(332446) 2008 AF4
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	5 Jan 2026	21.8	1.284 AU	0.883 AU	13h16m	+00°35'	86.8°	49.9°

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 2008 AF4 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.4099486
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.3799692
            i (Inclination)                 : 8.93182
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 109.30248
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 293.37413
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 29.75794
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 42.93224
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -8.19355
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 1.62            
        

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
2026-01-05 00:00 UT   13 16 51.8   +00 35 07     0.883    1.284   86.8   49.9   293   21.8 
2026-01-05 01:19 UT   13 16 56.9   +00 35 13     0.883    1.285   86.8   49.8   293   21.8 
2026-01-06 00:00 UT   13 18 24.4   +00 37 01     0.881    1.291   87.5   49.6   293   21.8 
2026-01-07 00:00 UT   13 19 55.0   +00 39 10     0.878    1.297   88.1   49.3   292   21.8 
2026-01-08 00:00 UT   13 21 23.6   +00 41 35     0.876    1.303   88.8   49.0   292   21.8 
2026-01-09 00:00 UT   13 22 50.2   +00 44 17     0.873    1.310   89.5   48.7   292   21.8 
2026-01-10 00:00 UT   13 24 14.8   +00 47 15     0.871    1.316   90.2   48.4   292   21.8 
2026-01-11 00:00 UT   13 25 37.3   +00 50 30     0.868    1.322   90.9   48.1   292   21.8 
2026-01-12 00:00 UT   13 26 57.6   +00 54 03     0.865    1.328   91.6   47.7   292   21.8 
2026-01-13 00:00 UT   13 28 15.8   +00 57 52     0.862    1.335   92.4   47.4   292   21.8 
2026-01-14 00:00 UT   13 29 31.7   +01 01 60     0.859    1.341   93.1   47.1   291   21.8 
2026-01-15 00:00 UT   13 30 45.4   +01 06 25     0.856    1.347   93.8   46.8   291   21.8 
2026-01-16 00:00 UT   13 31 56.8   +01 11 09     0.853    1.353   94.6   46.4   291   21.8 
2026-01-17 00:00 UT   13 33 05.9   +01 16 11     0.850    1.359   95.4   46.1   291   21.7 
2026-01-18 00:00 UT   13 34 12.6   +01 21 32     0.847    1.365   96.1   45.8   291   21.7 
2026-01-19 00:00 UT   13 35 16.9   +01 27 12     0.844    1.371   96.9   45.4   290   21.7 
2026-01-20 00:00 UT   13 36 18.8   +01 33 11     0.840    1.377   97.7   45.1   290   21.7 
2026-01-21 00:00 UT   13 37 18.2   +01 39 29     0.837    1.383   98.5   44.7   290   21.7 
2026-01-22 00:00 UT   13 38 15.0   +01 46 06     0.834    1.389   99.3   44.4   290   21.7 
2026-01-23 00:00 UT   13 39 09.2   +01 53 03     0.830    1.395  100.2   44.0   290   21.7 
2026-01-24 00:00 UT   13 40 00.9   +02 00 20     0.827    1.401  101.0   43.6   289   21.7 
2026-01-25 00:00 UT   13 40 49.9   +02 07 56     0.823    1.407  101.8   43.2   289   21.7 
2026-01-26 00:00 UT   13 41 36.1   +02 15 52     0.820    1.413  102.7   42.8   289   21.7 
2026-01-27 00:00 UT   13 42 19.7   +02 24 08     0.816    1.419  103.6   42.4   289   21.6 
2026-01-28 00:00 UT   13 43 00.5   +02 32 45     0.813    1.425  104.4   42.0   288   21.6 
2026-01-29 00:00 UT   13 43 38.5   +02 41 41     0.809    1.430  105.3   41.6   288   21.6 
2026-01-30 00:00 UT   13 44 13.6   +02 50 57     0.806    1.436  106.2   41.2   288   21.6 
2026-01-31 00:00 UT   13 44 45.8   +03 00 34     0.802    1.442  107.1   40.8   287   21.6 
2026-02-01 00:00 UT   13 45 15.2   +03 10 31     0.798    1.447  108.0   40.3   287   21.6 
2026-02-02 00:00 UT   13 45 41.5   +03 20 49     0.795    1.453  109.0   39.9   287   21.6 
2026-02-03 00:00 UT   13 46 04.8   +03 31 27     0.791    1.459  109.9   39.4   286   21.6 
2026-02-04 00:00 UT   13 46 25.0   +03 42 25     0.787    1.464  110.9   39.0   286   21.5 

    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.