2020 XE1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	1 Mar 2026	31.4	2.118 AU	2.462 AU	18h51m	-24°09'	58.4°	23.5°

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 XE1 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.3866204
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.5949321
            i (Inclination)                 : 12.43546
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 71.63486
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 345.18111
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 174.69307
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 57.14884
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -3.15723
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.01            
        

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
2026-03-01 00:00 UT   18 51 12.6   -24 09 46     2.462    2.118   58.4   23.5   264   31.4 
2026-03-01 22:24 UT   18 52 59.7   -24 10 31     2.450    2.116   58.9   23.6   264   31.4 
2026-03-02 00:00 UT   18 53 07.3   -24 10 34     2.450    2.116   59.0   23.7   264   31.4 
2026-03-03 00:00 UT   18 55 01.9   -24 11 20     2.437    2.114   59.5   23.8   264   31.4 
2026-03-04 00:00 UT   18 56 56.2   -24 12 04     2.423    2.112   60.1   24.0   264   31.3 
2026-03-05 00:00 UT   18 58 50.4   -24 12 44     2.410    2.110   60.7   24.2   263   31.3 
2026-03-06 00:00 UT   19 00 44.4   -24 13 22     2.397    2.108   61.2   24.4   263   31.3 
2026-03-07 00:00 UT   19 02 38.2   -24 13 58     2.384    2.105   61.8   24.5   263   31.3 
2026-03-08 00:00 UT   19 04 31.9   -24 14 31     2.370    2.103   62.4   24.7   263   31.3 
2026-03-09 00:00 UT   19 06 25.3   -24 15 02     2.357    2.101   63.0   24.9   263   31.3 
2026-03-10 00:00 UT   19 08 18.5   -24 15 30     2.344    2.099   63.5   25.1   262   31.3 
2026-03-11 00:00 UT   19 10 11.5   -24 15 57     2.330    2.096   64.1   25.2   262   31.3 
2026-03-12 00:00 UT   19 12 04.3   -24 16 21     2.316    2.094   64.7   25.4   262   31.3 
2026-03-13 00:00 UT   19 13 56.9   -24 16 43     2.303    2.091   65.3   25.6   262   31.3 
2026-03-14 00:00 UT   19 15 49.3   -24 17 04     2.289    2.089   65.8   25.7   262   31.3 
2026-03-15 00:00 UT   19 17 41.4   -24 17 23     2.275    2.087   66.4   25.9   262   31.2 
2026-03-16 00:00 UT   19 19 33.3   -24 17 40     2.261    2.084   67.0   26.1   261   31.2 
2026-03-17 00:00 UT   19 21 24.9   -24 17 56     2.247    2.082   67.6   26.2   261   31.2 
2026-03-18 00:00 UT   19 23 16.3   -24 18 10     2.233    2.079   68.1   26.4   261   31.2 
2026-03-19 00:00 UT   19 25 07.5   -24 18 23     2.219    2.077   68.7   26.5   261   31.2 
2026-03-20 00:00 UT   19 26 58.3   -24 18 35     2.205    2.074   69.3   26.7   261   31.2 

    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.