2016 NN15
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	28 Jul 2026	32.5	2.953 AU	3.852 AU	06h46m	+23°54'	23.9°	8.0°

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
2026-07-28 00:00 UT   06 46 47.7   +23 54 12     3.852    2.953   23.9    8.0   277   32.5 
2026-07-28 21:25 UT   06 48 04.6   +23 52 10     3.849    2.955   24.5    8.2   277   32.6 
2026-07-29 00:00 UT   06 48 13.8   +23 51 55     3.848    2.955   24.6    8.2   277   32.6 
2026-07-30 00:00 UT   06 49 39.6   +23 49 35     3.844    2.957   25.2    8.4   277   32.6 
2026-07-31 00:00 UT   06 51 05.0   +23 47 13     3.840    2.959   25.8    8.6   277   32.6 
2026-08-01 00:00 UT   06 52 30.1   +23 44 48     3.836    2.962   26.4    8.8   277   32.6 
2026-08-02 00:00 UT   06 53 54.9   +23 42 21     3.831    2.964   27.1    9.0   277   32.6 
2026-08-03 00:00 UT   06 55 19.4   +23 39 51     3.827    2.966   27.7    9.1   277   32.6 
2026-08-04 00:00 UT   06 56 43.5   +23 37 19     3.822    2.968   28.3    9.3   277   32.6 
2026-08-05 00:00 UT   06 58 07.2   +23 34 44     3.817    2.970   29.0    9.5   277   32.6 
2026-08-06 00:00 UT   06 59 30.6   +23 32 08     3.812    2.972   29.6    9.7   277   32.6 
2026-08-07 00:00 UT   07 00 53.7   +23 29 29     3.807    2.975   30.2    9.9   277   32.6 
2026-08-08 00:00 UT   07 02 16.4   +23 26 47     3.801    2.977   30.9   10.1   277   32.6 
2026-08-09 00:00 UT   07 03 38.7   +23 24 04     3.795    2.979   31.5   10.2   278   32.6 
2026-08-10 00:00 UT   07 05 00.7   +23 21 18     3.790    2.981   32.2   10.4   278   32.6 
2026-08-11 00:00 UT   07 06 22.3   +23 18 30     3.784    2.983   32.8   10.6   278   32.6 
2026-08-12 00:00 UT   07 07 43.5   +23 15 40     3.778    2.985   33.4   10.8   278   32.6 
2026-08-13 00:00 UT   07 09 04.3   +23 12 49     3.771    2.987   34.1   11.0   278   32.6 
2026-08-14 00:00 UT   07 10 24.7   +23 09 55     3.765    2.989   34.7   11.1   278   32.6 
2026-08-15 00:00 UT   07 11 44.6   +23 06 59     3.758    2.991   35.4   11.3   278   32.7 
2026-08-16 00:00 UT   07 13 04.2   +23 04 01     3.752    2.993   36.0   11.5   278   32.7 
2026-08-17 00:00 UT   07 14 23.4   +23 01 02     3.745    2.995   36.7   11.7   278   32.7 
2026-08-18 00:00 UT   07 15 42.1   +22 58 00     3.738    2.997   37.4   11.8   278   32.7 
2026-08-19 00:00 UT   07 17 00.4   +22 54 57     3.731    2.999   38.0   12.0   278   32.7 
2026-08-20 00:00 UT   07 18 18.2   +22 51 53     3.723    3.001   38.7   12.2   278   32.7 
2026-08-21 00:00 UT   07 19 35.6   +22 48 46     3.716    3.002   39.3   12.3   279   32.7 
2026-08-22 00:00 UT   07 20 52.6   +22 45 38     3.708    3.004   40.0   12.5   279   32.7 
2026-08-23 00:00 UT   07 22 09.1   +22 42 28     3.700    3.006   40.7   12.7   279   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.