2020 FW2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	5 May 2026	31.0	3.966 AU	4.858 AU	01h13m	+06°13'	25.0°	6.2°

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 FW2 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.6003269
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.4923552
            i (Inclination)                 : 6.65882
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 178.04243
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 10.16681
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 154.52052
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 188.14207
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 1.17282
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.93            
        

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
2026-05-05 00:00 UT   01 13 09.3   +06 13 02     4.858    3.966   25.0    6.2   245   31.0 
2026-05-05 11:49 UT   01 13 37.0   +06 15 34     4.854    3.966   25.3    6.2   245   31.0 
2026-05-06 00:00 UT   01 14 05.6   +06 18 09     4.850    3.965   25.7    6.3   245   31.0 
2026-05-07 00:00 UT   01 15 01.7   +06 23 14     4.843    3.965   26.4    6.5   245   31.0 
2026-05-08 00:00 UT   01 15 57.7   +06 28 18     4.835    3.964   27.1    6.7   245   31.0 
2026-05-09 00:00 UT   01 16 53.6   +06 33 19     4.828    3.963   27.8    6.8   245   31.0 
2026-05-10 00:00 UT   01 17 49.3   +06 38 19     4.820    3.963   28.6    7.0   245   31.0 
2026-05-11 00:00 UT   01 18 44.9   +06 43 17     4.812    3.962   29.3    7.2   245   31.0 
2026-05-12 00:00 UT   01 19 40.3   +06 48 14     4.803    3.961   30.0    7.3   245   31.0 
2026-05-13 00:00 UT   01 20 35.6   +06 53 08     4.795    3.960   30.7    7.5   246   31.0 
2026-05-14 00:00 UT   01 21 30.7   +06 58 00     4.786    3.959   31.5    7.7   246   31.0 
2026-05-15 00:00 UT   01 22 25.7   +07 02 51     4.777    3.959   32.2    7.8   246   31.0 
2026-05-16 00:00 UT   01 23 20.4   +07 07 39     4.768    3.958   32.9    8.0   246   31.0 
2026-05-17 00:00 UT   01 24 15.0   +07 12 25     4.759    3.957   33.6    8.1   246   31.0 
2026-05-18 00:00 UT   01 25 09.4   +07 17 10     4.750    3.956   34.4    8.3   246   31.0 
2026-05-19 00:00 UT   01 26 03.6   +07 21 52     4.740    3.955   35.1    8.5   246   31.0 
2026-05-20 00:00 UT   01 26 57.5   +07 26 32     4.730    3.954   35.8    8.6   246   31.0 
2026-05-21 00:00 UT   01 27 51.3   +07 31 09     4.720    3.953   36.5    8.8   246   31.1 
2026-05-22 00:00 UT   01 28 44.9   +07 35 45     4.710    3.953   37.3    8.9   246   31.1 
2026-05-23 00:00 UT   01 29 38.2   +07 40 18     4.700    3.952   38.0    9.1   246   31.1 
2026-05-24 00:00 UT   01 30 31.4   +07 44 49     4.690    3.951   38.7    9.2   246   31.1 
2026-05-25 00:00 UT   01 31 24.3   +07 49 18     4.679    3.950   39.5    9.4   247   31.1 
2026-05-26 00:00 UT   01 32 16.9   +07 53 44     4.668    3.949   40.2    9.5   247   31.1 
2026-05-27 00:00 UT   01 33 09.3   +07 58 08     4.657    3.948   40.9    9.7   247   31.1 
2026-05-28 00:00 UT   01 34 01.5   +08 02 29     4.646    3.947   41.6    9.8   247   31.1 
2026-05-29 00:00 UT   01 34 53.5   +08 06 48     4.635    3.946   42.4   10.0   247   31.1 
2026-05-30 00:00 UT   01 35 45.1   +08 11 04     4.624    3.945   43.1   10.1   247   31.1 
2026-05-31 00:00 UT   01 36 36.6   +08 15 18     4.612    3.944   43.8   10.3   247   31.1 
2026-06-01 00:00 UT   01 37 27.7   +08 19 30     4.600    3.943   44.6   10.4   247   31.1 
2026-06-02 00:00 UT   01 38 18.6   +08 23 38     4.588    3.942   45.3   10.5   247   31.1 
2026-06-03 00:00 UT   01 39 09.2   +08 27 45     4.576    3.941   46.1   10.7   247   31.1 
2026-06-04 00:00 UT   01 39 59.6   +08 31 48     4.564    3.940   46.8   10.8   247   31.1 

    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.