2020 TW3
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	7 Feb 2026	28.2	3.077 AU	4.052 AU	21h30m	-22°57'	7.8°	2.5°

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 TW3 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.6858602
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.0909389
            i (Inclination)                 : 10.82069
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 28.68601
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 87.41426
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 229.63438
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 116.05353
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 10.80954
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.02            
        

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
2026-02-07 00:00 UT   21 30 12.1   -22 57 52     4.052    3.077    7.8    2.5   164   28.2 
2026-02-07 23:29 UT   21 31 31.2   -22 51 16     4.048    3.073    7.8    2.5   168   28.2 
2026-02-08 00:00 UT   21 31 33.0   -22 51 07     4.048    3.073    7.8    2.5   169   28.2 
2026-02-09 00:00 UT   21 32 53.9   -22 44 21     4.044    3.069    7.9    2.5   173   28.2 
2026-02-10 00:00 UT   21 34 14.9   -22 37 33     4.039    3.065    8.1    2.6   178   28.2 
2026-02-11 00:00 UT   21 35 35.9   -22 30 44     4.034    3.061    8.3    2.7   182   28.2 
2026-02-12 00:00 UT   21 36 57.0   -22 23 53     4.030    3.057    8.6    2.8   187   28.2 
2026-02-13 00:00 UT   21 38 18.2   -22 17 01     4.025    3.053    8.9    2.9   190   28.2 
2026-02-14 00:00 UT   21 39 39.4   -22 10 08     4.019    3.049    9.2    3.0   194   28.2 
2026-02-15 00:00 UT   21 41 00.6   -22 03 14     4.014    3.045    9.6    3.1   197   28.2 
2026-02-16 00:00 UT   21 42 21.9   -21 56 18     4.008    3.040   10.0    3.2   200   28.2 
2026-02-17 00:00 UT   21 43 43.2   -21 49 21     4.003    3.036   10.4    3.4   203   28.2 
2026-02-18 00:00 UT   21 45 04.5   -21 42 23     3.997    3.032   10.9    3.5   206   28.2 
2026-02-19 00:00 UT   21 46 25.9   -21 35 23     3.991    3.028   11.4    3.7   208   28.2 
2026-02-20 00:00 UT   21 47 47.2   -21 28 23     3.984    3.023   11.9    3.9   210   28.2 
2026-02-21 00:00 UT   21 49 08.6   -21 21 21     3.978    3.019   12.4    4.0   212   28.2 
2026-02-22 00:00 UT   21 50 30.0   -21 14 19     3.971    3.015   12.9    4.2   214   28.2 
2026-02-23 00:00 UT   21 51 51.5   -21 07 15     3.964    3.010   13.5    4.4   216   28.3 
2026-02-24 00:00 UT   21 53 12.9   -21 00 10     3.957    3.006   14.0    4.6   217   28.3 
2026-02-25 00:00 UT   21 54 34.3   -20 53 05     3.949    3.002   14.6    4.8   219   28.3 
2026-02-26 00:00 UT   21 55 55.8   -20 45 58     3.942    2.997   15.1    4.9   220   28.3 
2026-02-27 00:00 UT   21 57 17.2   -20 38 50     3.934    2.993   15.7    5.1   221   28.3 
2026-02-28 00:00 UT   21 58 38.6   -20 31 41     3.926    2.988   16.3    5.3   222   28.3 
2026-03-01 00:00 UT   22 00 00.0   -20 24 32     3.918    2.984   16.9    5.5   223   28.3 
2026-03-02 00:00 UT   22 01 21.5   -20 17 21     3.910    2.979   17.4    5.7   224   28.3 
2026-03-03 00:00 UT   22 02 42.9   -20 10 10     3.902    2.975   18.0    5.9   225   28.3 
2026-03-04 00:00 UT   22 04 04.3   -20 02 58     3.893    2.970   18.6    6.1   226   28.3 

    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.