2020 FD2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	29 May 2026	32.5	4.742 AU	3.875 AU	14h01m	-12°12'	145.1°	7.0°

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 FD2 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.9151081
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.9166531
            i (Inclination)                 : 0.27710
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 198.58944
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 211.27651
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 57.50492
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 229.86565
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -0.14386
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.98            
        

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
2026-05-29 00:00 UT   14 01 05.9   -12 12 07     3.875    4.742  145.1    7.0   110   32.5 
2026-05-29 16:34 UT   14 00 40.2   -12 09 49     3.884    4.745  144.4    7.2   110   32.6 
2026-05-30 00:00 UT   14 00 28.7   -12 08 48     3.889    4.746  144.0    7.2   110   32.6 
2026-05-31 00:00 UT   13 59 52.4   -12 05 33     3.902    4.750  142.9    7.4   110   32.6 
2026-06-01 00:00 UT   13 59 16.9   -12 02 22     3.916    4.754  141.8    7.6   110   32.6 
2026-06-02 00:00 UT   13 58 42.2   -11 59 16     3.931    4.759  140.7    7.8   110   32.6 
2026-06-03 00:00 UT   13 58 08.4   -11 56 14     3.945    4.763  139.6    7.9   110   32.6 
2026-06-04 00:00 UT   13 57 35.5   -11 53 16     3.960    4.767  138.5    8.1   110   32.6 
2026-06-05 00:00 UT   13 57 03.5   -11 50 23     3.975    4.771  137.4    8.3   110   32.7 
2026-06-06 00:00 UT   13 56 32.3   -11 47 34     3.990    4.775  136.3    8.4   110   32.7 
2026-06-07 00:00 UT   13 56 02.0   -11 44 50     4.005    4.779  135.2    8.6   110   32.7 
2026-06-08 00:00 UT   13 55 32.7   -11 42 10     4.021    4.783  134.1    8.8   110   32.7 
2026-06-09 00:00 UT   13 55 04.2   -11 39 36     4.036    4.787  133.0    8.9   111   32.7 
2026-06-10 00:00 UT   13 54 36.6   -11 37 06     4.052    4.791  131.9    9.1   111   32.7 
2026-06-11 00:00 UT   13 54 10.0   -11 34 40     4.069    4.795  130.9    9.2   111   32.8 
2026-06-12 00:00 UT   13 53 44.2   -11 32 20     4.085    4.799  129.8    9.4   111   32.8 
2026-06-13 00:00 UT   13 53 19.4   -11 30 04     4.102    4.803  128.7    9.5   111   32.8 
2026-06-14 00:00 UT   13 52 55.5   -11 27 54     4.118    4.807  127.7    9.6   111   32.8 
2026-06-15 00:00 UT   13 52 32.4   -11 25 48     4.135    4.811  126.6    9.8   111   32.8 
2026-06-16 00:00 UT   13 52 10.4   -11 23 47     4.152    4.815  125.6    9.9   111   32.8 
2026-06-17 00:00 UT   13 51 49.2   -11 21 51     4.170    4.819  124.5   10.0   111   32.9 
2026-06-18 00:00 UT   13 51 29.0   -11 20 01     4.187    4.823  123.5   10.1   111   32.9 
2026-06-19 00:00 UT   13 51 09.6   -11 18 15     4.204    4.826  122.4   10.2   111   32.9 
2026-06-20 00:00 UT   13 50 51.2   -11 16 34     4.222    4.830  121.4   10.3   111   32.9 
2026-06-21 00:00 UT   13 50 33.7   -11 14 58     4.240    4.834  120.4   10.4   111   32.9 
2026-06-22 00:00 UT   13 50 17.1   -11 13 27     4.258    4.838  119.3   10.6   111   32.9 
2026-06-23 00:00 UT   13 50 01.4   -11 12 01     4.276    4.842  118.3   10.6   111   33.0 
2026-06-24 00:00 UT   13 49 46.6   -11 10 40     4.294    4.846  117.3   10.7   111   33.0 
2026-06-25 00:00 UT   13 49 32.7   -11 09 24     4.313    4.850  116.3   10.8   111   33.0 
2026-06-26 00:00 UT   13 49 19.7   -11 08 12     4.331    4.853  115.3   10.9   111   33.0 
2026-06-27 00:00 UT   13 49 07.6   -11 07 06     4.350    4.857  114.3   11.0   111   33.0 
2026-06-28 00:00 UT   13 48 56.4   -11 06 04     4.369    4.861  113.3   11.1   111   33.0 

    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.