2020 AQ3
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	3 Oct 2026	28.7	2.648 AU	2.460 AU	18h39m	-24°25'	89.5°	22.2°

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 AQ3 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.5501401
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.0449361
            i (Inclination)                 : 11.20196
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 307.27322
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 206.74738
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 56.73626
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 333.58021
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -5.01587
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.92            
        

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
2026-10-03 00:00 UT   18 39 22.7   -24 25 58     2.460    2.648   89.5   22.2    86   28.7 
2026-10-03 21:07 UT   18 40 11.4   -24 22 58     2.476    2.652   88.8   22.2    86   28.8 
2026-10-04 00:00 UT   18 40 18.1   -24 22 33     2.479    2.653   88.8   22.2    86   28.8 
2026-10-05 00:00 UT   18 41 14.4   -24 19 09     2.497    2.657   88.0   22.1    86   28.8 
2026-10-06 00:00 UT   18 42 11.5   -24 15 45     2.515    2.661   87.2   22.0    86   28.8 
2026-10-07 00:00 UT   18 43 09.4   -24 12 21     2.533    2.665   86.5   22.0    86   28.8 
2026-10-08 00:00 UT   18 44 08.0   -24 08 57     2.552    2.670   85.7   21.9    86   28.8 
2026-10-09 00:00 UT   18 45 07.5   -24 05 32     2.570    2.674   84.9   21.9    86   28.8 
2026-10-10 00:00 UT   18 46 07.6   -24 02 07     2.588    2.678   84.2   21.8    86   28.9 
2026-10-11 00:00 UT   18 47 08.5   -23 58 42     2.606    2.682   83.4   21.7    85   28.9 
2026-10-12 00:00 UT   18 48 10.1   -23 55 17     2.624    2.686   82.7   21.6    85   28.9 
2026-10-13 00:00 UT   18 49 12.4   -23 51 50     2.642    2.691   81.9   21.5    85   28.9 
2026-10-14 00:00 UT   18 50 15.4   -23 48 24     2.661    2.695   81.2   21.5    85   28.9 
2026-10-15 00:00 UT   18 51 19.0   -23 44 57     2.679    2.699   80.4   21.4    85   28.9 
2026-10-16 00:00 UT   18 52 23.3   -23 41 29     2.697    2.703   79.7   21.3    85   29.0 
2026-10-17 00:00 UT   18 53 28.2   -23 37 60     2.715    2.707   79.0   21.2    85   29.0 
2026-10-18 00:00 UT   18 54 33.7   -23 34 30     2.733    2.711   78.2   21.1    85   29.0 
2026-10-19 00:00 UT   18 55 39.8   -23 30 60     2.750    2.715   77.5   21.0    85   29.0 
2026-10-20 00:00 UT   18 56 46.5   -23 27 28     2.768    2.719   76.8   20.9    85   29.0 
2026-10-21 00:00 UT   18 57 53.7   -23 23 56     2.786    2.723   76.0   20.8    84   29.0 
2026-10-22 00:00 UT   18 59 01.5   -23 20 22     2.804    2.727   75.3   20.7    84   29.0 
2026-10-23 00:00 UT   19 00 09.8   -23 16 48     2.822    2.731   74.6   20.6    84   29.1 
2026-10-24 00:00 UT   19 01 18.7   -23 13 12     2.839    2.735   73.8   20.5    84   29.1 
2026-10-25 00:00 UT   19 02 28.0   -23 09 35     2.857    2.739   73.1   20.3    84   29.1 
2026-10-26 00:00 UT   19 03 37.9   -23 05 57     2.874    2.742   72.4   20.2    84   29.1 
2026-10-27 00:00 UT   19 04 48.2   -23 02 17     2.892    2.746   71.7   20.1    84   29.1 
2026-10-28 00:00 UT   19 05 59.0   -22 58 36     2.909    2.750   70.9   20.0    84   29.1 
2026-10-29 00:00 UT   19 07 10.2   -22 54 54     2.926    2.754   70.2   19.8    84   29.1 
2026-10-30 00:00 UT   19 08 21.9   -22 51 10     2.944    2.758   69.5   19.7    83   29.1 
2026-10-31 00:00 UT   19 09 34.1   -22 47 25     2.961    2.762   68.8   19.6    83   29.1 
2026-11-01 00:00 UT   19 10 46.6   -22 43 38     2.978    2.765   68.1   19.5    83   29.2 
2026-11-02 00:00 UT   19 11 59.6   -22 39 49     2.995    2.769   67.4   19.3    83   29.2 

    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.