(332446) 2008 AF4
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	27 Mar 2026	20.9	1.708 AU	0.738 AU	12h52m	+16°40'	159.5°	11.8°

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 2008 AF4 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.4099486
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.3799692
            i (Inclination)                 : 8.93182
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 109.30248
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 293.37413
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 29.75794
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 42.93224
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -8.19355
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 1.62            
        

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
2026-03-27 00:00 UT   12 52 21.3   +16 40 44     0.738    1.708  159.5   11.8   202   20.9 
2026-03-27 22:44 UT   12 50 30.8   +16 50 43     0.741    1.712  159.5   11.8   198   20.9 
2026-03-28 00:00 UT   12 50 24.7   +16 51 16     0.742    1.712  159.4   11.8   198   20.9 
2026-03-29 00:00 UT   12 48 28.6   +17 01 14     0.746    1.716  159.3   11.9   194   20.9 
2026-03-30 00:00 UT   12 46 33.3   +17 10 39     0.750    1.720  159.0   12.0   190   21.0 
2026-03-31 00:00 UT   12 44 38.9   +17 19 30     0.755    1.724  158.6   12.2   186   21.0 
2026-04-01 00:00 UT   12 42 45.7   +17 27 48     0.760    1.728  158.2   12.4   182   21.0 
2026-04-02 00:00 UT   12 40 53.7   +17 35 30     0.765    1.731  157.7   12.7   178   21.0 
2026-04-03 00:00 UT   12 39 03.1   +17 42 39     0.770    1.735  157.1   13.0   175   21.1 
2026-04-04 00:00 UT   12 37 14.1   +17 49 13     0.776    1.739  156.5   13.3   171   21.1 
2026-04-05 00:00 UT   12 35 26.8   +17 55 14     0.781    1.743  155.8   13.6   168   21.1 
2026-04-06 00:00 UT   12 33 41.3   +18 00 40     0.787    1.746  155.0   14.0   165   21.2 
2026-04-07 00:00 UT   12 31 57.8   +18 05 32     0.794    1.750  154.2   14.4   163   21.2 
2026-04-08 00:00 UT   12 30 16.4   +18 09 51     0.800    1.753  153.4   14.8   160   21.2 
2026-04-09 00:00 UT   12 28 37.2   +18 13 37     0.807    1.757  152.5   15.3   158   21.3 
2026-04-10 00:00 UT   12 27 00.3   +18 16 51     0.813    1.760  151.6   15.7   155   21.3 
2026-04-11 00:00 UT   12 25 25.8   +18 19 32     0.821    1.764  150.7   16.1   153   21.4 
2026-04-12 00:00 UT   12 23 53.8   +18 21 41     0.828    1.767  149.8   16.6   151   21.4 
2026-04-13 00:00 UT   12 22 24.3   +18 23 19     0.835    1.771  148.8   17.0   150   21.4 
2026-04-14 00:00 UT   12 20 57.5   +18 24 27     0.843    1.774  147.9   17.5   148   21.5 
2026-04-15 00:00 UT   12 19 33.4   +18 25 04     0.851    1.777  146.9   18.0   146   21.5 
2026-04-16 00:00 UT   12 18 12.1   +18 25 13     0.859    1.781  145.9   18.4   145   21.6 

    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.