2021 AE2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	29 Oct 2025	29.5	2.064 AU	2.944 AU	15h44m	-19°09'	22.8°	10.7°

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
2025-10-29 00:00 UT   15 44 34.4   -19 09 40     2.944    2.064   22.8   10.7   101   29.5 
2025-10-29 16:57 UT   15 46 03.6   -19 14 33     2.949    2.066   22.4   10.6   101   29.5 
2025-10-30 00:00 UT   15 46 40.8   -19 16 34     2.951    2.067   22.3   10.5   101   29.5 
2025-10-31 00:00 UT   15 48 47.2   -19 23 21     2.958    2.070   21.8   10.3   101   29.5 
2025-11-01 00:00 UT   15 50 53.6   -19 30 03     2.965    2.072   21.3   10.0   101   29.5 
2025-11-02 00:00 UT   15 53 00.0   -19 36 38     2.972    2.075   20.8    9.8   100   29.5 
2025-11-03 00:00 UT   15 55 06.6   -19 43 07     2.979    2.078   20.3    9.6   100   29.5 
2025-11-04 00:00 UT   15 57 13.1   -19 49 30     2.986    2.080   19.8    9.3   100   29.5 
2025-11-05 00:00 UT   15 59 19.7   -19 55 47     2.993    2.083   19.3    9.1   100   29.5 
2025-11-06 00:00 UT   16 01 26.3   -20 01 57     2.999    2.086   18.9    8.8   100   29.5 
2025-11-07 00:00 UT   16 03 32.9   -20 08 02     3.005    2.088   18.4    8.6    99   29.4 
2025-11-08 00:00 UT   16 05 39.6   -20 13 60     3.012    2.091   17.9    8.4    99   29.4 
2025-11-09 00:00 UT   16 07 46.3   -20 19 52     3.018    2.093   17.4    8.1    99   29.4 
2025-11-10 00:00 UT   16 09 53.1   -20 25 37     3.024    2.096   16.9    7.9    99   29.4 
2025-11-11 00:00 UT   16 11 59.9   -20 31 17     3.030    2.098   16.4    7.6    98   29.4 
2025-11-12 00:00 UT   16 14 06.7   -20 36 50     3.036    2.101   15.9    7.4    98   29.4 
2025-11-13 00:00 UT   16 16 13.6   -20 42 17     3.041    2.103   15.4    7.2    98   29.4 
2025-11-14 00:00 UT   16 18 20.5   -20 47 37     3.047    2.106   14.8    6.9    98   29.4 

    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.