2020 FM2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	15 Nov 2025	28.7	1.585 AU	0.975 AU	22h58m	-14°18'	107.7°	36.5°

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 FM2 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.2623335
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.3436706
            i (Inclination)                 : 16.35380
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 181.71832
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 339.23270
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 241.46742
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 161.72344
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -5.72975
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 1.56            
        

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
2025-11-15 00:00 UT   22 58 26.3   -14 18 41     0.975    1.585  107.7   36.5    65   28.7 
2025-11-15 15:45 UT   22 58 58.4   -14 20 46     0.980    1.584  107.1   36.7    65   28.7 
2025-11-16 00:00 UT   22 59 15.5   -14 21 47     0.982    1.583  106.8   36.7    65   28.7 
2025-11-17 00:00 UT   23 00 06.9   -14 24 31     0.990    1.580  106.0   37.0    65   28.8 
2025-11-18 00:00 UT   23 01 00.3   -14 26 52     0.998    1.578  105.2   37.2    65   28.8 
2025-11-19 00:00 UT   23 01 55.7   -14 28 50     1.006    1.575  104.4   37.4    65   28.8 
2025-11-20 00:00 UT   23 02 53.1   -14 30 27     1.014    1.573  103.6   37.6    65   28.8 
2025-11-21 00:00 UT   23 03 52.5   -14 31 43     1.022    1.570  102.8   37.8    65   28.8 
2025-11-22 00:00 UT   23 04 53.7   -14 32 38     1.030    1.568  102.0   38.0    65   28.9 
2025-11-23 00:00 UT   23 05 56.8   -14 33 12     1.038    1.565  101.2   38.2    65   28.9 
2025-11-24 00:00 UT   23 07 01.8   -14 33 27     1.045    1.563  100.4   38.4    65   28.9 
2025-11-25 00:00 UT   23 08 08.5   -14 33 21     1.053    1.560   99.7   38.6    66   28.9 
2025-11-26 00:00 UT   23 09 17.0   -14 32 57     1.061    1.557   98.9   38.8    66   28.9 
2025-11-27 00:00 UT   23 10 27.2   -14 32 14     1.069    1.555   98.2   38.9    66   29.0 
2025-11-28 00:00 UT   23 11 39.1   -14 31 12     1.076    1.552   97.5   39.1    66   29.0 
2025-11-29 00:00 UT   23 12 52.6   -14 29 52     1.084    1.549   96.8   39.2    66   29.0 
2025-11-30 00:00 UT   23 14 07.7   -14 28 15     1.092    1.547   96.0   39.4    66   29.0 
2025-12-01 00:00 UT   23 15 24.4   -14 26 21     1.100    1.544   95.3   39.5    66   29.0 
2025-12-02 00:00 UT   23 16 42.6   -14 24 09     1.107    1.541   94.6   39.6    66   29.0 
2025-12-03 00:00 UT   23 18 02.4   -14 21 41     1.115    1.538   93.9   39.7    66   29.0 
2025-12-04 00:00 UT   23 19 23.6   -14 18 57     1.122    1.535   93.3   39.9    66   29.1 
2025-12-05 00:00 UT   23 20 46.2   -14 15 56     1.130    1.532   92.6   40.0    66   29.1 
2025-12-06 00:00 UT   23 22 10.2   -14 12 41     1.137    1.529   91.9   40.1    66   29.1 
2025-12-07 00:00 UT   23 23 35.6   -14 09 09     1.145    1.527   91.3   40.2    66   29.1 
2025-12-08 00:00 UT   23 25 02.4   -14 05 23     1.152    1.524   90.6   40.3    66   29.1 
2025-12-09 00:00 UT   23 26 30.4   -14 01 22     1.159    1.521   90.0   40.4    66   29.1 
2025-12-10 00:00 UT   23 27 59.8   -13 57 06     1.167    1.518   89.3   40.5    67   29.1 
2025-12-11 00:00 UT   23 29 30.5   -13 52 36     1.174    1.515   88.7   40.5    67   29.1 
2025-12-12 00:00 UT   23 31 02.5   -13 47 52     1.181    1.512   88.1   40.6    67   29.2 
2025-12-13 00:00 UT   23 32 35.7   -13 42 54     1.188    1.509   87.4   40.7    67   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.