(811221) 2022 FR3
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	26 Jul 2026	28.1	3.129 AU	2.630 AU	00h48m	+03°47'	110.2°	17.7°

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 2022 FR3 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.5160802
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.0827047
            i (Inclination)                 : 5.26005
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 6.27642
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 175.95005
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 79.03652
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 2.24347
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 0.37098
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.01            
        

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
2026-07-26 00:00 UT   00 48 02.9   +03 47 52     2.630    3.129  110.2   17.7   248   28.1 
2026-07-26 20:40 UT   00 48 02.9   +03 48 15     2.619    3.130  111.0   17.6   248   28.1 
2026-07-27 00:00 UT   00 48 02.8   +03 48 18     2.618    3.130  111.1   17.6   248   28.1 
2026-07-28 00:00 UT   00 48 01.4   +03 48 36     2.605    3.131  112.1   17.5   248   28.1 
2026-07-29 00:00 UT   00 47 58.7   +03 48 47     2.592    3.132  113.0   17.4   248   28.0 
2026-07-30 00:00 UT   00 47 54.7   +03 48 50     2.579    3.133  114.0   17.2   248   28.0 
2026-07-31 00:00 UT   00 47 49.5   +03 48 46     2.567    3.134  115.0   17.1   248   28.0 
2026-08-01 00:00 UT   00 47 42.9   +03 48 34     2.554    3.134  116.0   16.9   248   28.0 
2026-08-02 00:00 UT   00 47 35.0   +03 48 14     2.542    3.135  116.9   16.8   248   28.0 
2026-08-03 00:00 UT   00 47 25.8   +03 47 46     2.530    3.136  117.9   16.6   248   28.0 
2026-08-04 00:00 UT   00 47 15.3   +03 47 10     2.518    3.137  118.9   16.4   248   28.0 
2026-08-05 00:00 UT   00 47 03.5   +03 46 26     2.506    3.138  119.9   16.3   248   27.9 
2026-08-06 00:00 UT   00 46 50.3   +03 45 35     2.494    3.138  121.0   16.1   248   27.9 
2026-08-07 00:00 UT   00 46 35.7   +03 44 35     2.482    3.139  122.0   15.9   248   27.9 
2026-08-08 00:00 UT   00 46 19.8   +03 43 27     2.470    3.140  123.0   15.7   248   27.9 
2026-08-09 00:00 UT   00 46 02.5   +03 42 11     2.459    3.141  124.0   15.5   248   27.9 
2026-08-10 00:00 UT   00 45 43.9   +03 40 47     2.447    3.141  125.1   15.3   248   27.9 
2026-08-11 00:00 UT   00 45 23.8   +03 39 15     2.436    3.142  126.1   15.1   248   27.8 
2026-08-12 00:00 UT   00 45 02.4   +03 37 35     2.425    3.143  127.2   14.9   248   27.8 
2026-08-13 00:00 UT   00 44 39.7   +03 35 46     2.414    3.143  128.2   14.7   248   27.8 
2026-08-14 00:00 UT   00 44 15.5   +03 33 50     2.403    3.144  129.3   14.4   248   27.8 
2026-08-15 00:00 UT   00 43 50.0   +03 31 45     2.392    3.145  130.4   14.2   248   27.8 
2026-08-16 00:00 UT   00 43 23.1   +03 29 32     2.382    3.145  131.5   14.0   248   27.7 
2026-08-17 00:00 UT   00 42 54.8   +03 27 11     2.372    3.146  132.5   13.7   248   27.7 
2026-08-18 00:00 UT   00 42 25.2   +03 24 42     2.362    3.147  133.6   13.5   248   27.7 
2026-08-19 00:00 UT   00 41 54.3   +03 22 06     2.352    3.147  134.7   13.2   248   27.7 
2026-08-20 00:00 UT   00 41 22.0   +03 19 21     2.342    3.148  135.8   12.9   248   27.7 
2026-08-21 00:00 UT   00 40 48.4   +03 16 28     2.332    3.148  136.9   12.7   248   27.7 
2026-08-22 00:00 UT   00 40 13.4   +03 13 28     2.323    3.149  138.1   12.4   248   27.6 
2026-08-23 00:00 UT   00 39 37.2   +03 10 20     2.314    3.149  139.2   12.1   248   27.6 
2026-08-24 00:00 UT   00 38 59.7   +03 07 05     2.305    3.150  140.3   11.8   248   27.6 
2026-08-25 00:00 UT   00 38 20.9   +03 03 42     2.296    3.150  141.4   11.5   248   27.6 

    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.