(522684) 2016 JP
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	22 Aug 2026	23.1	1.343 AU	0.784 AU	16h25m	-01°47'	96.0°	48.5°

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 JP are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.3842196
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 0.9953320
            i (Inclination)                 : 11.31563
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 202.51238
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 255.49021
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 140.48794
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 277.72743
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -10.95018
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 0.99            
        

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
2026-08-22 00:00 UT   16 25 43.9   -01 47 47     0.784    1.343   96.0   48.5   102   23.1 
2026-08-22 01:47 UT   16 25 49.0   -01 48 53     0.785    1.343   95.9   48.5   102   23.1 
2026-08-23 00:00 UT   16 26 53.5   -02 02 36     0.790    1.341   95.4   48.7   101   23.1 
2026-08-24 00:00 UT   16 28 04.8   -02 17 20     0.796    1.338   94.8   48.8   101   23.1 
2026-08-25 00:00 UT   16 29 17.8   -02 31 59     0.802    1.336   94.2   49.0   101   23.1 
2026-08-26 00:00 UT   16 30 32.5   -02 46 32     0.808    1.334   93.7   49.1   100   23.1 
2026-08-27 00:00 UT   16 31 48.8   -03 00 59     0.814    1.332   93.1   49.3   100   23.2 
2026-08-28 00:00 UT   16 33 06.7   -03 15 21     0.820    1.329   92.6   49.4   100   23.2 
2026-08-29 00:00 UT   16 34 26.3   -03 29 38     0.826    1.327   92.0   49.5    99   23.2 
2026-08-30 00:00 UT   16 35 47.4   -03 43 49     0.831    1.324   91.5   49.7    99   23.2 
2026-08-31 00:00 UT   16 37 10.1   -03 57 54     0.837    1.322   90.9   49.8    99   23.2 
2026-09-01 00:00 UT   16 38 34.3   -04 11 53     0.842    1.319   90.4   49.9    98   23.2 
2026-09-02 00:00 UT   16 39 60.0   -04 25 47     0.848    1.316   89.9   50.0    98   23.2 
2026-09-03 00:00 UT   16 41 27.1   -04 39 35     0.853    1.314   89.3   50.2    98   23.3 
2026-09-04 00:00 UT   16 42 55.8   -04 53 17     0.859    1.311   88.8   50.3    98   23.3 
2026-09-05 00:00 UT   16 44 26.0   -05 06 54     0.864    1.308   88.3   50.4    97   23.3 
2026-09-06 00:00 UT   16 45 57.5   -05 20 24     0.869    1.305   87.7   50.5    97   23.3 
2026-09-07 00:00 UT   16 47 30.6   -05 33 49     0.875    1.302   87.2   50.6    97   23.3 
2026-09-08 00:00 UT   16 49 05.1   -05 47 08     0.880    1.299   86.7   50.8    96   23.3 
2026-09-09 00:00 UT   16 50 40.9   -06 00 20     0.885    1.296   86.2   50.9    96   23.3 
2026-09-10 00:00 UT   16 52 18.2   -06 13 27     0.890    1.293   85.7   51.0    96   23.3 
2026-09-11 00:00 UT   16 53 56.9   -06 26 27     0.895    1.289   85.2   51.1    95   23.3 

    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.