|
(152637) 1997 NC1 |
| ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
| Today | 26 Aug 2026 | 17.9 | 1.005 AU | 0.265 AU | 12h34m | -66°44' | 81.2° | 83.7° |
(152637) 1997 NC1 - 2026-08-26
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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
2026-08-26 00:00 UT 12 34 11.9 -66 44 01 0.265 1.005 81.2 83.7 146 17.9
2026-08-26 20:50 UT 12 34 15.3 -66 47 29 0.267 1.003 80.8 83.9 147 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
2026-09-14 00:00 UT 12 32 47.4 -67 18 12 0.306 0.956 71.9 90.4 163 18.3
2026-09-15 00:00 UT 12 32 31.0 -67 16 35 0.307 0.953 71.4 90.8 163 18.3
2026-09-16 00:00 UT 12 32 13.0 -67 14 28 0.308 0.950 70.9 91.3 164 18.4
2026-09-17 00:00 UT 12 31 53.6 -67 11 50 0.309 0.947 70.3 91.7 165 18.4
2026-09-18 00:00 UT 12 31 32.8 -67 08 38 0.310 0.944 69.8 92.2 166 18.4
2026-09-19 00:00 UT 12 31 10.5 -67 04 50 0.311 0.941 69.3 92.7 167 18.4
2026-09-20 00:00 UT 12 30 46.8 -67 00 26 0.312 0.938 68.7 93.2 168 18.4
2026-09-21 00:00 UT 12 30 21.9 -66 55 21 0.313 0.934 68.2 93.7 170 18.5
2026-09-22 00:00 UT 12 29 55.8 -66 49 35 0.313 0.931 67.6 94.2 171 18.5
2026-09-23 00:00 UT 12 29 28.6 -66 43 04 0.314 0.928 67.1 94.7 172 18.5
2026-09-24 00:00 UT 12 29 00.5 -66 35 47 0.315 0.924 66.5 95.3 173 18.5
2026-09-25 00:00 UT 12 28 31.6 -66 27 41 0.315 0.921 66.0 95.8 174 18.5
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.