2020 TF1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	22 Apr 2026	29.2	2.287 AU	1.650 AU	18h20m	-28°39'	116.8°	23.1°

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 TF1 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.3992954
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.6499848
            i (Inclination)                 : 3.88721
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 351.80792
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 69.86844
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 130.12427
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 61.63368
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 3.64939
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.12            
        

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
2026-04-22 00:00 UT   18 20 48.1   -28 39 40     1.650    2.287  116.8   23.1   271   29.2 
2026-04-22 05:46 UT   18 20 50.4   -28 40 16     1.647    2.286  117.0   23.1   271   29.2 
2026-04-23 00:00 UT   18 20 57.1   -28 42 10     1.637    2.286  117.8   22.9   271   29.2 
2026-04-24 00:00 UT   18 21 04.0   -28 44 42     1.625    2.285  118.7   22.7   271   29.1 
2026-04-25 00:00 UT   18 21 08.8   -28 47 15     1.612    2.284  119.6   22.5   271   29.1 
2026-04-26 00:00 UT   18 21 11.4   -28 49 51     1.600    2.282  120.6   22.3   271   29.1 
2026-04-27 00:00 UT   18 21 11.7   -28 52 28     1.587    2.281  121.6   22.1   271   29.1 
2026-04-28 00:00 UT   18 21 09.8   -28 55 07     1.575    2.280  122.5   21.8   271   29.0 
2026-04-29 00:00 UT   18 21 05.6   -28 57 47     1.563    2.279  123.5   21.6   272   29.0 
2026-04-30 00:00 UT   18 20 59.2   -29 00 29     1.551    2.278  124.5   21.4   272   29.0 
2026-05-01 00:00 UT   18 20 50.3   -29 03 13     1.539    2.277  125.5   21.1   272   29.0 
2026-05-02 00:00 UT   18 20 39.2   -29 05 59     1.527    2.276  126.5   20.9   272   28.9 
2026-05-03 00:00 UT   18 20 25.6   -29 08 45     1.515    2.274  127.5   20.6   272   28.9 
2026-05-04 00:00 UT   18 20 09.6   -29 11 33     1.504    2.273  128.5   20.3   273   28.9 
2026-05-05 00:00 UT   18 19 51.2   -29 14 22     1.492    2.272  129.6   20.0   273   28.9 
2026-05-06 00:00 UT   18 19 30.2   -29 17 12     1.481    2.271  130.6   19.7   273   28.8 
2026-05-07 00:00 UT   18 19 06.8   -29 20 03     1.470    2.269  131.6   19.4   273   28.8 
2026-05-08 00:00 UT   18 18 40.9   -29 22 54     1.459    2.268  132.7   19.1   274   28.8 
2026-05-09 00:00 UT   18 18 12.4   -29 25 46     1.448    2.266  133.7   18.8   274   28.7 
2026-05-10 00:00 UT   18 17 41.4   -29 28 38     1.437    2.265  134.8   18.4   274   28.7 
2026-05-11 00:00 UT   18 17 07.8   -29 31 30     1.427    2.264  135.9   18.1   275   28.7 
2026-05-12 00:00 UT   18 16 31.6   -29 34 22     1.416    2.262  137.0   17.7   275   28.7 
2026-05-13 00:00 UT   18 15 52.7   -29 37 14     1.406    2.261  138.0   17.4   275   28.6 
2026-05-14 00:00 UT   18 15 11.3   -29 40 05     1.396    2.259  139.1   17.0   276   28.6 
2026-05-15 00:00 UT   18 14 27.3   -29 42 55     1.386    2.258  140.2   16.6   276   28.6 
2026-05-16 00:00 UT   18 13 40.6   -29 45 43     1.377    2.256  141.4   16.2   277   28.5 
2026-05-17 00:00 UT   18 12 51.3   -29 48 30     1.367    2.255  142.5   15.9   277   28.5 
2026-05-18 00:00 UT   18 11 59.5   -29 51 15     1.358    2.253  143.6   15.4   278   28.5 
2026-05-19 00:00 UT   18 11 05.0   -29 53 58     1.349    2.252  144.7   15.0   278   28.4 
2026-05-20 00:00 UT   18 10 08.0   -29 56 38     1.340    2.250  145.9   14.6   279   28.4 
2026-05-21 00:00 UT   18 09 08.4   -29 59 16     1.331    2.248  147.0   14.2   279   28.4 
2026-05-22 00:00 UT   18 08 06.3   -30 01 50     1.322    2.247  148.2   13.7   280   28.4 

    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.