2020 TR2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	17 Apr 2026	30.2	3.877 AU	3.239 AU	17h31m	-26°05'	122.9°	12.6°

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
2026-04-17 00:00 UT   17 31 54.3   -26 05 49     3.239    3.877  122.9   12.6   275   30.2 
2026-04-17 07:28 UT   17 31 47.5   -26 06 07     3.235    3.878  123.2   12.5   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 
2026-04-20 00:00 UT   17 30 42.9   -26 08 32     3.208    3.885  126.1   12.1   275   30.2 
2026-04-21 00:00 UT   17 30 16.6   -26 09 24     3.197    3.888  127.2   11.9   275   30.2 
2026-04-22 00:00 UT   17 29 48.9   -26 10 15     3.188    3.891  128.2   11.7   275   30.2 
2026-04-23 00:00 UT   17 29 20.0   -26 11 04     3.178    3.893  129.3   11.5   275   30.2 
2026-04-24 00:00 UT   17 28 49.9   -26 11 52     3.168    3.896  130.4   11.3   276   30.2 
2026-04-25 00:00 UT   17 28 18.5   -26 12 39     3.159    3.899  131.5   11.1   276   30.1 
2026-04-26 00:00 UT   17 27 45.8   -26 13 23     3.150    3.902  132.6   10.9   276   30.1 
2026-04-27 00:00 UT   17 27 12.0   -26 14 06     3.141    3.904  133.7   10.7   276   30.1 
2026-04-28 00:00 UT   17 26 37.0   -26 14 48     3.132    3.907  134.8   10.5   276   30.1 
2026-04-29 00:00 UT   17 26 00.7   -26 15 27     3.123    3.910  135.9   10.3   277   30.1 
2026-04-30 00:00 UT   17 25 23.3   -26 16 05     3.115    3.912  137.0   10.1   277   30.1 
2026-05-01 00:00 UT   17 24 44.8   -26 16 41     3.107    3.915  138.1    9.9   277   30.1 
2026-05-02 00:00 UT   17 24 05.1   -26 17 14     3.099    3.918  139.2    9.7   277   30.1 
2026-05-03 00:00 UT   17 23 24.3   -26 17 46     3.091    3.920  140.3    9.4   277   30.0 
2026-05-04 00:00 UT   17 22 42.3   -26 18 15     3.084    3.923  141.4    9.2   278   30.0 
2026-05-05 00:00 UT   17 21 59.3   -26 18 43     3.076    3.925  142.6    9.0   278   30.0 
2026-05-06 00:00 UT   17 21 15.3   -26 19 07     3.069    3.928  143.7    8.7   278   30.0 
2026-05-07 00:00 UT   17 20 30.1   -26 19 30     3.063    3.931  144.8    8.5   278   30.0 
2026-05-08 00:00 UT   17 19 44.0   -26 19 50     3.056    3.933  146.0    8.3   279   30.0 
2026-05-09 00:00 UT   17 18 56.8   -26 20 08     3.050    3.936  147.1    8.0   279   30.0 
2026-05-10 00:00 UT   17 18 08.7   -26 20 23     3.044    3.938  148.2    7.8   279   29.9 
2026-05-11 00:00 UT   17 17 19.7   -26 20 35     3.038    3.941  149.4    7.5   280   29.9 
2026-05-12 00:00 UT   17 16 29.7   -26 20 45     3.033    3.943  150.5    7.2   280   29.9 
2026-05-13 00:00 UT   17 15 38.8   -26 20 52     3.027    3.946  151.7    7.0   281   29.9 
2026-05-14 00:00 UT   17 14 47.1   -26 20 56     3.022    3.948  152.8    6.7   281   29.9 
2026-05-15 00:00 UT   17 13 54.5   -26 20 57     3.018    3.951  154.0    6.4   281   29.9 
2026-05-16 00:00 UT   17 13 01.2   -26 20 55     3.013    3.953  155.1    6.2   282   29.9 
2026-05-17 00:00 UT   17 12 07.1   -26 20 51     3.009    3.956  156.3    5.9   282   29.8 

    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.