(150) Nuwa
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	16 Sep 2026	14.8	3.213 AU	4.045 AU	09h38m	+12°19'	30.0°	9.0°
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
2026-09-16 00:00 UT   09 38 38.7   +12 19 10     4.045    3.213   30.0    9.0   286   14.8 
2026-09-16 02:55 UT   09 38 48.1   +12 18 22     4.044    3.214   30.0    9.0   286   14.8 
2026-09-17 00:00 UT   09 39 56.1   +12 12 33     4.039    3.214   30.6    9.2   286   14.8 
2026-09-18 00:00 UT   09 41 13.3   +12 05 56     4.032    3.215   31.2    9.3   286   14.8 
2026-09-19 00:00 UT   09 42 30.1   +11 59 18     4.025    3.216   31.9    9.5   286   14.8 
2026-09-20 00:00 UT   09 43 46.7   +11 52 40     4.018    3.217   32.5    9.7   287   14.8 
2026-09-21 00:00 UT   09 45 02.9   +11 46 02     4.011    3.218   33.2    9.8   287   14.8 
2026-09-22 00:00 UT   09 46 18.8   +11 39 23     4.004    3.219   33.8   10.0   287   14.8 
2026-09-23 00:00 UT   09 47 34.4   +11 32 44     3.997    3.220   34.5   10.2   287   14.8 
2026-09-24 00:00 UT   09 48 49.7   +11 26 05     3.989    3.221   35.1   10.3   287   14.8 
2026-09-25 00:00 UT   09 50 04.6   +11 19 25     3.982    3.222   35.8   10.5   287   14.8 
2026-09-26 00:00 UT   09 51 19.2   +11 12 45     3.974    3.222   36.4   10.6   287   14.8 
2026-09-27 00:00 UT   09 52 33.5   +11 06 05     3.966    3.223   37.1   10.8   288   14.8 
2026-09-28 00:00 UT   09 53 47.5   +10 59 26     3.958    3.224   37.7   11.0   288   14.8 
2026-09-29 00:00 UT   09 55 01.1   +10 52 46     3.950    3.225   38.4   11.1   288   14.8 
2026-09-30 00:00 UT   09 56 14.4   +10 46 06     3.941    3.226   39.1   11.3   288   14.8 
2026-10-01 00:00 UT   09 57 27.3   +10 39 26     3.933    3.227   39.7   11.4   288   14.8 
2026-10-02 00:00 UT   09 58 39.9   +10 32 46     3.924    3.228   40.4   11.6   288   14.8 
2026-10-03 00:00 UT   09 59 52.1   +10 26 07     3.916    3.229   41.1   11.7   288   14.8 
2026-10-04 00:00 UT   10 01 03.9   +10 19 28     3.907    3.229   41.7   11.9   288   14.8 
2026-10-05 00:00 UT   10 02 15.4   +10 12 49     3.898    3.230   42.4   12.1   288   14.8 
2026-10-06 00:00 UT   10 03 26.5   +10 06 10     3.889    3.231   43.1   12.2   289   14.8 
2026-10-07 00:00 UT   10 04 37.2   +09 59 32     3.879    3.232   43.7   12.3   289   14.8 
2026-10-08 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 

    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.