2021 CF6
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	16 Nov 2025	29.3	3.158 AU	2.653 AU	23h09m	-07°35'	111.9°	16.9°

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 CF6 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.5275602
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.0841251
            i (Inclination)                 : 6.90010
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 168.40050
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 7.04700
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 200.60437
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 175.39697
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 0.84451
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.01            
        

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
2025-11-16 00:00 UT   23 09 16.2   -07 35 07     2.653    3.158  111.9   16.9    66   29.3 
2025-11-16 10:51 UT   23 09 16.2   -07 35 18     2.659    3.157  111.4   17.0    66   29.3 
2025-11-17 00:00 UT   23 09 16.5   -07 35 29     2.667    3.157  110.8   17.0    66   29.3 
2025-11-18 00:00 UT   23 09 18.1   -07 35 43     2.680    3.156  109.8   17.1    66   29.3 
2025-11-19 00:00 UT   23 09 21.0   -07 35 48     2.694    3.155  108.8   17.2    66   29.3 
2025-11-20 00:00 UT   23 09 25.2   -07 35 44     2.708    3.154  107.8   17.4    67   29.4 
2025-11-21 00:00 UT   23 09 30.6   -07 35 32     2.721    3.153  106.9   17.4    67   29.4 
2025-11-22 00:00 UT   23 09 37.3   -07 35 12     2.735    3.152  105.9   17.5    67   29.4 
2025-11-23 00:00 UT   23 09 45.2   -07 34 43     2.749    3.151  104.9   17.6    67   29.4 
2025-11-24 00:00 UT   23 09 54.4   -07 34 06     2.763    3.150  103.9   17.7    67   29.4 
2025-11-25 00:00 UT   23 10 04.8   -07 33 21     2.777    3.149  103.0   17.8    67   29.4 
2025-11-26 00:00 UT   23 10 16.4   -07 32 28     2.791    3.148  102.0   17.9    67   29.4 
2025-11-27 00:00 UT   23 10 29.2   -07 31 27     2.805    3.147  101.0   17.9    67   29.5 
2025-11-28 00:00 UT   23 10 43.2   -07 30 18     2.819    3.146  100.1   18.0    67   29.5 
2025-11-29 00:00 UT   23 10 58.3   -07 29 02     2.833    3.145   99.2   18.0    67   29.5 
2025-11-30 00:00 UT   23 11 14.6   -07 27 38     2.847    3.144   98.2   18.1    67   29.5 
2025-12-01 00:00 UT   23 11 32.0   -07 26 07     2.862    3.143   97.3   18.1    67   29.5 
2025-12-02 00:00 UT   23 11 50.6   -07 24 28     2.876    3.141   96.3   18.2    67   29.5 
2025-12-03 00:00 UT   23 12 10.2   -07 22 42     2.890    3.140   95.4   18.2    67   29.5 
2025-12-04 00:00 UT   23 12 31.0   -07 20 49     2.904    3.139   94.5   18.2    67   29.5 
2025-12-05 00:00 UT   23 12 52.8   -07 18 48     2.918    3.138   93.6   18.3    67   29.5 
2025-12-06 00:00 UT   23 13 15.7   -07 16 41     2.933    3.137   92.7   18.3    67   29.6 
2025-12-07 00:00 UT   23 13 39.6   -07 14 27     2.947    3.136   91.8   18.3    67   29.6 
2025-12-08 00:00 UT   23 14 04.5   -07 12 06     2.961    3.134   90.9   18.3    67   29.6 
2025-12-09 00:00 UT   23 14 30.5   -07 09 39     2.975    3.133   90.0   18.3    67   29.6 
2025-12-10 00:00 UT   23 14 57.5   -07 07 05     2.989    3.132   89.1   18.3    67   29.6 
2025-12-11 00:00 UT   23 15 25.5   -07 04 24     3.003    3.131   88.2   18.3    67   29.6 
2025-12-12 00:00 UT   23 15 54.4   -07 01 37     3.017    3.129   87.3   18.3    67   29.6 
2025-12-13 00:00 UT   23 16 24.3   -06 58 43     3.032    3.128   86.4   18.3    67   29.6 
2025-12-14 00:00 UT   23 16 55.2   -06 55 43     3.046    3.127   85.5   18.3    67   29.6 
2025-12-15 00:00 UT   23 17 27.0   -06 52 37     3.060    3.125   84.6   18.3    67   29.6 
2025-12-16 00:00 UT   23 17 59.8   -06 49 25     3.074    3.124   83.8   18.3    67   29.6 

    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.