Asteroid 2020 CD3 (Earth's minimoon) Position Calculator
Compute the position of Asteroid 2020 CD3 (Earth's minimoon) for any date and time between 1 January 2015
and 31 December 2099
and visualize the results on an interactive sky map.
Asteroid 2020 CD3 (Earth's minimoon) is in the constellation of
Pisces,
at a distance of 181,265,669.0 kilometers from Earth.
The current Right Ascension is
00h 45m 47s
and the Declination is +04° 43’ 53”
(apparent coordinates).
The magnitude of Asteroid 2020 CD3 (Earth's minimoon) is 34.11 (data provided by JPL Horizons).
Sky map showing Asteroid 2020 CD3 (Earth's minimoon) in Pisces on February, 06 2025.
Field of view: 15x9 degrees. View in interactive sky chart
High 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.
Deep sky finder chart for Asteroid 2020 CD3 (Earth's minimoon).
Field of view: 60x40 arcmins.
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Distance from Earth
The distance of Asteroid 2020 CD3 (Earth's minimoon) from Earth is currently 181,265,669.0 kilometers,
equivalent to 1.2116861567Astronomical Units.
Light takes
10m 4.637s to travel from Asteroid 2020 CD3 (Earth's minimoon) and arrive to us.
181,265,669.0
1.2116861567
10m 4.637s
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.
Chart of the distance of Asteroid 2020 CD3 (Earth's minimoon) from Earth in Astronomical Units (au)
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
Between 1 January 2015 and 31 December 2099,
the closest approach of
Asteroid 2020 CD3 (Earth's minimoon) to Earth happens on
Fri Feb 14 2020 at a distance of
0.000581 Astronomical Units, or
86,845 kilometers:
Fri Feb 14 2020
86,845
0.000581
NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed
with a sampling interval of 1 day.
Light Curve
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.
Chart of the magnitude of Asteroid 2020 CD3 (Earth's minimoon) as a function of time
Orbital Elements
The following table lists the orbital elements of Asteroid 2020 CD3 (Earth's minimoon) at epoch
16 October 2024 00:00 UTC (JD: 2460600.5).
Source: JPL Small-Body Database
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.
Apparent celestial coordinates are provided.
Compute the position of Asteroid 2020 CD3 (Earth's minimoon) for any date and time between 1 January 2015
and 31 December 2099
and display the results on an interactive star map.
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.