(150) Nuwa
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	29 Nov 2025	12.8	2.880 AU	1.940 AU	05h52m	+20°45'	158.3°	7.3°
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) : 206.08969
            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
2025-11-29 00:00 UT   05 52 21.0   +20 45 17     1.940    2.880  158.3    7.3   276   12.8 
2025-11-29 10:50 UT   05 51 59.4   +20 44 52     1.938    2.880  158.8    7.1   276   12.8 
2025-11-30 00:00 UT   05 51 32.9   +20 44 22     1.936    2.881  159.5    6.9   276   12.8 
2025-12-01 00:00 UT   05 50 44.0   +20 43 27     1.933    2.882  160.7    6.5   277   12.8 
2025-12-02 00:00 UT   05 49 54.2   +20 42 32     1.930    2.883  161.9    6.1   277   12.8 
2025-12-03 00:00 UT   05 49 03.6   +20 41 37     1.927    2.884  163.1    5.7   278   12.8 
2025-12-04 00:00 UT   05 48 12.2   +20 40 42     1.925    2.886  164.3    5.3   279   12.7 
2025-12-05 00:00 UT   05 47 20.2   +20 39 48     1.922    2.887  165.4    4.9   279   12.7 
2025-12-06 00:00 UT   05 46 27.4   +20 38 53     1.920    2.888  166.6    4.5   280   12.7 
2025-12-07 00:00 UT   05 45 34.1   +20 37 59     1.919    2.889  167.8    4.1   281   12.7 
2025-12-08 00:00 UT   05 44 40.2   +20 37 05     1.917    2.891  169.0    3.7   283   12.6 
2025-12-09 00:00 UT   05 43 45.8   +20 36 11     1.916    2.892  170.2    3.3   285   12.6 
2025-12-10 00:00 UT   05 42 51.1   +20 35 17     1.916    2.893  171.4    2.9   287   12.6 
2025-12-11 00:00 UT   05 41 55.9   +20 34 24     1.915    2.894  172.5    2.5   290   12.6 
2025-12-12 00:00 UT   05 41 00.5   +20 33 30     1.915    2.896  173.6    2.2   294   12.5 
2025-12-13 00:00 UT   05 40 04.8   +20 32 38     1.915    2.897  174.7    1.8   300   12.5 
2025-12-14 00:00 UT   05 39 09.0   +20 31 45     1.915    2.898  175.7    1.5   309   12.5 
2025-12-15 00:00 UT   05 38 13.1   +20 30 53     1.916    2.899  176.5    1.2   322   12.5 
2025-12-16 00:00 UT   05 37 17.1   +20 30 01     1.917    2.901  177.1    1.0   343   12.5 
2025-12-17 00:00 UT   05 36 21.2   +20 29 10     1.918    2.902  177.1    1.0     7   12.5 
2025-12-18 00:00 UT   05 35 25.3   +20 28 20     1.920    2.903  176.7    1.1    29   12.5 
2025-12-19 00:00 UT   05 34 29.7   +20 27 30     1.922    2.904  175.9    1.4    44   12.5 
2025-12-20 00:00 UT   05 33 34.3   +20 26 40     1.924    2.905  174.9    1.7    53   12.5 
2025-12-21 00:00 UT   05 32 39.1   +20 25 52     1.927    2.907  173.9    2.1    60   12.6 
2025-12-22 00:00 UT   05 31 44.4   +20 25 04     1.929    2.908  172.8    2.4    64   12.6 
2025-12-23 00:00 UT   05 30 50.1   +20 24 17     1.932    2.909  171.6    2.8    67   12.6 
2025-12-24 00:00 UT   05 29 56.3   +20 23 31     1.936    2.910  170.5    3.2    70   12.7 
2025-12-25 00:00 UT   05 29 03.0   +20 22 45     1.939    2.912  169.3    3.6    72   12.7 
2025-12-26 00:00 UT   05 28 10.3   +20 22 01     1.943    2.913  168.1    4.0    73   12.7 
2025-12-27 00:00 UT   05 27 18.4   +20 21 18     1.948    2.914  166.9    4.4    74   12.7 
2025-12-28 00:00 UT   05 26 27.2   +20 20 36     1.952    2.915  165.7    4.8    75   12.8 
2025-12-29 00:00 UT   05 25 36.7   +20 19 56     1.957    2.917  164.5    5.2    76   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.