(332446) 2008 AF4
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	6 Mar 2026	21.0	1.618 AU	0.708 AU	13h29m	+11°23'	143.8°	21.2°

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
2026-03-06 00:00 UT   13 29 52.4   +11 23 18     0.708    1.618  143.8   21.2   264   21.0 
2026-03-06 02:53 UT   13 29 42.2   +11 25 25     0.708    1.619  143.9   21.2   264   21.0 
2026-03-07 00:00 UT   13 28 26.0   +11 40 53     0.707    1.623  144.9   20.6   263   21.0 
2026-03-08 00:00 UT   13 26 56.5   +11 58 24     0.707    1.627  146.1   19.9   261   21.0 
2026-03-09 00:00 UT   13 25 24.3   +12 15 48     0.706    1.632  147.2   19.3   260   21.0 
2026-03-10 00:00 UT   13 23 49.2   +12 33 05     0.706    1.636  148.3   18.6   258   20.9 
2026-03-11 00:00 UT   13 22 11.6   +12 50 13     0.706    1.641  149.3   18.0   256   20.9 
2026-03-12 00:00 UT   13 20 31.4   +13 07 09     0.707    1.645  150.4   17.4   254   20.9 
2026-03-13 00:00 UT   13 18 48.9   +13 23 52     0.707    1.650  151.4   16.7   251   20.9 
2026-03-14 00:00 UT   13 17 04.2   +13 40 21     0.708    1.654  152.4   16.2   249   20.9 
2026-03-15 00:00 UT   13 15 17.4   +13 56 34     0.709    1.659  153.4   15.6   246   20.9 
2026-03-16 00:00 UT   13 13 28.7   +14 12 29     0.710    1.663  154.3   15.1   244   20.9 
2026-03-17 00:00 UT   13 11 38.3   +14 28 04     0.711    1.667  155.1   14.5   241   20.9 
2026-03-18 00:00 UT   13 09 46.4   +14 43 18     0.713    1.672  155.9   14.1   238   20.9 
2026-03-19 00:00 UT   13 07 53.1   +14 58 09     0.715    1.676  156.6   13.6   234   20.9 
2026-03-20 00:00 UT   13 05 58.6   +15 12 37     0.717    1.680  157.3   13.2   231   20.9 
2026-03-21 00:00 UT   13 04 03.2   +15 26 38     0.719    1.684  157.9   12.9   227   20.9 
2026-03-22 00:00 UT   13 02 07.0   +15 40 13     0.722    1.688  158.4   12.5   223   20.9 

    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.