2020 XU6
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	23 Oct 2025	26.8	3.333 AU	2.816 AU	21h38m	-13°34'	113.0°	16.0°

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 XU6 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.5476487
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.2158400
            i (Inclination)                 : 3.89313
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 164.30968
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 6.65669
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 153.41784
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 170.95115
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 0.45095
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.30            
        

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
2025-10-23 00:00 UT   21 38 41.4   -13 34 25     2.816    3.333  113.0   16.0    71   26.8 
2025-10-23 07:08 UT   21 38 41.9   -13 34 35     2.821    3.333  112.7   16.0    71   26.8 
2025-10-24 00:00 UT   21 38 43.5   -13 34 57     2.832    3.335  112.0   16.1    71   26.8 
2025-10-25 00:00 UT   21 38 46.9   -13 35 22     2.848    3.336  111.0   16.2    71   26.8 
2025-10-26 00:00 UT   21 38 51.5   -13 35 41     2.864    3.338  110.0   16.3    71   26.8 
2025-10-27 00:00 UT   21 38 57.3   -13 35 53     2.880    3.339  109.1   16.3    71   26.8 
2025-10-28 00:00 UT   21 39 04.3   -13 35 59     2.896    3.341  108.1   16.4    71   26.9 
2025-10-29 00:00 UT   21 39 12.6   -13 35 58     2.912    3.343  107.1   16.5    71   26.9 
2025-10-30 00:00 UT   21 39 22.0   -13 35 51     2.929    3.344  106.2   16.6    71   26.9 
2025-10-31 00:00 UT   21 39 32.6   -13 35 38     2.945    3.346  105.2   16.6    71   26.9 
2025-11-01 00:00 UT   21 39 44.3   -13 35 18     2.962    3.347  104.2   16.7    71   26.9 
2025-11-02 00:00 UT   21 39 57.2   -13 34 52     2.978    3.349  103.3   16.8    71   26.9 
2025-11-03 00:00 UT   21 40 11.2   -13 34 20     2.995    3.350  102.4   16.8    71   26.9 
2025-11-04 00:00 UT   21 40 26.4   -13 33 42     3.011    3.352  101.4   16.9    71   27.0 
2025-11-05 00:00 UT   21 40 42.6   -13 32 58     3.028    3.353  100.5   16.9    71   27.0 
2025-11-06 00:00 UT   21 40 59.9   -13 32 09     3.044    3.355   99.5   16.9    71   27.0 
2025-11-07 00:00 UT   21 41 18.3   -13 31 13     3.061    3.356   98.6   17.0    71   27.0 
2025-11-08 00:00 UT   21 41 37.7   -13 30 11     3.078    3.357   97.7   17.0    71   27.0 
2025-11-09 00:00 UT   21 41 58.1   -13 29 04     3.095    3.359   96.8   17.0    71   27.0 
2025-11-10 00:00 UT   21 42 19.6   -13 27 51     3.111    3.360   95.9   17.0    71   27.0 
2025-11-11 00:00 UT   21 42 42.1   -13 26 33     3.128    3.362   95.0   17.1    71   27.1 
2025-11-12 00:00 UT   21 43 05.6   -13 25 09     3.145    3.363   94.0   17.1    71   27.1 
2025-11-13 00:00 UT   21 43 30.1   -13 23 39     3.162    3.364   93.1   17.1    71   27.1 
2025-11-14 00:00 UT   21 43 55.5   -13 22 04     3.178    3.366   92.2   17.1    71   27.1 
2025-11-15 00:00 UT   21 44 21.9   -13 20 24     3.195    3.367   91.3   17.1    71   27.1 
2025-11-16 00:00 UT   21 44 49.3   -13 18 38     3.212    3.368   90.5   17.1    71   27.1 
2025-11-17 00:00 UT   21 45 17.5   -13 16 47     3.229    3.370   89.6   17.1    71   27.1 
2025-11-18 00:00 UT   21 45 46.7   -13 14 50     3.246    3.371   88.7   17.1    71   27.1 
2025-11-19 00:00 UT   21 46 16.8   -13 12 48     3.262    3.372   87.8   17.0    71   27.2 
2025-11-20 00:00 UT   21 46 47.8   -13 10 41     3.279    3.373   86.9   17.0    71   27.2 
2025-11-21 00:00 UT   21 47 19.7   -13 08 29     3.296    3.375   86.0   17.0    71   27.2 
2025-11-22 00:00 UT   21 47 52.4   -13 06 12     3.312    3.376   85.2   17.0    71   27.2 

    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.