2021 GM2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	6 Jul 2026	30.2	2.106 AU	3.078 AU	07h53m	+16°40'	14.1°	6.8°

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 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
2026-07-06 00:00 UT   07 53 14.6   +16 40 37     3.078    2.106   14.1    6.8   118   30.2 
2026-07-06 06:01 UT   07 53 43.8   +16 39 30     3.077    2.105   14.0    6.7   118   30.2 
2026-07-07 00:00 UT   07 55 11.1   +16 36 08     3.074    2.100   13.6    6.6   118   30.2 
2026-07-08 00:00 UT   07 57 08.0   +16 31 32     3.070    2.093   13.2    6.4   119   30.2 
2026-07-09 00:00 UT   07 59 05.3   +16 26 49     3.067    2.087   12.7    6.2   120   30.1 
2026-07-10 00:00 UT   08 01 03.1   +16 21 60     3.063    2.080   12.3    6.0   121   30.1 
2026-07-11 00:00 UT   08 03 01.3   +16 17 04     3.058    2.074   11.8    5.8   122   30.1 
2026-07-12 00:00 UT   08 04 59.9   +16 12 01     3.054    2.067   11.4    5.6   123   30.1 
2026-07-13 00:00 UT   08 06 59.0   +16 06 51     3.050    2.061   10.9    5.4   123   30.1 
2026-07-14 00:00 UT   08 08 58.5   +16 01 35     3.045    2.054   10.5    5.2   125   30.0 
2026-07-15 00:00 UT   08 10 58.4   +15 56 11     3.041    2.047   10.1    5.0   126   30.0 
2026-07-16 00:00 UT   08 12 58.8   +15 50 41     3.036    2.041    9.6    4.8   127   30.0 
2026-07-17 00:00 UT   08 14 59.6   +15 45 03     3.031    2.034    9.2    4.6   128   30.0 
2026-07-18 00:00 UT   08 17 00.8   +15 39 19     3.026    2.027    8.8    4.4   129   30.0 
2026-07-19 00:00 UT   08 19 02.5   +15 33 28     3.021    2.021    8.4    4.2   131   29.9 
2026-07-20 00:00 UT   08 21 04.6   +15 27 29     3.015    2.014    8.0    4.0   133   29.9 
2026-07-21 00:00 UT   08 23 07.1   +15 21 24     3.010    2.007    7.6    3.8   134   29.9 
2026-07-22 00:00 UT   08 25 10.1   +15 15 11     3.004    2.000    7.2    3.6   136   29.9 
2026-07-23 00:00 UT   08 27 13.5   +15 08 52     2.999    1.994    6.8    3.5   138   29.8 

    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.