2020 TK3
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	27 Apr 2026	33.3	3.791 AU	2.945 AU	16h51m	-23°14'	142.2°	9.4°

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 TK3 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.6135495
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.3500301
            i (Inclination)                 : 0.97573
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 28.85666
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 34.80046
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 141.02138
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 63.65323
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 0.55685
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.60            
        

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
2026-04-27 00:00 UT   16 51 11.6   -23 14 29     2.945    3.791  142.2    9.4   278   33.3 
2026-04-27 13:17 UT   16 50 49.3   -23 14 01     2.940    3.790  142.8    9.2   278   33.3 
2026-04-28 00:00 UT   16 50 31.1   -23 13 37     2.935    3.790  143.3    9.1   278   33.3 
2026-04-29 00:00 UT   16 49 49.5   -23 12 43     2.926    3.790  144.4    8.9   278   33.3 
2026-04-30 00:00 UT   16 49 06.8   -23 11 45     2.916    3.790  145.6    8.6   278   33.3 
2026-05-01 00:00 UT   16 48 23.0   -23 10 45     2.907    3.790  146.7    8.4   278   33.3 
2026-05-02 00:00 UT   16 47 38.2   -23 09 42     2.898    3.789  147.8    8.1   278   33.3 
2026-05-03 00:00 UT   16 46 52.3   -23 08 36     2.890    3.789  149.0    7.9   278   33.2 
2026-05-04 00:00 UT   16 46 05.4   -23 07 28     2.881    3.789  150.1    7.6   279   33.2 
2026-05-05 00:00 UT   16 45 17.5   -23 06 17     2.873    3.789  151.3    7.3   279   33.2 
2026-05-06 00:00 UT   16 44 28.7   -23 05 03     2.865    3.788  152.4    7.1   279   33.2 
2026-05-07 00:00 UT   16 43 38.9   -23 03 46     2.858    3.788  153.6    6.8   279   33.2 
2026-05-08 00:00 UT   16 42 48.3   -23 02 26     2.850    3.788  154.8    6.5   279   33.1 
2026-05-09 00:00 UT   16 41 56.7   -23 01 03     2.843    3.787  155.9    6.2   279   33.1 
2026-05-10 00:00 UT   16 41 04.3   -22 59 38     2.837    3.787  157.1    6.0   280   33.1 
2026-05-11 00:00 UT   16 40 11.1   -22 58 09     2.830    3.787  158.3    5.7   280   33.1 
2026-05-12 00:00 UT   16 39 17.1   -22 56 38     2.824    3.786  159.4    5.4   280   33.1 
2026-05-13 00:00 UT   16 38 22.4   -22 55 04     2.818    3.786  160.6    5.1   280   33.0 
2026-05-14 00:00 UT   16 37 27.0   -22 53 27     2.812    3.786  161.8    4.8   281   33.0 
2026-05-15 00:00 UT   16 36 30.9   -22 51 48     2.807    3.785  163.0    4.5   281   33.0 
2026-05-16 00:00 UT   16 35 34.2   -22 50 05     2.802    3.785  164.2    4.2   281   33.0 
2026-05-17 00:00 UT   16 34 36.9   -22 48 20     2.797    3.784  165.3    3.9   281   33.0 
2026-05-18 00:00 UT   16 33 39.0   -22 46 32     2.793    3.784  166.5    3.6   282   32.9 
2026-05-19 00:00 UT   16 32 40.7   -22 44 42     2.789    3.783  167.7    3.3   282   32.9 
2026-05-20 00:00 UT   16 31 41.9   -22 42 49     2.785    3.783  168.9    3.0   283   32.9 
2026-05-21 00:00 UT   16 30 42.7   -22 40 53     2.782    3.783  170.1    2.6   283   32.9 
2026-05-22 00:00 UT   16 29 43.1   -22 38 55     2.778    3.782  171.3    2.3   284   32.8 
2026-05-23 00:00 UT   16 28 43.3   -22 36 55     2.776    3.782  172.5    2.0   285   32.8 
2026-05-24 00:00 UT   16 27 43.1   -22 34 52     2.773    3.781  173.7    1.7   286   32.8 
2026-05-25 00:00 UT   16 26 42.7   -22 32 47     2.771    3.780  174.8    1.4   288   32.8 
2026-05-26 00:00 UT   16 25 42.2   -22 30 40     2.769    3.780  176.0    1.1   291   32.7 
2026-05-27 00:00 UT   16 24 41.5   -22 28 30     2.767    3.779  177.2    0.8   296   32.7 

    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.