2020 AE1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	21 Apr 2026	29.6	1.359 AU	0.811 AU	19h47m	-25°30'	96.4°	47.3°

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 2020 AE1 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.2355505
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.2893448
            i (Inclination)                 : 4.33761
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 282.88328
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 207.66484
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 348.49302
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 310.48059
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -2.01244
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 1.46            
        

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
2026-04-21 00:00 UT   19 47 33.4   -25 30 13     0.811    1.359   96.4   47.3   260   29.6 
2026-04-21 17:19 UT   19 48 43.4   -25 26 10     0.807    1.361   96.8   47.1   260   29.6 
2026-04-22 00:00 UT   19 49 10.1   -25 24 36     0.806    1.362   97.0   47.1   260   29.6 
2026-04-23 00:00 UT   19 50 44.6   -25 18 59     0.801    1.366   97.6   46.9   260   29.6 
2026-04-24 00:00 UT   19 52 16.7   -25 13 22     0.797    1.369   98.2   46.6   260   29.6 
2026-04-25 00:00 UT   19 53 46.4   -25 07 46     0.792    1.372   98.8   46.4   260   29.5 
2026-04-26 00:00 UT   19 55 13.8   -25 02 10     0.787    1.375   99.4   46.2   260   29.5 
2026-04-27 00:00 UT   19 56 38.8   -24 56 36     0.782    1.379  100.1   46.0   260   29.5 
2026-04-28 00:00 UT   19 58 01.3   -24 51 03     0.778    1.382  100.7   45.7   259   29.5 
2026-04-29 00:00 UT   19 59 21.4   -24 45 32     0.773    1.385  101.4   45.5   259   29.5 
2026-04-30 00:00 UT   20 00 39.0   -24 40 02     0.768    1.388  102.0   45.2   259   29.5 
2026-05-01 00:00 UT   20 01 54.1   -24 34 34     0.763    1.391  102.7   44.9   259   29.4 
2026-05-02 00:00 UT   20 03 06.6   -24 29 09     0.758    1.394  103.4   44.7   259   29.4 
2026-05-03 00:00 UT   20 04 16.5   -24 23 47     0.753    1.397  104.1   44.4   259   29.4 
2026-05-04 00:00 UT   20 05 23.7   -24 18 27     0.748    1.400  104.8   44.1   259   29.4 
2026-05-05 00:00 UT   20 06 28.3   -24 13 11     0.743    1.404  105.5   43.8   259   29.4 
2026-05-06 00:00 UT   20 07 30.1   -24 07 58     0.738    1.407  106.2   43.5   259   29.4 
2026-05-07 00:00 UT   20 08 29.1   -24 02 48     0.733    1.410  106.9   43.2   259   29.3 
2026-05-08 00:00 UT   20 09 25.3   -23 57 43     0.728    1.413  107.7   42.9   259   29.3 
2026-05-09 00:00 UT   20 10 18.7   -23 52 42     0.723    1.415  108.4   42.6   259   29.3 
2026-05-10 00:00 UT   20 11 09.1   -23 47 45     0.718    1.418  109.2   42.2   259   29.3 
2026-05-11 00:00 UT   20 11 56.5   -23 42 53     0.713    1.421  110.0   41.9   259   29.3 
2026-05-12 00:00 UT   20 12 40.8   -23 38 06     0.708    1.424  110.7   41.5   259   29.2 
2026-05-13 00:00 UT   20 13 22.1   -23 33 24     0.703    1.427  111.5   41.2   259   29.2 
2026-05-14 00:00 UT   20 14 00.2   -23 28 47     0.698    1.430  112.3   40.8   259   29.2 
2026-05-15 00:00 UT   20 14 35.2   -23 24 17     0.693    1.433  113.2   40.4   259   29.2 
2026-05-16 00:00 UT   20 15 06.8   -23 19 52     0.688    1.436  114.0   40.0   259   29.2 
2026-05-17 00:00 UT   20 15 35.2   -23 15 33     0.683    1.438  114.8   39.6   259   29.1 
2026-05-18 00:00 UT   20 16 00.2   -23 11 21     0.678    1.441  115.7   39.2   259   29.1 
2026-05-19 00:00 UT   20 16 21.8   -23 07 14     0.673    1.444  116.5   38.8   259   29.1 
2026-05-20 00:00 UT   20 16 40.0   -23 03 15     0.668    1.447  117.4   38.4   259   29.1 
2026-05-21 00:00 UT   20 16 54.6   -22 59 22     0.663    1.449  118.3   37.9   259   29.0 

    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.