2014 AD16
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	20 Oct 2026	29.9	1.829 AU	1.012 AU	22h37m	-09°13'	131.2°	24.2°

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 2014 AD16 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.3678478
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.4011778
            i (Inclination)                 : 0.34615
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 130.55587
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 27.63397
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 146.72103
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 158.18941
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 0.16055
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 1.66            
        

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
2026-10-20 00:00 UT   22 37 23.3   -09 13 00     1.012    1.829  131.2   24.2    68   29.9 
2026-10-20 13:07 UT   22 37 05.1   -09 14 45     1.016    1.827  130.6   24.4    68   29.9 
2026-10-21 00:00 UT   22 36 50.6   -09 16 07     1.019    1.826  130.1   24.7    68   29.9 
2026-10-22 00:00 UT   22 36 20.8   -09 18 57     1.026    1.824  129.0   25.1    68   29.9 
2026-10-23 00:00 UT   22 35 53.7   -09 21 30     1.033    1.822  127.8   25.6    68   29.9 
2026-10-24 00:00 UT   22 35 29.6   -09 23 46     1.040    1.819  126.7   26.0    68   30.0 
2026-10-25 00:00 UT   22 35 08.1   -09 25 44     1.047    1.817  125.7   26.4    68   30.0 
2026-10-26 00:00 UT   22 34 49.5   -09 27 27     1.055    1.814  124.6   26.8    68   30.0 
2026-10-27 00:00 UT   22 34 33.6   -09 28 53     1.062    1.812  123.5   27.2    68   30.0 
2026-10-28 00:00 UT   22 34 20.5   -09 30 02     1.070    1.809  122.5   27.6    68   30.1 
2026-10-29 00:00 UT   22 34 10.0   -09 30 56     1.078    1.807  121.4   28.0    68   30.1 
2026-10-30 00:00 UT   22 34 02.2   -09 31 34     1.085    1.804  120.4   28.4    68   30.1 
2026-10-31 00:00 UT   22 33 57.0   -09 31 56     1.093    1.802  119.4   28.7    68   30.1 
2026-11-01 00:00 UT   22 33 54.5   -09 32 03     1.101    1.799  118.4   29.1    68   30.2 
2026-11-02 00:00 UT   22 33 54.5   -09 31 55     1.109    1.796  117.4   29.4    68   30.2 
2026-11-03 00:00 UT   22 33 57.1   -09 31 31     1.117    1.794  116.4   29.7    68   30.2 
2026-11-04 00:00 UT   22 34 02.3   -09 30 52     1.125    1.791  115.4   30.0    68   30.2 
2026-11-05 00:00 UT   22 34 09.9   -09 29 59     1.133    1.788  114.4   30.3    68   30.2 
2026-11-06 00:00 UT   22 34 20.0   -09 28 51     1.142    1.785  113.5   30.6    68   30.3 
2026-11-07 00:00 UT   22 34 32.5   -09 27 28     1.150    1.783  112.5   30.9    68   30.3 
2026-11-08 00:00 UT   22 34 47.5   -09 25 52     1.158    1.780  111.6   31.2    68   30.3 
2026-11-09 00:00 UT   22 35 04.8   -09 24 01     1.166    1.777  110.7   31.4    68   30.3 
2026-11-10 00:00 UT   22 35 24.4   -09 21 56     1.175    1.774  109.7   31.7    68   30.3 
2026-11-11 00:00 UT   22 35 46.4   -09 19 38     1.183    1.771  108.8   32.0    68   30.4 
2026-11-12 00:00 UT   22 36 10.6   -09 17 06     1.192    1.768  107.9   32.2    68   30.4 
2026-11-13 00:00 UT   22 36 37.0   -09 14 20     1.200    1.765  107.0   32.4    68   30.4 
2026-11-14 00:00 UT   22 37 05.6   -09 11 22     1.208    1.762  106.2   32.6    68   30.4 
2026-11-15 00:00 UT   22 37 36.3   -09 08 11     1.217    1.759  105.3   32.9    68   30.4 
2026-11-16 00:00 UT   22 38 09.2   -09 04 47     1.225    1.756  104.4   33.1    68   30.5 
2026-11-17 00:00 UT   22 38 44.1   -09 01 10     1.234    1.753  103.6   33.3    68   30.5 
2026-11-18 00:00 UT   22 39 21.0   -08 57 21     1.242    1.750  102.7   33.4    68   30.5 
2026-11-19 00:00 UT   22 39 60.0   -08 53 20     1.250    1.746  101.9   33.6    68   30.5 

    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.