2016 XG1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	2 Nov 2025	26.6	2.460 AU	2.162 AU	08h33m	+26°15'	95.2°	23.7°

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
2025-11-02 00:00 UT   08 33 44.5   +26 15 07     2.162    2.460   95.2   23.7   284   26.6 
2025-11-02 23:42 UT   08 34 03.5   +26 18 20     2.149    2.461   96.2   23.6   284   26.6 
2025-11-03 00:00 UT   08 34 03.7   +26 18 23     2.149    2.461   96.2   23.6   284   26.6 
2025-11-04 00:00 UT   08 34 21.2   +26 21 47     2.135    2.463   97.1   23.6   284   26.6 
2025-11-05 00:00 UT   08 34 37.1   +26 25 20     2.122    2.465   98.1   23.5   283   26.5 
2025-11-06 00:00 UT   08 34 51.1   +26 29 02     2.109    2.467   99.0   23.4   283   26.5 
2025-11-07 00:00 UT   08 35 03.4   +26 32 53     2.096    2.469  100.0   23.3   283   26.5 
2025-11-08 00:00 UT   08 35 13.9   +26 36 53     2.083    2.470  100.9   23.2   283   26.5 
2025-11-09 00:00 UT   08 35 22.5   +26 41 02     2.070    2.472  101.9   23.1   283   26.5 
2025-11-10 00:00 UT   08 35 29.3   +26 45 21     2.056    2.474  102.9   23.0   283   26.5 
2025-11-11 00:00 UT   08 35 34.1   +26 49 49     2.043    2.475  103.9   22.8   283   26.4 
2025-11-12 00:00 UT   08 35 36.9   +26 54 27     2.030    2.477  104.9   22.7   282   26.4 
2025-11-13 00:00 UT   08 35 37.8   +26 59 14     2.017    2.479  105.9   22.6   282   26.4 
2025-11-14 00:00 UT   08 35 36.6   +27 04 11     2.004    2.480  106.9   22.4   282   26.4 
2025-11-15 00:00 UT   08 35 33.3   +27 09 18     1.991    2.481  108.0   22.3   282   26.4 
2025-11-16 00:00 UT   08 35 27.9   +27 14 34     1.978    2.483  109.0   22.1   282   26.4 
2025-11-17 00:00 UT   08 35 20.4   +27 20 01     1.965    2.484  110.0   22.0   282   26.3 
2025-11-18 00:00 UT   08 35 10.6   +27 25 37     1.953    2.486  111.1   21.8   281   26.3 
2025-11-19 00:00 UT   08 34 58.7   +27 31 24     1.940    2.487  112.1   21.6   281   26.3 
2025-11-20 00:00 UT   08 34 44.4   +27 37 20     1.927    2.488  113.2   21.4   281   26.3 
2025-11-21 00:00 UT   08 34 27.9   +27 43 26     1.915    2.489  114.3   21.2   281   26.3 
2025-11-22 00:00 UT   08 34 09.0   +27 49 43     1.902    2.491  115.4   21.0   280   26.2 
2025-11-23 00:00 UT   08 33 47.7   +27 56 09     1.890    2.492  116.5   20.8   280   26.2 
2025-11-24 00:00 UT   08 33 24.1   +28 02 44     1.877    2.493  117.6   20.6   280   26.2 
2025-11-25 00:00 UT   08 32 58.0   +28 09 30     1.865    2.494  118.7   20.3   279   26.2 
2025-11-26 00:00 UT   08 32 29.4   +28 16 24     1.853    2.495  119.8   20.1   279   26.2 
2025-11-27 00:00 UT   08 31 58.3   +28 23 29     1.841    2.496  120.9   19.8   279   26.1 
2025-11-28 00:00 UT   08 31 24.6   +28 30 42     1.830    2.497  122.0   19.6   278   26.1 
2025-11-29 00:00 UT   08 30 48.4   +28 38 04     1.818    2.498  123.2   19.3   278   26.1 
2025-11-30 00:00 UT   08 30 09.6   +28 45 35     1.806    2.499  124.3   19.0   278   26.1 
2025-12-01 00:00 UT   08 29 28.2   +28 53 15     1.795    2.500  125.5   18.7   277   26.1 
2025-12-02 00:00 UT   08 28 44.1   +29 01 03     1.784    2.501  126.7   18.4   277   26.0 

    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.