2020 AQ3
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	8 Apr 2026	26.8	1.579 AU	1.338 AU	19h53m	-31°37'	83.6°	39.1°

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 AQ3 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.5497066
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.0429895
            i (Inclination)                 : 11.19585
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 307.27347
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 206.73675
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 350.34046
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 333.57043
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -5.01132
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.92            
        

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
2026-04-08 00:00 UT   19 53 37.7   -31 37 40     1.338    1.579   83.6   39.1   258   26.8 
2026-04-08 21:53 UT   19 54 54.1   -31 34 54     1.336    1.586   84.2   38.9   258   26.8 
2026-04-09 00:00 UT   19 55 01.4   -31 34 38     1.335    1.587   84.2   38.9   258   26.8 
2026-04-10 00:00 UT   19 56 22.8   -31 31 40     1.333    1.595   84.9   38.7   258   26.8 
2026-04-11 00:00 UT   19 57 41.8   -31 28 45     1.330    1.602   85.6   38.6   258   26.8 
2026-04-12 00:00 UT   19 58 58.5   -31 25 54     1.327    1.610   86.3   38.4   258   26.8 
2026-04-13 00:00 UT   20 00 12.8   -31 23 07     1.324    1.618   87.0   38.2   258   26.8 
2026-04-14 00:00 UT   20 01 24.7   -31 20 24     1.320    1.626   87.7   38.1   258   26.8 
2026-04-15 00:00 UT   20 02 34.2   -31 17 45     1.317    1.633   88.4   37.9   258   26.8 
2026-04-16 00:00 UT   20 03 41.2   -31 15 11     1.314    1.641   89.1   37.7   258   26.8 
2026-04-17 00:00 UT   20 04 45.8   -31 12 42     1.311    1.649   89.9   37.5   258   26.8 
2026-04-18 00:00 UT   20 05 47.9   -31 10 17     1.307    1.656   90.6   37.3   258   26.8 
2026-04-19 00:00 UT   20 06 47.5   -31 07 58     1.304    1.664   91.3   37.1   258   26.8 
2026-04-20 00:00 UT   20 07 44.6   -31 05 43     1.300    1.672   92.1   36.9   258   26.8 
2026-04-21 00:00 UT   20 08 39.2   -31 03 34     1.296    1.679   92.8   36.7   258   26.8 
2026-04-22 00:00 UT   20 09 31.2   -31 01 31     1.293    1.687   93.6   36.5   258   26.8 
2026-04-23 00:00 UT   20 10 20.7   -30 59 33     1.289    1.695   94.4   36.3   258   26.8 
2026-04-24 00:00 UT   20 11 07.6   -30 57 41     1.285    1.702   95.2   36.0   258   26.8 
2026-04-25 00:00 UT   20 11 51.9   -30 55 55     1.282    1.710   96.0   35.8   258   26.8 
2026-04-26 00:00 UT   20 12 33.6   -30 54 14     1.278    1.717   96.8   35.6   259   26.8 
2026-04-27 00:00 UT   20 13 12.7   -30 52 40     1.274    1.725   97.6   35.3   259   26.8 
2026-04-28 00:00 UT   20 13 49.1   -30 51 12     1.270    1.732   98.4   35.1   259   26.8 
2026-04-29 00:00 UT   20 14 22.9   -30 49 50     1.266    1.740   99.3   34.8   259   26.8 
2026-04-30 00:00 UT   20 14 54.1   -30 48 34     1.262    1.747  100.1   34.6   259   26.7 
2026-05-01 00:00 UT   20 15 22.5   -30 47 24     1.258    1.755  100.9   34.3   259   26.7 
2026-05-02 00:00 UT   20 15 48.2   -30 46 21     1.254    1.762  101.8   34.0   259   26.7 
2026-05-03 00:00 UT   20 16 11.2   -30 45 25     1.250    1.769  102.7   33.8   259   26.7 
2026-05-04 00:00 UT   20 16 31.4   -30 44 34     1.246    1.777  103.6   33.5   259   26.7 
2026-05-05 00:00 UT   20 16 48.8   -30 43 51     1.242    1.784  104.4   33.2   260   26.7 
2026-05-06 00:00 UT   20 17 03.4   -30 43 13     1.238    1.792  105.3   32.9   260   26.7 
2026-05-07 00:00 UT   20 17 15.1   -30 42 42     1.234    1.799  106.2   32.6   260   26.7 
2026-05-08 00:00 UT   20 17 24.0   -30 42 18     1.230    1.806  107.2   32.3   260   26.7 

    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.