2020 AQ3
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	8 May 2026	26.7	1.806 AU	1.230 AU	20h17m	-30°42'	107.2°	32.3°

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 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
2026-05-08 00:00 UT   20 17 24.0   -30 42 18     1.230    1.806  107.2   32.3   260   26.7 
2026-05-08 21:27 UT   20 17 29.5   -30 42 02     1.226    1.813  108.0   32.0   260   26.7 
2026-05-09 00:00 UT   20 17 30.0   -30 42 00     1.226    1.814  108.1   31.9   260   26.7 
2026-05-10 00:00 UT   20 17 33.1   -30 41 49     1.222    1.821  109.0   31.6   261   26.7 
2026-05-11 00:00 UT   20 17 33.3   -30 41 44     1.218    1.828  110.0   31.3   261   26.7 
2026-05-12 00:00 UT   20 17 30.5   -30 41 45     1.214    1.835  110.9   30.9   261   26.7 
2026-05-13 00:00 UT   20 17 24.7   -30 41 52     1.210    1.843  111.9   30.6   261   26.7 
2026-05-14 00:00 UT   20 17 15.9   -30 42 05     1.206    1.850  112.9   30.2   261   26.6 
2026-05-15 00:00 UT   20 17 04.1   -30 42 24     1.202    1.857  113.9   29.9   262   26.6 
2026-05-16 00:00 UT   20 16 49.3   -30 42 49     1.198    1.864  114.9   29.5   262   26.6 
2026-05-17 00:00 UT   20 16 31.4   -30 43 19     1.194    1.871  115.9   29.1   262   26.6 
2026-05-18 00:00 UT   20 16 10.5   -30 43 55     1.190    1.878  116.9   28.7   262   26.6 
2026-05-19 00:00 UT   20 15 46.5   -30 44 36     1.187    1.886  117.9   28.3   263   26.6 
2026-05-20 00:00 UT   20 15 19.4   -30 45 21     1.183    1.893  119.0   27.9   263   26.6 
2026-05-21 00:00 UT   20 14 49.2   -30 46 11     1.179    1.900  120.0   27.5   263   26.6 
2026-05-22 00:00 UT   20 14 16.0   -30 47 05     1.176    1.907  121.1   27.0   264   26.6 
2026-05-23 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 

    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.