2021 AB
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	9 Nov 2026	32.1	4.106 AU	4.147 AU	20h36m	-17°53'	80.8°	13.8°

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 AB are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.6492083
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.5129188
            i (Inclination)                 : 1.42582
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 293.09222
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 213.44991
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 121.68256
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 326.53397
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -0.78587
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.98            
        

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
2026-11-09 00:00 UT   20 36 52.6   -17 53 17     4.147    4.106   80.8   13.8    75   32.1 
2026-11-09 02:47 UT   20 36 55.8   -17 53 06     4.149    4.106   80.7   13.8    75   32.1 
2026-11-10 00:00 UT   20 37 20.5   -17 51 37     4.163    4.107   79.9   13.7    75   32.1 
2026-11-11 00:00 UT   20 37 49.2   -17 49 54     4.180    4.108   79.0   13.7    75   32.2 
2026-11-12 00:00 UT   20 38 18.6   -17 48 07     4.197    4.109   78.1   13.6    75   32.2 
2026-11-13 00:00 UT   20 38 48.7   -17 46 18     4.213    4.110   77.2   13.6    75   32.2 
2026-11-14 00:00 UT   20 39 19.6   -17 44 25     4.230    4.110   76.3   13.5    75   32.2 
2026-11-15 00:00 UT   20 39 51.1   -17 42 30     4.246    4.111   75.5   13.5    75   32.2 
2026-11-16 00:00 UT   20 40 23.4   -17 40 31     4.263    4.112   74.6   13.4    75   32.2 
2026-11-17 00:00 UT   20 40 56.3   -17 38 29     4.279    4.113   73.7   13.3    75   32.2 
2026-11-18 00:00 UT   20 41 29.9   -17 36 24     4.295    4.114   72.9   13.3    75   32.2 
2026-11-19 00:00 UT   20 42 04.1   -17 34 17     4.312    4.115   72.0   13.2    75   32.2 
2026-11-20 00:00 UT   20 42 39.0   -17 32 06     4.328    4.116   71.1   13.1    75   32.2 
2026-11-21 00:00 UT   20 43 14.5   -17 29 52     4.344    4.116   70.3   13.1    75   32.2 
2026-11-22 00:00 UT   20 43 50.6   -17 27 36     4.360    4.117   69.4   13.0    75   32.2 
2026-11-23 00:00 UT   20 44 27.4   -17 25 17     4.375    4.118   68.5   12.9    75   32.2 
2026-11-24 00:00 UT   20 45 04.7   -17 22 54     4.391    4.119   67.7   12.8    75   32.2 
2026-11-25 00:00 UT   20 45 42.6   -17 20 29     4.407    4.119   66.8   12.7    74   32.2 
2026-11-26 00:00 UT   20 46 21.1   -17 18 01     4.422    4.120   66.0   12.6    74   32.2 
2026-11-27 00:00 UT   20 47 00.2   -17 15 30     4.438    4.121   65.1   12.5    74   32.2 
2026-11-28 00:00 UT   20 47 39.8   -17 12 57     4.453    4.122   64.3   12.5    74   32.3 
2026-11-29 00:00 UT   20 48 19.9   -17 10 20     4.468    4.122   63.4   12.4    74   32.3 
2026-11-30 00:00 UT   20 49 00.6   -17 07 41     4.483    4.123   62.6   12.3    74   32.3 
2026-12-01 00:00 UT   20 49 41.9   -17 04 59     4.498    4.124   61.7   12.2    74   32.3 
2026-12-02 00:00 UT   20 50 23.6   -17 02 14     4.513    4.124   60.9   12.1    74   32.3 
2026-12-03 00:00 UT   20 51 05.9   -16 59 27     4.528    4.125   60.1   12.0    74   32.3 
2026-12-04 00:00 UT   20 51 48.6   -16 56 36     4.542    4.126   59.2   11.8    74   32.3 
2026-12-05 00:00 UT   20 52 31.9   -16 53 43     4.557    4.126   58.4   11.7    74   32.3 
2026-12-06 00:00 UT   20 53 15.6   -16 50 48     4.571    4.127   57.6   11.6    74   32.3 
2026-12-07 00:00 UT   20 53 59.8   -16 47 49     4.585    4.128   56.7   11.5    74   32.3 
2026-12-08 00:00 UT   20 54 44.5   -16 44 48     4.599    4.128   55.9   11.4    74   32.3 
2026-12-09 00:00 UT   20 55 29.6   -16 41 44     4.613    4.129   55.1   11.3    74   32.3 

    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.