2020 FF
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	11 Sep 2026	31.1	2.090 AU	1.940 AU	05h33m	+25°38'	84.0°	28.6°

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 FF are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.4166863
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.7700750
            i (Inclination)                 : 2.55488
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 356.61971
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 194.78362
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 226.45346
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 11.38928
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -0.65173
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.35            
        

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
2026-09-11 00:00 UT   05 33 07.0   +25 38 58     1.940    2.090   84.0   28.6   268   31.1 
2026-09-11 02:02 UT   05 33 15.1   +25 39 09     1.939    2.090   84.0   28.6   268   31.1 
2026-09-12 00:00 UT   05 34 42.7   +25 41 14     1.924    2.086   84.6   28.7   268   31.1 
2026-09-13 00:00 UT   05 36 17.9   +25 43 28     1.908    2.082   85.2   28.8   268   31.1 
2026-09-14 00:00 UT   05 37 52.7   +25 45 38     1.893    2.078   85.8   28.9   268   31.0 
2026-09-15 00:00 UT   05 39 27.1   +25 47 47     1.877    2.074   86.4   29.0   268   31.0 
2026-09-16 00:00 UT   05 41 01.0   +25 49 52     1.861    2.069   87.1   29.0   268   31.0 
2026-09-17 00:00 UT   05 42 34.4   +25 51 55     1.845    2.065   87.7   29.1   268   31.0 
2026-09-18 00:00 UT   05 44 07.3   +25 53 56     1.829    2.061   88.3   29.2   268   31.0 
2026-09-19 00:00 UT   05 45 39.7   +25 55 54     1.813    2.057   88.9   29.2   269   30.9 
2026-09-20 00:00 UT   05 47 11.6   +25 57 50     1.797    2.052   89.6   29.3   269   30.9 
2026-09-21 00:00 UT   05 48 43.0   +25 59 44     1.781    2.048   90.2   29.4   269   30.9 
2026-09-22 00:00 UT   05 50 13.9   +26 01 35     1.765    2.044   90.8   29.4   269   30.9 
2026-09-23 00:00 UT   05 51 44.1   +26 03 25     1.750    2.039   91.5   29.5   269   30.8 
2026-09-24 00:00 UT   05 53 13.8   +26 05 12     1.734    2.035   92.1   29.5   269   30.8 
2026-09-25 00:00 UT   05 54 42.9   +26 06 58     1.718    2.031   92.8   29.6   269   30.8 
2026-09-26 00:00 UT   05 56 11.4   +26 08 42     1.702    2.026   93.4   29.6   269   30.8 
2026-09-27 00:00 UT   05 57 39.3   +26 10 24     1.686    2.022   94.1   29.6   270   30.8 
2026-09-28 00:00 UT   05 59 06.6   +26 12 04     1.670    2.017   94.7   29.7   270   30.7 
2026-09-29 00:00 UT   06 00 33.1   +26 13 43     1.655    2.013   95.4   29.7   270   30.7 
2026-09-30 00:00 UT   06 01 59.0   +26 15 21     1.639    2.008   96.0   29.7   270   30.7 
2026-10-01 00:00 UT   06 03 24.2   +26 16 57     1.623    2.004   96.7   29.8   270   30.7 
2026-10-02 00:00 UT   06 04 48.7   +26 18 31     1.607    1.999   97.4   29.8   270   30.6 
2026-10-03 00:00 UT   06 06 12.4   +26 20 05     1.591    1.995   98.0   29.8   270   30.6 
2026-10-04 00:00 UT   06 07 35.3   +26 21 37     1.576    1.990   98.7   29.8   270   30.6 
2026-10-05 00:00 UT   06 08 57.4   +26 23 09     1.560    1.986   99.4   29.8   270   30.5 
2026-10-06 00:00 UT   06 10 18.7   +26 24 40     1.544    1.981  100.1   29.8   270   30.5 

    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.