(792156) 2020 XR
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	15 Nov 2025	25.9	3.275 AU	4.148 AU	13h36m	-18°46'	24.7°	7.3°

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 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
2025-11-15 00:00 UT   13 36 01.6   -18 46 59     4.148    3.275   24.7    7.3   273   25.9 
2025-11-15 07:02 UT   13 36 22.3   -18 48 55     4.147    3.277   24.9    7.3   273   25.9 
2025-11-16 00:00 UT   13 37 12.3   -18 53 35     4.146    3.280   25.4    7.4   274   25.9 
2025-11-17 00:00 UT   13 38 22.7   -19 00 10     4.144    3.284   26.1    7.6   274   25.9 
2025-11-18 00:00 UT   13 39 32.8   -19 06 43     4.141    3.289   26.7    7.8   275   25.9 
2025-11-19 00:00 UT   13 40 42.6   -19 13 15     4.139    3.293   27.4    7.9   275   25.9 
2025-11-20 00:00 UT   13 41 52.2   -19 19 44     4.136    3.297   28.1    8.1   276   25.9 
2025-11-21 00:00 UT   13 43 01.4   -19 26 12     4.133    3.302   28.8    8.3   276   25.9 
2025-11-22 00:00 UT   13 44 10.3   -19 32 38     4.130    3.306   29.4    8.4   276   25.9 
2025-11-23 00:00 UT   13 45 18.9   -19 39 02     4.127    3.310   30.1    8.6   277   25.9 
2025-11-24 00:00 UT   13 46 27.2   -19 45 24     4.124    3.315   30.8    8.8   277   26.0 
2025-11-25 00:00 UT   13 47 35.2   -19 51 45     4.120    3.319   31.5    8.9   277   26.0 
2025-11-26 00:00 UT   13 48 42.8   -19 58 03     4.116    3.323   32.2    9.1   278   26.0 
2025-11-27 00:00 UT   13 49 50.1   -20 04 19     4.112    3.328   32.9    9.3   278   26.0 
2025-11-28 00:00 UT   13 50 57.0   -20 10 34     4.108    3.332   33.6    9.4   278   26.0 
2025-11-29 00:00 UT   13 52 03.5   -20 16 46     4.104    3.336   34.3    9.6   279   26.0 
2025-11-30 00:00 UT   13 53 09.7   -20 22 56     4.099    3.340   35.0    9.8   279   26.0 
2025-12-01 00:00 UT   13 54 15.6   -20 29 05     4.095    3.344   35.7    9.9   279   26.0 
2025-12-02 00:00 UT   13 55 21.0   -20 35 11     4.090    3.349   36.5   10.1   279   26.0 
2025-12-03 00:00 UT   13 56 26.1   -20 41 15     4.085    3.353   37.2   10.2   280   26.0 
2025-12-04 00:00 UT   13 57 30.8   -20 47 17     4.080    3.357   37.9   10.4   280   26.0 
2025-12-05 00:00 UT   13 58 35.1   -20 53 17     4.074    3.361   38.6   10.5   280   26.0 
2025-12-06 00:00 UT   13 59 39.0   -20 59 14     4.069    3.365   39.3   10.7   280   26.0 
2025-12-07 00:00 UT   14 00 42.5   -21 05 10     4.063    3.369   40.1   10.9   280   26.0 
2025-12-08 00:00 UT   14 01 45.6   -21 11 03     4.057    3.374   40.8   11.0   281   26.0 
2025-12-09 00:00 UT   14 02 48.2   -21 16 54     4.051    3.378   41.5   11.2   281   26.1 
2025-12-10 00:00 UT   14 03 50.5   -21 22 43     4.045    3.382   42.3   11.3   281   26.1 
2025-12-11 00:00 UT   14 04 52.3   -21 28 30     4.038    3.386   43.0   11.4   281   26.1 
2025-12-12 00:00 UT   14 05 53.6   -21 34 14     4.032    3.390   43.8   11.6   281   26.1 
2025-12-13 00:00 UT   14 06 54.5   -21 39 56     4.025    3.394   44.5   11.7   281   26.1 
2025-12-14 00:00 UT   14 07 54.9   -21 45 36     4.018    3.398   45.2   11.9   282   26.1 
2025-12-15 00:00 UT   14 08 54.9   -21 51 13     4.011    3.402   46.0   12.0   282   26.1 

    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.