(811221) 2022 FR3
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	26 Jun 2026	28.4	3.094 AU	3.031 AU	00h39m	+02°41'	84.0°	19.1°

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
2026-06-26 00:00 UT   00 39 21.5   +02 41 49     3.031    3.094   84.0   19.1   247   28.4 
2026-06-26 19:50 UT   00 39 47.9   +02 44 52     3.020    3.095   84.6   19.1   247   28.4 
2026-06-27 00:00 UT   00 39 53.3   +02 45 30     3.018    3.095   84.8   19.1   247   28.4 
2026-06-28 00:00 UT   00 40 24.3   +02 49 06     3.004    3.097   85.6   19.1   247   28.4 
2026-06-29 00:00 UT   00 40 54.4   +02 52 37     2.991    3.098   86.4   19.1   247   28.4 
2026-06-30 00:00 UT   00 41 23.5   +02 56 01     2.978    3.100   87.2   19.1   247   28.4 
2026-07-01 00:00 UT   00 41 51.8   +02 59 20     2.964    3.101   88.0   19.1   247   28.4 
2026-07-02 00:00 UT   00 42 19.2   +03 02 34     2.951    3.102   88.9   19.1   247   28.4 
2026-07-03 00:00 UT   00 42 45.6   +03 05 41     2.938    3.103   89.7   19.1   247   28.4 
2026-07-04 00:00 UT   00 43 11.1   +03 08 43     2.924    3.105   90.5   19.1   247   28.3 
2026-07-05 00:00 UT   00 43 35.6   +03 11 39     2.911    3.106   91.4   19.1   247   28.3 
2026-07-06 00:00 UT   00 43 59.1   +03 14 28     2.897    3.107   92.2   19.1   247   28.3 
2026-07-07 00:00 UT   00 44 21.7   +03 17 12     2.884    3.109   93.1   19.1   247   28.3 
2026-07-08 00:00 UT   00 44 43.2   +03 19 49     2.870    3.110   93.9   19.0   247   28.3 
2026-07-09 00:00 UT   00 45 03.8   +03 22 20     2.857    3.111   94.8   19.0   247   28.3 
2026-07-10 00:00 UT   00 45 23.2   +03 24 44     2.843    3.112   95.6   19.0   247   28.3 
2026-07-11 00:00 UT   00 45 41.7   +03 27 03     2.830    3.113   96.5   18.9   247   28.3 
2026-07-12 00:00 UT   00 45 59.1   +03 29 14     2.816    3.114   97.4   18.9   247   28.3 
2026-07-13 00:00 UT   00 46 15.4   +03 31 19     2.803    3.116   98.3   18.8   247   28.2 
2026-07-14 00:00 UT   00 46 30.6   +03 33 17     2.789    3.117   99.1   18.8   247   28.2 
2026-07-15 00:00 UT   00 46 44.6   +03 35 09     2.776    3.118  100.0   18.7   247   28.2 
2026-07-16 00:00 UT   00 46 57.6   +03 36 53     2.762    3.119  100.9   18.7   247   28.2 
2026-07-17 00:00 UT   00 47 09.5   +03 38 31     2.749    3.120  101.8   18.6   247   28.2 
2026-07-18 00:00 UT   00 47 20.1   +03 40 02     2.736    3.121  102.7   18.5   247   28.2 
2026-07-19 00:00 UT   00 47 29.7   +03 41 26     2.722    3.122  103.6   18.4   247   28.2 
2026-07-20 00:00 UT   00 47 38.0   +03 42 43     2.709    3.123  104.6   18.4   247   28.2 
2026-07-21 00:00 UT   00 47 45.2   +03 43 52     2.696    3.124  105.5   18.3   247   28.2 
2026-07-22 00:00 UT   00 47 51.2   +03 44 55     2.683    3.125  106.4   18.2   247   28.1 
2026-07-23 00:00 UT   00 47 55.9   +03 45 50     2.669    3.126  107.3   18.1   247   28.1 
2026-07-24 00:00 UT   00 47 59.5   +03 46 38     2.656    3.127  108.3   18.0   248   28.1 
2026-07-25 00:00 UT   00 48 01.8   +03 47 19     2.643    3.128  109.2   17.9   248   28.1 
2026-07-26 00:00 UT   00 48 02.9   +03 47 52     2.630    3.129  110.2   17.7   248   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.