2021 AE2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	27 Oct 2026	27.8	1.584 AU	1.096 AU	20h57m	-18°19'	98.4°	38.4°

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 AE2 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.3786758
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.6200486
            i (Inclination)                 : 1.06669
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 125.36448
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 333.73963
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 228.13740
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 99.10805
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -0.47194
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.06            
        

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
2026-10-27 00:00 UT   20 57 40.3   -18 19 56     1.096    1.584   98.4   38.4    74   27.8 
2026-10-27 06:58 UT   20 57 57.0   -18 18 47     1.097    1.582   98.2   38.4    74   27.8 
2026-10-28 00:00 UT   20 58 38.7   -18 15 55     1.101    1.578   97.7   38.6    74   27.8 
2026-10-29 00:00 UT   20 59 39.3   -18 11 43     1.106    1.573   96.9   38.8    74   27.8 
2026-10-30 00:00 UT   21 00 42.1   -18 07 21     1.111    1.568   96.2   39.0    73   27.9 
2026-10-31 00:00 UT   21 01 47.0   -18 02 48     1.116    1.563   95.5   39.2    73   27.9 
2026-11-01 00:00 UT   21 02 54.0   -17 58 05     1.121    1.557   94.7   39.4    73   27.9 
2026-11-02 00:00 UT   21 04 03.1   -17 53 11     1.126    1.552   94.0   39.6    73   27.9 
2026-11-03 00:00 UT   21 05 14.2   -17 48 06     1.131    1.547   93.3   39.8    73   27.9 
2026-11-04 00:00 UT   21 06 27.3   -17 42 51     1.136    1.541   92.6   40.0    73   27.9 
2026-11-05 00:00 UT   21 07 42.5   -17 37 25     1.140    1.536   91.9   40.2    73   27.9 
2026-11-06 00:00 UT   21 08 59.6   -17 31 49     1.145    1.531   91.2   40.4    73   27.9 
2026-11-07 00:00 UT   21 10 18.6   -17 26 01     1.150    1.525   90.6   40.5    73   27.9 
2026-11-08 00:00 UT   21 11 39.5   -17 20 03     1.154    1.520   89.9   40.7    73   27.9 
2026-11-09 00:00 UT   21 13 02.3   -17 13 54     1.159    1.515   89.2   40.8    73   27.9 
2026-11-10 00:00 UT   21 14 27.0   -17 07 35     1.163    1.509   88.6   41.0    73   27.9 
2026-11-11 00:00 UT   21 15 53.4   -17 01 04     1.168    1.504   87.9   41.2    73   27.9 
2026-11-12 00:00 UT   21 17 21.7   -16 54 23     1.172    1.498   87.3   41.3    72   27.9 
2026-11-13 00:00 UT   21 18 51.7   -16 47 31     1.177    1.493   86.7   41.4    72   27.9 
2026-11-14 00:00 UT   21 20 23.4   -16 40 28     1.181    1.488   86.1   41.6    72   27.9 
2026-11-15 00:00 UT   21 21 56.8   -16 33 14     1.185    1.482   85.4   41.7    72   27.9 
2026-11-16 00:00 UT   21 23 31.9   -16 25 49     1.189    1.477   84.8   41.8    72   27.9 
2026-11-17 00:00 UT   21 25 08.7   -16 18 14     1.193    1.471   84.2   42.0    72   27.9 
2026-11-18 00:00 UT   21 26 47.0   -16 10 27     1.197    1.466   83.6   42.1    72   28.0 
2026-11-19 00:00 UT   21 28 27.0   -16 02 30     1.201    1.460   83.1   42.2    72   28.0 
2026-11-20 00:00 UT   21 30 08.4   -15 54 22     1.205    1.455   82.5   42.3    72   28.0 

    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.