2021 JD2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	22 Sep 2026	28.4	1.652 AU	0.811 AU	20h38m	-03°01'	130.7°	27.4°

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 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
2026-09-22 00:00 UT   20 38 06.6   -03 01 06     0.811    1.652  130.7   27.4    88   28.4 
2026-09-22 23:21 UT   20 39 04.3   -03 11 10     0.823    1.658  130.1   27.6    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 
2026-10-08 00:00 UT   20 55 58.8   -05 08 16     1.020    1.748  119.9   29.7    80   29.1 
2026-10-09 00:00 UT   20 57 13.4   -05 13 42     1.034    1.753  119.2   29.8    80   29.1 
2026-10-10 00:00 UT   20 58 28.8   -05 18 52     1.048    1.759  118.5   29.9    80   29.1 
2026-10-11 00:00 UT   20 59 45.0   -05 23 45     1.062    1.765  117.9   30.0    79   29.2 
2026-10-12 00:00 UT   21 01 02.0   -05 28 22     1.076    1.771  117.2   30.1    79   29.2 
2026-10-13 00:00 UT   21 02 19.6   -05 32 44     1.090    1.777  116.5   30.2    79   29.3 
2026-10-14 00:00 UT   21 03 38.0   -05 36 50     1.105    1.783  115.9   30.2    78   29.3 
2026-10-15 00:00 UT   21 04 57.1   -05 40 40     1.119    1.788  115.2   30.3    78   29.3 
2026-10-16 00:00 UT   21 06 16.8   -05 44 16     1.134    1.794  114.6   30.4    78   29.4 
2026-10-17 00:00 UT   21 07 37.1   -05 47 37     1.148    1.800  113.9   30.4    77   29.4 
2026-10-18 00:00 UT   21 08 58.1   -05 50 43     1.163    1.806  113.2   30.5    77   29.4 

    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.