2020 FF
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	11 May 2026	31.9	2.442 AU	3.395 AU	02h04m	+13°39'	16.2°	6.6°

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 FF are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.4165632
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.7702271
            i (Inclination)                 : 2.55475
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 356.61916
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 194.78643
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 142.74858
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 11.39154
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -0.65181
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.36            
        

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
2026-05-11 00:00 UT   02 04 57.7   +13 39 57     3.395    2.442   16.2    6.6   253   31.9 
2026-05-11 18:59 UT   02 06 15.1   +13 47 03     3.391    2.440   16.6    6.8   253   31.9 
2026-05-12 00:00 UT   02 06 35.5   +13 48 56     3.390    2.440   16.7    6.8   253   31.9 
2026-05-13 00:00 UT   02 08 13.5   +13 57 52     3.385    2.438   17.3    7.1   253   31.9 
2026-05-14 00:00 UT   02 09 51.5   +14 06 46     3.379    2.437   17.8    7.3   253   31.9 
2026-05-15 00:00 UT   02 11 29.7   +14 15 39     3.373    2.435   18.4    7.5   253   31.9 
2026-05-16 00:00 UT   02 13 08.0   +14 24 28     3.368    2.433   18.9    7.7   253   31.9 
2026-05-17 00:00 UT   02 14 46.4   +14 33 16     3.362    2.432   19.4    8.0   253   31.9 
2026-05-18 00:00 UT   02 16 25.0   +14 42 02     3.356    2.430   20.0    8.2   253   31.9 
2026-05-19 00:00 UT   02 18 03.6   +14 50 45     3.350    2.428   20.5    8.4   254   31.9 
2026-05-20 00:00 UT   02 19 42.4   +14 59 25     3.343    2.426   21.1    8.6   254   31.9 
2026-05-21 00:00 UT   02 21 21.3   +15 08 04     3.337    2.424   21.6    8.8   254   31.9 
2026-05-22 00:00 UT   02 23 00.3   +15 16 40     3.330    2.423   22.1    9.1   254   31.9 
2026-05-23 00:00 UT   02 24 39.4   +15 25 13     3.323    2.421   22.7    9.3   254   31.9 
2026-05-24 00:00 UT   02 26 18.6   +15 33 44     3.316    2.419   23.2    9.5   254   31.9 
2026-05-25 00:00 UT   02 27 57.9   +15 42 13     3.309    2.417   23.7    9.7   254   32.0 
2026-05-26 00:00 UT   02 29 37.3   +15 50 39     3.302    2.415   24.3    9.9   254   32.0 
2026-05-27 00:00 UT   02 31 16.9   +15 59 02     3.295    2.413   24.8   10.1   254   32.0 
2026-05-28 00:00 UT   02 32 56.5   +16 07 23     3.288    2.411   25.4   10.4   254   32.0 
2026-05-29 00:00 UT   02 34 36.3   +16 15 41     3.280    2.409   25.9   10.6   254   32.0 
2026-05-30 00:00 UT   02 36 16.2   +16 23 57     3.272    2.407   26.4   10.8   254   32.0 
2026-05-31 00:00 UT   02 37 56.2   +16 32 10     3.265    2.405   27.0   11.0   254   32.0 

    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.