.450   65.7   15.1   291   29.4 
2025-12-18 00:00 UT   13 11 54.5   -09 25 56     3.735    3.450   65.8   15.1   291   29.4 
2025-12-19 00:00 UT   13 12 36.6   -09 30 13     3.724    3.454   66.6   15.2   291   29.4 
2025-12-20 00:00 UT   13 13 18.0   -09 34 25     3.713    3.457   67.5   15.2   291   29.4 
2025-12-21 00:00 UT   13 13 58.7   -09 38 32     3.702    3.461   68.3   15.3   291   29.4 
2025-12-22 00:00 UT   13 14 38.7   -09 42 35     3.691    3.465   69.1   15.4   292   29.4 
2025-12-23 00:00 UT   13 15 18.0   -09 46 34     3.679    3.468   70.0   15.5   292   29.4 
2025-12-24 00:00 UT   13 15 56.5   -09 50 28     3.668    3.472   70.8   15.5   292   29.4 
2025-12-25 00:00 UT   13 16 34.3   -09 54 17     3.656    3.475   71.7   15.6   292   29.4 
2025-12-26 00:00 UT   13 17 11.3   -09 58 01     3.645    3.479   72.5   15.6   292   29.4 
2025-12-27 00:00 UT   13 17 47.5   -10 01 41     3.633    3.482   73.4   15.7   292   29.3 
2025-12-28 00:00 UT   13 18 23.0   -10 05 16     3.622    3.486   74.3   15.8   292   29.3 
2025-12-29 00:00 UT   13 18 57.6   -10 08 45     3.610    3.489   75.1   15.8   292   29.3 
2025-12-30 00:00 UT   13 19 31.5   -10 12 10     3.598    3.493   76.0   15.9   292   29.3 
2025-12-31 00:00 UT   13 20 04.5   -10 15 31     3.586    3.496   76.9   15.9   292   29.3 
2026-01-01 00:00 UT   13 20 36.7   -10 18 46     3.574    3.500   77.7   15.9   292   29.3 
2026-01-02 00:00 UT   13 21 08.1   -10 21 55     3.562    3.503   78.6   16.0   292   29.3 
2026-01-03 00:00 UT   13 21 38.6   -10 25 00     3.550    3.506   79.5   16.0   292   29.3 
2026-01-04 00:00 UT   13 22 08.3   -10 27 60     3.538    3.510   80.4   16.0   292   29.3 
2026-01-05 00:00 UT   13 22 37.1   -10 30 54     3.525    3.513   81.3   16.1   292   29.3 
2026-01-06 00:00 UT   13 23 05.1   -10 33 44     3.513    3.517   82.2   16.1   292   29.3 
2026-01-07 00:00 UT   13 23 32.1   -10 36 27     3.501    3.520   83.1   16.1   292   29.3 
2026-01-08 00:00 UT   13 23 58.3   -10 39 06     3.488    3.523   84.0   16.1   292   29.3 
2026-01-09 00:00 UT   13 24 23.5   -10 41 39     3.476    3.527   84.9   16.1   292   29.3 
2026-01-10 00:00 UT   13 24 47.8   -10 44 06     3.463    3.530   85.8   16.1   292   29.3 
2026-01-11 00:00 UT   13 25 11.1   -10 46 28     3.451    3.533   86.7   16.1   292   29.3 
2026-01-12 00:00 UT   13 25 33.5   -10 48 44     3.438    3.537   87.6   16.1   292   29.3 
2026-01-13 00:00 UT   13 25 55.0   -10 50 54     3.426    3.540   88.5   16.1   292   29.3 
2026-01-14 00:00 UT   13 26 15.4   -10 52 58     3.413    3.543   89.5   16.1   292   29.3 
2026-01-15 00:00 UT   13 26 34.9   -10 54 57     3.400    3.547   90.4   16.1   292   29.3 
2026-01-16 00:00 UT   13 26 53.3   -10 56 49     3.388    3.550   91.3   16.1   292   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.