(779) Nina
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	3 Aug 2026	13.7	2.821 AU	3.657 AU	06h47m	+25°36'	29.7°	10.3°
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)                : 0.2262772
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.6645128
            i (Inclination)                 : 14.57386
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 283.69809
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 49.09893
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 34.72399
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 331.86766
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 10.96391
            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
2026-08-03 00:00 UT   06 47 45.1   +25 36 35     3.657    2.821   29.7   10.3   279   13.7 
2026-08-03 23:09 UT   06 49 18.5   +25 32 58     3.653    2.823   30.2   10.4   279   13.7 
2026-08-04 00:00 UT   06 49 21.9   +25 32 50     3.653    2.823   30.3   10.4   279   13.7 
2026-08-05 00:00 UT   06 50 58.3   +25 29 02     3.648    2.825   30.8   10.6   279   13.7 
2026-08-06 00:00 UT   06 52 34.3   +25 25 10     3.643    2.827   31.4   10.8   279   13.7 
2026-08-07 00:00 UT   06 54 09.9   +25 21 15     3.638    2.830   32.0   11.0   279   13.7 
2026-08-08 00:00 UT   06 55 45.0   +25 17 17     3.633    2.832   32.6   11.1   279   13.7 
2026-08-09 00:00 UT   06 57 19.7   +25 13 16     3.627    2.834   33.2   11.3   279   13.7 
2026-08-10 00:00 UT   06 58 54.0   +25 09 11     3.622    2.836   33.8   11.5   279   13.7 
2026-08-11 00:00 UT   07 00 27.8   +25 05 04     3.616    2.838   34.4   11.6   279   13.7 
2026-08-12 00:00 UT   07 02 01.1   +25 00 54     3.610    2.840   35.0   11.8   279   13.7 
2026-08-13 00:00 UT   07 03 34.0   +24 56 40     3.604    2.842   35.6   12.0   279   13.7 
2026-08-14 00:00 UT   07 05 06.4   +24 52 24     3.598    2.845   36.2   12.1   280   13.7 
2026-08-15 00:00 UT   07 06 38.4   +24 48 05     3.592    2.847   36.8   12.3   280   13.7 
2026-08-16 00:00 UT   07 08 09.8   +24 43 43     3.586    2.849   37.4   12.5   280   13.7 
2026-08-17 00:00 UT   07 09 40.8   +24 39 18     3.580    2.851   38.0   12.6   280   13.8 
2026-08-18 00:00 UT   07 11 11.3   +24 34 51     3.573    2.853   38.6   12.8   280   13.8 
2026-08-19 00:00 UT   07 12 41.3   +24 30 21     3.566    2.855   39.2   13.0   280   13.8 
2026-08-20 00:00 UT   07 14 10.7   +24 25 48     3.560    2.857   39.8   13.1   280   13.8 
2026-08-21 00:00 UT   07 15 39.7   +24 21 13     3.553    2.859   40.5   13.3   280   13.8 
2026-08-22 00:00 UT   07 17 08.2   +24 16 35     3.546    2.861   41.1   13.4   280   13.8 
2026-08-23 00:00 UT   07 18 36.1   +24 11 55     3.538    2.864   41.7   13.6   280   13.8 
2026-08-24 00:00 UT   07 20 03.5   +24 07 12     3.531    2.866   42.3   13.7   280   13.8 
2026-08-25 00:00 UT   07 21 30.4   +24 02 27     3.524    2.868   42.9   13.9   280   13.8 
2026-08-26 00:00 UT   07 22 56.8   +23 57 39     3.516    2.870   43.6   14.0   280   13.8 
2026-08-27 00:00 UT   07 24 22.6   +23 52 50     3.509    2.872   44.2   14.2   280   13.8 

    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.