2016 XG1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	22 Feb 2026	26.1	2.447 AU	1.801 AU	06h15m	+34°24'	119.6°	20.6°

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 XG1 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.7683540
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.4195157
            i (Inclination)                 : 10.28139
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 62.32002
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 224.87208
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 160.27716
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 106.72841
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -7.23413
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 1.69            
        

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
2026-02-22 00:00 UT   06 15 32.4   +34 24 58     1.801    2.447  119.6   20.6    98   26.1 
2026-02-22 00:16 UT   06 15 31.9   +34 24 56     1.801    2.447  119.6   20.6    98   26.1 
2026-02-23 00:00 UT   06 14 49.4   +34 21 44     1.812    2.444  118.5   20.8    98   26.1 
2026-02-24 00:00 UT   06 14 09.3   +34 18 27     1.823    2.442  117.4   21.1    97   26.1 
2026-02-25 00:00 UT   06 13 31.9   +34 15 09     1.834    2.440  116.3   21.3    97   26.1 
2026-02-26 00:00 UT   06 12 57.3   +34 11 49     1.845    2.438  115.2   21.6    96   26.2 
2026-02-27 00:00 UT   06 12 25.5   +34 08 28     1.857    2.435  114.1   21.8    96   26.2 
2026-02-28 00:00 UT   06 11 56.3   +34 05 06     1.868    2.433  113.0   22.0    96   26.2 
2026-03-01 00:00 UT   06 11 29.8   +34 01 43     1.879    2.431  112.0   22.2    96   26.2 
2026-03-02 00:00 UT   06 11 06.0   +33 58 20     1.891    2.428  110.9   22.4    95   26.2 
2026-03-03 00:00 UT   06 10 44.7   +33 54 56     1.903    2.426  109.9   22.6    95   26.2 
2026-03-04 00:00 UT   06 10 25.9   +33 51 32     1.914    2.423  108.8   22.8    95   26.3 
2026-03-05 00:00 UT   06 10 09.7   +33 48 08     1.926    2.420  107.8   23.0    94   26.3 
2026-03-06 00:00 UT   06 09 55.9   +33 44 44     1.938    2.418  106.8   23.1    94   26.3 
2026-03-07 00:00 UT   06 09 44.6   +33 41 20     1.949    2.415  105.7   23.3    94   26.3 
2026-03-08 00:00 UT   06 09 35.7   +33 37 57     1.961    2.413  104.7   23.4    94   26.3 
2026-03-09 00:00 UT   06 09 29.1   +33 34 35     1.973    2.410  103.7   23.6    93   26.3 
2026-03-10 00:00 UT   06 09 24.9   +33 31 13     1.985    2.407  102.7   23.7    93   26.4 
2026-03-11 00:00 UT   06 09 23.0   +33 27 52     1.997    2.404  101.7   23.9    93   26.4 
2026-03-12 00:00 UT   06 09 23.3   +33 24 32     2.009    2.401  100.8   24.0    93   26.4 
2026-03-13 00:00 UT   06 09 25.8   +33 21 13     2.020    2.399   99.8   24.1    93   26.4 
2026-03-14 00:00 UT   06 09 30.6   +33 17 54     2.032    2.396   98.8   24.2    93   26.4 
2026-03-15 00:00 UT   06 09 37.5   +33 14 37     2.044    2.393   97.9   24.3    92   26.4 
2026-03-16 00:00 UT   06 09 46.5   +33 11 21     2.056    2.390   96.9   24.4    92   26.4 
2026-03-17 00:00 UT   06 09 57.5   +33 08 06     2.068    2.387   96.0   24.5    92   26.4 
2026-03-18 00:00 UT   06 10 10.7   +33 04 53     2.080    2.384   95.1   24.6    92   26.5 
2026-03-19 00:00 UT   06 10 25.8   +33 01 40     2.092    2.381   94.1   24.7    92   26.5 
2026-03-20 00:00 UT   06 10 42.9   +32 58 29     2.104    2.377   93.2   24.7    92   26.5 
2026-03-21 00:00 UT   06 11 01.9   +32 55 19     2.116    2.374   92.3   24.8    91   26.5 
2026-03-22 00:00 UT   06 11 22.9   +32 52 10     2.127    2.371   91.4   24.8    91   26.5 
2026-03-23 00:00 UT   06 11 45.7   +32 49 02     2.139    2.368   90.5   24.9    91   26.5 
2026-03-24 00:00 UT   06 12 10.3   +32 45 56     2.151    2.364   89.6   24.9    91   26.5 

    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.