2016 NN15
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	17 Jan 2026	31.0	2.201 AU	1.884 AU	01h49m	+17°20'	95.1°	26.4°

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)                : 0.5063078
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.0677537
            i (Inclination)                 : 6.90693
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 282.38635
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 9.04167
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 49.66366
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 291.36348
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 1.08288
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.97            
        

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
2026-01-17 00:00 UT   01 49 45.3   +17 20 04     1.884    2.201   95.1   26.4    70   31.0 
2026-01-17 19:04 UT   01 50 44.4   +17 22 05     1.898    2.206   94.5   26.4    70   31.0 
2026-01-18 00:00 UT   01 50 59.7   +17 22 38     1.902    2.207   94.4   26.4    70   31.0 
2026-01-19 00:00 UT   01 52 14.7   +17 25 17     1.920    2.213   93.7   26.3    70   31.0 
2026-01-20 00:00 UT   01 53 30.2   +17 28 03     1.938    2.218   93.0   26.3    70   31.1 
2026-01-21 00:00 UT   01 54 46.4   +17 30 54     1.956    2.224   92.2   26.2    70   31.1 
2026-01-22 00:00 UT   01 56 03.1   +17 33 50     1.974    2.229   91.5   26.2    70   31.1 
2026-01-23 00:00 UT   01 57 20.3   +17 36 51     1.992    2.235   90.8   26.1    70   31.1 
2026-01-24 00:00 UT   01 58 38.1   +17 39 57     2.010    2.240   90.1   26.1    70   31.2 
2026-01-25 00:00 UT   01 59 56.4   +17 43 08     2.029    2.246   89.4   26.0    70   31.2 
2026-01-26 00:00 UT   02 01 15.3   +17 46 23     2.047    2.251   88.7   25.9    70   31.2 
2026-01-27 00:00 UT   02 02 34.6   +17 49 42     2.065    2.257   88.0   25.9    70   31.2 
2026-01-28 00:00 UT   02 03 54.4   +17 53 05     2.083    2.262   87.3   25.8    70   31.2 
2026-01-29 00:00 UT   02 05 14.6   +17 56 33     2.101    2.268   86.6   25.7    70   31.3 
2026-01-30 00:00 UT   02 06 35.3   +18 00 04     2.120    2.273   85.9   25.6    70   31.3 
2026-01-31 00:00 UT   02 07 56.5   +18 03 39     2.138    2.279   85.2   25.5    70   31.3 
2026-02-01 00:00 UT   02 09 18.1   +18 07 17     2.156    2.284   84.6   25.4    70   31.3 
2026-02-02 00:00 UT   02 10 40.1   +18 10 58     2.174    2.289   83.9   25.3    70   31.3 
2026-02-03 00:00 UT   02 12 02.5   +18 14 43     2.192    2.295   83.2   25.2    70   31.4 
2026-02-04 00:00 UT   02 13 25.4   +18 18 31     2.210    2.300   82.5   25.1    70   31.4 
2026-02-05 00:00 UT   02 14 48.6   +18 22 21     2.228    2.305   81.8   25.0    70   31.4 
2026-02-06 00:00 UT   02 16 12.3   +18 26 14     2.247    2.310   81.2   24.9    70   31.4 
2026-02-07 00:00 UT   02 17 36.3   +18 30 10     2.265    2.316   80.5   24.8    70   31.4 
2026-02-08 00:00 UT   02 19 00.7   +18 34 08     2.283    2.321   79.8   24.7    70   31.5 
2026-02-09 00:00 UT   02 20 25.5   +18 38 09     2.301    2.326   79.1   24.6    70   31.5 
2026-02-10 00:00 UT   02 21 50.7   +18 42 12     2.319    2.331   78.5   24.5    70   31.5 
2026-02-11 00:00 UT   02 23 16.2   +18 46 17     2.337    2.337   77.8   24.4    70   31.5 
2026-02-12 00:00 UT   02 24 42.1   +18 50 24     2.355    2.342   77.1   24.3    70   31.5 

    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.