(150) Nuwa
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	30 Oct 2025	13.4	2.843 AU	2.154 AU	06h06m	+21°14'	125.0°	16.6°
Opposition	16 Dec 2025	12.5	2.901 AU	1.918 AU	05h36m	+20°29'	177.2°	1.0°

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 Nuwa are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.1239174
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.9847395
            i (Inclination)                 : 2.20152
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 206.08967
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 154.47735
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 65.14720
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 180.58347
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 0.94837
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 5.16            
        

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
2025-10-30 00:00 UT   06 06 01.2   +21 14 59     2.154    2.843  125.0   16.6   272   13.4 
2025-10-30 14:31 UT   06 05 58.5   +21 14 20     2.148    2.844  125.6   16.5   272   13.4 
2025-10-31 00:00 UT   06 05 56.4   +21 13 55     2.144    2.844  126.0   16.4   272   13.4 
2025-11-01 00:00 UT   06 05 50.0   +21 12 52     2.135    2.846  127.1   16.2   272   13.4 
2025-11-02 00:00 UT   06 05 41.9   +21 11 48     2.125    2.847  128.1   15.9   272   13.4 
2025-11-03 00:00 UT   06 05 32.2   +21 10 45     2.116    2.848  129.1   15.7   272   13.3 
2025-11-04 00:00 UT   06 05 20.9   +21 09 43     2.107    2.849  130.2   15.4   272   13.3 
2025-11-05 00:00 UT   06 05 07.9   +21 08 41     2.098    2.850  131.2   15.2   273   13.3 
2025-11-06 00:00 UT   06 04 53.3   +21 07 39     2.089    2.852  132.3   14.9   273   13.3 
2025-11-07 00:00 UT   06 04 37.1   +21 06 37     2.080    2.853  133.4   14.6   273   13.3 
2025-11-08 00:00 UT   06 04 19.3   +21 05 36     2.071    2.854  134.4   14.4   273   13.2 
2025-11-09 00:00 UT   06 03 59.9   +21 04 34     2.063    2.855  135.5   14.1   273   13.2 
2025-11-10 00:00 UT   06 03 38.8   +21 03 34     2.055    2.856  136.6   13.8   273   13.2 
2025-11-11 00:00 UT   06 03 16.2   +21 02 33     2.047    2.858  137.7   13.5   273   13.2 
2025-11-12 00:00 UT   06 02 51.9   +21 01 33     2.039    2.859  138.8   13.2   273   13.2 
2025-11-13 00:00 UT   06 02 26.2   +21 00 34     2.031    2.860  139.9   12.9   273   13.2 
2025-11-14 00:00 UT   06 01 58.8   +20 59 34     2.024    2.861  141.0   12.6   273   13.1 
2025-11-15 00:00 UT   06 01 29.9   +20 58 35     2.017    2.863  142.1   12.3   273   13.1 
2025-11-16 00:00 UT   06 00 59.6   +20 57 36     2.010    2.864  143.2   11.9   273   13.1 
2025-11-17 00:00 UT   06 00 27.7   +20 56 38     2.003    2.865  144.3   11.6   274   13.1 
2025-11-18 00:00 UT   05 59 54.3   +20 55 40     1.996    2.866  145.5   11.3   274   13.1 
2025-11-19 00:00 UT   05 59 19.6   +20 54 42     1.990    2.867  146.6   10.9   274   13.0 
2025-11-20 00:00 UT   05 58 43.4   +20 53 44     1.984    2.869  147.8   10.6   274   13.0 
2025-11-21 00:00 UT   05 58 05.8   +20 52 47     1.978    2.870  148.9   10.2   274   13.0 
2025-11-22 00:00 UT   05 57 27.0   +20 51 50     1.972    2.871  150.1    9.9   274   13.0 
2025-11-23 00:00 UT   05 56 46.8   +20 50 53     1.967    2.872  151.2    9.5   274   13.0 
2025-11-24 00:00 UT   05 56 05.4   +20 49 57     1.962    2.873  152.4    9.2   275   12.9 
2025-11-25 00:00 UT   05 55 22.7   +20 49 01     1.957    2.875  153.6    8.8   275   12.9 
2025-11-26 00:00 UT   05 54 38.9   +20 48 05     1.952    2.876  154.7    8.4   275   12.9 
2025-11-27 00:00 UT   05 53 54.0   +20 47 09     1.948    2.877  155.9    8.0   275   12.9 
2025-11-28 00:00 UT   05 53 08.0   +20 46 13     1.944    2.878  157.1    7.7   276   12.9 
2025-11-29 00:00 UT   05 52 21.0   +20 45 17     1.940    2.880  158.3    7.3   276   12.8 

    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.