Asteroid 2020 CD3 (Earth's minimoon)
Asteroid 2020 CD3 (Earth's minimoon) is currently in the constellation of Gemini, at a distance of 154,521,284 kilometers from Earth.
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Today's rise, transit and set times of Asteroid 2020 CD3 (Earth's minimoon) from Greenwich, United Kingdom (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):
- 2020 CD3 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.
- Right now it is placed in the West-South-West direction at an altitude of 44° above the horizon.
- Given its current magnitude, 2020 CD3 is visible only through long exposure photography.
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Asteroid 2020 CD3 (Earth's minimoon) Position and Finder Charts
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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.
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Asteroid 2020 CD3 (Earth's minimoon) Distance from Earth
The distance of Asteroid 2020 CD3 (Earth's minimoon) from Earth is currently 154,521,284 kilometers, equivalent to 1.032911 Astronomical Units. Light takes 8 minutes and 35.4275 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 and 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.
Asteroid 2020 CD3 (Earth's minimoon) Orbital Elements
The following table lists the orbital elements of Asteroid 2020 CD3 (Earth's minimoon) at epoch 24 February 2023 00:00 UTC (JD: 2460000.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database
| Element | Symbol | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Orbit eccentricity | e | 0.01238713 |
| Orbit inclination | i | 0.63407159° |
| Perihelion distance | q | 1.01628695 AU 152,034,364 km |
| Aphelion distance | Q |
1.04178049 AU 155,848,144 km |
| Semi-major axis | a |
1.02903372 AU 153,941,254 km |
| Orbital period | period |
1.0439 years 381.2790 days |
| Date of perihelion transit | Tp | 2023-Mar-18 07:50:59 2,460,021.8271 JD |
| Next perihelion transit | 2024-Apr-02 14:32 2,460,403.1060 JD |
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| Argument of perihelion | peri | 50.031432298982° |
| Longitude of the ascending node | node | 82.214677103718° |
| Mean anomaly | M | 339.86317853614° |
| Mean motion | n | 0.94419058°/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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 May 08 | 07h 15m 56s | +22° 55’ 03” | 33.97 | Gemini |
| 2024 May 09 | 07h 20m 03s | +22° 47’ 26” | 33.97 | Gemini |
| 2024 May 10 | 07h 24m 11s | +22° 39’ 28” | 33.97 | Gemini |
| 2024 May 11 | 07h 28m 18s | +22° 31’ 04” | 33.97 | Gemini |
| 2024 May 12 | 07h 32m 25s | +22° 22’ 17” | 33.97 | Gemini |
| 2024 May 13 | 07h 36m 30s | +22° 13’ 06” | 33.97 | Gemini |
| 2024 May 14 | 07h 40m 36s | +22° 03’ 33” | 33.97 | Gemini |
| 2024 May 15 | 07h 44m 40s | +21° 53’ 38” | 33.97 | Gemini |
| 2024 May 16 | 07h 48m 44s | +21° 43’ 19” | 33.97 | Gemini |
| 2024 May 17 | 07h 52m 47s | +21° 32’ 39” | 33.97 | Gemini |
| 2024 May 18 | 07h 56m 50s | +21° 21’ 37” | 33.97 | Gemini |
| 2024 May 19 | 08h 00m 52s | +21° 10’ 13” | 33.97 | Cancer |
| 2024 May 20 | 08h 04m 54s | +20° 58’ 27” | 33.98 | Cancer |
| 2024 May 21 | 08h 08m 56s | +20° 46’ 21” | 33.98 | Cancer |