2020 FZ2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	31 Oct 2026	30.9	3.242 AU	2.886 AU	07h50m	+23°26'	102.1°	17.4°

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 FZ2 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.7118768
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.8990694
            i (Inclination)                 : 2.12096
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 11.33428
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 269.01480
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 114.71360
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 100.34840
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -2.12065
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.62            
        

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
2026-10-31 00:00 UT   07 50 11.3   +23 26 50     2.886    3.242  102.1   17.4   280   30.9 
2026-10-31 05:07 UT   07 50 12.3   +23 26 58     2.883    3.243  102.3   17.4   280   30.9 
2026-11-01 00:00 UT   07 50 15.5   +23 27 26     2.871    3.243  103.1   17.3   280   30.9 
2026-11-02 00:00 UT   07 50 18.4   +23 28 07     2.857    3.244  104.0   17.3   280   30.9 
2026-11-03 00:00 UT   07 50 19.7   +23 28 51     2.842    3.244  105.0   17.2   280   30.9 
2026-11-04 00:00 UT   07 50 19.7   +23 29 39     2.827    3.245  106.0   17.1   280   30.9 
2026-11-05 00:00 UT   07 50 18.1   +23 30 31     2.813    3.245  107.1   17.0   280   30.9 
2026-11-06 00:00 UT   07 50 15.1   +23 31 28     2.798    3.246  108.1   16.9   280   30.8 
2026-11-07 00:00 UT   07 50 10.5   +23 32 28     2.784    3.246  109.1   16.8   280   30.8 
2026-11-08 00:00 UT   07 50 04.4   +23 33 33     2.769    3.246  110.1   16.7   280   30.8 
2026-11-09 00:00 UT   07 49 56.7   +23 34 42     2.755    3.247  111.2   16.5   280   30.8 
2026-11-10 00:00 UT   07 49 47.5   +23 35 55     2.741    3.247  112.2   16.4   280   30.8 
2026-11-11 00:00 UT   07 49 36.7   +23 37 12     2.727    3.248  113.2   16.3   279   30.8 
2026-11-12 00:00 UT   07 49 24.3   +23 38 33     2.713    3.248  114.3   16.1   279   30.8 
2026-11-13 00:00 UT   07 49 10.3   +23 39 59     2.699    3.248  115.4   16.0   279   30.7 
2026-11-14 00:00 UT   07 48 54.7   +23 41 28     2.685    3.249  116.4   15.8   279   30.7 
2026-11-15 00:00 UT   07 48 37.5   +23 43 02     2.671    3.249  117.5   15.7   279   30.7 
2026-11-16 00:00 UT   07 48 18.6   +23 44 39     2.658    3.249  118.6   15.5   279   30.7 
2026-11-17 00:00 UT   07 47 58.1   +23 46 21     2.644    3.249  119.7   15.3   279   30.7 
2026-11-18 00:00 UT   07 47 35.9   +23 48 06     2.631    3.250  120.8   15.2   279   30.7 
2026-11-19 00:00 UT   07 47 12.1   +23 49 56     2.618    3.250  121.9   15.0   279   30.6 
2026-11-20 00:00 UT   07 46 46.5   +23 51 49     2.605    3.250  123.0   14.8   279   30.6 
2026-11-21 00:00 UT   07 46 19.3   +23 53 46     2.592    3.250  124.1   14.6   278   30.6 
2026-11-22 00:00 UT   07 45 50.5   +23 55 47     2.579    3.250  125.2   14.4   278   30.6 
2026-11-23 00:00 UT   07 45 19.9   +23 57 51     2.567    3.251  126.3   14.2   278   30.6 
2026-11-24 00:00 UT   07 44 47.6   +23 59 59     2.554    3.251  127.5   13.9   278   30.6 
2026-11-25 00:00 UT   07 44 13.7   +24 02 10     2.542    3.251  128.6   13.7   278   30.5 
2026-11-26 00:00 UT   07 43 38.0   +24 04 24     2.530    3.251  129.8   13.5   278   30.5 
2026-11-27 00:00 UT   07 43 00.7   +24 06 42     2.518    3.251  130.9   13.3   278   30.5 
2026-11-28 00:00 UT   07 42 21.6   +24 09 03     2.506    3.251  132.1   13.0   277   30.5 
2026-11-29 00:00 UT   07 41 40.9   +24 11 27     2.495    3.251  133.2   12.8   277   30.5 
2026-11-30 00:00 UT   07 40 58.4   +24 13 54     2.483    3.251  134.4   12.5   277   30.4 

    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.