(811221) 2022 FR3
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	16 Mar 2026	28.2	2.868 AU	3.826 AU	22h55m	-08°55'	13.4°	4.6°

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
2026-03-16 00:00 UT   22 55 41.5   -08 55 29     3.826    2.868   13.4    4.6   239   28.2 
2026-03-16 06:43 UT   22 56 03.9   -08 53 04     3.826    2.869   13.6    4.7   240   28.2 
2026-03-17 00:00 UT   22 57 01.5   -08 46 51     3.826    2.871   14.0    4.8   240   28.2 
2026-03-18 00:00 UT   22 58 21.2   -08 38 14     3.826    2.874   14.7    5.0   240   28.2 
2026-03-19 00:00 UT   22 59 40.6   -08 29 38     3.825    2.877   15.3    5.2   240   28.2 
2026-03-20 00:00 UT   23 00 59.8   -08 21 03     3.824    2.880   15.9    5.4   241   28.2 
2026-03-21 00:00 UT   23 02 18.7   -08 12 29     3.824    2.883   16.6    5.7   241   28.2 
2026-03-22 00:00 UT   23 03 37.3   -08 03 56     3.823    2.886   17.2    5.9   241   28.3 
2026-03-23 00:00 UT   23 04 55.6   -07 55 24     3.821    2.889   17.8    6.1   241   28.3 
2026-03-24 00:00 UT   23 06 13.6   -07 46 52     3.820    2.892   18.5    6.3   242   28.3 
2026-03-25 00:00 UT   23 07 31.4   -07 38 22     3.818    2.895   19.1    6.5   242   28.3 
2026-03-26 00:00 UT   23 08 48.9   -07 29 53     3.817    2.898   19.7    6.7   242   28.3 
2026-03-27 00:00 UT   23 10 06.0   -07 21 25     3.815    2.901   20.4    6.9   242   28.3 
2026-03-28 00:00 UT   23 11 22.9   -07 12 59     3.813    2.903   21.0    7.1   242   28.3 
2026-03-29 00:00 UT   23 12 39.5   -07 04 33     3.810    2.906   21.7    7.3   242   28.3 
2026-03-30 00:00 UT   23 13 55.8   -06 56 09     3.808    2.909   22.3    7.5   243   28.3 
2026-03-31 00:00 UT   23 15 11.8   -06 47 46     3.805    2.912   22.9    7.7   243   28.4 
2026-04-01 00:00 UT   23 16 27.5   -06 39 25     3.803    2.915   23.6    7.9   243   28.4 
2026-04-02 00:00 UT   23 17 42.9   -06 31 05     3.800    2.917   24.2    8.1   243   28.4 
2026-04-03 00:00 UT   23 18 58.0   -06 22 46     3.797    2.920   24.9    8.3   243   28.4 
2026-04-04 00:00 UT   23 20 12.8   -06 14 28     3.793    2.923   25.5    8.5   243   28.4 
2026-04-05 00:00 UT   23 21 27.3   -06 06 12     3.790    2.926   26.2    8.7   243   28.4 
2026-04-06 00:00 UT   23 22 41.5   -05 57 58     3.786    2.928   26.8    8.9   243   28.4 
2026-04-07 00:00 UT   23 23 55.4   -05 49 45     3.783    2.931   27.5    9.1   243   28.4 
2026-04-08 00:00 UT   23 25 09.0   -05 41 33     3.779    2.934   28.1    9.3   244   28.4 
2026-04-09 00:00 UT   23 26 22.2   -05 33 24     3.775    2.936   28.8    9.4   244   28.4 

    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.