(779) Nina
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	15 Sep 2026	13.8	2.911 AU	3.341 AU	07h49m	+22°14'	56.6°	16.8°
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
2026-09-15 00:00 UT   07 49 43.7   +22 14 52     3.341    2.911   56.6   16.8   281   13.8 
2026-09-15 06:51 UT   07 50 04.8   +22 13 20     3.338    2.911   56.8   16.8   281   13.8 
2026-09-16 00:00 UT   07 50 57.3   +22 09 28     3.331    2.913   57.3   16.9   281   13.8 
2026-09-17 00:00 UT   07 52 10.3   +22 04 03     3.321    2.915   57.9   17.0   281   13.8 
2026-09-18 00:00 UT   07 53 22.6   +21 58 37     3.311    2.916   58.6   17.1   282   13.8 
2026-09-19 00:00 UT   07 54 34.1   +21 53 09     3.300    2.918   59.3   17.2   282   13.8 
2026-09-20 00:00 UT   07 55 45.0   +21 47 41     3.290    2.920   60.0   17.3   282   13.8 
2026-09-21 00:00 UT   07 56 55.1   +21 42 12     3.280    2.922   60.7   17.4   282   13.8 
2026-09-22 00:00 UT   07 58 04.5   +21 36 42     3.269    2.924   61.4   17.5   282   13.8 
2026-09-23 00:00 UT   07 59 13.1   +21 31 12     3.259    2.926   62.1   17.6   282   13.8 
2026-09-24 00:00 UT   08 00 21.1   +21 25 41     3.248    2.928   62.8   17.7   282   13.8 
2026-09-25 00:00 UT   08 01 28.2   +21 20 09     3.237    2.930   63.5   17.8   282   13.8 
2026-09-26 00:00 UT   08 02 34.6   +21 14 37     3.226    2.932   64.2   17.9   282   13.8 
2026-09-27 00:00 UT   08 03 40.3   +21 09 04     3.215    2.934   64.9   18.0   282   13.8 
2026-09-28 00:00 UT   08 04 45.1   +21 03 31     3.204    2.936   65.6   18.1   282   13.8 
2026-09-29 00:00 UT   08 05 49.2   +20 57 57     3.193    2.938   66.3   18.2   282   13.8 
2026-09-30 00:00 UT   08 06 52.5   +20 52 23     3.182    2.940   67.1   18.3   282   13.8 
2026-10-01 00:00 UT   08 07 55.0   +20 46 49     3.170    2.942   67.8   18.4   282   13.8 
2026-10-02 00:00 UT   08 08 56.6   +20 41 15     3.159    2.944   68.5   18.4   282   13.8 
2026-10-03 00:00 UT   08 09 57.5   +20 35 40     3.148    2.946   69.2   18.5   283   13.7 
2026-10-04 00:00 UT   08 10 57.5   +20 30 06     3.136    2.948   70.0   18.6   283   13.7 
2026-10-05 00:00 UT   08 11 56.6   +20 24 32     3.124    2.949   70.7   18.7   283   13.7 
2026-10-06 00:00 UT   08 12 54.9   +20 18 58     3.113    2.951   71.5   18.7   283   13.7 
2026-10-07 00:00 UT   08 13 52.3   +20 13 24     3.101    2.953   72.2   18.8   283   13.7 
2026-10-08 00:00 UT   08 14 48.9   +20 07 50     3.089    2.955   73.0   18.9   283   13.7 
2026-10-09 00:00 UT   08 15 44.5   +20 02 17     3.077    2.957   73.7   18.9   283   13.7 
2026-10-10 00:00 UT   08 16 39.2   +19 56 45     3.065    2.959   74.5   19.0   283   13.7 
2026-10-11 00:00 UT   08 17 33.0   +19 51 12     3.053    2.961   75.2   19.0   283   13.7 
2026-10-12 00:00 UT   08 18 25.9   +19 45 41     3.041    2.963   76.0   19.1   283   13.7 
2026-10-13 00:00 UT   08 19 17.8   +19 40 10     3.029    2.964   76.8   19.1   283   13.7 
2026-10-14 00:00 UT   08 20 08.7   +19 34 40     3.017    2.966   77.5   19.2   283   13.7 
2026-10-15 00:00 UT   08 20 58.7   +19 29 11     3.005    2.968   78.3   19.2   283   13.7 

    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.