2020 TW3
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	11 Jul 2026	26.6	2.190 AU	1.767 AU	00h45m	-06°05'	100.2°	27.2°

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
2026-07-11 00:00 UT   00 45 11.3   -06 05 15     1.767    2.190  100.2   27.2   249   26.6 
2026-07-11 20:18 UT   00 46 01.3   -06 02 17     1.750    2.183  100.8   27.2   249   26.6 
2026-07-12 00:00 UT   00 46 10.4   -06 01 45     1.747    2.182  100.9   27.2   249   26.6 
2026-07-13 00:00 UT   00 47 08.9   -05 58 21     1.728    2.174  101.6   27.3   249   26.6 
2026-07-14 00:00 UT   00 48 06.8   -05 55 03     1.708    2.166  102.3   27.3   249   26.5 
2026-07-15 00:00 UT   00 49 04.1   -05 51 51     1.689    2.158  103.0   27.3   249   26.5 
2026-07-16 00:00 UT   00 50 00.8   -05 48 46     1.669    2.150  103.7   27.3   249   26.5 
2026-07-17 00:00 UT   00 50 56.9   -05 45 47     1.650    2.142  104.4   27.4   249   26.4 
2026-07-18 00:00 UT   00 51 52.3   -05 42 54     1.631    2.134  105.1   27.4   250   26.4 
2026-07-19 00:00 UT   00 52 47.0   -05 40 07     1.611    2.126  105.8   27.4   250   26.4 
2026-07-20 00:00 UT   00 53 41.0   -05 37 28     1.592    2.118  106.5   27.4   250   26.3 
2026-07-21 00:00 UT   00 54 34.4   -05 34 55     1.573    2.110  107.3   27.4   250   26.3 
2026-07-22 00:00 UT   00 55 27.0   -05 32 28     1.553    2.102  108.0   27.4   250   26.3 
2026-07-23 00:00 UT   00 56 18.9   -05 30 09     1.534    2.094  108.7   27.4   251   26.2 
2026-07-24 00:00 UT   00 57 10.0   -05 27 57     1.515    2.086  109.4   27.3   251   26.2 
2026-07-25 00:00 UT   00 58 00.4   -05 25 52     1.496    2.078  110.1   27.3   251   26.2 
2026-07-26 00:00 UT   00 58 49.9   -05 23 54     1.477    2.069  110.9   27.3   251   26.1 
2026-07-27 00:00 UT   00 59 38.6   -05 22 04     1.458    2.061  111.6   27.3   251   26.1 
2026-07-28 00:00 UT   01 00 26.5   -05 20 21     1.439    2.053  112.3   27.2   252   26.1 
2026-07-29 00:00 UT   01 01 13.5   -05 18 45     1.421    2.045  113.1   27.2   252   26.0 
2026-07-30 00:00 UT   01 01 59.6   -05 17 18     1.402    2.036  113.8   27.1   252   26.0 
2026-07-31 00:00 UT   01 02 44.8   -05 15 59     1.383    2.028  114.6   27.1   252   25.9 
2026-08-01 00:00 UT   01 03 29.0   -05 14 48     1.365    2.019  115.3   27.0   252   25.9 
2026-08-02 00:00 UT   01 04 12.2   -05 13 45     1.346    2.011  116.1   26.9   253   25.9 
2026-08-03 00:00 UT   01 04 54.4   -05 12 50     1.328    2.002  116.9   26.9   253   25.8 
2026-08-04 00:00 UT   01 05 35.5   -05 12 05     1.309    1.994  117.6   26.8   253   25.8 
2026-08-05 00:00 UT   01 06 15.6   -05 11 28     1.291    1.985  118.4   26.7   253   25.7 
2026-08-06 00:00 UT   01 06 54.5   -05 11 00     1.273    1.977  119.2   26.6   254   25.7 
2026-08-07 00:00 UT   01 07 32.2   -05 10 42     1.255    1.968  120.0   26.5   254   25.6 
2026-08-08 00:00 UT   01 08 08.7   -05 10 33     1.237    1.960  120.7   26.4   254   25.6 
2026-08-09 00:00 UT   01 08 44.0   -05 10 34     1.219    1.951  121.5   26.3   254   25.6 
2026-08-10 00:00 UT   01 09 17.9   -05 10 44     1.201    1.942  122.3   26.2   255   25.5 

    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.