(150) Nuwa
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	28 Feb 2026	14.0	2.992 AU	2.644 AU	05h16m	+20°40'	100.8°	19.0°
Opposition	28 Feb 2027	13.2	3.325 AU	2.335 AU	10h43m	+05°37'	177.5°	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)                : 0.1239174
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.9847395
            i (Inclination)                 : 2.20152
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 206.08970
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 154.47732
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 65.14720
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 180.58347
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 0.94838
            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
2026-02-28 00:00 UT   05 16 34.1   +20 40 42     2.644    2.992  100.8   19.0    85   14.0 
2026-02-28 23:17 UT   05 17 08.0   +20 41 52     2.659    2.993  100.0   19.0    85   14.1 
2026-03-01 00:00 UT   05 17 09.0   +20 41 54     2.659    2.994   99.9   19.0    85   14.1 
2026-03-02 00:00 UT   05 17 45.2   +20 43 08     2.674    2.995   99.1   19.1    85   14.1 
2026-03-03 00:00 UT   05 18 22.5   +20 44 21     2.689    2.996   98.2   19.1    86   14.1 
2026-03-04 00:00 UT   05 19 00.9   +20 45 35     2.704    2.997   97.4   19.2    86   14.1 
2026-03-05 00:00 UT   05 19 40.5   +20 46 49     2.719    2.998   96.5   19.2    86   14.1 
2026-03-06 00:00 UT   05 20 21.1   +20 48 04     2.735    3.000   95.7   19.2    86   14.1 
2026-03-07 00:00 UT   05 21 02.9   +20 49 19     2.750    3.001   94.8   19.2    86   14.1 
2026-03-08 00:00 UT   05 21 45.8   +20 50 33     2.765    3.002   94.0   19.3    86   14.2 
2026-03-09 00:00 UT   05 22 29.7   +20 51 48     2.780    3.003   93.2   19.3    86   14.2 
2026-03-10 00:00 UT   05 23 14.7   +20 53 03     2.795    3.005   92.4   19.3    86   14.2 
2026-03-11 00:00 UT   05 24 00.7   +20 54 17     2.810    3.006   91.5   19.3    86   14.2 
2026-03-12 00:00 UT   05 24 47.7   +20 55 31     2.826    3.007   90.7   19.3    86   14.2 
2026-03-13 00:00 UT   05 25 35.7   +20 56 45     2.841    3.008   89.9   19.3    87   14.2 
2026-03-14 00:00 UT   05 26 24.7   +20 57 59     2.856    3.009   89.1   19.3    87   14.2 
2026-03-15 00:00 UT   05 27 14.7   +20 59 12     2.871    3.011   88.3   19.3    87   14.2 
2026-03-16 00:00 UT   05 28 05.7   +21 00 24     2.886    3.012   87.5   19.3    87   14.3 
2026-03-17 00:00 UT   05 28 57.6   +21 01 36     2.902    3.013   86.7   19.2    87   14.3 
2026-03-18 00:00 UT   05 29 50.4   +21 02 47     2.917    3.014   85.9   19.2    87   14.3 
2026-03-19 00:00 UT   05 30 44.1   +21 03 58     2.932    3.016   85.1   19.2    87   14.3 
2026-03-20 00:00 UT   05 31 38.8   +21 05 08     2.947    3.017   84.4   19.2    87   14.3 
2026-03-21 00:00 UT   05 32 34.3   +21 06 16     2.962    3.018   83.6   19.1    88   14.3 
2026-03-22 00:00 UT   05 33 30.7   +21 07 24     2.977    3.019   82.8   19.1    88   14.3 
2026-03-23 00:00 UT   05 34 28.0   +21 08 31     2.993    3.020   82.0   19.1    88   14.3 
2026-03-24 00:00 UT   05 35 26.1   +21 09 36     3.008    3.022   81.3   19.0    88   14.3 
2026-03-25 00:00 UT   05 36 25.0   +21 10 40     3.023    3.023   80.5   19.0    88   14.4 
2026-03-26 00:00 UT   05 37 24.7   +21 11 43     3.038    3.024   79.8   18.9    88   14.4 
2026-03-27 00:00 UT   05 38 25.3   +21 12 45     3.053    3.025   79.0   18.9    88   14.4 
2026-03-28 00:00 UT   05 39 26.5   +21 13 45     3.068    3.026   78.3   18.8    88   14.4 
2026-03-29 00:00 UT   05 40 28.6   +21 14 44     3.082    3.028   77.5   18.8    89   14.4 
2026-03-30 00:00 UT   05 41 31.4   +21 15 42     3.097    3.029   76.8   18.7    89   14.4 

    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.