(276033) 2002 AJ129
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	15 Oct 2026	24.2	2.622 AU	3.488 AU	11h56m	+06°40'	25.3°	9.4°

The interactive orbit chart above shows the body's path through the solar system and its position at the given date. Green and blue lines are shown perpendicular to the ecliptic plane: Green if the path is above the ecliptic plane, blue if it is below. (Left-click and drag to rotate the view; Right-click and drag to move the view; Use scroll wheel to zoom in our out.)

The orbital elements of 2002 AJ129 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.9149226
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.3706883
            i (Inclination)                 : 15.44224
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 138.00122
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 211.04520
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 94.08853
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 168.12372
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -7.89265
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 1.60            
        

The light curve chart below shows the estimated development of the minor planet's magnitude.

The all-sky chart below shows the path of the minor planet over the same period as the light curve. The current position is marked yellow.

The following chart shows the path of the minor planet in the next few days. The field of view is optimized for (~10x50) binoculars and finderscopes.

Ephemerides:

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2026-10-15 00:00 UT   11 56 38.8   +06 40 15     3.488    2.622   25.3    9.4   306   24.2 
2026-10-15 20:24 UT   11 57 37.8   +06 35 11     3.483    2.622   25.9    9.6   306   24.2 
2026-10-16 00:00 UT   11 57 48.2   +06 34 18     3.482    2.622   26.0    9.6   306   24.2 
2026-10-17 00:00 UT   11 58 57.4   +06 28 23     3.475    2.623   26.7    9.8   305   24.2 
2026-10-18 00:00 UT   12 00 06.5   +06 22 31     3.468    2.623   27.4   10.1   305   24.2 
2026-10-19 00:00 UT   12 01 15.4   +06 16 40     3.461    2.624   28.0   10.3   305   24.2 
2026-10-20 00:00 UT   12 02 24.1   +06 10 53     3.453    2.624   28.7   10.5   304   24.2 
2026-10-21 00:00 UT   12 03 32.6   +06 05 08     3.445    2.624   29.4   10.7   304   24.2 
2026-10-22 00:00 UT   12 04 41.0   +05 59 25     3.438    2.624   30.1   11.0   304   24.2 
2026-10-23 00:00 UT   12 05 49.1   +05 53 45     3.430    2.624   30.8   11.2   304   24.2 
2026-10-24 00:00 UT   12 06 57.1   +05 48 08     3.421    2.625   31.5   11.4   303   24.2 
2026-10-25 00:00 UT   12 08 04.9   +05 42 34     3.413    2.625   32.2   11.6   303   24.2 
2026-10-26 00:00 UT   12 09 12.5   +05 37 02     3.404    2.625   32.8   11.9   303   24.2 
2026-10-27 00:00 UT   12 10 20.0   +05 31 33     3.395    2.625   33.5   12.1   303   24.2 
2026-10-28 00:00 UT   12 11 27.2   +05 26 07     3.386    2.625   34.2   12.3   303   24.2 
2026-10-29 00:00 UT   12 12 34.2   +05 20 44     3.377    2.625   34.9   12.5   302   24.2 
2026-10-30 00:00 UT   12 13 41.1   +05 15 24     3.367    2.625   35.6   12.7   302   24.2 
2026-10-31 00:00 UT   12 14 47.7   +05 10 07     3.358    2.624   36.3   13.0   302   24.2 
2026-11-01 00:00 UT   12 15 54.1   +05 04 54     3.348    2.624   37.0   13.2   302   24.2 
2026-11-02 00:00 UT   12 17 00.3   +04 59 43     3.338    2.624   37.7   13.4   302   24.2 
2026-11-03 00:00 UT   12 18 06.3   +04 54 36     3.327    2.624   38.5   13.6   302   24.2 
2026-11-04 00:00 UT   12 19 12.0   +04 49 32     3.317    2.623   39.2   13.8   301   24.2 
2026-11-05 00:00 UT   12 20 17.5   +04 44 32     3.306    2.623   39.9   14.0   301   24.2 
2026-11-06 00:00 UT   12 21 22.8   +04 39 35     3.295    2.623   40.6   14.2   301   24.2 
2026-11-07 00:00 UT   12 22 27.9   +04 34 42     3.284    2.622   41.3   14.4   301   24.2 
2026-11-08 00:00 UT   12 23 32.6   +04 29 53     3.273    2.622   42.0   14.7   301   24.2 
2026-11-09 00:00 UT   12 24 37.2   +04 25 07     3.261    2.621   42.7   14.9   301   24.2 
2026-11-10 00:00 UT   12 25 41.4   +04 20 26     3.250    2.621   43.5   15.1   300   24.2 
2026-11-11 00:00 UT   12 26 45.4   +04 15 48     3.238    2.620   44.2   15.3   300   24.2 
2026-11-12 00:00 UT   12 27 49.1   +04 11 15     3.226    2.620   44.9   15.5   300   24.2 
2026-11-13 00:00 UT   12 28 52.5   +04 06 45     3.214    2.619   45.6   15.7   300   24.2 

    Terminology:
            
    delta:  distance between minor planet and earth in AU
    radius: distance between minor planet and sun in AU
    magn:   magnitude (brightness) estimate    
    ra:     right ascension in hours (24h = 360deg)
    dec:    declination in degrees
    elong:  elongation in degrees (angle sun-earth-minor planet)    
    phase:  phase angle in degrees (angle sun-minor planet-earth)        
    AU:     Astronomical Unit (mean distance between earth and sun: 149597870.7 km
    

Orbital elements provided by the MPC (Minor Planet Center).
Calculations by a modified version of AAPlus, a C# implementation of the AA+ project by PJ Naughter from the algorithms presented in the book "Astronomical Algorithms" by Jean Meeus.
NGC2000 dso catalog and star labels from VizieR as provided by the Strasbourg astronomical Data Center.
Tycho2 catalog from the ESO archive.