2007 AC2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	29 Sep 2026	28.2	3.643 AU	4.635 AU	12h11m	-09°00'	7.1°	2.0°

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 2007 AC2 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.7432184
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.4140899
            i (Inclination)                 : 9.50663
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 294.35471
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 91.21037
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 72.79937
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 205.58193
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 9.50449
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.75            
        

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
2026-09-29 00:00 UT   12 11 41.4   -09 00 50     4.635    3.643    7.1    2.0   197   28.2 
2026-09-29 11:27 UT   12 12 10.1   -09 04 05     4.637    3.645    7.1    2.0   200   28.2 
2026-09-30 00:00 UT   12 12 41.6   -09 07 39     4.639    3.647    7.1    1.9   203   28.2 
2026-10-01 00:00 UT   12 13 41.8   -09 14 29     4.643    3.651    7.1    2.0   209   28.2 
2026-10-02 00:00 UT   12 14 41.9   -09 21 19     4.646    3.655    7.2    2.0   214   28.2 
2026-10-03 00:00 UT   12 15 41.8   -09 28 09     4.649    3.659    7.4    2.0   220   28.2 
2026-10-04 00:00 UT   12 16 41.7   -09 34 59     4.652    3.663    7.7    2.1   225   28.2 
2026-10-05 00:00 UT   12 17 41.4   -09 41 49     4.655    3.667    7.9    2.2   230   28.2 
2026-10-06 00:00 UT   12 18 41.0   -09 48 39     4.657    3.671    8.3    2.2   234   28.2 
2026-10-07 00:00 UT   12 19 40.6   -09 55 29     4.660    3.675    8.7    2.4   238   28.2 
2026-10-08 00:00 UT   12 20 39.9   -10 02 20     4.662    3.678    9.1    2.5   242   28.2 
2026-10-09 00:00 UT   12 21 39.2   -10 09 10     4.664    3.682    9.6    2.6   245   28.3 
2026-10-10 00:00 UT   12 22 38.3   -10 16 00     4.665    3.686   10.1    2.7   248   28.3 
2026-10-11 00:00 UT   12 23 37.3   -10 22 50     4.667    3.690   10.6    2.8   251   28.3 
2026-10-12 00:00 UT   12 24 36.2   -10 29 40     4.668    3.694   11.1    3.0   254   28.3 
2026-10-13 00:00 UT   12 25 34.8   -10 36 30     4.669    3.697   11.7    3.1   256   28.3 
2026-10-14 00:00 UT   12 26 33.4   -10 43 20     4.670    3.701   12.3    3.3   258   28.3 
2026-10-15 00:00 UT   12 27 31.8   -10 50 09     4.671    3.705   12.9    3.4   260   28.3 
2026-10-16 00:00 UT   12 28 30.0   -10 56 58     4.671    3.709   13.5    3.6   261   28.3 
2026-10-17 00:00 UT   12 29 28.0   -11 03 47     4.671    3.712   14.1    3.7   263   28.3 
2026-10-18 00:00 UT   12 30 25.9   -11 10 35     4.671    3.716   14.7    3.9   264   28.4 
2026-10-19 00:00 UT   12 31 23.6   -11 17 23     4.671    3.720   15.4    4.1   266   28.4 
2026-10-20 00:00 UT   12 32 21.1   -11 24 11     4.670    3.723   16.0    4.2   267   28.4 
2026-10-21 00:00 UT   12 33 18.5   -11 30 58     4.670    3.727   16.7    4.4   268   28.4 
2026-10-22 00:00 UT   12 34 15.6   -11 37 44     4.669    3.731   17.3    4.6   269   28.4 
2026-10-23 00:00 UT   12 35 12.6   -11 44 30     4.668    3.734   18.0    4.7   270   28.4 
2026-10-24 00:00 UT   12 36 09.3   -11 51 16     4.666    3.738   18.7    4.9   271   28.4 
2026-10-25 00:00 UT   12 37 05.9   -11 58 01     4.665    3.741   19.4    5.1   272   28.4 
2026-10-26 00:00 UT   12 38 02.2   -12 04 46     4.663    3.745   20.1    5.2   273   28.4 
2026-10-27 00:00 UT   12 38 58.3   -12 11 30     4.661    3.749   20.8    5.4   273   28.5 
2026-10-28 00:00 UT   12 39 54.2   -12 18 13     4.659    3.752   21.5    5.6   274   28.5 
2026-10-29 00:00 UT   12 40 49.9   -12 24 55     4.657    3.756   22.2    5.7   275   28.5 

    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.