2000 LF3
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	21 Sep 2026	28.3	3.689 AU	4.047 AU	07h53m	+25°30'	62.3°	13.9°

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 2000 LF3 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.6543867
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.5979027
            i (Inclination)                 : 14.58667
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 81.87763
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 224.26500
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 76.70216
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 125.20491
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -10.12415
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.19            
        

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
2026-09-21 00:00 UT   07 53 16.3   +25 30 46     4.047    3.689   62.3   13.9   283   28.3 
2026-09-21 20:35 UT   07 53 56.2   +25 30 53     4.038    3.692   63.0   14.0   283   28.3 
2026-09-22 00:00 UT   07 54 02.8   +25 30 54     4.036    3.693   63.1   14.0   283   28.3 
2026-09-23 00:00 UT   07 54 48.7   +25 31 04     4.026    3.697   63.9   14.1   283   28.3 
2026-09-24 00:00 UT   07 55 33.8   +25 31 17     4.015    3.700   64.8   14.2   283   28.3 
2026-09-25 00:00 UT   07 56 18.2   +25 31 32     4.005    3.704   65.6   14.3   283   28.3 
2026-09-26 00:00 UT   07 57 01.9   +25 31 49     3.994    3.708   66.4   14.3   283   28.3 
2026-09-27 00:00 UT   07 57 44.9   +25 32 08     3.983    3.712   67.2   14.4   283   28.3 
2026-09-28 00:00 UT   07 58 27.1   +25 32 30     3.972    3.715   68.0   14.5   283   28.3 
2026-09-29 00:00 UT   07 59 08.5   +25 32 55     3.961    3.719   68.9   14.6   283   28.3 
2026-09-30 00:00 UT   07 59 49.2   +25 33 22     3.950    3.723   69.7   14.6   283   28.3 
2026-10-01 00:00 UT   08 00 29.1   +25 33 52     3.938    3.726   70.5   14.7   283   28.3 
2026-10-02 00:00 UT   08 01 08.2   +25 34 24     3.927    3.730   71.4   14.7   283   28.3 
2026-10-03 00:00 UT   08 01 46.5   +25 34 60     3.916    3.733   72.2   14.8   283   28.3 
2026-10-04 00:00 UT   08 02 24.0   +25 35 38     3.904    3.737   73.0   14.8   283   28.3 
2026-10-05 00:00 UT   08 03 00.7   +25 36 20     3.893    3.741   73.9   14.9   283   28.3 
2026-10-06 00:00 UT   08 03 36.5   +25 37 04     3.881    3.744   74.7   14.9   283   28.3 
2026-10-07 00:00 UT   08 04 11.5   +25 37 52     3.869    3.748   75.6   15.0   283   28.2 
2026-10-08 00:00 UT   08 04 45.6   +25 38 43     3.857    3.751   76.5   15.0   283   28.2 
2026-10-09 00:00 UT   08 05 18.9   +25 39 37     3.845    3.755   77.3   15.0   283   28.2 
2026-10-10 00:00 UT   08 05 51.2   +25 40 35     3.833    3.758   78.2   15.1   283   28.2 
2026-10-11 00:00 UT   08 06 22.7   +25 41 36     3.821    3.762   79.1   15.1   283   28.2 
2026-10-12 00:00 UT   08 06 53.2   +25 42 41     3.809    3.765   79.9   15.1   283   28.2 
2026-10-13 00:00 UT   08 07 22.8   +25 43 49     3.797    3.769   80.8   15.2   283   28.2 
2026-10-14 00:00 UT   08 07 51.5   +25 45 01     3.785    3.772   81.7   15.2   283   28.2 
2026-10-15 00:00 UT   08 08 19.2   +25 46 16     3.772    3.776   82.6   15.2   283   28.2 
2026-10-16 00:00 UT   08 08 46.0   +25 47 35     3.760    3.779   83.5   15.2   283   28.2 
2026-10-17 00:00 UT   08 09 11.8   +25 48 59     3.748    3.783   84.4   15.2   283   28.2 
2026-10-18 00:00 UT   08 09 36.6   +25 50 26     3.735    3.786   85.3   15.2   283   28.2 
2026-10-19 00:00 UT   08 10 00.4   +25 51 56     3.723    3.790   86.2   15.2   283   28.2 
2026-10-20 00:00 UT   08 10 23.2   +25 53 31     3.710    3.793   87.1   15.2   283   28.2 
2026-10-21 00:00 UT   08 10 45.0   +25 55 10     3.698    3.796   88.0   15.2   283   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.