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2005 NX55 |
| ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
| Today | 21 Oct 2026 | 27.0 | 2.197 AU | 3.123 AU | 13h48m | +07°19' | 17.9° | 8.0° |
2005 NX55 - 2026-10-21
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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 2005 NX55 are:
e (Eccentricity) : 0.5562533
a (Semimajor axis) : 1.4211396
i (Inclination) : 25.00794
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 106.50615
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 279.10416
M (Mean anomaly) : 84.98455
Epoch : 2026 Jun 09
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 26.53388
B (Latitude of perihelion) : -24.67170
P (Orbital period in years) : 1.69
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
2026-10-21 00:00 UT 13 48 37.5 +07 19 05 3.123 2.197 17.9 8.0 6 27.0
2026-10-21 05:18 UT 13 49 00.3 +07 16 56 3.123 2.197 17.9 8.0 6 27.0
2026-10-22 00:00 UT 13 50 20.7 +07 09 19 3.123 2.198 18.1 8.1 4 27.0
2026-10-23 00:00 UT 13 52 03.9 +06 59 37 3.122 2.199 18.2 8.1 3 27.0
2026-10-24 00:00 UT 13 53 47.1 +06 49 59 3.122 2.200 18.4 8.2 1 27.0
2026-10-25 00:00 UT 13 55 30.2 +06 40 25 3.121 2.201 18.6 8.3 359 27.0
2026-10-26 00:00 UT 13 57 13.3 +06 30 55 3.120 2.202 18.8 8.4 358 27.0
2026-10-27 00:00 UT 13 58 56.5 +06 21 29 3.119 2.202 19.0 8.4 356 27.0
2026-10-28 00:00 UT 14 00 39.6 +06 12 07 3.117 2.203 19.2 8.5 355 27.0
2026-10-29 00:00 UT 14 02 22.7 +06 02 49 3.116 2.204 19.4 8.6 353 27.0
2026-10-30 00:00 UT 14 04 05.8 +05 53 35 3.114 2.205 19.7 8.7 352 27.0
2026-10-31 00:00 UT 14 05 48.9 +05 44 25 3.113 2.205 19.9 8.8 350 27.0
2026-11-01 00:00 UT 14 07 32.0 +05 35 20 3.111 2.206 20.2 8.9 349 27.0
2026-11-02 00:00 UT 14 09 15.1 +05 26 19 3.109 2.207 20.5 9.1 347 27.0
2026-11-03 00:00 UT 14 10 58.2 +05 17 22 3.107 2.207 20.8 9.2 346 27.0
2026-11-04 00:00 UT 14 12 41.3 +05 08 30 3.104 2.208 21.1 9.3 345 27.0
2026-11-05 00:00 UT 14 14 24.4 +04 59 42 3.102 2.208 21.4 9.4 344 27.0
2026-11-06 00:00 UT 14 16 07.5 +04 50 59 3.099 2.209 21.7 9.6 342 27.0
2026-11-07 00:00 UT 14 17 50.6 +04 42 20 3.096 2.209 22.0 9.7 341 27.0
2026-11-08 00:00 UT 14 19 33.7 +04 33 46 3.094 2.209 22.4 9.8 340 27.0
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.
