2020 TK3
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	9 Oct 2026	34.1	3.587 AU	4.128 AU	16h18m	-22°02'	51.2°	12.5°

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)                : 0.6134249
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.3505173
            i (Inclination)                 : 0.97556
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 28.84975
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 34.81230
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 195.64050
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 63.65816
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 0.55692
            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
2026-10-09 00:00 UT   16 18 17.8   -22 02 40     4.128    3.587   51.2   12.5   100   34.1 
2026-10-09 21:13 UT   16 19 08.7   -22 04 39     4.136    3.585   50.5   12.4   100   34.1 
2026-10-10 00:00 UT   16 19 15.4   -22 04 54     4.137    3.585   50.4   12.4   100   34.1 
2026-10-11 00:00 UT   16 20 13.6   -22 07 09     4.147    3.583   49.7   12.3   100   34.1 
2026-10-12 00:00 UT   16 21 12.3   -22 09 23     4.156    3.580   48.9   12.1   100   34.1 
2026-10-13 00:00 UT   16 22 11.6   -22 11 38     4.165    3.578   48.2   12.0   100   34.1 
2026-10-14 00:00 UT   16 23 11.4   -22 13 52     4.175    3.575   47.4   11.9   100   34.1 
2026-10-15 00:00 UT   16 24 11.7   -22 16 06     4.183    3.573   46.7   11.7   100   34.1 
2026-10-16 00:00 UT   16 25 12.5   -22 18 20     4.192    3.571   45.9   11.6   100   34.1 
2026-10-17 00:00 UT   16 26 13.9   -22 20 34     4.201    3.568   45.1   11.4   100   34.1 
2026-10-18 00:00 UT   16 27 15.7   -22 22 48     4.209    3.566   44.4   11.3   100   34.1 
2026-10-19 00:00 UT   16 28 18.1   -22 25 01     4.217    3.563   43.6   11.1   100   34.1 
2026-10-20 00:00 UT   16 29 20.9   -22 27 14     4.225    3.561   42.9   11.0   100   34.1 
2026-10-21 00:00 UT   16 30 24.2   -22 29 26     4.233    3.558   42.1   10.8    99   34.0 
2026-10-22 00:00 UT   16 31 28.0   -22 31 38     4.241    3.556   41.4   10.7    99   34.0 
2026-10-23 00:00 UT   16 32 32.3   -22 33 49     4.249    3.553   40.7   10.5    99   34.0 
2026-10-24 00:00 UT   16 33 37.0   -22 35 60     4.256    3.551   39.9   10.4    99   34.0 
2026-10-25 00:00 UT   16 34 42.1   -22 38 10     4.263    3.548   39.2   10.2    99   34.0 
2026-10-26 00:00 UT   16 35 47.7   -22 40 19     4.270    3.546   38.4   10.0    99   34.0 
2026-10-27 00:00 UT   16 36 53.8   -22 42 28     4.277    3.543   37.7    9.9    99   34.0 
2026-10-28 00:00 UT   16 38 00.3   -22 44 36     4.284    3.541   37.0    9.7    99   34.0 
2026-10-29 00:00 UT   16 39 07.2   -22 46 43     4.291    3.538   36.2    9.5    99   34.0 
2026-10-30 00:00 UT   16 40 14.6   -22 48 49     4.297    3.536   35.5    9.4    99   34.0 
2026-10-31 00:00 UT   16 41 22.3   -22 50 55     4.303    3.533   34.7    9.2    99   34.0 
2026-11-01 00:00 UT   16 42 30.5   -22 52 59     4.309    3.530   34.0    9.0    99   34.0 
2026-11-02 00:00 UT   16 43 39.1   -22 55 02     4.315    3.528   33.3    8.9    98   34.0 
2026-11-03 00:00 UT   16 44 48.1   -22 57 05     4.321    3.525   32.5    8.7    98   34.0 
2026-11-04 00:00 UT   16 45 57.5   -22 59 06     4.326    3.522   31.8    8.5    98   34.0 
2026-11-05 00:00 UT   16 47 07.3   -23 01 06     4.332    3.520   31.1    8.4    98   34.0 
2026-11-06 00:00 UT   16 48 17.5   -23 03 05     4.337    3.517   30.3    8.2    98   34.0 
2026-11-07 00:00 UT   16 49 28.1   -23 05 03     4.342    3.514   29.6    8.0    98   34.0 
2026-11-08 00:00 UT   16 50 39.1   -23 06 59     4.347    3.512   28.9    7.8    98   34.0 

    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.