2022 MA3
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	26 Aug 2026	28.1	2.957 AU	3.829 AU	08h33m	+18°19'	26.2°	8.7°

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 MA3 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.5165480
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.0803506
            i (Inclination)                 : 10.30734
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 294.62819
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 23.35662
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 36.17465
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 317.64742
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 4.06779
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.00            
        

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
2026-08-26 00:00 UT   08 33 55.5   +18 19 39     3.829    2.957   26.2    8.7   284   28.1 
2026-08-26 17:48 UT   08 34 53.7   +18 15 11     3.826    2.958   26.7    8.8   284   28.1 
2026-08-27 00:00 UT   08 35 13.9   +18 13 38     3.825    2.959   26.9    8.9   284   28.1 
2026-08-28 00:00 UT   08 36 31.9   +18 07 36     3.821    2.962   27.5    9.1   284   28.1 
2026-08-29 00:00 UT   08 37 49.5   +18 01 33     3.816    2.964   28.1    9.3   284   28.1 
2026-08-30 00:00 UT   08 39 06.8   +17 55 29     3.811    2.966   28.8    9.4   284   28.1 
2026-08-31 00:00 UT   08 40 23.6   +17 49 24     3.806    2.969   29.4    9.6   284   28.1 
2026-09-01 00:00 UT   08 41 40.1   +17 43 17     3.801    2.971   30.1    9.8   284   28.1 
2026-09-02 00:00 UT   08 42 56.2   +17 37 10     3.796    2.974   30.7   10.0   284   28.1 
2026-09-03 00:00 UT   08 44 11.9   +17 31 02     3.791    2.976   31.4   10.2   284   28.1 
2026-09-04 00:00 UT   08 45 27.2   +17 24 52     3.785    2.978   32.0   10.3   284   28.2 
2026-09-05 00:00 UT   08 46 42.1   +17 18 42     3.779    2.981   32.7   10.5   284   28.2 
2026-09-06 00:00 UT   08 47 56.6   +17 12 31     3.773    2.983   33.4   10.7   284   28.2 
2026-09-07 00:00 UT   08 49 10.7   +17 06 19     3.767    2.985   34.0   10.9   285   28.2 
2026-09-08 00:00 UT   08 50 24.4   +17 00 07     3.761    2.988   34.7   11.1   285   28.2 
2026-09-09 00:00 UT   08 51 37.6   +16 53 54     3.755    2.990   35.3   11.2   285   28.2 
2026-09-10 00:00 UT   08 52 50.4   +16 47 40     3.748    2.992   36.0   11.4   285   28.2 
2026-09-11 00:00 UT   08 54 02.8   +16 41 25     3.741    2.995   36.7   11.6   285   28.2 
2026-09-12 00:00 UT   08 55 14.7   +16 35 10     3.734    2.997   37.3   11.8   285   28.2 
2026-09-13 00:00 UT   08 56 26.2   +16 28 55     3.727    2.999   38.0   11.9   285   28.2 
2026-09-14 00:00 UT   08 57 37.2   +16 22 39     3.720    3.001   38.7   12.1   285   28.2 
2026-09-15 00:00 UT   08 58 47.8   +16 16 22     3.713    3.003   39.3   12.3   285   28.2 
2026-09-16 00:00 UT   08 59 57.9   +16 10 06     3.705    3.006   40.0   12.4   285   28.2 
2026-09-17 00:00 UT   09 01 07.6   +16 03 49     3.698    3.008   40.7   12.6   285   28.2 
2026-09-18 00:00 UT   09 02 16.8   +15 57 32     3.690    3.010   41.4   12.8   285   28.2 
2026-09-19 00:00 UT   09 03 25.4   +15 51 14     3.682    3.012   42.1   12.9   286   28.2 
2026-09-20 00:00 UT   09 04 33.7   +15 44 57     3.674    3.014   42.7   13.1   286   28.2 
2026-09-21 00:00 UT   09 05 41.4   +15 38 39     3.665    3.016   43.4   13.2   286   28.2 
2026-09-22 00:00 UT   09 06 48.6   +15 32 22     3.657    3.018   44.1   13.4   286   28.2 

    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.