|
2021 JD2 |
| ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
| Today | 9 Sep 2026 | 27.7 | 1.572 AU | 0.663 AU | 20h27m | -00°14' | 139.4° | 24.6° |
2021 JD2 - 2026-09-09
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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 JD2 are:
e (Eccentricity) : 0.4431661
a (Semimajor axis) : 1.8404665
i (Inclination) : 8.19044
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 220.57037
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 13.53857
M (Mean anomaly) : 10.47182
Epoch : 2026 Jun 09
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 233.97586
B (Latitude of perihelion) : 1.91121
P (Orbital period in years) : 2.50
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
2026-09-09 00:00 UT 20 27 15.2 +00 14 00 0.663 1.572 139.4 24.6 98 27.7
2026-09-09 03:52 UT 20 27 21.8 +00 16 28 0.665 1.573 139.3 24.7 98 27.8
2026-09-10 00:00 UT 20 27 56.6 +00 29 05 0.674 1.578 138.8 24.9 97 27.8
2026-09-11 00:00 UT 20 28 39.5 +00 43 48 0.685 1.584 138.1 25.1 96 27.8
2026-09-12 00:00 UT 20 29 24.0 +00 58 07 0.696 1.590 137.5 25.3 95 27.9
2026-09-13 00:00 UT 20 30 09.9 -01 12 04 0.707 1.597 136.8 25.6 95 27.9
2026-09-14 00:00 UT 20 30 57.4 -01 25 39 0.718 1.603 136.1 25.8 94 28.0
2026-09-15 00:00 UT 20 31 46.3 -01 38 51 0.729 1.609 135.5 26.0 93 28.0
2026-09-16 00:00 UT 20 32 36.7 -01 51 41 0.740 1.615 134.8 26.2 92 28.1
2026-09-17 00:00 UT 20 33 28.4 -02 04 09 0.752 1.621 134.1 26.4 91 28.1
2026-09-18 00:00 UT 20 34 21.5 -02 16 15 0.763 1.627 133.5 26.6 91 28.2
2026-09-19 00:00 UT 20 35 15.8 -02 27 60 0.775 1.633 132.8 26.8 90 28.2
2026-09-20 00:00 UT 20 36 11.5 -02 39 23 0.787 1.640 132.1 27.0 89 28.3
2026-09-21 00:00 UT 20 37 08.5 -02 50 25 0.799 1.646 131.4 27.2 89 28.3
2026-09-22 00:00 UT 20 38 06.6 -03 01 06 0.811 1.652 130.7 27.4 88 28.4
2026-09-23 00:00 UT 20 39 06.0 -03 11 26 0.823 1.658 130.1 27.6 88 28.4
2026-09-24 00:00 UT 20 40 06.5 -03 21 26 0.836 1.664 129.4 27.8 87 28.5
2026-09-25 00:00 UT 20 41 08.1 -03 31 06 0.848 1.670 128.7 28.0 86 28.5
2026-09-26 00:00 UT 20 42 10.8 -03 40 26 0.861 1.676 128.0 28.1 86 28.6
2026-09-27 00:00 UT 20 43 14.6 -03 49 26 0.873 1.682 127.3 28.3 85 28.6
2026-09-28 00:00 UT 20 44 19.4 -03 58 07 0.886 1.688 126.7 28.4 85 28.6
2026-09-29 00:00 UT 20 45 25.2 -04 06 30 0.899 1.694 126.0 28.6 84 28.7
2026-09-30 00:00 UT 20 46 31.9 -04 14 33 0.912 1.700 125.3 28.7 84 28.7
2026-10-01 00:00 UT 20 47 39.7 -04 22 18 0.925 1.706 124.6 28.9 83 28.8
2026-10-02 00:00 UT 20 48 48.3 -04 29 45 0.938 1.712 123.9 29.0 83 28.8
2026-10-03 00:00 UT 20 49 57.9 -04 36 53 0.952 1.718 123.3 29.2 82 28.9
2026-10-04 00:00 UT 20 51 08.4 -04 43 45 0.965 1.724 122.6 29.3 82 28.9
2026-10-05 00:00 UT 20 52 19.7 -04 50 18 0.978 1.730 121.9 29.4 82 28.9
2026-10-06 00:00 UT 20 53 31.9 -04 56 35 0.992 1.736 121.2 29.5 81 29.0
2026-10-07 00:00 UT 20 54 44.9 -05 02 34 1.006 1.742 120.6 29.6 81 29.0
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.