2021 AX
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	25 Apr 2026	30.3	2.546 AU	2.720 AU	21h51m	-14°48'	69.4°	21.7°

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 AX are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.7240089
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.7850173
            i (Inclination)                 : 3.02934
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 85.47393
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 86.42387
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 9.14022
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 171.89281
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 3.02344
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.65            
        

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
2026-04-25 00:00 UT   21 51 44.8   -14 48 44     2.720    2.546   69.4   21.7   250   30.3 
2026-04-25 12:35 UT   21 52 12.4   -14 46 53     2.717    2.551   69.8   21.7   250   30.3 
2026-04-26 00:00 UT   21 52 37.2   -14 45 13     2.714    2.554   70.2   21.7   250   30.3 
2026-04-27 00:00 UT   21 53 28.5   -14 41 46     2.708    2.562   70.9   21.8   250   30.3 
2026-04-28 00:00 UT   21 54 18.8   -14 38 25     2.703    2.571   71.7   21.8   250   30.3 
2026-04-29 00:00 UT   21 55 08.0   -14 35 09     2.697    2.579   72.4   21.9   250   30.3 
2026-04-30 00:00 UT   21 55 56.1   -14 31 59     2.691    2.587   73.2   21.9   250   30.3 
2026-05-01 00:00 UT   21 56 43.0   -14 28 55     2.685    2.595   74.0   21.9   249   30.3 
2026-05-02 00:00 UT   21 57 28.9   -14 25 56     2.679    2.602   74.8   21.9   249   30.3 
2026-05-03 00:00 UT   21 58 13.6   -14 23 03     2.672    2.610   75.6   22.0   249   30.3 
2026-05-04 00:00 UT   21 58 57.2   -14 20 15     2.666    2.618   76.3   22.0   249   30.3 
2026-05-05 00:00 UT   21 59 39.7   -14 17 34     2.660    2.626   77.1   22.0   249   30.3 
2026-05-06 00:00 UT   22 00 21.0   -14 14 58     2.653    2.634   77.9   22.0   249   30.3 
2026-05-07 00:00 UT   22 01 01.2   -14 12 29     2.647    2.642   78.7   22.0   249   30.3 
2026-05-08 00:00 UT   22 01 40.2   -14 10 06     2.640    2.650   79.5   22.0   249   30.3 
2026-05-09 00:00 UT   22 02 18.1   -14 07 49     2.633    2.658   80.3   22.0   249   30.3 
2026-05-10 00:00 UT   22 02 54.7   -14 05 39     2.627    2.665   81.2   22.0   249   30.3 
2026-05-11 00:00 UT   22 03 30.2   -14 03 35     2.620    2.673   82.0   22.0   249   30.3 
2026-05-12 00:00 UT   22 04 04.5   -14 01 38     2.613    2.681   82.8   22.0   249   30.3 
2026-05-13 00:00 UT   22 04 37.5   -13 59 48     2.606    2.689   83.6   21.9   249   30.3 
2026-05-14 00:00 UT   22 05 09.3   -13 58 04     2.599    2.696   84.5   21.9   249   30.3 
2026-05-15 00:00 UT   22 05 39.9   -13 56 27     2.592    2.704   85.3   21.9   249   30.3 
2026-05-16 00:00 UT   22 06 09.2   -13 54 57     2.585    2.712   86.2   21.8   249   30.3 
2026-05-17 00:00 UT   22 06 37.3   -13 53 35     2.578    2.719   87.0   21.8   249   30.3 
2026-05-18 00:00 UT   22 07 04.1   -13 52 19     2.571    2.727   87.9   21.8   249   30.3 
2026-05-19 00:00 UT   22 07 29.6   -13 51 11     2.563    2.735   88.7   21.7   249   30.3 
2026-05-20 00:00 UT   22 07 53.8   -13 50 10     2.556    2.742   89.6   21.7   249   30.3 
2026-05-21 00:00 UT   22 08 16.7   -13 49 16     2.549    2.750   90.5   21.6   249   30.3 
2026-05-22 00:00 UT   22 08 38.4   -13 48 30     2.541    2.757   91.3   21.5   249   30.3 
2026-05-23 00:00 UT   22 08 58.7   -13 47 51     2.534    2.765   92.2   21.5   249   30.3 
2026-05-24 00:00 UT   22 09 17.6   -13 47 20     2.527    2.772   93.1   21.4   249   30.3 
2026-05-25 00:00 UT   22 09 35.3   -13 46 56     2.519    2.780   94.0   21.3   250   30.3 

    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.