2020 AQ3
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	22 May 2026	26.6	1.907 AU	1.176 AU	20h14m	-30°47'	121.1°	27.0°

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 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
2026-05-22 00:00 UT   20 14 16.0   -30 47 05     1.176    1.907  121.1   27.0   264   26.6 
2026-05-22 22:14 UT   20 13 42.6   -30 47 58     1.173    1.913  122.1   26.6   264   26.6 
2026-05-23 00:00 UT   20 13 39.8   -30 48 03     1.173    1.914  122.1   26.6   264   26.6 
2026-05-24 00:00 UT   20 13 00.5   -30 49 04     1.169    1.921  123.2   26.2   264   26.5 
2026-05-25 00:00 UT   20 12 18.1   -30 50 08     1.166    1.928  124.3   25.7   265   26.5 
2026-05-26 00:00 UT   20 11 32.8   -30 51 15     1.163    1.935  125.4   25.3   265   26.5 
2026-05-27 00:00 UT   20 10 44.4   -30 52 25     1.160    1.942  126.5   24.8   265   26.5 
2026-05-28 00:00 UT   20 09 53.0   -30 53 36     1.157    1.949  127.6   24.3   266   26.5 
2026-05-29 00:00 UT   20 08 58.7   -30 54 49     1.154    1.956  128.8   23.8   266   26.5 
2026-05-30 00:00 UT   20 08 01.4   -30 56 04     1.152    1.962  129.9   23.3   267   26.5 
2026-05-31 00:00 UT   20 07 01.2   -30 57 18     1.149    1.969  131.0   22.8   267   26.5 
2026-06-01 00:00 UT   20 05 58.2   -30 58 33     1.147    1.976  132.2   22.3   267   26.4 
2026-06-02 00:00 UT   20 04 52.2   -30 59 48     1.144    1.983  133.4   21.8   268   26.4 
2026-06-03 00:00 UT   20 03 43.5   -31 01 02     1.142    1.990  134.5   21.3   268   26.4 
2026-06-04 00:00 UT   20 02 31.9   -31 02 15     1.140    1.996  135.7   20.8   269   26.4 
2026-06-05 00:00 UT   20 01 17.7   -31 03 26     1.139    2.003  136.9   20.2   269   26.4 
2026-06-06 00:00 UT   20 00 00.8   -31 04 35     1.137    2.010  138.1   19.7   270   26.4 
2026-06-07 00:00 UT   19 58 41.3   -31 05 42     1.136    2.017  139.3   19.2   271   26.4 
2026-06-08 00:00 UT   19 57 19.2   -31 06 45     1.134    2.023  140.5   18.6   271   26.4 
2026-06-09 00:00 UT   19 55 54.7   -31 07 44     1.133    2.030  141.7   18.0   272   26.3 
2026-06-10 00:00 UT   19 54 27.7   -31 08 39     1.132    2.037  143.0   17.5   273   26.3 
2026-06-11 00:00 UT   19 52 58.4   -31 09 29     1.132    2.043  144.2   16.9   273   26.3 
2026-06-12 00:00 UT   19 51 26.9   -31 10 14     1.131    2.050  145.4   16.3   274   26.3 
2026-06-13 00:00 UT   19 49 53.3   -31 10 53     1.131    2.056  146.7   15.7   275   26.3 
2026-06-14 00:00 UT   19 48 17.6   -31 11 26     1.131    2.063  147.9   15.2   276   26.3 
2026-06-15 00:00 UT   19 46 40.0   -31 11 52     1.131    2.070  149.2   14.6   276   26.3 
2026-06-16 00:00 UT   19 45 00.5   -31 12 10     1.131    2.076  150.4   14.0   277   26.3 
2026-06-17 00:00 UT   19 43 19.4   -31 12 21     1.132    2.083  151.7   13.4   278   26.2 
2026-06-18 00:00 UT   19 41 36.7   -31 12 23     1.133    2.089  152.9   12.8   280   26.2 
2026-06-19 00:00 UT   19 39 52.6   -31 12 17     1.134    2.096  154.2   12.2   281   26.2 
2026-06-20 00:00 UT   19 38 07.2   -31 12 01     1.135    2.102  155.4   11.6   282   26.2 
2026-06-21 00:00 UT   19 36 20.5   -31 11 36     1.137    2.108  156.7   11.0   283   26.2 

    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.