2021 XB6
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	15 Feb 2026	29.6	3.335 AU	2.686 AU	13h23m	-08°34'	123.6°	14.3°

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 2021 XB6 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.6239444
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.0830622
            i (Inclination)                 : 0.88603
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 16.23025
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 359.37693
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 126.70944
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 15.60725
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -0.00963
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.01            
        

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
2026-02-15 00:00 UT   13 23 02.6   -08 34 07     2.686    3.335  123.6   14.3   292   29.6 
2026-02-15 10:04 UT   13 22 54.2   -08 33 19     2.681    3.336  124.0   14.2   292   29.6 
2026-02-16 00:00 UT   13 22 42.0   -08 32 09     2.674    3.337  124.7   14.1   292   29.6 
2026-02-17 00:00 UT   13 22 20.0   -08 30 03     2.663    3.338  125.8   13.9   292   29.6 
2026-02-18 00:00 UT   13 21 56.6   -08 27 48     2.651    3.339  126.9   13.7   292   29.6 
2026-02-19 00:00 UT   13 21 31.9   -08 25 25     2.640    3.340  128.0   13.5   292   29.6 
2026-02-20 00:00 UT   13 21 05.8   -08 22 55     2.628    3.341  129.1   13.3   292   29.5 
2026-02-21 00:00 UT   13 20 38.3   -08 20 16     2.617    3.343  130.2   13.1   292   29.5 
2026-02-22 00:00 UT   13 20 09.5   -08 17 29     2.606    3.344  131.4   12.8   292   29.5 
2026-02-23 00:00 UT   13 19 39.4   -08 14 34     2.596    3.345  132.5   12.6   292   29.5 
2026-02-24 00:00 UT   13 19 08.0   -08 11 31     2.585    3.346  133.7   12.4   292   29.5 
2026-02-25 00:00 UT   13 18 35.3   -08 08 20     2.575    3.347  134.8   12.1   292   29.5 
2026-02-26 00:00 UT   13 18 01.2   -08 05 01     2.565    3.348  136.0   11.9   292   29.4 
2026-02-27 00:00 UT   13 17 25.9   -08 01 34     2.555    3.349  137.1   11.6   292   29.4 
2026-02-28 00:00 UT   13 16 49.3   -07 57 60     2.545    3.350  138.3   11.3   292   29.4 
2026-03-01 00:00 UT   13 16 11.5   -07 54 17     2.536    3.351  139.5   11.1   292   29.4 
2026-03-02 00:00 UT   13 15 32.5   -07 50 28     2.526    3.352  140.7   10.8   292   29.4 
2026-03-03 00:00 UT   13 14 52.2   -07 46 30     2.517    3.353  141.8   10.5   292   29.4 
2026-03-04 00:00 UT   13 14 10.7   -07 42 26     2.509    3.354  143.0   10.2   292   29.3 
2026-03-05 00:00 UT   13 13 28.1   -07 38 13     2.500    3.355  144.2   10.0   292   29.3 
2026-03-06 00:00 UT   13 12 44.3   -07 33 54     2.492    3.356  145.4    9.7   292   29.3 
2026-03-07 00:00 UT   13 11 59.3   -07 29 27     2.484    3.357  146.6    9.4   292   29.3 
2026-03-08 00:00 UT   13 11 13.3   -07 24 54     2.476    3.358  147.8    9.1   292   29.3 
2026-03-09 00:00 UT   13 10 26.2   -07 20 13     2.468    3.359  149.0    8.7   292   29.2 
2026-03-10 00:00 UT   13 09 38.0   -07 15 26     2.461    3.360  150.2    8.4   292   29.2 
2026-03-11 00:00 UT   13 08 48.8   -07 10 32     2.454    3.360  151.5    8.1   292   29.2 
2026-03-12 00:00 UT   13 07 58.5   -07 05 31     2.447    3.361  152.7    7.8   292   29.2 
2026-03-13 00:00 UT   13 07 07.4   -07 00 25     2.441    3.362  153.9    7.5   292   29.2 
2026-03-14 00:00 UT   13 06 15.3   -06 55 12     2.435    3.363  155.1    7.1   292   29.2 
2026-03-15 00:00 UT   13 05 22.3   -06 49 53     2.429    3.364  156.4    6.8   292   29.1 
2026-03-16 00:00 UT   13 04 28.4   -06 44 29     2.423    3.365  157.6    6.5   292   29.1 
2026-03-17 00:00 UT   13 03 33.8   -06 38 59     2.418    3.365  158.8    6.1   292   29.1 

    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.