2020 JK3
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	8 May 2026	31.1	2.287 AU	3.138 AU	04h50m	+23°52'	27.2°	11.6°

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 JK3 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.3814483
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.7271935
            i (Inclination)                 : 2.53714
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 38.07050
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 206.29540
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 150.30434
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 64.34359
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -1.12366
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.27            
        

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
2026-05-08 00:00 UT   04 50 56.6   +23 52 12     3.138    2.287   27.2   11.6    81   31.1 
2026-05-08 18:06 UT   04 52 21.4   +23 54 34     3.141    2.286   26.8   11.5    81   31.1 
2026-05-09 00:00 UT   04 52 49.0   +23 55 20     3.142    2.285   26.7   11.4    81   31.1 
2026-05-10 00:00 UT   04 54 41.8   +23 58 23     3.146    2.283   26.1   11.2    81   31.1 
2026-05-11 00:00 UT   04 56 34.9   +24 01 23     3.150    2.281   25.6   11.0    81   31.1 
2026-05-12 00:00 UT   04 58 28.4   +24 04 17     3.154    2.279   25.1   10.8    81   31.1 
2026-05-13 00:00 UT   05 00 22.2   +24 07 08     3.157    2.277   24.6   10.6    81   31.1 
2026-05-14 00:00 UT   05 02 16.4   +24 09 53     3.161    2.275   24.0   10.4    81   31.0 
2026-05-15 00:00 UT   05 04 10.9   +24 12 34     3.164    2.273   23.5   10.2    81   31.0 
2026-05-16 00:00 UT   05 06 05.8   +24 15 11     3.167    2.271   23.0   10.0    81   31.0 
2026-05-17 00:00 UT   05 08 01.0   +24 17 42     3.170    2.269   22.5    9.8    81   31.0 
2026-05-18 00:00 UT   05 09 56.6   +24 20 09     3.173    2.267   21.9    9.6    82   31.0 
2026-05-19 00:00 UT   05 11 52.5   +24 22 32     3.176    2.264   21.4    9.4    82   31.0 
2026-05-20 00:00 UT   05 13 48.7   +24 24 49     3.179    2.262   20.9    9.2    82   31.0 
2026-05-21 00:00 UT   05 15 45.2   +24 27 01     3.181    2.260   20.4    9.0    82   31.0 
2026-05-22 00:00 UT   05 17 42.1   +24 29 09     3.183    2.258   19.9    8.8    82   31.0 
2026-05-23 00:00 UT   05 19 39.3   +24 31 11     3.186    2.255   19.3    8.6    82   31.0 
2026-05-24 00:00 UT   05 21 36.7   +24 33 08     3.188    2.253   18.8    8.3    82   31.0 
2026-05-25 00:00 UT   05 23 34.5   +24 35 01     3.190    2.251   18.3    8.1    82   30.9 
2026-05-26 00:00 UT   05 25 32.6   +24 36 48     3.191    2.248   17.8    7.9    82   30.9 
2026-05-27 00:00 UT   05 27 30.9   +24 38 30     3.193    2.246   17.3    7.7    82   30.9 

    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.