2016 NN15
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	27 Aug 2026	32.7	3.013 AU	3.667 AU	07h27m	+22°29'	43.3°	13.3°

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
2026-08-27 00:00 UT   07 27 10.6   +22 29 35     3.667    3.013   43.3   13.3   279   32.7 
2026-08-27 21:48 UT   07 28 18.0   +22 26 36     3.660    3.015   43.9   13.4   279   32.7 
2026-08-28 00:00 UT   07 28 24.7   +22 26 18     3.659    3.015   44.0   13.5   279   32.7 
2026-08-29 00:00 UT   07 29 38.4   +22 22 60     3.650    3.017   44.7   13.6   279   32.7 
2026-08-30 00:00 UT   07 30 51.6   +22 19 40     3.641    3.019   45.4   13.8   279   32.7 
2026-08-31 00:00 UT   07 32 04.3   +22 16 20     3.632    3.020   46.0   13.9   279   32.7 
2026-09-01 00:00 UT   07 33 16.6   +22 12 58     3.623    3.022   46.7   14.1   280   32.7 
2026-09-02 00:00 UT   07 34 28.2   +22 09 35     3.614    3.024   47.4   14.2   280   32.7 
2026-09-03 00:00 UT   07 35 39.4   +22 06 11     3.605    3.026   48.1   14.4   280   32.7 
2026-09-04 00:00 UT   07 36 50.1   +22 02 46     3.595    3.027   48.8   14.5   280   32.7 
2026-09-05 00:00 UT   07 38 00.2   +21 59 20     3.585    3.029   49.5   14.7   280   32.7 
2026-09-06 00:00 UT   07 39 09.8   +21 55 54     3.575    3.030   50.2   14.8   280   32.7 
2026-09-07 00:00 UT   07 40 18.8   +21 52 26     3.565    3.032   50.9   14.9   280   32.7 
2026-09-08 00:00 UT   07 41 27.3   +21 48 58     3.555    3.034   51.6   15.1   280   32.7 
2026-09-09 00:00 UT   07 42 35.2   +21 45 29     3.545    3.035   52.3   15.2   280   32.7 
2026-09-10 00:00 UT   07 43 42.6   +21 41 59     3.535    3.037   53.0   15.4   280   32.7 
2026-09-11 00:00 UT   07 44 49.3   +21 38 29     3.524    3.038   53.7   15.5   280   32.7 
2026-09-12 00:00 UT   07 45 55.4   +21 34 58     3.514    3.040   54.4   15.6   280   32.7 
2026-09-13 00:00 UT   07 47 01.0   +21 31 27     3.503    3.041   55.1   15.7   281   32.7 
2026-09-14 00:00 UT   07 48 05.9   +21 27 55     3.492    3.043   55.8   15.9   281   32.7 
2026-09-15 00:00 UT   07 49 10.2   +21 24 23     3.481    3.044   56.5   16.0   281   32.7 
2026-09-16 00:00 UT   07 50 13.9   +21 20 51     3.470    3.046   57.3   16.1   281   32.7 
2026-09-17 00:00 UT   07 51 16.9   +21 17 19     3.459    3.047   58.0   16.2   281   32.7 
2026-09-18 00:00 UT   07 52 19.3   +21 13 47     3.447    3.049   58.7   16.4   281   32.7 
2026-09-19 00:00 UT   07 53 21.0   +21 10 14     3.436    3.050   59.4   16.5   281   32.7 
2026-09-20 00:00 UT   07 54 22.1   +21 06 42     3.424    3.052   60.2   16.6   281   32.7 
2026-09-21 00:00 UT   07 55 22.5   +21 03 09     3.412    3.053   60.9   16.7   281   32.7 
2026-09-22 00:00 UT   07 56 22.2   +20 59 37     3.401    3.054   61.7   16.8   281   32.7 
2026-09-23 00:00 UT   07 57 21.2   +20 56 05     3.389    3.056   62.4   16.9   281   32.7 
2026-09-24 00:00 UT   07 58 19.6   +20 52 33     3.377    3.057   63.1   17.0   281   32.7 
2026-09-25 00:00 UT   07 59 17.2   +20 49 01     3.364    3.058   63.9   17.1   282   32.7 
2026-09-26 00:00 UT   08 00 14.1   +20 45 30     3.352    3.060   64.6   17.2   282   32.7 

    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.