2020 FF
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	14 Aug 2026	31.5	2.197 AU	2.374 AU	04h46m	+24°13'	67.6°	25.2°

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)                : 0.4165632
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.7702271
            i (Inclination)                 : 2.55475
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 356.61916
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 194.78643
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 142.74858
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 11.39154
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -0.65181
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.36            
        

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
2026-08-14 00:00 UT   04 46 28.3   +24 13 37     2.374    2.197   67.6   25.2   264   31.5 
2026-08-14 01:44 UT   04 46 35.8   +24 13 53     2.372    2.197   67.7   25.2   264   31.5 
2026-08-15 00:00 UT   04 48 11.0   +24 17 27     2.359    2.194   68.2   25.4   264   31.5 
2026-08-16 00:00 UT   04 49 53.6   +24 21 14     2.344    2.190   68.7   25.5   264   31.5 
2026-08-17 00:00 UT   04 51 36.0   +24 24 57     2.329    2.187   69.3   25.7   264   31.5 
2026-08-18 00:00 UT   04 53 18.2   +24 28 36     2.313    2.183   69.9   25.8   264   31.5 
2026-08-19 00:00 UT   04 55 00.3   +24 32 11     2.298    2.179   70.5   26.0   264   31.5 
2026-08-20 00:00 UT   04 56 42.2   +24 35 43     2.283    2.176   71.0   26.1   264   31.5 
2026-08-21 00:00 UT   04 58 24.0   +24 39 12     2.268    2.172   71.6   26.2   265   31.5 
2026-08-22 00:00 UT   05 00 05.6   +24 42 36     2.253    2.168   72.2   26.4   265   31.4 
2026-08-23 00:00 UT   05 01 46.9   +24 45 57     2.237    2.165   72.7   26.5   265   31.4 
2026-08-24 00:00 UT   05 03 28.1   +24 49 15     2.222    2.161   73.3   26.6   265   31.4 
2026-08-25 00:00 UT   05 05 09.1   +24 52 29     2.207    2.157   73.9   26.8   265   31.4 
2026-08-26 00:00 UT   05 06 49.9   +24 55 40     2.191    2.153   74.5   26.9   265   31.4 
2026-08-27 00:00 UT   05 08 30.5   +24 58 47     2.176    2.150   75.1   27.0   265   31.4 
2026-08-28 00:00 UT   05 10 10.9   +25 01 50     2.160    2.146   75.6   27.1   266   31.3 
2026-08-29 00:00 UT   05 11 51.0   +25 04 50     2.145    2.142   76.2   27.3   266   31.3 
2026-08-30 00:00 UT   05 13 30.9   +25 07 47     2.129    2.138   76.8   27.4   266   31.3 
2026-08-31 00:00 UT   05 15 10.5   +25 10 41     2.113    2.134   77.4   27.5   266   31.3 
2026-09-01 00:00 UT   05 16 49.9   +25 13 31     2.098    2.130   78.0   27.6   266   31.3 
2026-09-02 00:00 UT   05 18 29.0   +25 16 18     2.082    2.126   78.6   27.7   266   31.3 
2026-09-03 00:00 UT   05 20 07.8   +25 19 01     2.067    2.123   79.2   27.8   266   31.2 
2026-09-04 00:00 UT   05 21 46.4   +25 21 41     2.051    2.119   79.8   27.9   267   31.2 
2026-09-05 00:00 UT   05 23 24.6   +25 24 19     2.035    2.115   80.4   28.0   267   31.2 

    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.