2020 TR2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	1 May 2026	30.1	3.915 AU	3.107 AU	17h24m	-26°16'	138.1°	9.9°

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 TR2 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.6653310
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.5301035
            i (Inclination)                 : 5.60128
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 46.41313
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 41.82034
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 84.25174
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 88.09724
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 3.73161
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.02            
        

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
2026-05-01 00:00 UT   17 24 44.8   -26 16 41     3.107    3.915  138.1    9.9   277   30.1 
2026-05-01 12:31 UT   17 24 24.2   -26 16 58     3.103    3.916  138.7    9.8   277   30.1 
2026-05-02 00:00 UT   17 24 05.1   -26 17 14     3.099    3.918  139.2    9.7   277   30.1 
2026-05-03 00:00 UT   17 23 24.3   -26 17 46     3.091    3.920  140.3    9.4   277   30.0 
2026-05-04 00:00 UT   17 22 42.3   -26 18 15     3.084    3.923  141.4    9.2   278   30.0 
2026-05-05 00:00 UT   17 21 59.3   -26 18 43     3.076    3.925  142.6    9.0   278   30.0 
2026-05-06 00:00 UT   17 21 15.3   -26 19 07     3.069    3.928  143.7    8.7   278   30.0 
2026-05-07 00:00 UT   17 20 30.1   -26 19 30     3.063    3.931  144.8    8.5   278   30.0 
2026-05-08 00:00 UT   17 19 44.0   -26 19 50     3.056    3.933  146.0    8.3   279   30.0 
2026-05-09 00:00 UT   17 18 56.8   -26 20 08     3.050    3.936  147.1    8.0   279   30.0 
2026-05-10 00:00 UT   17 18 08.7   -26 20 23     3.044    3.938  148.2    7.8   279   29.9 
2026-05-11 00:00 UT   17 17 19.7   -26 20 35     3.038    3.941  149.4    7.5   280   29.9 
2026-05-12 00:00 UT   17 16 29.7   -26 20 45     3.033    3.943  150.5    7.2   280   29.9 
2026-05-13 00:00 UT   17 15 38.8   -26 20 52     3.027    3.946  151.7    7.0   281   29.9 
2026-05-14 00:00 UT   17 14 47.1   -26 20 56     3.022    3.948  152.8    6.7   281   29.9 
2026-05-15 00:00 UT   17 13 54.5   -26 20 57     3.018    3.951  154.0    6.4   281   29.9 
2026-05-16 00:00 UT   17 13 01.2   -26 20 55     3.013    3.953  155.1    6.2   282   29.9 
2026-05-17 00:00 UT   17 12 07.1   -26 20 51     3.009    3.956  156.3    5.9   282   29.8 
2026-05-18 00:00 UT   17 11 12.3   -26 20 43     3.005    3.958  157.4    5.6   283   29.8 
2026-05-19 00:00 UT   17 10 16.8   -26 20 32     3.002    3.961  158.6    5.4   284   29.8 
2026-05-20 00:00 UT   17 09 20.6   -26 20 19     2.998    3.963  159.7    5.1   284   29.8 
2026-05-21 00:00 UT   17 08 23.9   -26 20 02     2.995    3.965  160.9    4.8   285   29.8 
2026-05-22 00:00 UT   17 07 26.6   -26 19 42     2.993    3.968  162.0    4.5   286   29.8 
2026-05-23 00:00 UT   17 06 28.8   -26 19 19     2.990    3.970  163.2    4.2   287   29.8 
2026-05-24 00:00 UT   17 05 30.5   -26 18 53     2.988    3.973  164.3    3.9   288   29.7 
2026-05-25 00:00 UT   17 04 31.8   -26 18 24     2.986    3.975  165.5    3.7   289   29.7 
2026-05-26 00:00 UT   17 03 32.7   -26 17 51     2.985    3.977  166.6    3.4   290   29.7 
2026-05-27 00:00 UT   17 02 33.2   -26 17 16     2.984    3.980  167.7    3.1   292   29.7 
2026-05-28 00:00 UT   17 01 33.5   -26 16 37     2.983    3.982  168.9    2.8   294   29.7 
2026-05-29 00:00 UT   17 00 33.4   -26 15 55     2.982    3.984  170.0    2.5   296   29.6 
2026-05-30 00:00 UT   16 59 33.2   -26 15 11     2.982    3.986  171.1    2.3   299   29.6 
2026-05-31 00:00 UT   16 58 32.7   -26 14 23     2.982    3.989  172.2    2.0   303   29.6 

    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.