2023 XU2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	29 Oct 2026	29.8	2.090 AU	3.025 AU	13h23m	-02°08'	16.3°	7.7°

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 2023 XU2 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.5196921
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.4957601
            i (Inclination)                 : 9.87617
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 77.90041
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 271.48288
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 162.85939
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : -10.59441
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -9.87283
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 1.83            
        

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
2026-10-29 00:00 UT   13 23 38.9   -02 08 14     3.025    2.090   16.3    7.7   314   29.8 
2026-10-29 01:38 UT   13 23 46.2   -02 08 60     3.024    2.090   16.3    7.7   314   29.8 
2026-10-30 00:00 UT   13 25 26.2   -02 19 30     3.018    2.086   16.7    7.9   313   29.8 
2026-10-31 00:00 UT   13 27 13.8   -02 30 45     3.011    2.083   17.2    8.1   312   29.8 
2026-11-01 00:00 UT   13 29 01.7   -02 41 59     3.003    2.080   17.7    8.3   311   29.8 
2026-11-02 00:00 UT   13 30 49.9   -02 53 12     2.996    2.076   18.2    8.6   311   29.8 
2026-11-03 00:00 UT   13 32 38.4   -03 04 24     2.988    2.073   18.6    8.8   310   29.8 
2026-11-04 00:00 UT   13 34 27.1   -03 15 35     2.981    2.069   19.1    9.0   310   29.8 
2026-11-05 00:00 UT   13 36 16.2   -03 26 45     2.973    2.065   19.6    9.3   309   29.8 
2026-11-06 00:00 UT   13 38 05.6   -03 37 54     2.965    2.062   20.1    9.5   308   29.8 
2026-11-07 00:00 UT   13 39 55.3   -03 49 02     2.957    2.058   20.6    9.7   308   29.8 
2026-11-08 00:00 UT   13 41 45.3   -04 00 08     2.948    2.054   21.0   10.0   307   29.8 
2026-11-09 00:00 UT   13 43 35.6   -04 11 14     2.940    2.051   21.5   10.2   307   29.8 
2026-11-10 00:00 UT   13 45 26.3   -04 22 18     2.931    2.047   22.0   10.4   306   29.8 
2026-11-11 00:00 UT   13 47 17.2   -04 33 20     2.923    2.043   22.5   10.7   306   29.8 
2026-11-12 00:00 UT   13 49 08.5   -04 44 22     2.914    2.039   23.0   10.9   305   29.8 
2026-11-13 00:00 UT   13 51 00.2   -04 55 21     2.905    2.036   23.5   11.2   305   29.8 
2026-11-14 00:00 UT   13 52 52.1   -05 06 20     2.896    2.032   23.9   11.4   304   29.8 
2026-11-15 00:00 UT   13 54 44.4   -05 17 17     2.887    2.028   24.4   11.6   304   29.8 

    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.