2020 FF
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	6 Nov 2026	29.5	1.829 AU	1.083 AU	06h42m	+27°16'	123.6°	26.8°

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
2026-11-06 00:00 UT   06 42 45.6   +27 16 42     1.083    1.829  123.6   26.8   271   29.5 
2026-11-06 07:37 UT   06 42 57.9   +27 17 25     1.079    1.827  123.9   26.8   271   29.5 
2026-11-07 00:00 UT   06 43 23.5   +27 18 59     1.069    1.824  124.5   26.6   271   29.5 
2026-11-08 00:00 UT   06 43 59.4   +27 21 19     1.056    1.818  125.3   26.4   271   29.4 
2026-11-09 00:00 UT   06 44 33.1   +27 23 44     1.042    1.813  126.2   26.2   271   29.4 
2026-11-10 00:00 UT   06 45 04.7   +27 26 13     1.029    1.808  127.1   25.9   271   29.3 
2026-11-11 00:00 UT   06 45 34.0   +27 28 46     1.016    1.803  128.0   25.7   271   29.3 
2026-11-12 00:00 UT   06 46 01.1   +27 31 23     1.002    1.797  128.9   25.4   271   29.2 
2026-11-13 00:00 UT   06 46 25.8   +27 34 06     0.989    1.792  129.8   25.1   271   29.2 
2026-11-14 00:00 UT   06 46 48.2   +27 36 52     0.976    1.787  130.7   24.8   271   29.2 
2026-11-15 00:00 UT   06 47 08.0   +27 39 44     0.963    1.781  131.6   24.5   271   29.1 
2026-11-16 00:00 UT   06 47 25.4   +27 42 40     0.951    1.776  132.6   24.2   270   29.1 
2026-11-17 00:00 UT   06 47 40.3   +27 45 42     0.938    1.771  133.5   23.9   270   29.0 
2026-11-18 00:00 UT   06 47 52.5   +27 48 48     0.925    1.765  134.5   23.6   270   29.0 
2026-11-19 00:00 UT   06 48 02.0   +27 51 59     0.913    1.760  135.4   23.2   270   28.9 
2026-11-20 00:00 UT   06 48 08.9   +27 55 15     0.901    1.754  136.4   22.9   270   28.9 
2026-11-21 00:00 UT   06 48 12.9   +27 58 36     0.889    1.749  137.4   22.5   269   28.8 
2026-11-22 00:00 UT   06 48 14.1   +28 02 02     0.877    1.743  138.4   22.1   269   28.8 
2026-11-23 00:00 UT   06 48 12.4   +28 05 34     0.865    1.738  139.4   21.7   269   28.7 
2026-11-24 00:00 UT   06 48 07.7   +28 09 10     0.853    1.732  140.4   21.3   268   28.7 
2026-11-25 00:00 UT   06 48 00.0   +28 12 51     0.842    1.727  141.4   20.9   268   28.6 
2026-11-26 00:00 UT   06 47 49.2   +28 16 37     0.830    1.721  142.5   20.4   268   28.6 
2026-11-27 00:00 UT   06 47 35.3   +28 20 27     0.819    1.716  143.5   20.0   267   28.5 
2026-11-28 00:00 UT   06 47 18.1   +28 24 23     0.808    1.710  144.6   19.5   267   28.5 
2026-11-29 00:00 UT   06 46 57.6   +28 28 22     0.797    1.705  145.7   19.1   267   28.4 
2026-11-30 00:00 UT   06 46 33.8   +28 32 27     0.786    1.699  146.7   18.6   266   28.4 
2026-12-01 00:00 UT   06 46 06.5   +28 36 35     0.775    1.694  147.8   18.1   266   28.3 
2026-12-02 00:00 UT   06 45 35.8   +28 40 47     0.765    1.688  148.9   17.5   265   28.3 
2026-12-03 00:00 UT   06 45 01.5   +28 45 02     0.755    1.682  150.0   17.0   264   28.2 
2026-12-04 00:00 UT   06 44 23.7   +28 49 21     0.744    1.677  151.2   16.5   264   28.2 
2026-12-05 00:00 UT   06 43 42.2   +28 53 43     0.734    1.671  152.3   15.9   263   28.1 
2026-12-06 00:00 UT   06 42 57.1   +28 58 08     0.725    1.665  153.4   15.3   262   28.1 

    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.