1997 TZ16
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	28 Mar 2026	28.8	1.862 AU	2.654 AU	22h36m	-10°59'	30.4°	15.7°

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 1997 TZ16 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.5970794
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.0169124
            i (Inclination)                 : 3.74989
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 12.85073
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 68.55854
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 267.60460
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 81.36745
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 3.49003
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.86            
        

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
2026-03-28 00:00 UT   22 36 44.8   -10 59 21     2.654    1.862   30.4   15.7   245   28.8 
2026-03-28 13:10 UT   22 37 57.7   -10 51 54     2.647    1.858   30.6   15.9   245   28.8 
2026-03-29 00:00 UT   22 38 57.8   -10 45 45     2.641    1.855   30.8   16.0   245   28.8 
2026-03-30 00:00 UT   22 41 11.3   -10 32 01     2.628    1.847   31.2   16.2   245   28.8 
2026-03-31 00:00 UT   22 43 25.3   -10 18 09     2.614    1.839   31.5   16.5   245   28.8 
2026-04-01 00:00 UT   22 45 39.8   -10 04 11     2.601    1.831   31.9   16.8   245   28.8 
2026-04-02 00:00 UT   22 47 54.9   -09 50 04     2.588    1.823   32.3   17.0   245   28.8 
2026-04-03 00:00 UT   22 50 10.6   -09 35 50     2.575    1.815   32.7   17.3   245   28.8 
2026-04-04 00:00 UT   22 52 26.8   -09 21 28     2.561    1.807   33.1   17.6   245   28.7 
2026-04-05 00:00 UT   22 54 43.7   -09 06 59     2.548    1.799   33.4   17.8   245   28.7 
2026-04-06 00:00 UT   22 57 01.1   -08 52 21     2.534    1.791   33.8   18.1   244   28.7 
2026-04-07 00:00 UT   22 59 19.2   -08 37 36     2.521    1.783   34.2   18.4   244   28.7 
2026-04-08 00:00 UT   23 01 37.8   -08 22 43     2.507    1.775   34.5   18.6   244   28.7 
2026-04-09 00:00 UT   23 03 57.2   -08 07 42     2.494    1.767   34.9   18.9   244   28.7 
2026-04-10 00:00 UT   23 06 17.2   -07 52 33     2.480    1.759   35.2   19.2   244   28.7 

    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.