2016 NN15
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	27 Oct 2026	32.5	3.086 AU	2.909 AU	08h18m	+19°26'	90.8°	18.8°

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 2016 NN15 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.5068157
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.0700356
            i (Inclination)                 : 6.84344
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 282.32134
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 9.58381
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 112.13881
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 291.83812
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 1.13673
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.98            
        

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
2026-10-27 00:00 UT   08 18 42.8   +19 26 55     2.909    3.086   90.8   18.8   283   32.5 
2026-10-27 01:52 UT   08 18 44.9   +19 26 44     2.908    3.087   90.8   18.8   283   32.5 
2026-10-28 00:00 UT   08 19 09.0   +19 24 26     2.895    3.087   91.7   18.8   283   32.5 
2026-10-29 00:00 UT   08 19 33.9   +19 21 59     2.880    3.088   92.5   18.7   283   32.5 
2026-10-30 00:00 UT   08 19 57.7   +19 19 36     2.866    3.089   93.4   18.7   283   32.4 
2026-10-31 00:00 UT   08 20 20.3   +19 17 15     2.852    3.090   94.3   18.7   283   32.4 
2026-11-01 00:00 UT   08 20 41.6   +19 14 58     2.838    3.091   95.3   18.6   283   32.4 
2026-11-02 00:00 UT   08 21 01.7   +19 12 44     2.824    3.092   96.2   18.6   283   32.4 
2026-11-03 00:00 UT   08 21 20.6   +19 10 34     2.810    3.093   97.1   18.6   283   32.4 
2026-11-04 00:00 UT   08 21 38.1   +19 08 27     2.796    3.094   98.0   18.5   283   32.4 
2026-11-05 00:00 UT   08 21 54.4   +19 06 24     2.781    3.095   99.0   18.5   283   32.4 
2026-11-06 00:00 UT   08 22 09.3   +19 04 24     2.767    3.096   99.9   18.4   283   32.4 
2026-11-07 00:00 UT   08 22 22.9   +19 02 28     2.753    3.097  100.8   18.3   283   32.3 
2026-11-08 00:00 UT   08 22 35.1   +19 00 36     2.739    3.097  101.8   18.3   283   32.3 
2026-11-09 00:00 UT   08 22 46.0   +18 58 48     2.725    3.098  102.7   18.2   284   32.3 
2026-11-10 00:00 UT   08 22 55.5   +18 57 03     2.711    3.099  103.7   18.1   284   32.3 
2026-11-11 00:00 UT   08 23 03.6   +18 55 23     2.697    3.100  104.7   18.0   284   32.3 
2026-11-12 00:00 UT   08 23 10.3   +18 53 47     2.683    3.101  105.6   17.9   284   32.3 
2026-11-13 00:00 UT   08 23 15.6   +18 52 14     2.670    3.101  106.6   17.8   284   32.3 
2026-11-14 00:00 UT   08 23 19.4   +18 50 46     2.656    3.102  107.6   17.7   284   32.3 
2026-11-15 00:00 UT   08 23 21.8   +18 49 23     2.642    3.103  108.6   17.6   284   32.2 
2026-11-16 00:00 UT   08 23 22.7   +18 48 03     2.629    3.103  109.6   17.5   284   32.2 
2026-11-17 00:00 UT   08 23 22.1   +18 46 48     2.615    3.104  110.6   17.3   284   32.2 
2026-11-18 00:00 UT   08 23 20.0   +18 45 37     2.602    3.105  111.6   17.2   284   32.2 
2026-11-19 00:00 UT   08 23 16.5   +18 44 31     2.588    3.106  112.6   17.1   284   32.2 
2026-11-20 00:00 UT   08 23 11.4   +18 43 29     2.575    3.106  113.7   16.9   284   32.2 
2026-11-21 00:00 UT   08 23 04.8   +18 42 31     2.562    3.107  114.7   16.8   284   32.1 
2026-11-22 00:00 UT   08 22 56.7   +18 41 38     2.549    3.107  115.7   16.6   284   32.1 
2026-11-23 00:00 UT   08 22 47.0   +18 40 49     2.536    3.108  116.8   16.5   284   32.1 
2026-11-24 00:00 UT   08 22 35.7   +18 40 05     2.523    3.109  117.8   16.3   284   32.1 
2026-11-25 00:00 UT   08 22 22.9   +18 39 26     2.510    3.109  118.9   16.1   284   32.1 
2026-11-26 00:00 UT   08 22 08.6   +18 38 51     2.497    3.110  119.9   16.0   284   32.1 

    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.