(163348) 2002 NN4
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	22 Jan 2026	21.7	0.722 AU	1.243 AU	17h43m	-25°37'	35.5°	52.3°

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 2002 NN4 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.4345950
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 0.8757941
            i (Inclination)                 : 5.41965
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 259.40840
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 222.20581
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 328.82425
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 301.48649
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -3.63791
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 0.82            
        

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
2026-01-22 00:00 UT   17 43 07.1   -25 37 51     1.243    0.722   35.5   52.3   269   21.7 
2026-01-22 02:49 UT   17 43 35.2   -25 37 39     1.244    0.723   35.5   52.2   268   21.7 
2026-01-23 00:00 UT   17 47 05.7   -25 36 00     1.254    0.731   35.6   51.6   268   21.8 
2026-01-24 00:00 UT   17 51 03.1   -25 33 46     1.265    0.740   35.7   51.0   268   21.8 
2026-01-25 00:00 UT   17 54 59.3   -25 31 10     1.275    0.748   35.8   50.4   268   21.8 
2026-01-26 00:00 UT   17 58 54.1   -25 28 10     1.286    0.757   36.0   49.8   267   21.8 
2026-01-27 00:00 UT   18 02 47.6   -25 24 50     1.296    0.766   36.1   49.2   267   21.9 
2026-01-28 00:00 UT   18 06 39.7   -25 21 07     1.305    0.775   36.2   48.7   267   21.9 
2026-01-29 00:00 UT   18 10 30.3   -25 17 04     1.315    0.783   36.4   48.2   266   21.9 
2026-01-30 00:00 UT   18 14 19.5   -25 12 40     1.324    0.792   36.5   47.8   266   22.0 
2026-01-31 00:00 UT   18 18 07.2   -25 07 57     1.333    0.801   36.7   47.3   266   22.0 

    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.