2022 AA5
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	21 Dec 2025	25.0	1.539 AU	0.700 AU	02h32m	+13°49'	131.3°	28.7°

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 2022 AA5 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.4232521
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.6243164
            i (Inclination)                 : 0.55583
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 180.28297
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 357.09743
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 286.93489
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 177.38054
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -0.02815
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.07            
        

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
2025-12-21 00:00 UT   02 32 54.8   +13 49 29     0.700    1.539  131.3   28.7    71   25.0 
2025-12-21 10:41 UT   02 32 29.1   +13 47 32     0.701    1.536  130.7   29.0    71   25.0 
2025-12-22 00:00 UT   02 31 58.0   +13 45 10     0.702    1.533  130.0   29.4    71   25.0 
2025-12-23 00:00 UT   02 31 04.8   +13 41 09     0.704    1.527  128.8   30.2    71   25.1 
2025-12-24 00:00 UT   02 30 15.2   +13 37 25     0.706    1.521  127.5   30.9    71   25.1 
2025-12-25 00:00 UT   02 29 29.4   +13 33 59     0.708    1.515  126.3   31.5    71   25.1 
2025-12-26 00:00 UT   02 28 47.2   +13 30 51     0.710    1.509  125.1   32.2    71   25.1 
2025-12-27 00:00 UT   02 28 08.7   +13 28 01     0.713    1.502  123.9   32.9    71   25.1 
2025-12-28 00:00 UT   02 27 33.9   +13 25 29     0.715    1.496  122.8   33.5    71   25.1 
2025-12-29 00:00 UT   02 27 02.7   +13 23 15     0.717    1.490  121.6   34.2    71   25.2 
2025-12-30 00:00 UT   02 26 35.3   +13 21 20     0.720    1.484  120.5   34.8    71   25.2 
2025-12-31 00:00 UT   02 26 11.4   +13 19 43     0.722    1.478  119.4   35.4    71   25.2 
2026-01-01 00:00 UT   02 25 51.2   +13 18 24     0.724    1.472  118.3   36.0    71   25.2 
2026-01-02 00:00 UT   02 25 34.6   +13 17 23     0.727    1.466  117.2   36.6    71   25.2 
2026-01-03 00:00 UT   02 25 21.6   +13 16 40     0.730    1.460  116.1   37.2    71   25.2 
2026-01-04 00:00 UT   02 25 12.1   +13 16 14     0.732    1.453  115.1   37.8    71   25.3 
2026-01-05 00:00 UT   02 25 06.1   +13 16 07     0.735    1.447  114.0   38.4    71   25.3 
2026-01-06 00:00 UT   02 25 03.7   +13 16 16     0.737    1.441  113.0   38.9    71   25.3 
2026-01-07 00:00 UT   02 25 04.6   +13 16 44     0.740    1.435  112.0   39.5    71   25.3 
2026-01-08 00:00 UT   02 25 09.0   +13 17 28     0.742    1.429  111.0   40.0    71   25.3 
2026-01-09 00:00 UT   02 25 16.8   +13 18 29     0.745    1.422  110.0   40.5    71   25.3 
2026-01-10 00:00 UT   02 25 27.9   +13 19 47     0.748    1.416  109.0   41.0    71   25.3 
2026-01-11 00:00 UT   02 25 42.4   +13 21 22     0.750    1.410  108.1   41.5    71   25.3 
2026-01-12 00:00 UT   02 26 00.2   +13 23 13     0.753    1.404  107.1   42.0    71   25.4 
2026-01-13 00:00 UT   02 26 21.3   +13 25 21     0.755    1.397  106.2   42.5    71   25.4 
2026-01-14 00:00 UT   02 26 45.6   +13 27 44     0.758    1.391  105.3   43.0    71   25.4 
2026-01-15 00:00 UT   02 27 13.2   +13 30 23     0.760    1.385  104.4   43.5    71   25.4 
2026-01-16 00:00 UT   02 27 43.9   +13 33 18     0.763    1.379  103.5   43.9    71   25.4 
2026-01-17 00:00 UT   02 28 17.7   +13 36 27     0.765    1.372  102.6   44.4    71   25.4 
2026-01-18 00:00 UT   02 28 54.7   +13 39 52     0.768    1.366  101.8   44.8    71   25.4 
2026-01-19 00:00 UT   02 29 34.7   +13 43 31     0.770    1.360  100.9   45.3    71   25.4 
2026-01-20 00:00 UT   02 30 17.8   +13 47 24     0.773    1.353  100.1   45.7    71   25.4 

    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.