2020 VX1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	26 Oct 2025	29.1	3.239 AU	4.106 AU	12h22m	-04°16'	25.8°	7.7°

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
2025-10-26 00:00 UT   12 22 07.5   -04 16 01     4.106    3.239   25.8    7.7   290   29.1 
2025-10-26 22:00 UT   12 23 08.7   -04 22 28     4.103    3.243   26.4    7.8   290   29.2 
2025-10-27 00:00 UT   12 23 14.2   -04 23 03     4.103    3.244   26.5    7.8   290   29.2 
2025-10-28 00:00 UT   12 24 20.7   -04 30 03     4.100    3.248   27.2    8.0   290   29.2 
2025-10-29 00:00 UT   12 25 26.8   -04 37 00     4.097    3.252   27.8    8.2   290   29.2 
2025-10-30 00:00 UT   12 26 32.6   -04 43 55     4.094    3.257   28.5    8.4   290   29.2 
2025-10-31 00:00 UT   12 27 38.1   -04 50 49     4.091    3.261   29.3    8.6   290   29.2 
2025-11-01 00:00 UT   12 28 43.2   -04 57 40     4.087    3.265   30.0    8.7   290   29.2 
2025-11-02 00:00 UT   12 29 48.1   -05 04 28     4.083    3.269   30.7    8.9   290   29.2 
2025-11-03 00:00 UT   12 30 52.6   -05 11 15     4.080    3.274   31.4    9.1   290   29.2 
2025-11-04 00:00 UT   12 31 56.8   -05 17 59     4.075    3.278   32.1    9.2   290   29.2 
2025-11-05 00:00 UT   12 33 00.6   -05 24 41     4.071    3.282   32.8    9.4   291   29.2 
2025-11-06 00:00 UT   12 34 04.1   -05 31 20     4.067    3.286   33.5    9.6   291   29.2 
2025-11-07 00:00 UT   12 35 07.2   -05 37 57     4.062    3.290   34.2    9.8   291   29.2 
2025-11-08 00:00 UT   12 36 10.0   -05 44 32     4.057    3.295   34.9    9.9   291   29.3 
2025-11-09 00:00 UT   12 37 12.5   -05 51 04     4.052    3.299   35.7   10.1   291   29.3 
2025-11-10 00:00 UT   12 38 14.6   -05 57 34     4.047    3.303   36.4   10.2   291   29.3 
2025-11-11 00:00 UT   12 39 16.3   -06 04 01     4.042    3.307   37.1   10.4   291   29.3 
2025-11-12 00:00 UT   12 40 17.6   -06 10 25     4.037    3.311   37.8   10.6   291   29.3 
2025-11-13 00:00 UT   12 41 18.6   -06 16 47     4.031    3.315   38.6   10.7   291   29.3 
2025-11-14 00:00 UT   12 42 19.2   -06 23 07     4.025    3.319   39.3   10.9   291   29.3 
2025-11-15 00:00 UT   12 43 19.3   -06 29 23     4.019    3.323   40.0   11.0   291   29.3 
2025-11-16 00:00 UT   12 44 19.1   -06 35 37     4.013    3.327   40.8   11.2   291   29.3 
2025-11-17 00:00 UT   12 45 18.5   -06 41 48     4.007    3.331   41.5   11.3   291   29.3 
2025-11-18 00:00 UT   12 46 17.4   -06 47 56     4.000    3.336   42.3   11.5   291   29.3 
2025-11-19 00:00 UT   12 47 16.0   -06 54 01     3.993    3.340   43.0   11.6   291   29.3 
2025-11-20 00:00 UT   12 48 14.1   -07 00 03     3.986    3.344   43.8   11.8   291   29.3 
2025-11-21 00:00 UT   12 49 11.7   -07 06 02     3.979    3.348   44.5   11.9   291   29.3 
2025-11-22 00:00 UT   12 50 09.0   -07 11 58     3.972    3.351   45.3   12.1   291   29.3 
2025-11-23 00:00 UT   12 51 05.7   -07 17 51     3.965    3.355   46.0   12.2   291   29.3 
2025-11-24 00:00 UT   12 52 02.0   -07 23 41     3.958    3.359   46.8   12.4   291   29.3 
2025-11-25 00:00 UT   12 52 57.9   -07 29 28     3.950    3.363   47.5   12.5   291   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.