(792156) 2020 XR
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	24 Mar 2026	25.6	3.733 AU	2.945 AU	14h38m	-26°12'	136.6°	10.6°

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
2026-03-24 00:00 UT   14 38 29.4   -26 12 03     2.945    3.733  136.6   10.6   299   25.6 
2026-03-24 18:44 UT   14 37 59.2   -26 10 28     2.939    3.735  137.5   10.4   300   25.5 
2026-03-25 00:00 UT   14 37 50.5   -26 10 00     2.937    3.736  137.7   10.3   300   25.5 
2026-03-26 00:00 UT   14 37 10.6   -26 07 50     2.930    3.739  138.8   10.1   300   25.5 
2026-03-27 00:00 UT   14 36 29.6   -26 05 31     2.922    3.741  139.9    9.9   301   25.5 
2026-03-28 00:00 UT   14 35 47.6   -26 03 04     2.915    3.744  141.0    9.6   301   25.5 
2026-03-29 00:00 UT   14 35 04.6   -26 00 29     2.908    3.747  142.1    9.4   302   25.5 
2026-03-30 00:00 UT   14 34 20.7   -25 57 46     2.901    3.749  143.2    9.2   302   25.5 
2026-03-31 00:00 UT   14 33 35.8   -25 54 54     2.895    3.752  144.4    8.9   303   25.5 
2026-04-01 00:00 UT   14 32 50.0   -25 51 55     2.889    3.755  145.5    8.7   304   25.4 
2026-04-02 00:00 UT   14 32 03.3   -25 48 47     2.883    3.757  146.6    8.4   305   25.4 
2026-04-03 00:00 UT   14 31 15.8   -25 45 30     2.877    3.760  147.7    8.2   305   25.4 
2026-04-04 00:00 UT   14 30 27.5   -25 42 06     2.871    3.762  148.8    7.9   306   25.4 
2026-04-05 00:00 UT   14 29 38.4   -25 38 33     2.866    3.765  149.9    7.7   307   25.4 
2026-04-06 00:00 UT   14 28 48.5   -25 34 53     2.861    3.768  151.0    7.4   308   25.4 
2026-04-07 00:00 UT   14 27 58.0   -25 31 04     2.856    3.770  152.1    7.1   309   25.4 
2026-04-08 00:00 UT   14 27 06.7   -25 27 07     2.852    3.773  153.2    6.9   310   25.4 
2026-04-09 00:00 UT   14 26 14.8   -25 23 03     2.848    3.775  154.3    6.6   311   25.3 
2026-04-10 00:00 UT   14 25 22.4   -25 18 50     2.844    3.778  155.4    6.3   312   25.3 
2026-04-11 00:00 UT   14 24 29.3   -25 14 30     2.840    3.780  156.4    6.1   314   25.3 
2026-04-12 00:00 UT   14 23 35.8   -25 10 02     2.837    3.783  157.5    5.8   315   25.3 
2026-04-13 00:00 UT   14 22 41.8   -25 05 26     2.834    3.785  158.6    5.6   317   25.3 
2026-04-14 00:00 UT   14 21 47.3   -25 00 43     2.831    3.788  159.6    5.3   319   25.3 
2026-04-15 00:00 UT   14 20 52.4   -24 55 53     2.829    3.790  160.6    5.0   320   25.3 
2026-04-16 00:00 UT   14 19 57.2   -24 50 55     2.827    3.792  161.7    4.8   323   25.2 
2026-04-17 00:00 UT   14 19 01.7   -24 45 51     2.825    3.795  162.6    4.5   325   25.2 
2026-04-18 00:00 UT   14 18 06.0   -24 40 40     2.824    3.797  163.6    4.3   327   25.2 
2026-04-19 00:00 UT   14 17 10.0   -24 35 22     2.822    3.800  164.5    4.0   330   25.2 
2026-04-20 00:00 UT   14 16 13.8   -24 29 58     2.821    3.802  165.4    3.8   334   25.2 
2026-04-21 00:00 UT   14 15 17.6   -24 24 27     2.821    3.804  166.3    3.6   337   25.2 
2026-04-22 00:00 UT   14 14 21.3   -24 18 51     2.821    3.807  167.1    3.4   341   25.2 
2026-04-23 00:00 UT   14 13 24.9   -24 13 09     2.821    3.809  167.8    3.2   346   25.2 

    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.