(679656) 2020 BP13
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	1 Oct 2026	23.7	1.764 AU	1.065 AU	20h19m	-08°22'	117.2°	30.3°

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 BP13 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.3521116
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.5674656
            i (Inclination)                 : 8.14176
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 208.97316
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 357.32710
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 34.78450
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 206.32716
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -0.37841
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 1.96            
        

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
2026-10-01 00:00 UT   20 19 43.1   -08 22 37     1.065    1.764  117.2   30.3    82   23.7 
2026-10-01 09:43 UT   20 20 08.2   -08 25 07     1.070    1.766  116.9   30.4    82   23.7 
2026-10-02 00:00 UT   20 20 45.3   -08 28 43     1.078    1.768  116.5   30.4    82   23.8 
2026-10-03 00:00 UT   20 21 48.9   -08 34 34     1.091    1.772  115.8   30.6    82   23.8 
2026-10-04 00:00 UT   20 22 53.6   -08 40 10     1.104    1.776  115.1   30.7    81   23.8 
2026-10-05 00:00 UT   20 23 59.6   -08 45 31     1.117    1.780  114.4   30.8    81   23.9 
2026-10-06 00:00 UT   20 25 06.8   -08 50 38     1.130    1.784  113.6   30.9    81   23.9 
2026-10-07 00:00 UT   20 26 15.1   -08 55 31     1.143    1.788  112.9   31.0    80   23.9 
2026-10-08 00:00 UT   20 27 24.6   -09 00 09     1.156    1.792  112.2   31.1    80   24.0 
2026-10-09 00:00 UT   20 28 35.3   -09 04 34     1.170    1.796  111.5   31.2    80   24.0 
2026-10-10 00:00 UT   20 29 47.0   -09 08 44     1.183    1.800  110.9   31.2    79   24.0 
2026-10-11 00:00 UT   20 30 59.7   -09 12 41     1.196    1.803  110.2   31.3    79   24.0 
2026-10-12 00:00 UT   20 32 13.6   -09 16 24     1.210    1.807  109.5   31.4    79   24.1 
2026-10-13 00:00 UT   20 33 28.4   -09 19 54     1.223    1.811  108.8   31.4    79   24.1 
2026-10-14 00:00 UT   20 34 44.2   -09 23 10     1.237    1.815  108.1   31.5    78   24.1 
2026-10-15 00:00 UT   20 36 01.0   -09 26 13     1.251    1.818  107.4   31.6    78   24.2 
2026-10-16 00:00 UT   20 37 18.7   -09 29 03     1.264    1.822  106.8   31.6    78   24.2 
2026-10-17 00:00 UT   20 38 37.3   -09 31 40     1.278    1.826  106.1   31.6    78   24.2 
2026-10-18 00:00 UT   20 39 56.8   -09 34 04     1.292    1.829  105.4   31.7    77   24.3 
2026-10-19 00:00 UT   20 41 17.1   -09 36 16     1.306    1.833  104.7   31.7    77   24.3 
2026-10-20 00:00 UT   20 42 38.2   -09 38 16     1.320    1.837  104.1   31.7    77   24.3 
2026-10-21 00:00 UT   20 44 00.2   -09 40 03     1.334    1.840  103.4   31.8    77   24.3 
2026-10-22 00:00 UT   20 45 22.9   -09 41 38     1.348    1.844  102.8   31.8    76   24.4 
2026-10-23 00:00 UT   20 46 46.3   -09 43 01     1.362    1.847  102.1   31.8    76   24.4 
2026-10-24 00:00 UT   20 48 10.5   -09 44 12     1.376    1.851  101.4   31.8    76   24.4 
2026-10-25 00:00 UT   20 49 35.4   -09 45 12     1.390    1.854  100.8   31.8    76   24.4 
2026-10-26 00:00 UT   20 51 01.0   -09 46 01     1.404    1.858  100.1   31.8    76   24.5 
2026-10-27 00:00 UT   20 52 27.2   -09 46 38     1.418    1.861   99.5   31.8    75   24.5 

    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.