2016 CK248
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	21 Jul 2026	30.7	1.786 AU	1.735 AU	02h35m	+17°16'	76.0°	33.5°

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 2016 CK248 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.3768494
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.3769446
            i (Inclination)                 : 2.45440
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 317.62555
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 256.83154
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 341.17130
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 34.44542
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -2.38982
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 1.62            
        

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
2026-07-21 00:00 UT   02 35 22.8   +17 16 11     1.735    1.786   76.0   33.5   252   30.7 
2026-07-21 11:38 UT   02 36 05.1   +17 20 08     1.731    1.787   76.3   33.5   252   30.7 
2026-07-22 00:00 UT   02 36 49.8   +17 24 19     1.727    1.789   76.6   33.5   253   30.6 
2026-07-23 00:00 UT   02 38 16.1   +17 32 21     1.718    1.791   77.2   33.6   253   30.6 
2026-07-24 00:00 UT   02 39 41.5   +17 40 18     1.709    1.794   77.8   33.6   253   30.6 
2026-07-25 00:00 UT   02 41 06.0   +17 48 09     1.701    1.796   78.4   33.6   253   30.6 
2026-07-26 00:00 UT   02 42 29.7   +17 55 55     1.692    1.799   79.0   33.7   253   30.6 
2026-07-27 00:00 UT   02 43 52.4   +18 03 35     1.683    1.801   79.6   33.7   253   30.6 
2026-07-28 00:00 UT   02 45 14.3   +18 11 09     1.674    1.804   80.2   33.7   253   30.6 
2026-07-29 00:00 UT   02 46 35.3   +18 18 37     1.665    1.806   80.8   33.7   253   30.6 
2026-07-30 00:00 UT   02 47 55.3   +18 25 60     1.656    1.808   81.4   33.7   253   30.6 
2026-07-31 00:00 UT   02 49 14.3   +18 33 17     1.647    1.811   82.0   33.7   253   30.6 
2026-08-01 00:00 UT   02 50 32.4   +18 40 29     1.638    1.813   82.6   33.7   253   30.6 
2026-08-02 00:00 UT   02 51 49.4   +18 47 35     1.629    1.815   83.3   33.7   253   30.6 
2026-08-03 00:00 UT   02 53 05.5   +18 54 35     1.619    1.818   83.9   33.7   253   30.6 
2026-08-04 00:00 UT   02 54 20.5   +19 01 30     1.610    1.820   84.6   33.7   253   30.5 
2026-08-05 00:00 UT   02 55 34.4   +19 08 18     1.601    1.822   85.2   33.7   254   30.5 
2026-08-06 00:00 UT   02 56 47.2   +19 15 02     1.591    1.824   85.9   33.7   254   30.5 
2026-08-07 00:00 UT   02 57 58.9   +19 21 39     1.582    1.826   86.5   33.7   254   30.5 
2026-08-08 00:00 UT   02 59 09.4   +19 28 11     1.572    1.828   87.2   33.6   254   30.5 
2026-08-09 00:00 UT   03 00 18.8   +19 34 37     1.563    1.830   87.8   33.6   254   30.5 
2026-08-10 00:00 UT   03 01 26.9   +19 40 57     1.553    1.832   88.5   33.6   254   30.5 
2026-08-11 00:00 UT   03 02 33.8   +19 47 12     1.543    1.834   89.2   33.5   254   30.5 
2026-08-12 00:00 UT   03 03 39.4   +19 53 20     1.534    1.836   89.9   33.5   254   30.4 
2026-08-13 00:00 UT   03 04 43.7   +19 59 23     1.524    1.838   90.6   33.5   254   30.4 
2026-08-14 00:00 UT   03 05 46.7   +20 05 20     1.514    1.840   91.3   33.4   254   30.4 
2026-08-15 00:00 UT   03 06 48.3   +20 11 11     1.504    1.842   92.0   33.3   254   30.4 
2026-08-16 00:00 UT   03 07 48.5   +20 16 56     1.494    1.844   92.7   33.3   254   30.4 
2026-08-17 00:00 UT   03 08 47.4   +20 22 36     1.484    1.845   93.4   33.2   254   30.4 

    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.