(811221) 2022 FR3
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	24 Oct 2026	27.5	3.151 AU	2.283 AU	23h43m	-01°53'	145.2°	10.4°

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)                : 0.5161971
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.0826019
            i (Inclination)                 : 5.26074
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 6.27172
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 175.95232
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 144.61339
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 2.24103
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 0.37082
            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
2026-10-24 00:00 UT   23 43 12.0   -01 53 07     2.283    3.151  145.2   10.4    67   27.5 
2026-10-24 21:48 UT   23 42 33.4   -01 56 20     2.291    3.151  144.1   10.7    67   27.5 
2026-10-25 00:00 UT   23 42 29.6   -01 56 40     2.291    3.151  144.0   10.7    67   27.5 
2026-10-26 00:00 UT   23 41 48.5   -02 00 05     2.300    3.150  142.8   11.0    67   27.6 
2026-10-27 00:00 UT   23 41 08.6   -02 03 22     2.309    3.150  141.6   11.3    67   27.6 
2026-10-28 00:00 UT   23 40 30.0   -02 06 31     2.319    3.149  140.5   11.6    67   27.6 
2026-10-29 00:00 UT   23 39 52.7   -02 09 33     2.328    3.149  139.3   11.9    67   27.6 
2026-10-30 00:00 UT   23 39 16.8   -02 12 26     2.338    3.148  138.2   12.1    67   27.6 
2026-10-31 00:00 UT   23 38 42.2   -02 15 11     2.348    3.148  137.0   12.4    67   27.7 
2026-11-01 00:00 UT   23 38 08.9   -02 17 48     2.358    3.147  135.9   12.7    67   27.7 
2026-11-02 00:00 UT   23 37 37.0   -02 20 17     2.368    3.147  134.7   12.9    67   27.7 
2026-11-03 00:00 UT   23 37 06.4   -02 22 37     2.379    3.146  133.6   13.2    67   27.7 
2026-11-04 00:00 UT   23 36 37.2   -02 24 49     2.389    3.145  132.5   13.5    67   27.7 
2026-11-05 00:00 UT   23 36 09.4   -02 26 52     2.400    3.145  131.3   13.7    67   27.8 
2026-11-06 00:00 UT   23 35 43.1   -02 28 47     2.411    3.144  130.2   13.9    67   27.8 
2026-11-07 00:00 UT   23 35 18.1   -02 30 33     2.422    3.143  129.1   14.2    67   27.8 
2026-11-08 00:00 UT   23 34 54.5   -02 32 11     2.434    3.143  128.0   14.4    67   27.8 
2026-11-09 00:00 UT   23 34 32.4   -02 33 40     2.445    3.142  126.9   14.6    67   27.8 
2026-11-10 00:00 UT   23 34 11.6   -02 35 00     2.457    3.141  125.8   14.8    67   27.8 
2026-11-11 00:00 UT   23 33 52.3   -02 36 12     2.469    3.141  124.7   15.0    67   27.9 
2026-11-12 00:00 UT   23 33 34.4   -02 37 15     2.481    3.140  123.7   15.2    67   27.9 
2026-11-13 00:00 UT   23 33 17.9   -02 38 10     2.493    3.139  122.6   15.4    67   27.9 
2026-11-14 00:00 UT   23 33 02.9   -02 38 56     2.506    3.138  121.5   15.6    67   27.9 
2026-11-15 00:00 UT   23 32 49.2   -02 39 33     2.518    3.138  120.5   15.8    67   27.9 
2026-11-16 00:00 UT   23 32 37.0   -02 40 02     2.531    3.137  119.4   15.9    67   27.9 
2026-11-17 00:00 UT   23 32 26.1   -02 40 23     2.543    3.136  118.3   16.1    67   28.0 
2026-11-18 00:00 UT   23 32 16.7   -02 40 35     2.556    3.135  117.3   16.3    67   28.0 
2026-11-19 00:00 UT   23 32 08.6   -02 40 39     2.569    3.134  116.3   16.4    67   28.0 
2026-11-20 00:00 UT   23 32 01.9   -02 40 34     2.582    3.133  115.2   16.6    67   28.0 
2026-11-21 00:00 UT   23 31 56.5   -02 40 21     2.595    3.133  114.2   16.7    67   28.0 
2026-11-22 00:00 UT   23 31 52.5   -02 40 00     2.608    3.132  113.2   16.9    67   28.0 
2026-11-23 00:00 UT   23 31 49.9   -02 39 31     2.622    3.131  112.2   17.0    67   28.1 

    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.