(792156) 2020 XR
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	20 Oct 2026	26.6	4.044 AU	4.962 AU	14h51m	-20°14'	20.6°	5.0°

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)                : 0.6139241
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.5082027
            i (Inclination)                 : 13.92680
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 249.68497
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 163.16850
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 140.50468
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 233.32141
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 3.99626
            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
2026-10-20 00:00 UT   14 51 41.5   -20 14 21     4.962    4.044   20.6    5.0   117   26.6 
2026-10-20 06:37 UT   14 51 58.6   -20 15 16     4.963    4.044   20.4    4.9   117   26.6 
2026-10-21 00:00 UT   14 52 43.6   -20 17 40     4.967    4.045   19.8    4.8   117   26.6 
2026-10-22 00:00 UT   14 53 45.9   -20 20 60     4.972    4.045   19.1    4.6   117   26.6 
2026-10-23 00:00 UT   14 54 48.4   -20 24 19     4.977    4.045   18.4    4.4   118   26.6 
2026-10-24 00:00 UT   14 55 51.0   -20 27 38     4.982    4.045   17.6    4.3   118   26.6 
2026-10-25 00:00 UT   14 56 53.8   -20 30 58     4.987    4.046   16.9    4.1   118   26.6 
2026-10-26 00:00 UT   14 57 56.7   -20 34 17     4.991    4.046   16.2    3.9   119   26.6 
2026-10-27 00:00 UT   14 58 59.8   -20 37 36     4.996    4.046   15.4    3.7   119   26.6 
2026-10-28 00:00 UT   15 00 03.0   -20 40 55     5.000    4.046   14.7    3.6   120   26.6 
2026-10-29 00:00 UT   15 01 06.3   -20 44 14     5.003    4.046   14.0    3.4   120   26.5 
2026-10-30 00:00 UT   15 02 09.8   -20 47 32     5.007    4.047   13.3    3.2   121   26.5 
2026-10-31 00:00 UT   15 03 13.5   -20 50 50     5.010    4.047   12.5    3.1   122   26.5 
2026-11-01 00:00 UT   15 04 17.2   -20 54 08     5.013    4.047   11.8    2.9   123   26.5 
2026-11-02 00:00 UT   15 05 21.1   -20 57 25     5.016    4.047   11.1    2.7   124   26.5 
2026-11-03 00:00 UT   15 06 25.1   -21 00 43     5.019    4.047   10.4    2.5   125   26.5 
2026-11-04 00:00 UT   15 07 29.2   -21 03 59     5.022    4.047    9.7    2.4   126   26.5 
2026-11-05 00:00 UT   15 08 33.4   -21 07 15     5.024    4.047    9.0    2.2   128   26.5 
2026-11-06 00:00 UT   15 09 37.7   -21 10 31     5.026    4.048    8.3    2.0   129   26.5 
2026-11-07 00:00 UT   15 10 42.1   -21 13 46     5.028    4.048    7.6    1.9   131   26.4 
2026-11-08 00:00 UT   15 11 46.6   -21 17 01     5.030    4.048    6.9    1.7   134   26.4 
2026-11-09 00:00 UT   15 12 51.2   -21 20 15     5.031    4.048    6.3    1.5   137   26.4 
2026-11-10 00:00 UT   15 13 55.9   -21 23 28     5.032    4.048    5.6    1.4   141   26.4 
2026-11-11 00:00 UT   15 15 00.6   -21 26 40     5.033    4.048    5.0    1.2   146   26.4 
2026-11-12 00:00 UT   15 16 05.4   -21 29 52     5.034    4.048    4.5    1.1   152   26.4 
2026-11-13 00:00 UT   15 17 10.3   -21 33 03     5.035    4.048    4.0    1.0   159   26.4 
2026-11-14 00:00 UT   15 18 15.2   -21 36 13     5.035    4.048    3.6    0.9   169   26.4 
2026-11-15 00:00 UT   15 19 20.1   -21 39 22     5.035    4.048    3.3    0.8   180   26.4 
2026-11-16 00:00 UT   15 20 25.2   -21 42 31     5.035    4.048    3.2    0.8   193   26.4 
2026-11-17 00:00 UT   15 21 30.2   -21 45 38     5.035    4.048    3.3    0.8   206   26.4 
2026-11-18 00:00 UT   15 22 35.3   -21 48 45     5.034    4.048    3.5    0.8   219   26.4 
2026-11-19 00:00 UT   15 23 40.4   -21 51 50     5.034    4.048    3.8    0.9   229   26.4 

    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.