2020 XB7
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	18 May 2026	30.3	3.054 AU	3.226 AU	23h10m	-07°47'	71.2°	18.3°

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 XB7 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.5520350
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.1604644
            i (Inclination)                 : 6.07565
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 124.12257
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 0.27389
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 187.16261
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 124.39492
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 0.02899
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.18            
        

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
2026-05-18 00:00 UT   23 10 20.0   -07 47 16     3.226    3.054   71.2   18.3   246   30.3 
2026-05-18 21:18 UT   23 11 07.9   -07 43 31     3.212    3.051   71.8   18.4   246   30.3 
2026-05-19 00:00 UT   23 11 14.0   -07 43 02     3.210    3.051   71.9   18.4   246   30.3 
2026-05-20 00:00 UT   23 12 07.4   -07 38 52     3.193    3.048   72.6   18.5   246   30.3 
2026-05-21 00:00 UT   23 13 00.3   -07 34 45     3.176    3.045   73.4   18.6   246   30.3 
2026-05-22 00:00 UT   23 13 52.7   -07 30 43     3.159    3.042   74.1   18.7   246   30.3 
2026-05-23 00:00 UT   23 14 44.6   -07 26 45     3.142    3.039   74.9   18.8   246   30.3 
2026-05-24 00:00 UT   23 15 35.9   -07 22 50     3.125    3.036   75.6   18.8   246   30.3 
2026-05-25 00:00 UT   23 16 26.6   -07 19 00     3.108    3.033   76.3   18.9   246   30.3 
2026-05-26 00:00 UT   23 17 16.8   -07 15 15     3.091    3.029   77.1   19.0   246   30.3 
2026-05-27 00:00 UT   23 18 06.5   -07 11 33     3.073    3.026   77.8   19.1   246   30.2 
2026-05-28 00:00 UT   23 18 55.5   -07 07 56     3.056    3.023   78.6   19.2   246   30.2 
2026-05-29 00:00 UT   23 19 44.0   -07 04 24     3.039    3.020   79.3   19.3   246   30.2 
2026-05-30 00:00 UT   23 20 31.9   -07 00 56     3.021    3.017   80.1   19.3   246   30.2 
2026-05-31 00:00 UT   23 21 19.1   -06 57 33     3.004    3.013   80.8   19.4   246   30.2 
2026-06-01 00:00 UT   23 22 05.8   -06 54 15     2.986    3.010   81.6   19.5   246   30.2 
2026-06-02 00:00 UT   23 22 51.8   -06 51 02     2.969    3.007   82.4   19.5   247   30.2 
2026-06-03 00:00 UT   23 23 37.2   -06 47 54     2.951    3.004   83.1   19.6   247   30.2 
2026-06-04 00:00 UT   23 24 21.9   -06 44 51     2.934    3.000   83.9   19.6   247   30.1 
2026-06-05 00:00 UT   23 25 06.0   -06 41 53     2.916    2.997   84.7   19.7   247   30.1 
2026-06-06 00:00 UT   23 25 49.4   -06 39 00     2.899    2.994   85.4   19.7   247   30.1 
2026-06-07 00:00 UT   23 26 32.1   -06 36 13     2.881    2.990   86.2   19.8   247   30.1 
2026-06-08 00:00 UT   23 27 14.1   -06 33 32     2.863    2.987   87.0   19.8   247   30.1 
2026-06-09 00:00 UT   23 27 55.4   -06 30 56     2.846    2.984   87.8   19.9   247   30.1 
2026-06-10 00:00 UT   23 28 36.0   -06 28 26     2.828    2.980   88.6   19.9   247   30.1 
2026-06-11 00:00 UT   23 29 15.8   -06 26 02     2.810    2.977   89.3   19.9   247   30.0 
2026-06-12 00:00 UT   23 29 54.9   -06 23 44     2.792    2.973   90.1   20.0   247   30.0 
2026-06-13 00:00 UT   23 30 33.2   -06 21 33     2.775    2.970   90.9   20.0   247   30.0 
2026-06-14 00:00 UT   23 31 10.7   -06 19 27     2.757    2.967   91.7   20.0   247   30.0 
2026-06-15 00:00 UT   23 31 47.3   -06 17 28     2.739    2.963   92.5   20.0   247   30.0 
2026-06-16 00:00 UT   23 32 23.2   -06 15 36     2.721    2.960   93.3   20.0   247   30.0 
2026-06-17 00:00 UT   23 32 58.3   -06 13 50     2.704    2.956   94.1   20.0   247   29.9 

    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.