Asteroid 2020 CD3 (Earth's minimoon)
Asteroid 2020 CD3 (Earth's minimoon) Position
Asteroid 2020 CD3 (Earth's minimoon) is currently in the constellation of Bootes. The current Right Ascension is 14h 08m 13s and the Declination is +32° 22’ 39”.
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Asteroid 2020 CD3 (Earth's minimoon) Distance
The distance of Asteroid 2020 CD3 (Earth's minimoon) from Earth is currently 2,068,146 kilometers, equivalent to 0.013825 Astronomical Units. Light takes 6.8986 seconds to travel from Asteroid 2020 CD3 (Earth's minimoon) and arrive to us.
The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid 2020 CD3 (Earth's minimoon) from Earth as a function of time. In the chart the distance data is measured in Astronomical Units and sampled with an interval of 1 day.
The value of the reported distance might be somewhat inaccurate around the times of closest approach for objects passing extremely close to Earth. The value of the distance of 2020 CD3 from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.
Closest approach of Asteroid 2020 CD3 (Earth's minimoon) to Earth
Between January 2015 and January 2100 the closest approach of Asteroid 2020 CD3 (Earth's minimoon) to Earth happens on Wed Jul 20 2016 at a distance of 0.00057560 Astronomical Units, or 86,108 kilometers:
NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.
Asteroid 2020 CD3 (Earth's minimoon) brightness
The current visual magnitude of Asteroid 2020 CD3 (Earth's minimoon) is 24.07.
The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Asteroid 2020 CD3 (Earth's minimoon), according to the most recent ephemerides data. Magnitude data is sampled with a 2 days interval and there might be inaccuracies for objects changing brightness very rapidly during the course of a few days. For comets there could be large discrepancies between the observed and predicted brightness because of their highly dynamic behaviour.
Asteroid 2020 CD3 (Earth's minimoon) rise and set times
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's Asteroid 2020 CD3 (Earth's minimoon) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):
The rise and set times are defined as the time at which the upper limb of Asteroid 2020 CD3 (Earth's minimoon) touches the horizon, considering the effect of the atmospheric refraction. As the atmospheric conditions cannot be modeled precisely the times reported here should be considered correct with an approximation of few minutes.
Asteroid 2020 CD3 (Earth's minimoon) Orbital Elements
The following table lists the orbital elements of Asteroid 2020 CD3 (Earth's minimoon) at epoch 30 May 2020 00:00 UTC (JD: 2459000.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database
| Element | Symbol | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Orbit eccentricity | e | 0.01722440 |
| Orbit inclination | i | 0.64030915° |
| Perihelion distance | q | 1.00507258 AU 150,356,719 km |
| Aphelion distance | Q |
1.04030295 AU 155,627,107 km |
| Semi-major axis | a |
1.02268777 AU 152,991,913 km |
| Orbital period | period |
1.0300 years 377.7574 days |
| Date of perihelion transit | Tp | 2020-Jan-29 04:41:04 2,458,877.6952 JD |
| Next perihelion transit | 2021-Feb-09 22:51 2,459,255.4526 JD |
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| Argument of perihelion | peri | 46.942925850114° |
| Longitude of the ascending node | node | 83.002077529361° |
| Mean anomaly | M | 117.03206168035° |
| Mean motion | n | 0.95299250°/day |
Visualization of Asteroid 2020 CD3 (Earth's minimoon) Orbit
This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Asteroid 2020 CD3 (Earth's minimoon) with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Asteroid 2020 CD3 (Earth's minimoon) and the planets along their orbits in this diagram accurately represents the current configuration of the objects in the Solar System. This is an experimental feature and it requires a WebGL enabled browser. Please provide us feedback!
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Asteroid 2020 CD3 (Earth's minimoon) 15 Days Ephemeris
The following table lists the ephemerides of Asteroid 2020 CD3 (Earth's minimoon) computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Asteroid 2020 CD3 (Earth's minimoon) in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.
| Date | Right AscensionR.A. | DeclinationDec. | MagnitudeMag | Constellation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Mar 24 | 14h 19m 31s | +33° 12’ 29” | 24.01 | Bootes |
| 2020 Mar 25 | 14h 18m 09s | +33° 10’ 00” | 24.02 | Bootes |
| 2020 Mar 26 | 14h 16m 42s | +33° 06’ 16” | 24.03 | Bootes |
| 2020 Mar 27 | 14h 15m 14s | +33° 01’ 14” | 24.04 | Bootes |
| 2020 Mar 28 | 14h 13m 41s | +32° 54’ 51” | 24.05 | Bootes |
| 2020 Mar 29 | 14h 12m 06s | +32° 47’ 05” | 24.05 | Bootes |
| 2020 Mar 30 | 14h 10m 31s | +32° 37’ 58” | 24.06 | Bootes |
| 2020 Mar 31 | 14h 08m 53s | +32° 27’ 27” | 24.07 | Bootes |
| 2020 Apr 01 | 14h 07m 15s | +32° 15’ 33” | 24.08 | Canes Venatici |
| 2020 Apr 02 | 14h 05m 38s | +32° 02’ 21” | 24.08 | Canes Venatici |
| 2020 Apr 03 | 14h 04m 00s | +31° 47’ 49” | 24.09 | Canes Venatici |
| 2020 Apr 04 | 14h 02m 22s | +31° 32’ 03” | 24.10 | Canes Venatici |
| 2020 Apr 05 | 14h 00m 46s | +31° 15’ 06” | 24.11 | Canes Venatici |
| 2020 Apr 06 | 13h 59m 11s | +30° 57’ 03” | 24.11 | Canes Venatici |