Asteroid 2020 CD3 (Earth's minimoon)

Asteroid 2020 CD3 (Earth's minimoon) is currently in the constellation of Taurus. The current Right Ascension of Asteroid 2020 CD3 (Earth's minimoon) is 04h 58m 25s and the Declination is +23° 24’ 24” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current magnitude of Asteroid 2020 CD3 (Earth's minimoon) is 33.55 (JPL).

Today's rise, transit and set times of Asteroid 2020 CD3 (Earth's minimoon) from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

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Available Resources

• Position and finder charts (see also Where is Asteroid 2020 CD3 (Earth's minimoon)?)
• Distance from Earth (see also How far is Asteroid 2020 CD3 (Earth's minimoon) from Earth?)
• When does Asteroid 2020 CD3 (Earth's minimoon) rise and set?
• Brightness (see also How bright is Asteroid 2020 CD3 (Earth's minimoon)?)
• Orbital elements. Detailed information about Asteroid 2020 CD3 (Earth's minimoon) orbital parameters.
• Interactive orbit visualization. 3d visualization showing the orbit of Asteroid 2020 CD3 (Earth's minimoon) with respect to the major Solar System objects.
• 15 days ephemerides. Table showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Asteroid 2020 CD3 (Earth's minimoon) for the past and next 7 days.
• Interactive sky chart. An online planetarium application that shows where to locate Asteroid 2020 CD3 (Earth's minimoon) in the sky from your location.
• Live position tracker. A high precision sky chart that uses real deep sky imagery to help locate Asteroid 2020 CD3 (Earth's minimoon) with your telescope or on your astrophotographies.

Higher precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Asteroid 2020 CD3 (Earth's minimoon) is right now. Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.

Also check out Where is Asteroid 2020 CD3 (Earth's minimoon)?, a page that provides all the information needed to find Asteroid 2020 CD3 (Earth's minimoon) in the sky and additional links to sky charts.

Asteroid 2020 CD3 (Earth's minimoon) Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid 2020 CD3 (Earth's minimoon) from Earth is currently 115,707,516 kilometers, equivalent to 0.773457 Astronomical Units. Light takes 6 minutes and 25.9587 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 1 January 2015 and 30 December 2100, the closest approach of Asteroid 2020 CD3 (Earth's minimoon) to Earth happens on Wed May 9 2018 at a distance of 0.000265 Astronomical Units, or 39,712 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 33.55.

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.

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!

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
2023 Mar 21	04h 27m 29s	+22° 24’ 39”	33.54	Taurus
2023 Mar 22	04h 31m 36s	+22° 33’ 56”	33.54	Taurus
2023 Mar 23	04h 35m 43s	+22° 42’ 51”	33.54	Taurus
2023 Mar 24	04h 39m 51s	+22° 51’ 21”	33.55	Taurus
2023 Mar 25	04h 43m 59s	+22° 59’ 27”	33.55	Taurus
2023 Mar 26	04h 48m 06s	+23° 07’ 10”	33.55	Taurus
2023 Mar 27	04h 52m 15s	+23° 14’ 29”	33.55	Taurus
2023 Mar 28	04h 56m 25s	+23° 21’ 21”	33.55	Taurus
2023 Mar 29	05h 00m 34s	+23° 27’ 50”	33.55	Taurus
2023 Mar 30	05h 04m 45s	+23° 33’ 54”	33.56	Taurus
2023 Mar 31	05h 08m 54s	+23° 39’ 32”	33.56	Taurus
2023 Apr 01	05h 13m 05s	+23° 44’ 44”	33.56	Taurus
2023 Apr 02	05h 17m 17s	+23° 49’ 32”	33.56	Taurus
2023 Apr 03	05h 21m 28s	+23° 53’ 54”	33.56	Taurus