2020 TF1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	8 Apr 2026	29.5	2.298 AU	1.835 AU	18h15m	-28°07'	104.4°	25.0°

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 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
2026-04-08 00:00 UT   18 15 13.5   -28 07 60     1.835    2.298  104.4   25.0   270   29.5 
2026-04-08 05:42 UT   18 15 22.2   -28 08 29     1.832    2.298  104.6   24.9   270   29.5 
2026-04-09 00:00 UT   18 15 49.3   -28 10 05     1.821    2.298  105.2   24.9   270   29.5 
2026-04-10 00:00 UT   18 16 23.4   -28 12 11     1.808    2.297  106.1   24.8   270   29.4 
2026-04-11 00:00 UT   18 16 55.7   -28 14 19     1.794    2.296  106.9   24.7   270   29.4 
2026-04-12 00:00 UT   18 17 26.3   -28 16 28     1.781    2.295  107.8   24.6   270   29.4 
2026-04-13 00:00 UT   18 17 55.1   -28 18 39     1.768    2.295  108.7   24.4   270   29.4 
2026-04-14 00:00 UT   18 18 22.1   -28 20 52     1.754    2.294  109.6   24.3   270   29.4 
2026-04-15 00:00 UT   18 18 47.2   -28 23 06     1.741    2.293  110.4   24.2   270   29.3 
2026-04-16 00:00 UT   18 19 10.4   -28 25 23     1.728    2.292  111.3   24.1   270   29.3 
2026-04-17 00:00 UT   18 19 31.7   -28 27 41     1.715    2.291  112.2   23.9   270   29.3 
2026-04-18 00:00 UT   18 19 51.0   -28 30 01     1.702    2.290  113.1   23.8   270   29.3 
2026-04-19 00:00 UT   18 20 08.3   -28 32 23     1.689    2.289  114.0   23.6   270   29.2 
2026-04-20 00:00 UT   18 20 23.6   -28 34 47     1.676    2.289  115.0   23.4   270   29.2 
2026-04-21 00:00 UT   18 20 36.9   -28 37 13     1.663    2.288  115.9   23.3   271   29.2 
2026-04-22 00:00 UT   18 20 48.1   -28 39 40     1.650    2.287  116.8   23.1   271   29.2 
2026-04-23 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 

    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.