2020 TK3
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	11 May 2026	33.1	3.787 AU	2.830 AU	16h40m	-22°58'	158.3°	5.7°

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
2026-05-11 00:00 UT   16 40 11.1   -22 58 09     2.830    3.787  158.3    5.7   280   33.1 
2026-05-11 14:41 UT   16 39 38.2   -22 57 14     2.826    3.787  159.0    5.5   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 
2026-05-28 00:00 UT   16 23 40.7   -22 26 19     2.766    3.779  178.3    0.5   308   32.7 
2026-05-29 00:00 UT   16 22 39.9   -22 24 06     2.765    3.778  179.1    0.2   349   32.6 
2026-05-30 00:00 UT   16 21 39.0   -22 21 51     2.764    3.778  178.8    0.3    56   32.7 
2026-05-31 00:00 UT   16 20 38.2   -22 19 34     2.764    3.777  177.8    0.6    78   32.7 
2026-06-01 00:00 UT   16 19 37.5   -22 17 15     2.764    3.776  176.6    0.9    85   32.7 
2026-06-02 00:00 UT   16 18 36.9   -22 14 55     2.764    3.776  175.4    1.2    89   32.7 
2026-06-03 00:00 UT   16 17 36.5   -22 12 34     2.765    3.775  174.3    1.5    91   32.8 
2026-06-04 00:00 UT   16 16 36.3   -22 10 12     2.766    3.774  173.1    1.9    93   32.8 
2026-06-05 00:00 UT   16 15 36.3   -22 07 48     2.767    3.774  171.9    2.2    94   32.8 
2026-06-06 00:00 UT   16 14 36.7   -22 05 23     2.768    3.773  170.7    2.5    95   32.8 
2026-06-07 00:00 UT   16 13 37.4   -22 02 57     2.770    3.772  169.5    2.8    96   32.9 
2026-06-08 00:00 UT   16 12 38.4   -22 00 31     2.772    3.772  168.3    3.1    96   32.9 
2026-06-09 00:00 UT   16 11 39.9   -21 58 04     2.775    3.771  167.2    3.4    97   32.9 
2026-06-10 00:00 UT   16 10 41.9   -21 55 36     2.777    3.770  166.0    3.7    97   32.9 

    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.