2020 FW2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	1 Sep 2026	30.3	3.801 AU	3.163 AU	02h18m	+10°15'	122.4°	13.0°

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)                : 0.6005280
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.4920361
            i (Inclination)                 : 6.66058
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 178.04514
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 10.16554
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 204.61868
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 188.14349
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 1.17298
            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
2026-09-01 00:00 UT   02 18 15.9   +10 15 38     3.163    3.801  122.4   13.0   253   30.3 
2026-09-01 23:21 UT   02 18 03.8   +10 13 03     3.149    3.799  123.4   12.8   253   30.2 
2026-09-02 00:00 UT   02 18 03.4   +10 12 59     3.148    3.799  123.4   12.8   253   30.2 
2026-09-03 00:00 UT   02 17 49.8   +10 10 13     3.134    3.797  124.5   12.7   253   30.2 
2026-09-04 00:00 UT   02 17 35.1   +10 07 22     3.119    3.795  125.5   12.5   253   30.2 
2026-09-05 00:00 UT   02 17 19.2   +10 04 24     3.105    3.793  126.6   12.3   253   30.2 
2026-09-06 00:00 UT   02 17 02.2   +10 01 20     3.090    3.791  127.6   12.2   253   30.2 
2026-09-07 00:00 UT   02 16 44.0   +09 58 10     3.076    3.788  128.7   12.0   254   30.2 
2026-09-08 00:00 UT   02 16 24.7   +09 54 54     3.062    3.786  129.7   11.8   254   30.1 
2026-09-09 00:00 UT   02 16 04.2   +09 51 32     3.048    3.784  130.8   11.6   254   30.1 
2026-09-10 00:00 UT   02 15 42.6   +09 48 04     3.035    3.782  131.9   11.4   254   30.1 
2026-09-11 00:00 UT   02 15 19.9   +09 44 30     3.021    3.780  132.9   11.2   254   30.1 
2026-09-12 00:00 UT   02 14 56.0   +09 40 49     3.008    3.777  134.0   11.0   254   30.1 
2026-09-13 00:00 UT   02 14 31.0   +09 37 03     2.995    3.775  135.1   10.8   254   30.0 
2026-09-14 00:00 UT   02 14 04.9   +09 33 11     2.982    3.773  136.2   10.6   254   30.0 
2026-09-15 00:00 UT   02 13 37.7   +09 29 13     2.970    3.771  137.3   10.4   255   30.0 
2026-09-16 00:00 UT   02 13 09.4   +09 25 10     2.957    3.769  138.4   10.2   255   30.0 
2026-09-17 00:00 UT   02 12 39.9   +09 21 01     2.945    3.766  139.5   10.0   255   30.0 
2026-09-18 00:00 UT   02 12 09.4   +09 16 46     2.933    3.764  140.6    9.8   255   30.0 
2026-09-19 00:00 UT   02 11 37.8   +09 12 26     2.921    3.762  141.7    9.5   255   29.9 
2026-09-20 00:00 UT   02 11 05.2   +09 07 60     2.910    3.759  142.8    9.3   255   29.9 
2026-09-21 00:00 UT   02 10 31.5   +09 03 29     2.898    3.757  144.0    9.0   256   29.9 
2026-09-22 00:00 UT   02 09 56.8   +08 58 52     2.887    3.755  145.1    8.8   256   29.9 
2026-09-23 00:00 UT   02 09 21.0   +08 54 11     2.877    3.752  146.2    8.6   256   29.9 
2026-09-24 00:00 UT   02 08 44.3   +08 49 25     2.866    3.750  147.4    8.3   256   29.8 
2026-09-25 00:00 UT   02 08 06.6   +08 44 33     2.856    3.748  148.5    8.0   257   29.8 
2026-09-26 00:00 UT   02 07 27.9   +08 39 37     2.846    3.745  149.6    7.8   257   29.8 
2026-09-27 00:00 UT   02 06 48.3   +08 34 36     2.836    3.743  150.8    7.5   257   29.8 
2026-09-28 00:00 UT   02 06 07.7   +08 29 31     2.826    3.741  151.9    7.2   258   29.8 
2026-09-29 00:00 UT   02 05 26.3   +08 24 21     2.817    3.738  153.1    7.0   258   29.7 
2026-09-30 00:00 UT   02 04 43.9   +08 19 06     2.808    3.736  154.2    6.7   259   29.7 
2026-10-01 00:00 UT   02 04 00.7   +08 13 48     2.800    3.733  155.4    6.4   259   29.7 

    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.