(332446) 2008 AF4
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	3 Apr 2026	21.1	1.735 AU	0.770 AU	12h39m	+17°42'	157.1°	13.0°

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
2026-04-03 00:00 UT   12 39 03.1   +17 42 39     0.770    1.735  157.1   13.0   175   21.1 
2026-04-03 23:23 UT   12 37 16.9   +17 49 04     0.776    1.739  156.5   13.3   171   21.1 
2026-04-04 00:00 UT   12 37 14.1   +17 49 13     0.776    1.739  156.5   13.3   171   21.1 
2026-04-05 00:00 UT   12 35 26.8   +17 55 14     0.781    1.743  155.8   13.6   168   21.1 
2026-04-06 00:00 UT   12 33 41.3   +18 00 40     0.787    1.746  155.0   14.0   165   21.2 
2026-04-07 00:00 UT   12 31 57.8   +18 05 32     0.794    1.750  154.2   14.4   163   21.2 
2026-04-08 00:00 UT   12 30 16.4   +18 09 51     0.800    1.753  153.4   14.8   160   21.2 
2026-04-09 00:00 UT   12 28 37.2   +18 13 37     0.807    1.757  152.5   15.3   158   21.3 
2026-04-10 00:00 UT   12 27 00.3   +18 16 51     0.813    1.760  151.6   15.7   155   21.3 
2026-04-11 00:00 UT   12 25 25.8   +18 19 32     0.821    1.764  150.7   16.1   153   21.4 
2026-04-12 00:00 UT   12 23 53.8   +18 21 41     0.828    1.767  149.8   16.6   151   21.4 
2026-04-13 00:00 UT   12 22 24.3   +18 23 19     0.835    1.771  148.8   17.0   150   21.4 
2026-04-14 00:00 UT   12 20 57.5   +18 24 27     0.843    1.774  147.9   17.5   148   21.5 
2026-04-15 00:00 UT   12 19 33.4   +18 25 04     0.851    1.777  146.9   18.0   146   21.5 
2026-04-16 00:00 UT   12 18 12.1   +18 25 13     0.859    1.781  145.9   18.4   145   21.6 
2026-04-17 00:00 UT   12 16 53.6   +18 24 52     0.867    1.784  144.9   18.9   143   21.6 
2026-04-18 00:00 UT   12 15 38.0   +18 24 04     0.875    1.787  143.9   19.3   142   21.6 
2026-04-19 00:00 UT   12 14 25.3   +18 22 48     0.884    1.790  142.9   19.8   141   21.7 
2026-04-20 00:00 UT   12 13 15.5   +18 21 06     0.892    1.794  141.9   20.2   139   21.7 
2026-04-21 00:00 UT   12 12 08.7   +18 18 59     0.901    1.797  140.9   20.6   138   21.7 
2026-04-22 00:00 UT   12 11 04.9   +18 16 26     0.910    1.800  139.9   21.1   137   21.8 
2026-04-23 00:00 UT   12 10 04.1   +18 13 30     0.920    1.803  138.9   21.5   136   21.8 
2026-04-24 00:00 UT   12 09 06.3   +18 10 10     0.929    1.806  138.0   21.9   135   21.9 
2026-04-25 00:00 UT   12 08 11.5   +18 06 29     0.938    1.809  137.0   22.3   134   21.9 
2026-04-26 00:00 UT   12 07 19.6   +18 02 25     0.948    1.812  136.0   22.7   133   21.9 
2026-04-27 00:00 UT   12 06 30.7   +17 58 01     0.958    1.815  135.0   23.1   132   22.0 
2026-04-28 00:00 UT   12 05 44.7   +17 53 17     0.968    1.818  134.0   23.5   132   22.0 
2026-04-29 00:00 UT   12 05 01.6   +17 48 13     0.978    1.821  133.1   23.8   131   22.1 
2026-04-30 00:00 UT   12 04 21.4   +17 42 52     0.988    1.823  132.1   24.2   130   22.1 
2026-05-01 00:00 UT   12 03 44.0   +17 37 12     0.998    1.826  131.2   24.5   130   22.1 

    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.