(779) Nina
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	27 Oct 2026	13.6	2.990 AU	2.855 AU	08h29m	+18°24'	88.0°	19.4°
Opposition	19 Jan 2027	12.3	3.122 AU	2.142 AU	08h02m	+14°23'	174.0°	1.9°

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 Nina are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.2262157
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.6649177
            i (Inclination)                 : 14.57359
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 283.69867
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 49.14692
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 80.00443
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 331.91647
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 10.97176
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.35            
        

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   08 29 38.7   +18 24 52     2.855    2.990   88.0   19.4   284   13.6 
2026-10-27 16:57 UT   08 30 04.5   +18 21 12     2.846    2.991   88.6   19.4   284   13.6 
2026-10-28 00:00 UT   08 30 15.0   +18 19 41     2.842    2.992   88.8   19.4   284   13.6 
2026-10-29 00:00 UT   08 30 50.2   +18 14 31     2.829    2.994   89.7   19.4   284   13.6 
2026-10-30 00:00 UT   08 31 24.3   +18 09 23     2.817    2.995   90.5   19.4   284   13.6 
2026-10-31 00:00 UT   08 31 57.2   +18 04 17     2.804    2.997   91.4   19.3   284   13.6 
2026-11-01 00:00 UT   08 32 28.9   +17 59 13     2.791    2.999   92.2   19.3   284   13.6 
2026-11-02 00:00 UT   08 32 59.4   +17 54 11     2.778    3.001   93.1   19.3   284   13.5 
2026-11-03 00:00 UT   08 33 28.6   +17 49 12     2.766    3.002   94.0   19.2   284   13.5 
2026-11-04 00:00 UT   08 33 56.7   +17 44 14     2.753    3.004   94.8   19.2   284   13.5 
2026-11-05 00:00 UT   08 34 23.5   +17 39 20     2.740    3.006   95.7   19.2   284   13.5 
2026-11-06 00:00 UT   08 34 49.1   +17 34 28     2.728    3.008   96.6   19.1   285   13.5 
2026-11-07 00:00 UT   08 35 13.4   +17 29 38     2.715    3.009   97.5   19.1   285   13.5 
2026-11-08 00:00 UT   08 35 36.4   +17 24 51     2.702    3.011   98.4   19.0   285   13.5 
2026-11-09 00:00 UT   08 35 58.1   +17 20 07     2.690    3.013   99.3   18.9   285   13.5 
2026-11-10 00:00 UT   08 36 18.4   +17 15 26     2.677    3.015  100.2   18.9   285   13.5 
2026-11-11 00:00 UT   08 36 37.5   +17 10 48     2.665    3.016  101.1   18.8   285   13.4 
2026-11-12 00:00 UT   08 36 55.2   +17 06 12     2.652    3.018  102.0   18.7   285   13.4 
2026-11-13 00:00 UT   08 37 11.6   +17 01 40     2.640    3.020  103.0   18.6   285   13.4 
2026-11-14 00:00 UT   08 37 26.6   +16 57 11     2.627    3.021  103.9   18.5   285   13.4 
2026-11-15 00:00 UT   08 37 40.2   +16 52 45     2.615    3.023  104.8   18.4   285   13.4 
2026-11-16 00:00 UT   08 37 52.4   +16 48 22     2.602    3.025  105.8   18.3   285   13.4 
2026-11-17 00:00 UT   08 38 03.2   +16 44 02     2.590    3.026  106.7   18.2   285   13.4 
2026-11-18 00:00 UT   08 38 12.7   +16 39 46     2.578    3.028  107.7   18.1   285   13.4 
2026-11-19 00:00 UT   08 38 20.7   +16 35 33     2.566    3.030  108.6   18.0   285   13.3 
2026-11-20 00:00 UT   08 38 27.3   +16 31 24     2.554    3.031  109.6   17.9   285   13.3 
2026-11-21 00:00 UT   08 38 32.4   +16 27 18     2.542    3.033  110.6   17.8   285   13.3 
2026-11-22 00:00 UT   08 38 36.1   +16 23 16     2.530    3.035  111.5   17.6   285   13.3 
2026-11-23 00:00 UT   08 38 38.4   +16 19 18     2.518    3.036  112.5   17.5   286   13.3 
2026-11-24 00:00 UT   08 38 39.2   +16 15 23     2.506    3.038  113.5   17.3   286   13.3 
2026-11-25 00:00 UT   08 38 38.5   +16 11 32     2.495    3.040  114.5   17.2   286   13.3 
2026-11-26 00:00 UT   08 38 36.4   +16 07 45     2.483    3.041  115.5   17.0   286   13.3 

    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.