2010 NL
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	5 Oct 2026	31.2	2.384 AU	3.150 AU	10h31m	+04°35'	33.7°	13.5°

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 2010 NL are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.4365565
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.6765952
            i (Inclination)                 : 8.59854
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 283.22006
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 50.98545
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 105.05953
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 333.88837
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 6.67096
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.17            
        

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
2026-10-05 00:00 UT   10 31 59.7   +04 35 27     3.150    2.384   33.7   13.5   285   31.2 
2026-10-05 14:25 UT   10 32 52.1   +04 29 08     3.146    2.384   34.1   13.6   285   31.2 
2026-10-06 00:00 UT   10 33 26.9   +04 24 57     3.144    2.385   34.3   13.7   285   31.2 
2026-10-07 00:00 UT   10 34 53.8   +04 14 26     3.137    2.386   34.9   13.9   286   31.2 
2026-10-08 00:00 UT   10 36 20.4   +04 03 54     3.130    2.387   35.5   14.1   286   31.2 
2026-10-09 00:00 UT   10 37 46.7   +03 53 22     3.122    2.388   36.0   14.2   286   31.2 
2026-10-10 00:00 UT   10 39 12.7   +03 42 49     3.115    2.389   36.6   14.4   286   31.2 
2026-10-11 00:00 UT   10 40 38.3   +03 32 16     3.107    2.390   37.2   14.6   286   31.2 
2026-10-12 00:00 UT   10 42 03.7   +03 21 42     3.100    2.391   37.8   14.8   286   31.2 
2026-10-13 00:00 UT   10 43 28.6   +03 11 08     3.092    2.392   38.4   15.0   286   31.2 
2026-10-14 00:00 UT   10 44 53.3   +03 00 33     3.084    2.392   39.0   15.2   287   31.2 
2026-10-15 00:00 UT   10 46 17.6   +02 49 59     3.076    2.393   39.6   15.4   287   31.2 
2026-10-16 00:00 UT   10 47 41.6   +02 39 23     3.068    2.394   40.2   15.6   287   31.2 
2026-10-17 00:00 UT   10 49 05.2   +02 28 48     3.059    2.395   40.8   15.8   287   31.2 
2026-10-18 00:00 UT   10 50 28.5   +02 18 12     3.051    2.396   41.4   16.0   287   31.2 
2026-10-19 00:00 UT   10 51 51.4   +02 07 36     3.042    2.396   42.0   16.1   287   31.2 
2026-10-20 00:00 UT   10 53 14.0   +01 56 60     3.033    2.397   42.6   16.3   287   31.2 
2026-10-21 00:00 UT   10 54 36.2   +01 46 23     3.025    2.398   43.2   16.5   287   31.2 
2026-10-22 00:00 UT   10 55 58.1   +01 35 47     3.016    2.398   43.8   16.7   288   31.2 
2026-10-23 00:00 UT   10 57 19.6   +01 25 10     3.006    2.399   44.4   16.9   288   31.2 
2026-10-24 00:00 UT   10 58 40.8   +01 14 34     2.997    2.400   45.0   17.1   288   31.2 
2026-10-25 00:00 UT   11 00 01.6   +01 03 57     2.988    2.400   45.6   17.2   288   31.2 
2026-10-26 00:00 UT   11 01 22.0   +00 53 21     2.978    2.401   46.3   17.4   288   31.2 

    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.