(150) Nuwa
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Opposition	16 Dec 2025	12.5	2.901 AU	1.918 AU	05h36m	+20°29'	177.2°	1.0°
Today	1 Jan 2026	12.9	2.920 AU	1.973 AU	05h23m	+20°18'	160.9°	6.3°

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) : 206.08969
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 154.47733
            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
2026-01-01 00:00 UT   05 23 10.7   +20 18 02     1.973    2.920  160.9    6.3    78   12.9 
2026-01-01 21:49 UT   05 22 28.1   +20 17 30     1.979    2.921  159.9    6.7    78   12.9 
2026-01-02 00:00 UT   05 22 23.9   +20 17 27     1.979    2.922  159.8    6.7    79   12.9 
2026-01-03 00:00 UT   05 21 38.2   +20 16 53     1.985    2.923  158.6    7.1    79   12.9 
2026-01-04 00:00 UT   05 20 53.5   +20 16 21     1.992    2.924  157.4    7.4    79   12.9 
2026-01-05 00:00 UT   05 20 09.9   +20 15 51     1.999    2.925  156.2    7.8    80   13.0 
2026-01-06 00:00 UT   05 19 27.5   +20 15 22     2.006    2.927  155.0    8.2    80   13.0 
2026-01-07 00:00 UT   05 18 46.3   +20 14 55     2.013    2.928  153.9    8.5    80   13.0 
2026-01-08 00:00 UT   05 18 06.3   +20 14 30     2.020    2.929  152.7    8.9    80   13.0 
2026-01-09 00:00 UT   05 17 27.5   +20 14 07     2.028    2.930  151.5    9.2    81   13.1 
2026-01-10 00:00 UT   05 16 50.1   +20 13 46     2.036    2.932  150.4    9.5    81   13.1 
2026-01-11 00:00 UT   05 16 13.9   +20 13 28     2.044    2.933  149.2    9.9    81   13.1 
2026-01-12 00:00 UT   05 15 39.1   +20 13 11     2.053    2.934  148.1   10.2    81   13.1 
2026-01-13 00:00 UT   05 15 05.7   +20 12 56     2.062    2.935  146.9   10.5    81   13.2 
2026-01-14 00:00 UT   05 14 33.7   +20 12 44     2.071    2.937  145.8   10.9    81   13.2 
2026-01-15 00:00 UT   05 14 03.1   +20 12 33     2.080    2.938  144.6   11.2    82   13.2 
2026-01-16 00:00 UT   05 13 34.0   +20 12 26     2.089    2.939  143.5   11.5    82   13.2 
2026-01-17 00:00 UT   05 13 06.3   +20 12 20     2.099    2.940  142.4   11.8    82   13.2 
2026-01-18 00:00 UT   05 12 40.2   +20 12 17     2.109    2.941  141.3   12.1    82   13.3 
2026-01-19 00:00 UT   05 12 15.5   +20 12 16     2.119    2.943  140.2   12.4    82   13.3 
2026-01-20 00:00 UT   05 11 52.4   +20 12 17     2.129    2.944  139.1   12.7    82   13.3 
2026-01-21 00:00 UT   05 11 30.8   +20 12 21     2.140    2.945  138.0   12.9    82   13.3 
2026-01-22 00:00 UT   05 11 10.8   +20 12 27     2.150    2.946  136.9   13.2    82   13.4 
2026-01-23 00:00 UT   05 10 52.3   +20 12 36     2.161    2.948  135.8   13.5    82   13.4 
2026-01-24 00:00 UT   05 10 35.4   +20 12 47     2.172    2.949  134.7   13.7    82   13.4 
2026-01-25 00:00 UT   05 10 20.1   +20 13 01     2.184    2.950  133.6   14.0    82   13.4 
2026-01-26 00:00 UT   05 10 06.4   +20 13 17     2.195    2.951  132.6   14.2    83   13.4 
2026-01-27 00:00 UT   05 09 54.2   +20 13 35     2.207    2.953  131.5   14.5    83   13.5 
2026-01-28 00:00 UT   05 09 43.6   +20 13 56     2.218    2.954  130.4   14.7    83   13.5 
2026-01-29 00:00 UT   05 09 34.6   +20 14 19     2.230    2.955  129.4   14.9    83   13.5 
2026-01-30 00:00 UT   05 09 27.1   +20 14 44     2.242    2.956  128.4   15.1    83   13.5 
2026-01-31 00:00 UT   05 09 21.2   +20 15 11     2.255    2.958  127.3   15.4    83   13.5 

    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.