2008 CC6
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	28 Oct 2025	26.2	2.127 AU	1.832 AU	08h07m	+11°26'	92.8°	27.8°

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 2008 CC6 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.7743718
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.2630286
            i (Inclination)                 : 9.17120
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 146.72803
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 136.65173
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 147.83611
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 103.74758
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 6.28112
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 1.42            
        

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
2025-10-28 00:00 UT   08 07 50.1   +11 26 46     1.832    2.127   92.8   27.8   283   26.2 
2025-10-28 01:55 UT   08 07 51.2   +11 26 28     1.831    2.127   92.9   27.8   283   26.2 
2025-10-29 00:00 UT   08 08 04.1   +11 22 55     1.821    2.130   93.7   27.7   283   26.2 
2025-10-30 00:00 UT   08 08 16.3   +11 19 08     1.809    2.133   94.6   27.6   283   26.2 
2025-10-31 00:00 UT   08 08 26.6   +11 15 24     1.798    2.136   95.6   27.6   283   26.2 
2025-11-01 00:00 UT   08 08 35.0   +11 11 45     1.786    2.139   96.5   27.4   283   26.1 
2025-11-02 00:00 UT   08 08 41.4   +11 08 10     1.774    2.143   97.5   27.3   284   26.1 
2025-11-03 00:00 UT   08 08 45.8   +11 04 40     1.763    2.146   98.4   27.2   284   26.1 
2025-11-04 00:00 UT   08 08 48.3   +11 01 14     1.751    2.149   99.4   27.1   284   26.1 
2025-11-05 00:00 UT   08 08 48.6   +10 57 53     1.739    2.151  100.4   27.0   284   26.1 
2025-11-06 00:00 UT   08 08 47.0   +10 54 37     1.728    2.154  101.3   26.8   284   26.1 
2025-11-07 00:00 UT   08 08 43.1   +10 51 27     1.716    2.157  102.3   26.7   284   26.1 
2025-11-08 00:00 UT   08 08 37.2   +10 48 21     1.704    2.160  103.3   26.5   285   26.0 
2025-11-09 00:00 UT   08 08 29.0   +10 45 21     1.693    2.163  104.3   26.3   285   26.0 
2025-11-10 00:00 UT   08 08 18.6   +10 42 27     1.681    2.165  105.4   26.2   285   26.0 
2025-11-11 00:00 UT   08 08 06.0   +10 39 38     1.669    2.168  106.4   26.0   285   26.0 
2025-11-12 00:00 UT   08 07 51.0   +10 36 56     1.658    2.171  107.4   25.8   285   26.0 
2025-11-13 00:00 UT   08 07 33.7   +10 34 20     1.646    2.173  108.5   25.6   285   25.9 
2025-11-14 00:00 UT   08 07 14.0   +10 31 50     1.635    2.176  109.5   25.4   286   25.9 
2025-11-15 00:00 UT   08 06 51.9   +10 29 27     1.623    2.178  110.6   25.2   286   25.9 
2025-11-16 00:00 UT   08 06 27.3   +10 27 10     1.612    2.181  111.7   24.9   286   25.9 
2025-11-17 00:00 UT   08 06 00.3   +10 25 01     1.601    2.183  112.8   24.7   286   25.9 
2025-11-18 00:00 UT   08 05 30.7   +10 22 59     1.589    2.185  113.9   24.4   286   25.9 
2025-11-19 00:00 UT   08 04 58.5   +10 21 05     1.578    2.187  115.0   24.2   287   25.8 
2025-11-20 00:00 UT   08 04 23.8   +10 19 18     1.567    2.190  116.1   23.9   287   25.8 
2025-11-21 00:00 UT   08 03 46.4   +10 17 39     1.556    2.192  117.2   23.6   287   25.8 
2025-11-22 00:00 UT   08 03 06.4   +10 16 08     1.545    2.194  118.4   23.3   287   25.8 
2025-11-23 00:00 UT   08 02 23.7   +10 14 45     1.534    2.196  119.5   23.0   288   25.7 
2025-11-24 00:00 UT   08 01 38.2   +10 13 30     1.524    2.198  120.7   22.7   288   25.7 
2025-11-25 00:00 UT   08 00 50.1   +10 12 24     1.513    2.200  121.8   22.4   288   25.7 
2025-11-26 00:00 UT   07 59 59.2   +10 11 27     1.503    2.202  123.0   22.1   288   25.7 
2025-11-27 00:00 UT   07 59 05.6   +10 10 38     1.492    2.204  124.2   21.7   289   25.6 

    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.