2021 CR3
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	17 Feb 2026	26.2	1.717 AU	1.435 AU	03h43m	+10°30'	88.2°	35.1°

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 2021 CR3 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.6420724
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.0626227
            i (Inclination)                 : 8.80864
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 150.18466
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 128.87393
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 73.90643
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 99.39116
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 6.84708
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 1.10            
        

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
2026-02-17 00:00 UT   03 43 55.8   +10 30 42     1.435    1.717   88.2   35.1    77   26.2 
2026-02-17 22:14 UT   03 45 00.4   +10 40 19     1.448    1.719   87.6   35.1    77   26.2 
2026-02-18 00:00 UT   03 45 05.6   +10 41 05     1.449    1.719   87.5   35.1    77   26.2 
2026-02-19 00:00 UT   03 46 16.4   +10 51 22     1.463    1.721   86.9   35.0    78   26.2 
2026-02-20 00:00 UT   03 47 28.2   +11 01 33     1.477    1.722   86.2   34.9    78   26.3 
2026-02-21 00:00 UT   03 48 41.1   +11 11 39     1.491    1.724   85.5   34.9    78   26.3 
2026-02-22 00:00 UT   03 49 54.9   +11 21 40     1.505    1.725   84.8   34.8    78   26.3 
2026-02-23 00:00 UT   03 51 09.6   +11 31 35     1.519    1.727   84.2   34.7    78   26.3 
2026-02-24 00:00 UT   03 52 25.3   +11 41 24     1.533    1.728   83.5   34.7    79   26.3 
2026-02-25 00:00 UT   03 53 41.9   +11 51 09     1.547    1.730   82.9   34.6    79   26.4 
2026-02-26 00:00 UT   03 54 59.3   +12 00 47     1.561    1.731   82.2   34.5    79   26.4 
2026-02-27 00:00 UT   03 56 17.7   +12 10 21     1.574    1.733   81.6   34.4    79   26.4 
2026-02-28 00:00 UT   03 57 36.9   +12 19 49     1.588    1.734   80.9   34.3    79   26.4 
2026-03-01 00:00 UT   03 58 56.9   +12 29 11     1.601    1.735   80.3   34.3    80   26.4 
2026-03-02 00:00 UT   04 00 17.7   +12 38 28     1.615    1.736   79.6   34.2    80   26.5 
2026-03-03 00:00 UT   04 01 39.4   +12 47 40     1.628    1.737   79.0   34.1    80   26.5 
2026-03-04 00:00 UT   04 03 01.8   +12 56 46     1.642    1.738   78.3   34.0    80   26.5 
2026-03-05 00:00 UT   04 04 25.1   +13 05 47     1.655    1.739   77.7   33.9    80   26.5 
2026-03-06 00:00 UT   04 05 49.0   +13 14 43     1.668    1.740   77.1   33.8    81   26.5 
2026-03-07 00:00 UT   04 07 13.8   +13 23 33     1.681    1.740   76.5   33.7    81   26.5 
2026-03-08 00:00 UT   04 08 39.3   +13 32 18     1.694    1.741   75.8   33.5    81   26.6 
2026-03-09 00:00 UT   04 10 05.6   +13 40 57     1.707    1.742   75.2   33.4    81   26.6 
2026-03-10 00:00 UT   04 11 32.5   +13 49 31     1.720    1.742   74.6   33.3    81   26.6 
2026-03-11 00:00 UT   04 13 00.2   +13 58 00     1.733    1.743   74.0   33.2    82   26.6 
2026-03-12 00:00 UT   04 14 28.7   +14 06 24     1.745    1.743   73.3   33.1    82   26.6 

    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.