2020 FW2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	14 Jul 2026	30.9	3.889 AU	3.976 AU	02h08m	+10°30'	77.7°	14.8°

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 FW2 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.6003269
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.4923552
            i (Inclination)                 : 6.65882
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 178.04243
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 10.16681
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 154.52052
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 188.14207
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 1.17282
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.93            
        

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
2026-07-14 00:00 UT   02 08 14.4   +10 30 39     3.976    3.889   77.7   14.8   250   30.9 
2026-07-14 17:41 UT   02 08 38.0   +10 31 54     3.963    3.888   78.4   14.8   250   30.9 
2026-07-15 00:00 UT   02 08 46.4   +10 32 20     3.959    3.887   78.6   14.9   250   30.9 
2026-07-16 00:00 UT   02 09 17.7   +10 33 58     3.942    3.886   79.4   14.9   250   30.9 
2026-07-17 00:00 UT   02 09 48.3   +10 35 31     3.926    3.884   80.2   14.9   250   30.8 
2026-07-18 00:00 UT   02 10 18.3   +10 36 59     3.909    3.883   81.0   15.0   250   30.8 
2026-07-19 00:00 UT   02 10 47.6   +10 38 23     3.892    3.881   81.9   15.0   250   30.8 
2026-07-20 00:00 UT   02 11 16.2   +10 39 43     3.875    3.880   82.7   15.1   250   30.8 
2026-07-21 00:00 UT   02 11 44.2   +10 40 58     3.858    3.878   83.6   15.1   250   30.8 
2026-07-22 00:00 UT   02 12 11.4   +10 42 09     3.841    3.876   84.4   15.1   250   30.8 
2026-07-23 00:00 UT   02 12 37.8   +10 43 15     3.824    3.875   85.2   15.1   250   30.8 
2026-07-24 00:00 UT   02 13 03.6   +10 44 16     3.808    3.873   86.1   15.2   250   30.8 
2026-07-25 00:00 UT   02 13 28.6   +10 45 12     3.791    3.872   86.9   15.2   250   30.8 
2026-07-26 00:00 UT   02 13 52.9   +10 46 04     3.774    3.870   87.8   15.2   251   30.8 
2026-07-27 00:00 UT   02 14 16.4   +10 46 51     3.756    3.868   88.7   15.2   251   30.8 
2026-07-28 00:00 UT   02 14 39.1   +10 47 33     3.739    3.867   89.5   15.2   251   30.7 
2026-07-29 00:00 UT   02 15 01.0   +10 48 11     3.722    3.865   90.4   15.2   251   30.7 
2026-07-30 00:00 UT   02 15 22.1   +10 48 43     3.705    3.863   91.3   15.2   251   30.7 
2026-07-31 00:00 UT   02 15 42.5   +10 49 11     3.688    3.862   92.1   15.2   251   30.7 
2026-08-01 00:00 UT   02 16 02.0   +10 49 33     3.671    3.860   93.0   15.2   251   30.7 
2026-08-02 00:00 UT   02 16 20.7   +10 49 51     3.654    3.858   93.9   15.2   251   30.7 
2026-08-03 00:00 UT   02 16 38.5   +10 50 03     3.637    3.856   94.8   15.2   251   30.7 
2026-08-04 00:00 UT   02 16 55.5   +10 50 10     3.620    3.855   95.7   15.2   251   30.7 
2026-08-05 00:00 UT   02 17 11.6   +10 50 12     3.603    3.853   96.6   15.2   251   30.7 
2026-08-06 00:00 UT   02 17 26.8   +10 50 09     3.586    3.851   97.5   15.1   251   30.6 
2026-08-07 00:00 UT   02 17 41.2   +10 50 00     3.569    3.849   98.4   15.1   251   30.6 
2026-08-08 00:00 UT   02 17 54.6   +10 49 46     3.552    3.848   99.3   15.1   251   30.6 
2026-08-09 00:00 UT   02 18 07.1   +10 49 27     3.535    3.846  100.2   15.0   251   30.6 
2026-08-10 00:00 UT   02 18 18.7   +10 49 02     3.518    3.844  101.1   15.0   251   30.6 
2026-08-11 00:00 UT   02 18 29.3   +10 48 32     3.501    3.842  102.0   15.0   251   30.6 
2026-08-12 00:00 UT   02 18 39.0   +10 47 56     3.484    3.840  102.9   14.9   252   30.6 
2026-08-13 00:00 UT   02 18 47.7   +10 47 14     3.467    3.838  103.9   14.8   252   30.5 

    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.