2015 HU171
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	24 Aug 2026	28.7	2.615 AU	2.311 AU	03h33m	+14°35'	95.8°	22.6°

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 2015 HU171 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.5814578
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.3072862
            i (Inclination)                 : 5.61633
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 76.84211
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 179.37033
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 353.19422
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 76.21546
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 0.06162
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.50            
        

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
2026-08-24 00:00 UT   03 33 51.4   +14 35 11     2.311    2.615   95.8   22.6   257   28.7 
2026-08-24 15:53 UT   03 34 04.9   +14 35 29     2.306    2.618   96.4   22.6   257   28.7 
2026-08-25 00:00 UT   03 34 11.5   +14 35 37     2.303    2.620   96.7   22.5   257   28.7 
2026-08-26 00:00 UT   03 34 30.0   +14 35 57     2.294    2.626   97.6   22.4   257   28.7 
2026-08-27 00:00 UT   03 34 47.1   +14 36 12     2.286    2.631   98.4   22.3   257   28.7 
2026-08-28 00:00 UT   03 35 02.7   +14 36 21     2.277    2.637   99.3   22.2   257   28.7 
2026-08-29 00:00 UT   03 35 16.7   +14 36 25     2.269    2.643  100.3   22.1   257   28.7 
2026-08-30 00:00 UT   03 35 29.2   +14 36 23     2.260    2.648  101.2   22.0   257   28.6 
2026-08-31 00:00 UT   03 35 40.2   +14 36 16     2.252    2.654  102.1   21.8   257   28.6 
2026-09-01 00:00 UT   03 35 49.6   +14 36 04     2.243    2.659  103.0   21.7   257   28.6 
2026-09-02 00:00 UT   03 35 57.4   +14 35 46     2.235    2.665  104.0   21.6   258   28.6 
2026-09-03 00:00 UT   03 36 03.6   +14 35 22     2.227    2.670  104.9   21.4   258   28.6 
2026-09-04 00:00 UT   03 36 08.2   +14 34 53     2.218    2.676  105.8   21.3   258   28.6 
2026-09-05 00:00 UT   03 36 11.1   +14 34 19     2.210    2.681  106.8   21.1   258   28.6 
2026-09-06 00:00 UT   03 36 12.4   +14 33 39     2.202    2.687  107.8   20.9   258   28.6 
2026-09-07 00:00 UT   03 36 12.1   +14 32 54     2.193    2.692  108.7   20.8   258   28.6 
2026-09-08 00:00 UT   03 36 10.0   +14 32 03     2.185    2.697  109.7   20.6   258   28.6 
2026-09-09 00:00 UT   03 36 06.3   +14 31 06     2.177    2.703  110.7   20.4   258   28.6 
2026-09-10 00:00 UT   03 36 00.9   +14 30 05     2.169    2.708  111.7   20.2   258   28.6 
2026-09-11 00:00 UT   03 35 53.8   +14 28 57     2.161    2.714  112.7   20.0   258   28.5 
2026-09-12 00:00 UT   03 35 45.0   +14 27 44     2.153    2.719  113.7   19.8   258   28.5 
2026-09-13 00:00 UT   03 35 34.4   +14 26 26     2.145    2.724  114.7   19.6   259   28.5 
2026-09-14 00:00 UT   03 35 22.2   +14 25 02     2.138    2.729  115.7   19.4   259   28.5 
2026-09-15 00:00 UT   03 35 08.2   +14 23 33     2.130    2.735  116.8   19.2   259   28.5 
2026-09-16 00:00 UT   03 34 52.5   +14 21 59     2.123    2.740  117.8   18.9   259   28.5 
2026-09-17 00:00 UT   03 34 35.0   +14 20 19     2.115    2.745  118.8   18.7   259   28.5 
2026-09-18 00:00 UT   03 34 15.8   +14 18 33     2.108    2.750  119.9   18.5   259   28.5 
2026-09-19 00:00 UT   03 33 54.9   +14 16 43     2.101    2.756  121.0   18.2   259   28.5 
2026-09-20 00:00 UT   03 33 32.3   +14 14 47     2.093    2.761  122.0   18.0   259   28.4 
2026-09-21 00:00 UT   03 33 07.9   +14 12 46     2.087    2.766  123.1   17.7   259   28.4 
2026-09-22 00:00 UT   03 32 41.9   +14 10 40     2.080    2.771  124.2   17.4   259   28.4 
2026-09-23 00:00 UT   03 32 14.1   +14 08 28     2.073    2.776  125.3   17.2   260   28.4 

    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.