2021 AE2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	29 Jun 2026	28.2	2.071 AU	1.318 AU	22h17m	-10°43'	124.6°	23.8°

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 2021 AE2 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.3788325
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.6202837
            i (Inclination)                 : 1.06688
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 125.36567
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 333.72763
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 132.32851
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 99.09724
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -0.47222
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.06            
        

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
2026-06-29 00:00 UT   22 17 27.3   -10 43 32     1.318    2.071  124.6   23.8   249   28.2 
2026-06-29 00:52 UT   22 17 27.5   -10 43 33     1.317    2.071  124.6   23.8   249   28.2 
2026-06-30 00:00 UT   22 17 31.8   -10 43 41     1.305    2.068  125.5   23.6   249   28.1 
2026-07-01 00:00 UT   22 17 34.3   -10 44 01     1.293    2.066  126.5   23.3   249   28.1 
2026-07-02 00:00 UT   22 17 34.8   -10 44 33     1.281    2.063  127.4   23.0   249   28.1 
2026-07-03 00:00 UT   22 17 33.2   -10 45 18     1.269    2.060  128.4   22.8   249   28.0 
2026-07-04 00:00 UT   22 17 29.5   -10 46 14     1.257    2.057  129.4   22.5   249   28.0 
2026-07-05 00:00 UT   22 17 23.8   -10 47 24     1.245    2.054  130.3   22.2   249   28.0 
2026-07-06 00:00 UT   22 17 15.9   -10 48 46     1.233    2.052  131.3   21.8   249   27.9 
2026-07-07 00:00 UT   22 17 05.8   -10 50 21     1.221    2.049  132.3   21.5   249   27.9 
2026-07-08 00:00 UT   22 16 53.5   -10 52 09     1.210    2.046  133.3   21.2   249   27.9 
2026-07-09 00:00 UT   22 16 38.9   -10 54 11     1.198    2.043  134.4   20.8   249   27.8 
2026-07-10 00:00 UT   22 16 22.1   -10 56 26     1.187    2.040  135.4   20.5   249   27.8 
2026-07-11 00:00 UT   22 16 02.9   -10 58 54     1.176    2.037  136.4   20.1   249   27.8 
2026-07-12 00:00 UT   22 15 41.5   -11 01 36     1.165    2.034  137.5   19.7   249   27.7 
2026-07-13 00:00 UT   22 15 17.6   -11 04 32     1.154    2.031  138.5   19.4   249   27.7 
2026-07-14 00:00 UT   22 14 51.4   -11 07 42     1.144    2.028  139.6   19.0   249   27.7 
2026-07-15 00:00 UT   22 14 22.8   -11 11 06     1.133    2.025  140.7   18.5   249   27.6 
2026-07-16 00:00 UT   22 13 51.8   -11 14 44     1.123    2.022  141.8   18.1   249   27.6 
2026-07-17 00:00 UT   22 13 18.4   -11 18 35     1.113    2.019  142.9   17.7   250   27.6 
2026-07-18 00:00 UT   22 12 42.6   -11 22 41     1.103    2.015  144.0   17.2   250   27.5 
2026-07-19 00:00 UT   22 12 04.3   -11 26 60     1.093    2.012  145.1   16.8   250   27.5 
2026-07-20 00:00 UT   22 11 23.6   -11 31 33     1.083    2.009  146.3   16.3   250   27.4 
2026-07-21 00:00 UT   22 10 40.5   -11 36 19     1.074    2.006  147.4   15.8   250   27.4 
2026-07-22 00:00 UT   22 09 54.9   -11 41 19     1.064    2.003  148.6   15.3   250   27.4 
2026-07-23 00:00 UT   22 09 06.9   -11 46 33     1.055    1.999  149.8   14.8   250   27.3 
2026-07-24 00:00 UT   22 08 16.5   -11 51 59     1.046    1.996  150.9   14.3   250   27.3 
2026-07-25 00:00 UT   22 07 23.6   -11 57 39     1.038    1.993  152.1   13.8   250   27.2 
2026-07-26 00:00 UT   22 06 28.4   -12 03 31     1.029    1.989  153.3   13.3   250   27.2 
2026-07-27 00:00 UT   22 05 30.7   -12 09 36     1.021    1.986  154.5   12.7   250   27.2 
2026-07-28 00:00 UT   22 04 30.7   -12 15 53     1.013    1.983  155.8   12.1   251   27.1 
2026-07-29 00:00 UT   22 03 28.4   -12 22 23     1.005    1.979  157.0   11.6   251   27.1 

    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.