(150) Nuwa
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	7 Oct 2026	14.8	3.232 AU	3.879 AU	10h04m	+09°59'	43.7°	12.3°
Opposition	28 Feb 2027	13.2	3.328 AU	2.338 AU	10h43m	+05°38'	177.6°	0.7°

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 Nuwa are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.1244188
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.9875765
            i (Inclination)                 : 2.20045
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 205.97542
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 155.01395
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 102.86102
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 181.00555
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 0.92928
            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
2026-10-07 00:00 UT   10 04 37.2   +09 59 32     3.879    3.232   43.7   12.3   289   14.8 
2026-10-07 06:57 UT   10 04 57.6   +09 57 37     3.877    3.232   43.9   12.4   289   14.8 
2026-10-08 00:00 UT   10 05 47.6   +09 52 55     3.870    3.233   44.4   12.5   289   14.8 
2026-10-09 00:00 UT   10 06 57.5   +09 46 18     3.861    3.234   45.1   12.6   289   14.8 
2026-10-10 00:00 UT   10 08 07.1   +09 39 42     3.851    3.235   45.8   12.8   289   14.8 
2026-10-11 00:00 UT   10 09 16.2   +09 33 06     3.841    3.236   46.5   12.9   289   14.8 
2026-10-12 00:00 UT   10 10 24.9   +09 26 32     3.831    3.236   47.1   13.1   289   14.8 
2026-10-13 00:00 UT   10 11 33.2   +09 19 58     3.821    3.237   47.8   13.2   289   14.8 
2026-10-14 00:00 UT   10 12 41.1   +09 13 25     3.811    3.238   48.5   13.3   289   14.8 
2026-10-15 00:00 UT   10 13 48.6   +09 06 54     3.801    3.239   49.2   13.5   289   14.8 
2026-10-16 00:00 UT   10 14 55.6   +09 00 23     3.791    3.240   49.9   13.6   289   14.8 
2026-10-17 00:00 UT   10 16 02.1   +08 53 53     3.780    3.241   50.6   13.8   290   14.8 
2026-10-18 00:00 UT   10 17 08.3   +08 47 25     3.770    3.241   51.3   13.9   290   14.8 
2026-10-19 00:00 UT   10 18 13.9   +08 40 58     3.759    3.242   52.0   14.0   290   14.8 
2026-10-20 00:00 UT   10 19 19.1   +08 34 32     3.748    3.243   52.7   14.1   290   14.8 
2026-10-21 00:00 UT   10 20 23.9   +08 28 08     3.737    3.244   53.4   14.3   290   14.8 
2026-10-22 00:00 UT   10 21 28.1   +08 21 45     3.726    3.245   54.1   14.4   290   14.8 
2026-10-23 00:00 UT   10 22 31.9   +08 15 24     3.715    3.246   54.8   14.5   290   14.8 
2026-10-24 00:00 UT   10 23 35.2   +08 09 04     3.704    3.246   55.6   14.6   290   14.8 
2026-10-25 00:00 UT   10 24 38.0   +08 02 46     3.692    3.247   56.3   14.8   290   14.8 
2026-10-26 00:00 UT   10 25 40.4   +07 56 29     3.681    3.248   57.0   14.9   290   14.8 
2026-10-27 00:00 UT   10 26 42.2   +07 50 14     3.669    3.249   57.7   15.0   290   14.8 
2026-10-28 00:00 UT   10 27 43.5   +07 44 02     3.658    3.250   58.4   15.1   290   14.8 
2026-10-29 00:00 UT   10 28 44.3   +07 37 51     3.646    3.250   59.2   15.2   290   14.8 
2026-10-30 00:00 UT   10 29 44.6   +07 31 42     3.634    3.251   59.9   15.3   291   14.8 
2026-10-31 00:00 UT   10 30 44.3   +07 25 35     3.622    3.252   60.6   15.4   291   14.8 
2026-11-01 00:00 UT   10 31 43.5   +07 19 30     3.610    3.253   61.3   15.5   291   14.8 
2026-11-02 00:00 UT   10 32 42.2   +07 13 27     3.598    3.254   62.1   15.6   291   14.8 
2026-11-03 00:00 UT   10 33 40.3   +07 07 27     3.586    3.254   62.8   15.7   291   14.8 
2026-11-04 00:00 UT   10 34 37.8   +07 01 29     3.573    3.255   63.6   15.8   291   14.8 
2026-11-05 00:00 UT   10 35 34.8   +06 55 34     3.561    3.256   64.3   15.9   291   14.8 
2026-11-06 00:00 UT   10 36 31.1   +06 49 41     3.548    3.257   65.1   16.0   291   14.8 

    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.