2020 XB7
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	14 Feb 2026	30.4	3.268 AU	4.246 AU	21h23m	-16°18'	6.8°	2.1°

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
2026-02-14 00:00 UT   21 23 42.6   -16 18 39     4.246    3.268    6.8    2.1   244   30.4 
2026-02-14 17:02 UT   21 24 37.3   -16 14 48     4.244    3.267    7.3    2.2   244   30.4 
2026-02-15 00:00 UT   21 24 59.7   -16 13 13     4.243    3.266    7.5    2.3   244   30.4 
2026-02-16 00:00 UT   21 26 16.6   -16 07 46     4.239    3.265    8.2    2.5   245   30.4 
2026-02-17 00:00 UT   21 27 33.6   -16 02 17     4.236    3.263    8.9    2.7   245   30.4 
2026-02-18 00:00 UT   21 28 50.4   -15 56 47     4.232    3.261    9.6    2.9   246   30.4 
2026-02-19 00:00 UT   21 30 07.2   -15 51 15     4.228    3.260   10.2    3.1   246   30.4 
2026-02-20 00:00 UT   21 31 23.9   -15 45 42     4.223    3.258   10.9    3.3   246   30.4 
2026-02-21 00:00 UT   21 32 40.5   -15 40 08     4.219    3.256   11.6    3.5   246   30.5 
2026-02-22 00:00 UT   21 33 57.0   -15 34 33     4.214    3.255   12.3    3.7   247   30.5 
2026-02-23 00:00 UT   21 35 13.4   -15 28 57     4.209    3.253   13.0    3.9   247   30.5 
2026-02-24 00:00 UT   21 36 29.7   -15 23 19     4.204    3.251   13.7    4.1   247   30.5 
2026-02-25 00:00 UT   21 37 45.9   -15 17 40     4.199    3.249   14.4    4.3   247   30.5 
2026-02-26 00:00 UT   21 39 02.0   -15 12 01     4.194    3.248   15.0    4.5   247   30.5 
2026-02-27 00:00 UT   21 40 18.0   -15 06 20     4.188    3.246   15.7    4.7   247   30.5 
2026-02-28 00:00 UT   21 41 33.9   -15 00 38     4.182    3.244   16.4    4.9   247   30.5 
2026-03-01 00:00 UT   21 42 49.7   -14 54 56     4.176    3.242   17.1    5.2   247   30.5 
2026-03-02 00:00 UT   21 44 05.3   -14 49 12     4.170    3.241   17.8    5.4   247   30.5 
2026-03-03 00:00 UT   21 45 20.8   -14 43 28     4.164    3.239   18.5    5.6   247   30.5 
2026-03-04 00:00 UT   21 46 36.2   -14 37 43     4.157    3.237   19.1    5.8   247   30.5 
2026-03-05 00:00 UT   21 47 51.5   -14 31 57     4.150    3.235   19.8    6.0   247   30.5 
2026-03-06 00:00 UT   21 49 06.7   -14 26 10     4.143    3.233   20.5    6.2   247   30.5 
2026-03-07 00:00 UT   21 50 21.7   -14 20 23     4.136    3.231   21.2    6.4   247   30.5 
2026-03-08 00:00 UT   21 51 36.6   -14 14 35     4.129    3.229   21.9    6.6   247   30.6 
2026-03-09 00:00 UT   21 52 51.3   -14 08 46     4.122    3.227   22.6    6.8   247   30.6 
2026-03-10 00:00 UT   21 54 05.9   -14 02 57     4.114    3.225   23.2    7.0   247   30.6 
2026-03-11 00:00 UT   21 55 20.4   -13 57 07     4.106    3.223   23.9    7.2   247   30.6 
2026-03-12 00:00 UT   21 56 34.7   -13 51 16     4.098    3.222   24.6    7.4   247   30.6 

    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.