(332446) 2008 AF4
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	4 Feb 2026	21.5	1.464 AU	0.787 AU	13h46m	+03°42'	110.9°	39.0°

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
2026-02-04 00:00 UT   13 46 25.0   +03 42 25     0.787    1.464  110.9   39.0   286   21.5 
2026-02-04 03:31 UT   13 46 27.7   +03 44 03     0.787    1.465  111.0   38.9   286   21.5 
2026-02-05 00:00 UT   13 46 42.1   +03 53 44     0.784    1.470  111.8   38.5   286   21.5 
2026-02-06 00:00 UT   13 46 56.0   +04 05 24     0.780    1.476  112.8   38.0   285   21.5 
2026-02-07 00:00 UT   13 47 06.7   +04 17 23     0.777    1.481  113.8   37.5   285   21.5 
2026-02-08 00:00 UT   13 47 14.1   +04 29 44     0.773    1.487  114.8   37.0   285   21.5 
2026-02-09 00:00 UT   13 47 18.2   +04 42 24     0.769    1.492  115.8   36.5   284   21.5 
2026-02-10 00:00 UT   13 47 19.0   +04 55 24     0.766    1.497  116.8   36.0   284   21.4 
2026-02-11 00:00 UT   13 47 16.3   +05 08 44     0.763    1.503  117.8   35.5   283   21.4 
2026-02-12 00:00 UT   13 47 10.2   +05 22 24     0.759    1.508  118.9   35.0   283   21.4 
2026-02-13 00:00 UT   13 47 00.6   +05 36 23     0.756    1.514  119.9   34.4   282   21.4 
2026-02-14 00:00 UT   13 46 47.4   +05 50 41     0.752    1.519  121.0   33.9   282   21.4 
2026-02-15 00:00 UT   13 46 30.8   +06 05 17     0.749    1.524  122.1   33.3   281   21.4 
2026-02-16 00:00 UT   13 46 10.5   +06 20 11     0.746    1.529  123.2   32.7   281   21.3 
2026-02-17 00:00 UT   13 45 46.6   +06 35 22     0.743    1.535  124.3   32.2   280   21.3 
2026-02-18 00:00 UT   13 45 19.1   +06 50 50     0.740    1.540  125.4   31.6   280   21.3 
2026-02-19 00:00 UT   13 44 48.0   +07 06 34     0.737    1.545  126.5   31.0   279   21.3 
2026-02-20 00:00 UT   13 44 13.1   +07 22 33     0.734    1.550  127.6   30.4   278   21.3 
2026-02-21 00:00 UT   13 43 34.7   +07 38 47     0.731    1.555  128.7   29.7   278   21.3 
2026-02-22 00:00 UT   13 42 52.6   +07 55 14     0.729    1.560  129.9   29.1   277   21.2 
2026-02-23 00:00 UT   13 42 06.8   +08 11 53     0.726    1.565  131.0   28.5   276   21.2 
2026-02-24 00:00 UT   13 41 17.5   +08 28 43     0.724    1.570  132.2   27.9   275   21.2 
2026-02-25 00:00 UT   13 40 24.5   +08 45 44     0.722    1.575  133.3   27.2   275   21.2 
2026-02-26 00:00 UT   13 39 28.0   +09 02 54     0.720    1.580  134.5   26.6   274   21.2 
2026-02-27 00:00 UT   13 38 27.9   +09 20 13     0.718    1.585  135.6   25.9   273   21.1 
2026-02-28 00:00 UT   13 37 24.4   +09 37 38     0.716    1.590  136.8   25.2   272   21.1 
2026-03-01 00:00 UT   13 36 17.3   +09 55 08     0.714    1.595  138.0   24.6   271   21.1 
2026-03-02 00:00 UT   13 35 06.9   +10 12 43     0.713    1.599  139.2   23.9   270   21.1 
2026-03-03 00:00 UT   13 33 53.2   +10 30 21     0.711    1.604  140.3   23.2   268   21.1 
2026-03-04 00:00 UT   13 32 36.1   +10 48 00     0.710    1.609  141.5   22.6   267   21.0 
2026-03-05 00:00 UT   13 31 15.8   +11 05 40     0.709    1.614  142.6   21.9   266   21.0 

    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.