2021 GM2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	7 May 2026	30.9	2.451 AU	3.028 AU	06h11m	+18°12'	46.8°	17.5°

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 GM2 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.5598730
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.9966361
            i (Inclination)                 : 6.48923
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 192.36608
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 59.69988
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 216.99682
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 251.90529
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 5.59971
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.82            
        

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
2026-05-07 00:00 UT   06 11 14.9   +18 12 46     3.028    2.451   46.8   17.5    96   30.9 
2026-05-07 05:17 UT   06 11 33.7   +18 12 58     3.030    2.450   46.7   17.4    96   30.9 
2026-05-08 00:00 UT   06 12 40.6   +18 13 40     3.034    2.446   46.2   17.3    96   30.9 
2026-05-09 00:00 UT   06 14 07.1   +18 14 30     3.039    2.441   45.6   17.2    96   30.9 
2026-05-10 00:00 UT   06 15 34.2   +18 15 15     3.043    2.436   44.9   17.0    97   30.9 
2026-05-11 00:00 UT   06 17 01.9   +18 15 57     3.048    2.430   44.3   16.9    97   30.9 
2026-05-12 00:00 UT   06 18 30.3   +18 16 34     3.053    2.425   43.7   16.7    97   30.9 
2026-05-13 00:00 UT   06 19 59.3   +18 17 08     3.057    2.420   43.1   16.6    97   30.9 
2026-05-14 00:00 UT   06 21 28.9   +18 17 37     3.061    2.415   42.5   16.4    98   30.9 
2026-05-15 00:00 UT   06 22 59.2   +18 18 01     3.066    2.410   41.9   16.3    98   30.8 
2026-05-16 00:00 UT   06 24 30.0   +18 18 21     3.070    2.404   41.3   16.1    98   30.8 
2026-05-17 00:00 UT   06 26 01.5   +18 18 37     3.073    2.399   40.7   16.0    98   30.8 
2026-05-18 00:00 UT   06 27 33.5   +18 18 48     3.077    2.394   40.1   15.8    99   30.8 
2026-05-19 00:00 UT   06 29 06.2   +18 18 55     3.081    2.388   39.5   15.6    99   30.8 
2026-05-20 00:00 UT   06 30 39.4   +18 18 57     3.084    2.383   38.9   15.5    99   30.8 
2026-05-21 00:00 UT   06 32 13.2   +18 18 54     3.087    2.378   38.3   15.3    99   30.8 
2026-05-22 00:00 UT   06 33 47.6   +18 18 47     3.090    2.372   37.7   15.1   100   30.8 
2026-05-23 00:00 UT   06 35 22.6   +18 18 35     3.093    2.367   37.2   15.0   100   30.8 
2026-05-24 00:00 UT   06 36 58.1   +18 18 18     3.096    2.361   36.6   14.8   100   30.8 
2026-05-25 00:00 UT   06 38 34.1   +18 17 57     3.099    2.356   36.0   14.6   101   30.8 
2026-05-26 00:00 UT   06 40 10.7   +18 17 30     3.101    2.350   35.4   14.5   101   30.8 
2026-05-27 00:00 UT   06 41 47.8   +18 16 59     3.104    2.345   34.9   14.3   101   30.7 
2026-05-28 00:00 UT   06 43 25.5   +18 16 22     3.106    2.339   34.3   14.1   101   30.7 
2026-05-29 00:00 UT   06 45 03.6   +18 15 41     3.108    2.334   33.7   14.0   102   30.7 
2026-05-30 00:00 UT   06 46 42.3   +18 14 55     3.110    2.328   33.2   13.8   102   30.7 

    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.