2020 FW2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	23 Sep 2026	29.9	3.752 AU	2.877 AU	02h09m	+08°54'	146.2°	8.6°

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 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
2026-09-23 00:00 UT   02 09 21.0   +08 54 11     2.877    3.752  146.2    8.6   256   29.9 
2026-09-23 04:25 UT   02 09 14.4   +08 53 19     2.875    3.752  146.4    8.5   256   29.8 
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 
2026-10-02 00:00 UT   02 03 16.7   +08 08 26     2.791    3.731  156.6    6.1   260   29.7 
2026-10-03 00:00 UT   02 02 31.8   +08 02 60     2.783    3.728  157.7    5.8   260   29.6 
2026-10-04 00:00 UT   02 01 46.2   +07 57 30     2.775    3.726  158.9    5.5   261   29.6 
2026-10-05 00:00 UT   02 00 59.8   +07 51 57     2.768    3.723  160.1    5.3   261   29.6 
2026-10-06 00:00 UT   02 00 12.6   +07 46 20     2.760    3.721  161.2    5.0   262   29.6 
2026-10-07 00:00 UT   01 59 24.8   +07 40 41     2.753    3.718  162.4    4.7   263   29.6 
2026-10-08 00:00 UT   01 58 36.3   +07 34 58     2.747    3.716  163.6    4.4   264   29.5 
2026-10-09 00:00 UT   01 57 47.2   +07 29 13     2.740    3.713  164.7    4.1   266   29.5 
2026-10-10 00:00 UT   01 56 57.5   +07 23 26     2.734    3.711  165.9    3.8   267   29.5 
2026-10-11 00:00 UT   01 56 07.2   +07 17 36     2.729    3.708  167.0    3.5   269   29.5 
2026-10-12 00:00 UT   01 55 16.5   +07 11 45     2.723    3.706  168.2    3.2   271   29.4 
2026-10-13 00:00 UT   01 54 25.2   +07 05 52     2.718    3.703  169.3    2.9   273   29.4 
2026-10-14 00:00 UT   01 53 33.5   +06 59 58     2.713    3.701  170.4    2.6   276   29.4 
2026-10-15 00:00 UT   01 52 41.4   +06 54 02     2.709    3.698  171.5    2.3   280   29.4 
2026-10-16 00:00 UT   01 51 48.9   +06 48 06     2.705    3.695  172.5    2.0   285   29.3 
2026-10-17 00:00 UT   01 50 56.2   +06 42 09     2.701    3.693  173.4    1.8   291   29.3 
2026-10-18 00:00 UT   01 50 03.1   +06 36 11     2.697    3.690  174.3    1.5   300   29.3 
2026-10-19 00:00 UT   01 49 09.8   +06 30 14     2.694    3.687  175.0    1.4   311   29.3 
2026-10-20 00:00 UT   01 48 16.3   +06 24 16     2.691    3.685  175.4    1.2   324   29.3 
2026-10-21 00:00 UT   01 47 22.7   +06 18 20     2.689    3.682  175.5    1.2   340   29.3 
2026-10-22 00:00 UT   01 46 29.0   +06 12 23     2.686    3.679  175.3    1.3   355   29.3 
2026-10-23 00:00 UT   01 45 35.2   +06 06 28     2.685    3.677  174.9    1.4     9   29.3 

    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.