2021 GM2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	18 Jan 2026	30.2	2.882 AU	2.041 AU	05h21m	+14°04'	142.2°	12.1°

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
2026-01-18 00:00 UT   05 21 50.9   +14 04 56     2.041    2.882  142.2   12.1    74   30.2 
2026-01-18 19:03 UT   05 21 08.1   +14 05 48     2.046    2.879  141.2   12.4    75   30.2 
2026-01-19 00:00 UT   05 20 57.1   +14 06 02     2.047    2.879  141.0   12.4    75   30.2 
2026-01-20 00:00 UT   05 20 05.0   +14 07 12     2.053    2.876  139.8   12.8    75   30.2 
2026-01-21 00:00 UT   05 19 14.4   +14 08 25     2.060    2.873  138.6   13.1    76   30.3 
2026-01-22 00:00 UT   05 18 25.4   +14 09 42     2.067    2.870  137.4   13.4    76   30.3 
2026-01-23 00:00 UT   05 17 38.0   +14 11 03     2.074    2.867  136.3   13.7    76   30.3 
2026-01-24 00:00 UT   05 16 52.4   +14 12 28     2.081    2.864  135.1   14.0    77   30.3 
2026-01-25 00:00 UT   05 16 08.4   +14 13 56     2.089    2.861  133.9   14.3    77   30.3 
2026-01-26 00:00 UT   05 15 26.2   +14 15 27     2.096    2.858  132.8   14.6    77   30.3 
2026-01-27 00:00 UT   05 14 45.6   +14 17 03     2.104    2.855  131.6   14.9    78   30.4 
2026-01-28 00:00 UT   05 14 06.8   +14 18 41     2.112    2.852  130.5   15.2    78   30.4 
2026-01-29 00:00 UT   05 13 29.8   +14 20 23     2.121    2.849  129.4   15.5    78   30.4 
2026-01-30 00:00 UT   05 12 54.5   +14 22 08     2.129    2.846  128.2   15.8    78   30.4 
2026-01-31 00:00 UT   05 12 21.0   +14 23 57     2.138    2.842  127.1   16.0    79   30.4 
2026-02-01 00:00 UT   05 11 49.2   +14 25 48     2.146    2.839  126.0   16.3    79   30.4 
2026-02-02 00:00 UT   05 11 19.2   +14 27 43     2.155    2.836  124.9   16.6    79   30.4 
2026-02-03 00:00 UT   05 10 51.0   +14 29 41     2.164    2.833  123.8   16.8    79   30.5 
2026-02-04 00:00 UT   05 10 24.6   +14 31 42     2.173    2.830  122.7   17.1    80   30.5 
2026-02-05 00:00 UT   05 09 59.9   +14 33 45     2.183    2.827  121.6   17.3    80   30.5 
2026-02-06 00:00 UT   05 09 37.1   +14 35 52     2.192    2.823  120.5   17.5    80   30.5 
2026-02-07 00:00 UT   05 09 15.9   +14 38 02     2.202    2.820  119.4   17.7    80   30.5 
2026-02-08 00:00 UT   05 08 56.6   +14 40 14     2.211    2.817  118.3   17.9    80   30.5 
2026-02-09 00:00 UT   05 08 39.1   +14 42 29     2.221    2.814  117.3   18.2    81   30.5 
2026-02-10 00:00 UT   05 08 23.3   +14 44 47     2.231    2.810  116.2   18.4    81   30.6 
2026-02-11 00:00 UT   05 08 09.3   +14 47 07     2.241    2.807  115.2   18.6    81   30.6 
2026-02-12 00:00 UT   05 07 57.0   +14 49 30     2.251    2.804  114.1   18.7    81   30.6 
2026-02-13 00:00 UT   05 07 46.5   +14 51 55     2.261    2.800  113.1   18.9    81   30.6 
2026-02-14 00:00 UT   05 07 37.7   +14 54 23     2.272    2.797  112.1   19.1    82   30.6 
2026-02-15 00:00 UT   05 07 30.7   +14 56 52     2.282    2.793  111.1   19.3    82   30.6 
2026-02-16 00:00 UT   05 07 25.4   +14 59 24     2.293    2.790  110.0   19.4    82   30.6 
2026-02-17 00:00 UT   05 07 21.8   +15 01 58     2.303    2.787  109.0   19.6    82   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.