2014 AD16
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	23 May 2026	31.4	1.837 AU	1.845 AU	23h15m	-04°49'	73.6°	31.9°

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)                : 0.3678299
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.4011660
            i (Inclination)                 : 0.34613
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 130.55191
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 27.62207
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 27.83699
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 158.17355
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 0.16048
            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
2026-05-23 00:00 UT   23 15 31.0   -04 49 03     1.845    1.837   73.6   31.9   247   31.4 
2026-05-23 11:45 UT   23 16 13.4   -04 44 38     1.840    1.838   73.9   32.0   247   31.4 
2026-05-24 00:00 UT   23 16 57.3   -04 40 04     1.836    1.839   74.2   32.0   247   31.4 
2026-05-25 00:00 UT   23 18 22.8   -04 31 09     1.827    1.842   74.8   32.0   247   31.4 
2026-05-26 00:00 UT   23 19 47.6   -04 22 19     1.817    1.844   75.4   32.1   247   31.4 
2026-05-27 00:00 UT   23 21 11.5   -04 13 33     1.808    1.846   76.0   32.2   247   31.4 
2026-05-28 00:00 UT   23 22 34.6   -04 04 51     1.799    1.848   76.5   32.2   247   31.4 
2026-05-29 00:00 UT   23 23 56.9   -03 56 14     1.790    1.850   77.1   32.3   247   31.4 
2026-05-30 00:00 UT   23 25 18.3   -03 47 42     1.780    1.852   77.7   32.3   247   31.4 
2026-05-31 00:00 UT   23 26 39.0   -03 39 15     1.771    1.854   78.3   32.4   247   31.3 
2026-06-01 00:00 UT   23 27 58.8   -03 30 52     1.761    1.856   78.9   32.4   247   31.3 
2026-06-02 00:00 UT   23 29 17.7   -03 22 35     1.752    1.858   79.5   32.5   247   31.3 
2026-06-03 00:00 UT   23 30 35.8   -03 14 23     1.742    1.859   80.1   32.5   247   31.3 
2026-06-04 00:00 UT   23 31 52.9   -03 06 15     1.733    1.861   80.7   32.5   247   31.3 
2026-06-05 00:00 UT   23 33 09.2   -02 58 14     1.723    1.863   81.3   32.6   247   31.3 
2026-06-06 00:00 UT   23 34 24.6   -02 50 17     1.713    1.865   82.0   32.6   247   31.3 
2026-06-07 00:00 UT   23 35 39.1   -02 42 26     1.703    1.867   82.6   32.6   247   31.3 
2026-06-08 00:00 UT   23 36 52.7   -02 34 41     1.693    1.868   83.2   32.6   247   31.3 
2026-06-09 00:00 UT   23 38 05.3   -02 27 02     1.683    1.870   83.8   32.7   247   31.3 
2026-06-10 00:00 UT   23 39 16.9   -02 19 29     1.673    1.872   84.5   32.7   247   31.3 
2026-06-11 00:00 UT   23 40 27.6   -02 12 02     1.663    1.873   85.1   32.7   247   31.2 
2026-06-12 00:00 UT   23 41 37.3   -02 04 41     1.653    1.875   85.7   32.7   247   31.2 
2026-06-13 00:00 UT   23 42 46.0   -01 57 27     1.643    1.876   86.4   32.7   247   31.2 
2026-06-14 00:00 UT   23 43 53.6   -01 50 19     1.633    1.878   87.0   32.7   247   31.2 
2026-06-15 00:00 UT   23 45 00.2   -01 43 18     1.623    1.879   87.7   32.7   247   31.2 
2026-06-16 00:00 UT   23 46 05.7   -01 36 24     1.612    1.881   88.4   32.7   247   31.2 

    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.