(152637) 1997 NC1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	27 Jul 2026	16.4	1.044 AU	0.149 AU	12h39m	-64°11'	96.8°	75.1°

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
2026-07-27 00:00 UT   12 39 39.4   -64 11 32     0.149    1.044   96.8   75.1   121   16.4 
2026-07-27 07:40 UT   12 39 20.2   -64 13 27     0.150    1.043   96.6   75.2   122   16.4 
2026-07-28 00:00 UT   12 38 41.7   -64 17 29     0.153    1.043   96.2   75.4   122   16.5 
2026-07-29 00:00 UT   12 37 50.4   -64 23 19     0.158    1.043   95.6   75.8   123   16.5 
2026-07-30 00:00 UT   12 37 05.0   -64 29 02     0.162    1.042   95.0   76.1   124   16.6 
2026-07-31 00:00 UT   12 36 25.0   -64 34 40     0.167    1.041   94.4   76.4   125   16.7 
2026-08-01 00:00 UT   12 35 49.8   -64 40 13     0.171    1.041   93.8   76.7   126   16.7 
2026-08-02 00:00 UT   12 35 19.0   -64 45 42     0.176    1.040   93.3   77.0   127   16.8 
2026-08-03 00:00 UT   12 34 52.4   -64 51 06     0.180    1.039   92.7   77.3   128   16.9 
2026-08-04 00:00 UT   12 34 29.5   -64 56 27     0.184    1.038   92.2   77.6   129   16.9 
2026-08-05 00:00 UT   12 34 10.1   -65 01 44     0.189    1.037   91.7   77.9   129   17.0 
2026-08-06 00:00 UT   12 33 53.9   -65 06 59     0.193    1.036   91.1   78.2   130   17.0 
2026-08-07 00:00 UT   12 33 40.8   -65 12 11     0.197    1.035   90.6   78.4   131   17.1 
2026-08-08 00:00 UT   12 33 30.4   -65 17 20     0.201    1.034   90.1   78.7   132   17.1 
2026-08-09 00:00 UT   12 33 22.5   -65 22 29     0.205    1.033   89.6   79.0   133   17.2 
2026-08-10 00:00 UT   12 33 16.9   -65 27 35     0.209    1.032   89.0   79.3   134   17.2 
2026-08-11 00:00 UT   12 33 13.5   -65 32 41     0.213    1.030   88.5   79.5   134   17.3 
2026-08-12 00:00 UT   12 33 11.9   -65 37 45     0.217    1.029   88.0   79.8   135   17.3 
2026-08-13 00:00 UT   12 33 12.0   -65 42 49     0.221    1.028   87.5   80.1   136   17.4 
2026-08-14 00:00 UT   12 33 13.5   -65 47 51     0.225    1.026   87.0   80.3   137   17.4 
2026-08-15 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 

    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.