2020 FM2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	16 Oct 2025	27.9	1.646 AU	0.761 AU	22h53m	-09°10'	138.5°	23.6°

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 FM2 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.2622529
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.3437550
            i (Inclination)                 : 16.35284
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 181.71992
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 339.23739
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 114.90344
            Epoch                           : 2025 May 05

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 161.72950
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -5.72818
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 1.56            
        

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. A more printer-friendly version of the same chart can be found below.

Ephemerides:

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2025-10-16 00:00 UT   22 53 09.1   -09 10 06     0.761    1.646  138.5   23.6    65   27.9 
2025-10-16 11:49 UT   22 52 53.8   -09 19 02     0.764    1.645  137.9   24.0    65   27.9 
2025-10-17 00:00 UT   22 52 38.7   -09 28 05     0.766    1.644  137.3   24.3    65   27.9 
2025-10-18 00:00 UT   22 52 11.3   -09 45 30     0.772    1.643  136.1   24.9    65   28.0 
2025-10-19 00:00 UT   22 51 46.9   -10 02 21     0.778    1.641  134.9   25.5    65   28.0 
2025-10-20 00:00 UT   22 51 25.5   -10 18 38     0.785    1.639  133.7   26.1    65   28.0 
2025-10-21 00:00 UT   22 51 07.0   -10 34 21     0.791    1.638  132.5   26.6    65   28.1 
2025-10-22 00:00 UT   22 50 51.6   -10 49 30     0.797    1.636  131.4   27.2    65   28.1 
2025-10-23 00:00 UT   22 50 39.1   -11 04 05     0.804    1.634  130.2   27.7    65   28.1 
2025-10-24 00:00 UT   22 50 29.6   -11 18 06     0.811    1.632  129.1   28.2    65   28.2 
2025-10-25 00:00 UT   22 50 23.1   -11 31 34     0.817    1.630  128.0   28.7    65   28.2 
2025-10-26 00:00 UT   22 50 19.5   -11 44 29     0.824    1.628  126.9   29.2    65   28.2 
2025-10-27 00:00 UT   22 50 18.8   -11 56 52     0.831    1.626  125.8   29.7    65   28.2 
2025-10-28 00:00 UT   22 50 20.9   -12 08 42     0.838    1.625  124.7   30.2    65   28.3 
2025-10-29 00:00 UT   22 50 25.9   -12 19 60     0.845    1.623  123.7   30.6    65   28.3 
2025-10-30 00:00 UT   22 50 33.8   -12 30 46     0.853    1.621  122.6   31.1    65   28.3 
2025-10-31 00:00 UT   22 50 44.3   -12 41 02     0.860    1.619  121.6   31.5    65   28.4 
2025-11-01 00:00 UT   22 50 57.7   -12 50 47     0.867    1.617  120.6   31.9    65   28.4 
2025-11-02 00:00 UT   22 51 13.7   -13 00 02     0.875    1.614  119.6   32.3    65   28.4 
2025-11-03 00:00 UT   22 51 32.3   -13 08 47     0.882    1.612  118.6   32.7    65   28.4 
2025-11-04 00:00 UT   22 51 53.5   -13 17 04     0.889    1.610  117.6   33.1    65   28.5 
2025-11-05 00:00 UT   22 52 17.3   -13 24 52     0.897    1.608  116.7   33.4    65   28.5 
2025-11-06 00:00 UT   22 52 43.7   -13 32 12     0.905    1.606  115.7   33.8    65   28.5 
2025-11-07 00:00 UT   22 53 12.5   -13 39 04     0.912    1.604  114.8   34.1    65   28.5 
2025-11-08 00:00 UT   22 53 43.7   -13 45 30     0.920    1.602  113.8   34.5    65   28.6 
2025-11-09 00:00 UT   22 54 17.3   -13 51 29     0.928    1.599  112.9   34.8    65   28.6 
2025-11-10 00:00 UT   22 54 53.2   -13 57 02     0.935    1.597  112.0   35.1    65   28.6 
2025-11-11 00:00 UT   22 55 31.5   -14 02 10     0.943    1.595  111.1   35.4    65   28.6 
2025-11-12 00:00 UT   22 56 12.0   -14 06 52     0.951    1.592  110.2   35.7    65   28.7 
2025-11-13 00:00 UT   22 56 54.8   -14 11 10     0.959    1.590  109.4   36.0    65   28.7 
2025-11-14 00:00 UT   22 57 39.8   -14 15 04     0.967    1.588  108.5   36.2    65   28.7 
2025-11-15 00:00 UT   22 58 26.9   -14 18 33     0.975    1.585  107.7   36.5    65   28.7 

    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.