2021 AE2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	30 May 2026	28.9	2.142 AU	1.723 AU	22h02m	-11°54'	99.8°	27.8°

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
2026-05-30 00:00 UT   22 02 20.5   -11 54 25     1.723    2.142   99.8   27.8   250   28.9 
2026-05-30 00:02 UT   22 02 20.6   -11 54 25     1.723    2.142   99.8   27.8   250   28.9 
2026-05-31 00:00 UT   22 03 10.8   -11 50 12     1.709    2.140  100.5   27.8   250   28.9 
2026-06-01 00:00 UT   22 03 60.0   -11 46 04     1.695    2.138  101.3   27.7   250   28.9 
2026-06-02 00:00 UT   22 04 48.0   -11 42 03     1.681    2.136  102.0   27.7   250   28.9 
2026-06-03 00:00 UT   22 05 34.8   -11 38 08     1.667    2.134  102.8   27.6   250   28.9 
2026-06-04 00:00 UT   22 06 20.4   -11 34 19     1.653    2.132  103.5   27.6   250   28.8 
2026-06-05 00:00 UT   22 07 04.7   -11 30 36     1.639    2.130  104.3   27.5   249   28.8 
2026-06-06 00:00 UT   22 07 47.8   -11 27 01     1.625    2.128  105.1   27.4   249   28.8 
2026-06-07 00:00 UT   22 08 29.6   -11 23 32     1.611    2.125  105.9   27.3   249   28.8 
2026-06-08 00:00 UT   22 09 10.1   -11 20 11     1.597    2.123  106.6   27.3   249   28.7 
2026-06-09 00:00 UT   22 09 49.3   -11 16 57     1.583    2.121  107.4   27.2   249   28.7 
2026-06-10 00:00 UT   22 10 27.1   -11 13 51     1.569    2.119  108.2   27.1   249   28.7 
2026-06-11 00:00 UT   22 11 03.4   -11 10 52     1.555    2.116  109.0   27.0   249   28.7 
2026-06-12 00:00 UT   22 11 38.4   -11 08 02     1.542    2.114  109.8   26.9   249   28.6 
2026-06-13 00:00 UT   22 12 11.9   -11 05 20     1.528    2.112  110.6   26.7   249   28.6 
2026-06-14 00:00 UT   22 12 43.9   -11 02 46     1.514    2.109  111.5   26.6   249   28.6 
2026-06-15 00:00 UT   22 13 14.4   -11 00 21     1.501    2.107  112.3   26.5   249   28.6 
2026-06-16 00:00 UT   22 13 43.4   -10 58 05     1.487    2.105  113.1   26.4   249   28.5 
2026-06-17 00:00 UT   22 14 10.8   -10 55 58     1.474    2.102  114.0   26.2   249   28.5 
2026-06-18 00:00 UT   22 14 36.6   -10 54 01     1.460    2.100  114.8   26.1   249   28.5 
2026-06-19 00:00 UT   22 15 00.8   -10 52 13     1.447    2.097  115.6   25.9   249   28.5 
2026-06-20 00:00 UT   22 15 23.3   -10 50 34     1.434    2.095  116.5   25.7   249   28.4 
2026-06-21 00:00 UT   22 15 44.2   -10 49 05     1.420    2.092  117.4   25.6   249   28.4 
2026-06-22 00:00 UT   22 16 03.4   -10 47 47     1.407    2.090  118.2   25.4   249   28.4 
2026-06-23 00:00 UT   22 16 20.8   -10 46 38     1.394    2.087  119.1   25.2   249   28.3 
2026-06-24 00:00 UT   22 16 36.5   -10 45 40     1.381    2.084  120.0   25.0   249   28.3 
2026-06-25 00:00 UT   22 16 50.3   -10 44 53     1.368    2.082  120.9   24.8   249   28.3 
2026-06-26 00:00 UT   22 17 02.4   -10 44 16     1.355    2.079  121.8   24.5   249   28.3 
2026-06-27 00:00 UT   22 17 12.6   -10 43 50     1.343    2.077  122.7   24.3   249   28.2 
2026-06-28 00:00 UT   22 17 20.9   -10 43 36     1.330    2.074  123.6   24.1   249   28.2 
2026-06-29 00:00 UT   22 17 27.3   -10 43 32     1.318    2.071  124.6   23.8   249   28.2 

    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.