Asteroid 2020 CD3 (Earth's minimoon)

Asteroid 2020 CD3 (Earth's minimoon) is currently in the constellation of Capricornus. The current Right Ascension of Asteroid 2020 CD3 (Earth's minimoon) is 20h 59m 55s and the Declination is -20° 57’ 33” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current magnitude of Asteroid 2020 CD3 (Earth's minimoon) is 30.30 (JPL).

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Additional information about Asteroid 2020 CD3 (Earth's minimoon) available on TheSkyLive:

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?)
• Rise and set times (see also 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 24,296,234 kilometers, equivalent to 0.162410 Astronomical Units. Light takes 1 minutes and 21.0435 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 December 2100, the closest approach of Asteroid 2020 CD3 (Earth's minimoon) to Earth happens on Tue Apr 26 2044 at a distance of 0.000121 Astronomical Units, or 18,102 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 30.30.

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

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.

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
2020 Oct 17	20h 32m 12s	-22° 59’ 57”	30.17	Capricornus
2020 Oct 18	20h 35m 43s	-22° 45’ 32”	30.19	Capricornus
2020 Oct 19	20h 39m 11s	-22° 30’ 48”	30.21	Capricornus
2020 Oct 20	20h 42m 41s	-22° 15’ 48”	30.22	Capricornus
2020 Oct 21	20h 46m 09s	-22° 00’ 32”	30.24	Capricornus
2020 Oct 22	20h 49m 36s	-21° 44’ 58”	30.25	Capricornus
2020 Oct 23	20h 53m 04s	-21° 29’ 08”	30.27	Capricornus
2020 Oct 24	20h 56m 32s	-21° 13’ 01”	30.29	Capricornus
2020 Oct 25	21h 00m 00s	-20° 56’ 39”	30.30	Capricornus
2020 Oct 26	21h 03m 25s	-20° 40’ 03”	30.32	Capricornus
2020 Oct 27	21h 06m 51s	-20° 23’ 09”	30.33	Capricornus
2020 Oct 28	21h 10m 17s	-20° 06’ 02”	30.35	Capricornus
2020 Oct 29	21h 13m 41s	-19° 48’ 38”	30.36	Capricornus
2020 Oct 30	21h 17m 07s	-19° 31’ 02”	30.38	Capricornus