2020 FW2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	11 Aug 2026	30.6	3.842 AU	3.501 AU	02h18m	+10°48'	102.0°	15.0°

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)                : 0.6003269
            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
2026-08-11 00:00 UT   02 18 29.3   +10 48 32     3.501    3.842  102.0   15.0   251   30.6 
2026-08-11 21:54 UT   02 18 38.2   +10 47 59     3.486    3.840  102.9   14.9   252   30.6 
2026-08-12 00:00 UT   02 18 39.0   +10 47 56     3.484    3.840  102.9   14.9   252   30.6 
2026-08-13 00:00 UT   02 18 47.7   +10 47 14     3.467    3.838  103.9   14.8   252   30.5 
2026-08-14 00:00 UT   02 18 55.4   +10 46 27     3.451    3.837  104.8   14.8   252   30.5 
2026-08-15 00:00 UT   02 19 02.1   +10 45 34     3.434    3.835  105.7   14.7   252   30.5 
2026-08-16 00:00 UT   02 19 07.9   +10 44 36     3.417    3.833  106.7   14.7   252   30.5 
2026-08-17 00:00 UT   02 19 12.6   +10 43 32     3.401    3.831  107.6   14.6   252   30.5 
2026-08-18 00:00 UT   02 19 16.3   +10 42 22     3.384    3.829  108.6   14.5   252   30.5 
2026-08-19 00:00 UT   02 19 19.0   +10 41 06     3.368    3.827  109.5   14.4   252   30.5 
2026-08-20 00:00 UT   02 19 20.6   +10 39 44     3.352    3.825  110.5   14.3   252   30.5 
2026-08-21 00:00 UT   02 19 21.2   +10 38 17     3.335    3.823  111.5   14.3   252   30.4 
2026-08-22 00:00 UT   02 19 20.7   +10 36 44     3.319    3.821  112.4   14.2   252   30.4 
2026-08-23 00:00 UT   02 19 19.2   +10 35 05     3.303    3.819  113.4   14.1   252   30.4 
2026-08-24 00:00 UT   02 19 16.7   +10 33 19     3.287    3.817  114.4   14.0   252   30.4 
2026-08-25 00:00 UT   02 19 13.0   +10 31 28     3.271    3.815  115.4   13.8   252   30.4 
2026-08-26 00:00 UT   02 19 08.3   +10 29 32     3.255    3.813  116.4   13.7   252   30.4 
2026-08-27 00:00 UT   02 19 02.5   +10 27 29     3.240    3.811  117.4   13.6   253   30.3 
2026-08-28 00:00 UT   02 18 55.6   +10 25 20     3.224    3.809  118.4   13.5   253   30.3 
2026-08-29 00:00 UT   02 18 47.5   +10 23 05     3.209    3.807  119.4   13.4   253   30.3 
2026-08-30 00:00 UT   02 18 38.4   +10 20 44     3.194    3.805  120.4   13.2   253   30.3 
2026-08-31 00:00 UT   02 18 28.2   +10 18 17     3.178    3.803  121.4   13.1   253   30.3 
2026-09-01 00:00 UT   02 18 16.8   +10 15 43     3.163    3.801  122.4   13.0   253   30.3 
2026-09-02 00:00 UT   02 18 04.4   +10 13 04     3.148    3.799  123.4   12.8   253   30.2 
2026-09-03 00:00 UT   02 17 50.8   +10 10 19     3.134    3.797  124.5   12.7   253   30.2 
2026-09-04 00:00 UT   02 17 36.0   +10 07 27     3.119    3.795  125.5   12.5   253   30.2 
2026-09-05 00:00 UT   02 17 20.2   +10 04 30     3.105    3.793  126.6   12.3   253   30.2 
2026-09-06 00:00 UT   02 17 03.1   +10 01 26     3.090    3.791  127.6   12.2   253   30.2 
2026-09-07 00:00 UT   02 16 45.0   +09 58 16     3.076    3.788  128.7   12.0   254   30.2 
2026-09-08 00:00 UT   02 16 25.7   +09 54 60     3.062    3.786  129.7   11.8   254   30.1 
2026-09-09 00:00 UT   02 16 05.2   +09 51 38     3.048    3.784  130.8   11.6   254   30.1 
2026-09-10 00:00 UT   02 15 43.7   +09 48 10     3.035    3.782  131.9   11.4   254   30.1 

    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.