(811221) 2022 FR3
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	27 Apr 2026	28.5	2.981 AU	3.673 AU	23h47m	-03°11'	40.6°	12.7°

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
2026-04-27 00:00 UT   23 47 23.8   -03 11 49     3.673    2.981   40.6   12.7   245   28.5 
2026-04-27 19:20 UT   23 48 17.6   -03 05 46     3.667    2.983   41.1   12.8   245   28.5 
2026-04-28 00:00 UT   23 48 30.5   -03 04 18     3.666    2.984   41.3   12.9   245   28.5 
2026-04-29 00:00 UT   23 49 36.8   -02 56 49     3.659    2.986   41.9   13.0   245   28.5 
2026-04-30 00:00 UT   23 50 42.7   -02 49 23     3.651    2.988   42.6   13.2   245   28.5 
2026-05-01 00:00 UT   23 51 48.2   -02 41 59     3.644    2.991   43.3   13.3   245   28.5 
2026-05-02 00:00 UT   23 52 53.3   -02 34 38     3.636    2.993   43.9   13.5   245   28.5 
2026-05-03 00:00 UT   23 53 58.0   -02 27 20     3.628    2.995   44.6   13.7   245   28.5 
2026-05-04 00:00 UT   23 55 02.3   -02 20 03     3.620    2.998   45.3   13.8   245   28.5 
2026-05-05 00:00 UT   23 56 06.2   -02 12 50     3.612    3.000   46.0   14.0   245   28.6 
2026-05-06 00:00 UT   23 57 09.7   -02 05 39     3.604    3.002   46.6   14.1   245   28.6 
2026-05-07 00:00 UT   23 58 12.8   -01 58 31     3.595    3.004   47.3   14.3   245   28.6 
2026-05-08 00:00 UT   23 59 15.4   -01 51 26     3.587    3.006   48.0   14.4   245   28.6 
2026-05-09 00:00 UT   00 00 17.6   -01 44 24     3.578    3.009   48.7   14.6   245   28.6 
2026-05-10 00:00 UT   00 01 19.4   -01 37 24     3.569    3.011   49.4   14.7   245   28.6 
2026-05-11 00:00 UT   00 02 20.8   -01 30 28     3.560    3.013   50.0   14.9   245   28.6 
2026-05-12 00:00 UT   00 03 21.7   -01 23 34     3.551    3.015   50.7   15.0   245   28.6 
2026-05-13 00:00 UT   00 04 22.2   -01 16 43     3.542    3.017   51.4   15.2   245   28.6 
2026-05-14 00:00 UT   00 05 22.2   -01 09 56     3.533    3.019   52.1   15.3   245   28.6 
2026-05-15 00:00 UT   00 06 21.7   -01 03 12     3.523    3.021   52.8   15.5   245   28.6 
2026-05-16 00:00 UT   00 07 20.8   +00 56 30     3.513    3.023   53.5   15.6   245   28.6 
2026-05-17 00:00 UT   00 08 19.3   +00 49 52     3.504    3.025   54.2   15.7   245   28.6 
2026-05-18 00:00 UT   00 09 17.4   +00 43 18     3.494    3.027   54.9   15.9   245   28.6 
2026-05-19 00:00 UT   00 10 15.0   +00 36 47     3.484    3.029   55.6   16.0   245   28.6 
2026-05-20 00:00 UT   00 11 12.1   +00 30 19     3.474    3.031   56.3   16.1   246   28.6 
2026-05-21 00:00 UT   00 12 08.7   +00 23 54     3.463    3.033   57.0   16.2   246   28.6 
2026-05-22 00:00 UT   00 13 04.8   +00 17 33     3.453    3.035   57.7   16.4   246   28.6 
2026-05-23 00:00 UT   00 14 00.3   +00 11 16     3.443    3.037   58.4   16.5   246   28.6 
2026-05-24 00:00 UT   00 14 55.4   +00 05 02     3.432    3.039   59.1   16.6   246   28.6 
2026-05-25 00:00 UT   00 15 49.9   +00 01 08     3.421    3.041   59.8   16.7   246   28.6 
2026-05-26 00:00 UT   00 16 43.8   +00 07 15     3.410    3.043   60.5   16.8   246   28.6 
2026-05-27 00:00 UT   00 17 37.2   +00 13 17     3.400    3.045   61.3   17.0   246   28.6 

    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.