2021 AX
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	28 Mar 2026	30.1	2.311 AU	2.826 AU	21h20m	-16°56'	49.8°	19.3°

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 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
2026-03-28 00:00 UT   21 20 18.4   -16 56 46     2.826    2.311   49.8   19.3   251   30.1 
2026-03-28 12:15 UT   21 20 59.7   -16 54 02     2.825    2.315   50.1   19.3   251   30.1 
2026-03-29 00:00 UT   21 21 39.1   -16 51 26     2.824    2.319   50.4   19.4   251   30.1 
2026-03-30 00:00 UT   21 22 58.9   -16 46 08     2.822    2.328   51.1   19.5   251   30.1 
2026-03-31 00:00 UT   21 24 17.7   -16 40 53     2.819    2.337   51.7   19.6   251   30.1 
2026-04-01 00:00 UT   21 25 35.5   -16 35 40     2.817    2.345   52.4   19.7   251   30.1 
2026-04-02 00:00 UT   21 26 52.4   -16 30 31     2.814    2.354   53.1   19.8   251   30.2 
2026-04-03 00:00 UT   21 28 08.2   -16 25 24     2.812    2.363   53.7   20.0   251   30.2 
2026-04-04 00:00 UT   21 29 23.2   -16 20 21     2.809    2.371   54.4   20.1   251   30.2 
2026-04-05 00:00 UT   21 30 37.1   -16 15 21     2.806    2.380   55.1   20.2   251   30.2 
2026-04-06 00:00 UT   21 31 50.0   -16 10 23     2.803    2.388   55.8   20.3   250   30.2 
2026-04-07 00:00 UT   21 33 02.0   -16 05 30     2.800    2.397   56.5   20.4   250   30.2 
2026-04-08 00:00 UT   21 34 13.0   -16 00 39     2.796    2.405   57.2   20.5   250   30.2 
2026-04-09 00:00 UT   21 35 23.0   -15 55 52     2.793    2.414   57.8   20.6   250   30.2 
2026-04-10 00:00 UT   21 36 32.0   -15 51 09     2.789    2.422   58.5   20.7   250   30.2 
2026-04-11 00:00 UT   21 37 40.0   -15 46 30     2.785    2.431   59.2   20.7   250   30.2 
2026-04-12 00:00 UT   21 38 47.1   -15 41 54     2.781    2.439   59.9   20.8   250   30.2 
2026-04-13 00:00 UT   21 39 53.1   -15 37 22     2.777    2.447   60.6   20.9   250   30.2 
2026-04-14 00:00 UT   21 40 58.1   -15 32 54     2.773    2.456   61.4   21.0   250   30.2 
2026-04-15 00:00 UT   21 42 02.1   -15 28 31     2.769    2.464   62.1   21.1   250   30.3 
2026-04-16 00:00 UT   21 43 05.0   -15 24 11     2.765    2.472   62.8   21.2   250   30.3 
2026-04-17 00:00 UT   21 44 07.0   -15 19 56     2.760    2.481   63.5   21.2   250   30.3 
2026-04-18 00:00 UT   21 45 07.9   -15 15 46     2.755    2.489   64.2   21.3   250   30.3 
2026-04-19 00:00 UT   21 46 07.7   -15 11 40     2.751    2.497   65.0   21.4   250   30.3 
2026-04-20 00:00 UT   21 47 06.6   -15 07 38     2.746    2.505   65.7   21.4   250   30.3 
2026-04-21 00:00 UT   21 48 04.3   -15 03 42     2.741    2.514   66.4   21.5   250   30.3 
2026-04-22 00:00 UT   21 49 01.0   -14 59 50     2.736    2.522   67.2   21.6   250   30.3 
2026-04-23 00:00 UT   21 49 56.7   -14 56 03     2.730    2.530   67.9   21.6   250   30.3 
2026-04-24 00:00 UT   21 50 51.2   -14 52 21     2.725    2.538   68.7   21.7   250   30.3 
2026-04-25 00:00 UT   21 51 44.8   -14 48 44     2.720    2.546   69.4   21.7   250   30.3 
2026-04-26 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 

    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.