2005 NX55
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	25 Mar 2026	26.2	2.184 AU	1.727 AU	17h20m	+05°43'	103.3°	26.4°

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 2005 NX55 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.5942183
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.5442116
            i (Inclination)                 : 26.47726
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 106.13689
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 277.25191
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 186.54245
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 24.22790
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -26.24920
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 1.92            
        

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
2026-03-25 00:00 UT   17 20 37.4   +05 43 31     1.727    2.184  103.3   26.4   267   26.2 
2026-03-25 04:01 UT   17 20 43.1   +05 44 57     1.725    2.183  103.4   26.4   267   26.2 
2026-03-26 00:00 UT   17 21 10.9   +05 52 09     1.712    2.180  104.0   26.4   266   26.2 
2026-03-27 00:00 UT   17 21 42.9   +06 00 53     1.696    2.175  104.7   26.3   266   26.1 
2026-03-28 00:00 UT   17 22 13.4   +06 09 46     1.681    2.171  105.4   26.3   265   26.1 
2026-03-29 00:00 UT   17 22 42.3   +06 18 45     1.666    2.167  106.1   26.3   265   26.1 
2026-03-30 00:00 UT   17 23 09.6   +06 27 51     1.650    2.162  106.9   26.2   264   26.1 
2026-03-31 00:00 UT   17 23 35.3   +06 37 04     1.635    2.158  107.6   26.2   264   26.0 
2026-04-01 00:00 UT   17 23 59.4   +06 46 24     1.620    2.154  108.3   26.1   263   26.0 
2026-04-02 00:00 UT   17 24 21.8   +06 55 50     1.605    2.149  109.0   26.1   263   26.0 
2026-04-03 00:00 UT   17 24 42.5   +07 05 23     1.590    2.145  109.8   26.0   262   25.9 
2026-04-04 00:00 UT   17 25 01.4   +07 15 02     1.575    2.140  110.5   26.0   261   25.9 
2026-04-05 00:00 UT   17 25 18.5   +07 24 48     1.560    2.136  111.2   25.9   261   25.9 
2026-04-06 00:00 UT   17 25 33.7   +07 34 40     1.545    2.131  112.0   25.8   260   25.9 
2026-04-07 00:00 UT   17 25 47.1   +07 44 37     1.530    2.127  112.7   25.7   259   25.8 
2026-04-08 00:00 UT   17 25 58.6   +07 54 41     1.515    2.122  113.4   25.7   259   25.8 
2026-04-09 00:00 UT   17 26 08.1   +08 04 50     1.500    2.117  114.2   25.6   258   25.8 
2026-04-10 00:00 UT   17 26 15.5   +08 15 04     1.485    2.113  114.9   25.5   257   25.8 
2026-04-11 00:00 UT   17 26 21.0   +08 25 23     1.471    2.108  115.6   25.4   257   25.7 
2026-04-12 00:00 UT   17 26 24.3   +08 35 47     1.456    2.103  116.4   25.3   256   25.7 
2026-04-13 00:00 UT   17 26 25.5   +08 46 16     1.442    2.098  117.1   25.2   255   25.7 
2026-04-14 00:00 UT   17 26 24.5   +08 56 48     1.428    2.093  117.9   25.1   255   25.6 
2026-04-15 00:00 UT   17 26 21.2   +09 07 25     1.413    2.089  118.6   24.9   254   25.6 
2026-04-16 00:00 UT   17 26 15.7   +09 18 05     1.399    2.084  119.4   24.8   253   25.6 
2026-04-17 00:00 UT   17 26 07.8   +09 28 48     1.385    2.079  120.1   24.7   252   25.5 
2026-04-18 00:00 UT   17 25 57.6   +09 39 34     1.371    2.074  120.9   24.6   251   25.5 
2026-04-19 00:00 UT   17 25 45.0   +09 50 22     1.357    2.069  121.6   24.4   251   25.5 
2026-04-20 00:00 UT   17 25 29.9   +10 01 12     1.344    2.064  122.4   24.3   250   25.4 
2026-04-21 00:00 UT   17 25 12.3   +10 12 03     1.330    2.059  123.1   24.1   249   25.4 
2026-04-22 00:00 UT   17 24 52.2   +10 22 55     1.316    2.053  123.8   24.0   248   25.4 
2026-04-23 00:00 UT   17 24 29.5   +10 33 47     1.303    2.048  124.6   23.8   247   25.4 
2026-04-24 00:00 UT   17 24 04.2   +10 44 39     1.290    2.043  125.3   23.7   246   25.3 

    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.