(792156) 2020 XR
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	22 Feb 2026	25.9	3.646 AU	3.259 AU	14h48m	-26°15'	105.2°	15.2°

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 XR are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.6140734
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.5079819
            i (Inclination)                 : 13.92824
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 249.68060
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 163.16685
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 90.87490
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 233.31553
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 3.99705
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.97            
        

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
2026-02-22 00:00 UT   14 48 24.0   -26 15 47     3.259    3.646  105.2   15.2   290   25.9 
2026-02-22 16:47 UT   14 48 23.3   -26 16 49     3.251    3.648  105.9   15.1   290   25.9 
2026-02-23 00:00 UT   14 48 22.8   -26 17 14     3.247    3.649  106.2   15.1   290   25.9 
2026-02-24 00:00 UT   14 48 20.3   -26 18 35     3.235    3.652  107.2   15.0   290   25.9 
2026-02-25 00:00 UT   14 48 16.5   -26 19 51     3.223    3.655  108.2   14.9   291   25.9 
2026-02-26 00:00 UT   14 48 11.5   -26 21 00     3.211    3.658  109.2   14.8   291   25.9 
2026-02-27 00:00 UT   14 48 05.1   -26 22 04     3.200    3.662  110.2   14.7   291   25.8 
2026-02-28 00:00 UT   14 47 57.5   -26 23 02     3.188    3.665  111.2   14.6   291   25.8 
2026-03-01 00:00 UT   14 47 48.5   -26 23 54     3.176    3.668  112.2   14.5   292   25.8 
2026-03-02 00:00 UT   14 47 38.3   -26 24 39     3.165    3.671  113.2   14.4   292   25.8 
2026-03-03 00:00 UT   14 47 26.8   -26 25 18     3.153    3.674  114.3   14.2   292   25.8 
2026-03-04 00:00 UT   14 47 13.9   -26 25 51     3.142    3.677  115.3   14.1   292   25.8 
2026-03-05 00:00 UT   14 46 59.8   -26 26 18     3.131    3.679  116.3   14.0   292   25.8 
2026-03-06 00:00 UT   14 46 44.4   -26 26 38     3.120    3.682  117.4   13.8   293   25.8 
2026-03-07 00:00 UT   14 46 27.7   -26 26 51     3.109    3.685  118.4   13.7   293   25.8 
2026-03-08 00:00 UT   14 46 09.6   -26 26 57     3.098    3.688  119.4   13.6   293   25.8 
2026-03-09 00:00 UT   14 45 50.3   -26 26 57     3.087    3.691  120.5   13.4   294   25.7 
2026-03-10 00:00 UT   14 45 29.7   -26 26 50     3.076    3.694  121.5   13.2   294   25.7 
2026-03-11 00:00 UT   14 45 07.8   -26 26 35     3.066    3.697  122.6   13.1   294   25.7 
2026-03-12 00:00 UT   14 44 44.6   -26 26 14     3.056    3.700  123.6   12.9   294   25.7 
2026-03-13 00:00 UT   14 44 20.1   -26 25 45     3.046    3.703  124.7   12.7   295   25.7 
2026-03-14 00:00 UT   14 43 54.4   -26 25 09     3.036    3.706  125.8   12.6   295   25.7 
2026-03-15 00:00 UT   14 43 27.4   -26 24 25     3.026    3.708  126.8   12.4   295   25.7 
2026-03-16 00:00 UT   14 42 59.1   -26 23 34     3.016    3.711  127.9   12.2   296   25.7 
2026-03-17 00:00 UT   14 42 29.6   -26 22 35     3.007    3.714  129.0   12.0   296   25.6 
2026-03-18 00:00 UT   14 41 58.8   -26 21 28     2.997    3.717  130.1   11.8   297   25.6 
2026-03-19 00:00 UT   14 41 26.8   -26 20 14     2.988    3.720  131.2   11.6   297   25.6 
2026-03-20 00:00 UT   14 40 53.7   -26 18 52     2.979    3.722  132.2   11.4   297   25.6 
2026-03-21 00:00 UT   14 40 19.3   -26 17 21     2.970    3.725  133.3   11.2   298   25.6 
2026-03-22 00:00 UT   14 39 43.8   -26 15 43     2.962    3.728  134.4   11.0   298   25.6 
2026-03-23 00:00 UT   14 39 07.2   -26 13 57     2.954    3.731  135.5   10.8   299   25.6 
2026-03-24 00:00 UT   14 38 29.4   -26 12 03     2.945    3.733  136.6   10.6   299   25.6 

    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.