|
(152637) 1997 NC1 |
| ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
| Today | 14 Aug 2026 | 17.4 | 1.026 AU | 0.225 AU | 12h33m | -65°47' | 87.0° | 80.3° |
(152637) 1997 NC1 - 2026-08-14
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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 1997 NC1 are:
e (Eccentricity) : 0.2085728
a (Semimajor axis) : 0.8649325
i (Inclination) : 16.72622
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 96.44687
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 16.61338
M (Mean anomaly) : 131.00890
Epoch : 2026 Jun 09
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 112.39382
B (Latitude of perihelion) : 4.71993
P (Orbital period in years) : 0.80
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
2026-08-14 00:00 UT 12 33 13.5 -65 47 51 0.225 1.026 87.0 80.3 137 17.4
2026-08-14 03:24 UT 12 33 13.8 -65 48 33 0.225 1.026 87.0 80.4 137 17.4
2026-08-15 00:00 UT 12 33 16.1 -65 52 52 0.228 1.025 86.6 80.6 137 17.5
2026-08-16 00:00 UT 12 33 19.8 -65 57 51 0.232 1.023 86.1 80.9 138 17.5
2026-08-17 00:00 UT 12 33 24.2 -66 02 48 0.236 1.022 85.6 81.1 139 17.5
2026-08-18 00:00 UT 12 33 29.2 -66 07 42 0.239 1.020 85.1 81.4 140 17.6
2026-08-19 00:00 UT 12 33 34.7 -66 12 33 0.243 1.018 84.6 81.7 141 17.6
2026-08-20 00:00 UT 12 33 40.4 -66 17 20 0.246 1.017 84.1 81.9 141 17.7
2026-08-21 00:00 UT 12 33 46.1 -66 22 03 0.249 1.015 83.6 82.2 142 17.7
2026-08-22 00:00 UT 12 33 51.9 -66 26 40 0.253 1.013 83.2 82.5 143 17.7
2026-08-23 00:00 UT 12 33 57.4 -66 31 11 0.256 1.011 82.7 82.8 144 17.8
2026-08-24 00:00 UT 12 34 02.7 -66 35 35 0.259 1.009 82.2 83.1 144 17.8
2026-08-25 00:00 UT 12 34 07.6 -66 39 52 0.262 1.007 81.7 83.4 145 17.8
2026-08-26 00:00 UT 12 34 11.9 -66 44 01 0.265 1.005 81.2 83.7 146 17.9
2026-08-27 00:00 UT 12 34 15.7 -66 47 60 0.268 1.003 80.8 84.0 147 17.9
2026-08-28 00:00 UT 12 34 18.9 -66 51 49 0.271 1.001 80.3 84.3 148 17.9
2026-08-29 00:00 UT 12 34 21.3 -66 55 27 0.273 0.999 79.8 84.6 148 17.9
2026-08-30 00:00 UT 12 34 22.9 -66 58 54 0.276 0.996 79.3 84.9 149 18.0
2026-08-31 00:00 UT 12 34 23.7 -67 02 09 0.279 0.994 78.8 85.2 150 18.0
2026-09-01 00:00 UT 12 34 23.7 -67 05 10 0.281 0.992 78.4 85.5 151 18.0
2026-09-02 00:00 UT 12 34 22.7 -67 07 57 0.283 0.989 77.9 85.9 152 18.1
2026-09-03 00:00 UT 12 34 20.8 -67 10 29 0.286 0.987 77.4 86.2 153 18.1
2026-09-04 00:00 UT 12 34 18.0 -67 12 46 0.288 0.984 76.9 86.5 154 18.1
2026-09-05 00:00 UT 12 34 14.2 -67 14 47 0.290 0.982 76.4 86.9 154 18.1
2026-09-06 00:00 UT 12 34 09.3 -67 16 30 0.292 0.979 75.9 87.3 155 18.1
2026-09-07 00:00 UT 12 34 03.4 -67 17 56 0.294 0.976 75.4 87.6 156 18.2
2026-09-08 00:00 UT 12 33 56.4 -67 19 04 0.296 0.974 74.9 88.0 157 18.2
2026-09-09 00:00 UT 12 33 48.2 -67 19 51 0.298 0.971 74.4 88.4 158 18.2
2026-09-10 00:00 UT 12 33 38.7 -67 20 18 0.300 0.968 73.9 88.8 159 18.2
2026-09-11 00:00 UT 12 33 28.0 -67 20 23 0.301 0.965 73.4 89.2 160 18.3
2026-09-12 00:00 UT 12 33 15.9 -67 20 05 0.303 0.962 72.9 89.6 161 18.3
2026-09-13 00:00 UT 12 33 02.4 -67 19 22 0.304 0.959 72.4 90.0 162 18.3
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.