(811221) 2022 FR3
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	25 Aug 2026	27.6	3.150 AU	2.296 AU	00h38m	+03°03'	141.4°	11.5°

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 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
2026-08-25 00:00 UT   00 38 20.9   +03 03 42     2.296    3.150  141.4   11.5   248   27.6 
2026-08-25 22:24 UT   00 37 43.6   +03 00 25     2.288    3.151  142.5   11.3   248   27.6 
2026-08-26 00:00 UT   00 37 40.9   +03 00 11     2.288    3.151  142.6   11.2   248   27.6 
2026-08-27 00:00 UT   00 36 59.6   +02 56 33     2.279    3.151  143.7   10.9   248   27.5 
2026-08-28 00:00 UT   00 36 17.1   +02 52 48     2.271    3.152  144.9   10.6   248   27.5 
2026-08-29 00:00 UT   00 35 33.4   +02 48 56     2.263    3.152  146.0   10.3   248   27.5 
2026-08-30 00:00 UT   00 34 48.5   +02 44 57     2.256    3.152  147.2   10.0   248   27.5 
2026-08-31 00:00 UT   00 34 02.5   +02 40 51     2.248    3.153  148.4    9.7   248   27.5 
2026-09-01 00:00 UT   00 33 15.4   +02 36 39     2.241    3.153  149.5    9.3   248   27.4 
2026-09-02 00:00 UT   00 32 27.1   +02 32 19     2.234    3.154  150.7    9.0   248   27.4 
2026-09-03 00:00 UT   00 31 37.7   +02 27 54     2.228    3.154  151.9    8.7   248   27.4 
2026-09-04 00:00 UT   00 30 47.3   +02 23 22     2.222    3.154  153.1    8.3   248   27.4 
2026-09-05 00:00 UT   00 29 55.9   +02 18 44     2.215    3.155  154.3    8.0   249   27.4 
2026-09-06 00:00 UT   00 29 03.5   +02 13 60     2.210    3.155  155.5    7.6   249   27.3 
2026-09-07 00:00 UT   00 28 10.1   +02 09 11     2.204    3.155  156.7    7.3   249   27.3 
2026-09-08 00:00 UT   00 27 15.9   +02 04 16     2.199    3.155  157.9    6.9   249   27.3 
2026-09-09 00:00 UT   00 26 20.7   +01 59 16     2.194    3.156  159.1    6.5   249   27.3 
2026-09-10 00:00 UT   00 25 24.7   +01 54 11     2.189    3.156  160.3    6.2   249   27.3 
2026-09-11 00:00 UT   00 24 27.9   +01 49 01     2.185    3.156  161.6    5.8   249   27.2 
2026-09-12 00:00 UT   00 23 30.4   +01 43 47     2.181    3.156  162.8    5.4   249   27.2 
2026-09-13 00:00 UT   00 22 32.2   +01 38 29     2.177    3.156  164.0    5.0   249   27.2 
2026-09-14 00:00 UT   00 21 33.3   +01 33 07     2.173    3.157  165.3    4.7   249   27.2 
2026-09-15 00:00 UT   00 20 33.8   +01 27 41     2.170    3.157  166.5    4.3   250   27.1 
2026-09-16 00:00 UT   00 19 33.8   +01 22 13     2.167    3.157  167.7    3.9   250   27.1 
2026-09-17 00:00 UT   00 18 33.3   +01 16 42     2.164    3.157  169.0    3.5   250   27.1 
2026-09-18 00:00 UT   00 17 32.3   +01 11 08     2.162    3.157  170.2    3.1   250   27.1 
2026-09-19 00:00 UT   00 16 30.9   +01 05 31     2.160    3.157  171.5    2.7   251   27.0 
2026-09-20 00:00 UT   00 15 29.1   +00 59 53     2.158    3.157  172.7    2.3   251   27.0 
2026-09-21 00:00 UT   00 14 27.1   +00 54 14     2.157    3.157  174.0    1.9   252   27.0 
2026-09-22 00:00 UT   00 13 24.9   +00 48 33     2.156    3.157  175.2    1.5   254   26.9 
2026-09-23 00:00 UT   00 12 22.4   +00 42 51     2.155    3.158  176.5    1.1   256   26.9 
2026-09-24 00:00 UT   00 11 19.8   +00 37 08     2.155    3.158  177.7    0.7   261   26.9 

    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.