(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°

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.