2020 TK3
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	25 Feb 2026	34.1	3.778 AU	3.800 AU	16h53m	-23°04'	81.2°	15.0°

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 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
2026-02-25 00:00 UT   16 53 44.4   -23 04 02     3.800    3.778   81.2   15.0   276   34.1 
2026-02-25 08:32 UT   16 53 55.4   -23 04 24     3.795    3.778   81.5   15.0   276   34.1 
2026-02-26 00:00 UT   16 54 15.2   -23 05 03     3.785    3.779   82.1   15.0   276   34.1 
2026-02-27 00:00 UT   16 54 45.2   -23 06 01     3.770    3.779   83.0   15.1   276   34.1 
2026-02-28 00:00 UT   16 55 14.3   -23 06 59     3.755    3.780   83.9   15.1   276   34.1 
2026-03-01 00:00 UT   16 55 42.4   -23 07 54     3.739    3.780   84.8   15.1   276   34.1 
2026-03-02 00:00 UT   16 56 09.6   -23 08 48     3.724    3.781   85.7   15.1   276   34.1 
2026-03-03 00:00 UT   16 56 35.9   -23 09 40     3.709    3.782   86.6   15.2   276   34.1 
2026-03-04 00:00 UT   16 57 01.2   -23 10 31     3.693    3.782   87.5   15.2   276   34.0 
2026-03-05 00:00 UT   16 57 25.5   -23 11 20     3.678    3.783   88.4   15.2   276   34.0 
2026-03-06 00:00 UT   16 57 48.9   -23 12 07     3.662    3.783   89.3   15.2   276   34.0 
2026-03-07 00:00 UT   16 58 11.2   -23 12 53     3.647    3.783   90.2   15.2   276   34.0 
2026-03-08 00:00 UT   16 58 32.5   -23 13 38     3.632    3.784   91.1   15.2   276   34.0 
2026-03-09 00:00 UT   16 58 52.9   -23 14 20     3.616    3.784   92.1   15.2   276   34.0 
2026-03-10 00:00 UT   16 59 12.1   -23 15 02     3.601    3.785   93.0   15.2   276   34.0 
2026-03-11 00:00 UT   16 59 30.4   -23 15 41     3.585    3.785   93.9   15.2   276   34.0 
2026-03-12 00:00 UT   16 59 47.5   -23 16 19     3.570    3.786   94.9   15.2   276   34.0 
2026-03-13 00:00 UT   17 00 03.6   -23 16 56     3.554    3.786   95.8   15.1   276   34.0 
2026-03-14 00:00 UT   17 00 18.6   -23 17 31     3.539    3.786   96.7   15.1   276   34.0 
2026-03-15 00:00 UT   17 00 32.5   -23 18 04     3.523    3.787   97.7   15.1   276   33.9 
2026-03-16 00:00 UT   17 00 45.3   -23 18 36     3.508    3.787   98.6   15.1   276   33.9 
2026-03-17 00:00 UT   17 00 56.9   -23 19 06     3.493    3.787   99.6   15.0   276   33.9 
2026-03-18 00:00 UT   17 01 07.4   -23 19 35     3.477    3.788  100.5   15.0   276   33.9 
2026-03-19 00:00 UT   17 01 16.8   -23 20 02     3.462    3.788  101.5   14.9   276   33.9 
2026-03-20 00:00 UT   17 01 25.0   -23 20 28     3.447    3.788  102.4   14.9   276   33.9 
2026-03-21 00:00 UT   17 01 32.0   -23 20 52     3.432    3.789  103.4   14.8   276   33.9 
2026-03-22 00:00 UT   17 01 37.8   -23 21 14     3.416    3.789  104.4   14.8   276   33.9 
2026-03-23 00:00 UT   17 01 42.4   -23 21 35     3.401    3.789  105.4   14.7   276   33.9 
2026-03-24 00:00 UT   17 01 45.8   -23 21 54     3.386    3.789  106.3   14.6   276   33.8 
2026-03-25 00:00 UT   17 01 48.1   -23 22 12     3.371    3.790  107.3   14.5   276   33.8 
2026-03-26 00:00 UT   17 01 49.0   -23 22 28     3.356    3.790  108.3   14.5   276   33.8 
2026-03-27 00:00 UT   17 01 48.8   -23 22 43     3.342    3.790  109.3   14.4   276   33.8 

    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.