2020 TR2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	20 Mar 2026	30.5	3.793 AU	3.575 AU	17h33m	-25°35'	94.9°	15.2°

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 TR2 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.6653310
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.5301035
            i (Inclination)                 : 5.60128
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 46.41313
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 41.82034
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 84.25174
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 88.09724
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 3.73161
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.02            
        

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
2026-03-20 00:00 UT   17 33 45.7   -25 35 04     3.575    3.793   94.9   15.2   273   30.5 
2026-03-20 04:18 UT   17 33 48.0   -25 35 17     3.573    3.793   95.1   15.2   273   30.5 
2026-03-21 00:00 UT   17 33 58.3   -25 36 16     3.562    3.796   95.9   15.1   273   30.5 
2026-03-22 00:00 UT   17 34 09.7   -25 37 28     3.550    3.799   96.8   15.1   273   30.5 
2026-03-23 00:00 UT   17 34 19.9   -25 38 40     3.537    3.802   97.8   15.1   273   30.5 
2026-03-24 00:00 UT   17 34 29.0   -25 39 51     3.524    3.805   98.7   15.0   273   30.5 
2026-03-25 00:00 UT   17 34 36.9   -25 41 02     3.511    3.809   99.7   15.0   273   30.5 
2026-03-26 00:00 UT   17 34 43.5   -25 42 12     3.499    3.812  100.7   14.9   273   30.5 
2026-03-27 00:00 UT   17 34 49.0   -25 43 22     3.486    3.815  101.6   14.8   273   30.4 
2026-03-28 00:00 UT   17 34 53.3   -25 44 31     3.474    3.818  102.6   14.8   273   30.4 
2026-03-29 00:00 UT   17 34 56.3   -25 45 41     3.461    3.821  103.6   14.7   273   30.4 
2026-03-30 00:00 UT   17 34 58.1   -25 46 49     3.449    3.824  104.6   14.6   273   30.4 
2026-03-31 00:00 UT   17 34 58.7   -25 47 58     3.436    3.827  105.5   14.6   273   30.4 
2026-04-01 00:00 UT   17 34 58.1   -25 49 06     3.424    3.830  106.5   14.5   273   30.4 
2026-04-02 00:00 UT   17 34 56.2   -25 50 13     3.412    3.833  107.5   14.4   273   30.4 
2026-04-03 00:00 UT   17 34 53.0   -25 51 20     3.400    3.836  108.5   14.3   273   30.4 
2026-04-04 00:00 UT   17 34 48.6   -25 52 27     3.387    3.839  109.5   14.2   273   30.4 
2026-04-05 00:00 UT   17 34 43.0   -25 53 32     3.375    3.842  110.5   14.1   273   30.4 
2026-04-06 00:00 UT   17 34 36.0   -25 54 38     3.363    3.845  111.5   14.0   274   30.4 
2026-04-07 00:00 UT   17 34 27.8   -25 55 43     3.351    3.848  112.5   13.9   274   30.3 
2026-04-08 00:00 UT   17 34 18.3   -25 56 47     3.340    3.851  113.6   13.8   274   30.3 
2026-04-09 00:00 UT   17 34 07.5   -25 57 50     3.328    3.854  114.6   13.7   274   30.3 
2026-04-10 00:00 UT   17 33 55.4   -25 58 53     3.316    3.857  115.6   13.5   274   30.3 
2026-04-11 00:00 UT   17 33 42.0   -25 59 55     3.305    3.860  116.6   13.4   274   30.3 
2026-04-12 00:00 UT   17 33 27.3   -26 00 56     3.294    3.862  117.7   13.3   274   30.3 
2026-04-13 00:00 UT   17 33 11.3   -26 01 57     3.282    3.865  118.7   13.1   274   30.3 
2026-04-14 00:00 UT   17 32 54.0   -26 02 56     3.271    3.868  119.7   13.0   274   30.3 
2026-04-15 00:00 UT   17 32 35.4   -26 03 55     3.260    3.871  120.8   12.9   274   30.3 
2026-04-16 00:00 UT   17 32 15.5   -26 04 53     3.249    3.874  121.8   12.7   274   30.3 
2026-04-17 00:00 UT   17 31 54.3   -26 05 49     3.239    3.877  122.9   12.6   275   30.2 
2026-04-18 00:00 UT   17 31 31.8   -26 06 45     3.228    3.880  124.0   12.4   275   30.2 
2026-04-19 00:00 UT   17 31 08.0   -26 07 39     3.218    3.882  125.0   12.2   275   30.2 

    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.