2014 AD16
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	22 Jul 2026	30.5	1.914 AU	1.236 AU	00h10m	+00°54'	116.1°	28.5°

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
2026-07-22 00:00 UT   00 10 34.3   +00 54 26     1.236    1.914  116.1   28.5   247   30.5 
2026-07-22 11:54 UT   00 10 39.3   +00 54 50     1.231    1.914  116.5   28.3   247   30.5 
2026-07-23 00:00 UT   00 10 43.8   +00 55 11     1.226    1.914  117.0   28.2   247   30.5 
2026-07-24 00:00 UT   00 10 51.2   +00 55 41     1.216    1.915  117.9   28.0   247   30.5 
2026-07-25 00:00 UT   00 10 56.6   +00 55 58     1.206    1.915  118.9   27.7   247   30.5 
2026-07-26 00:00 UT   00 10 59.7   +00 56 01     1.196    1.915  119.8   27.4   247   30.4 
2026-07-27 00:00 UT   00 11 00.7   +00 55 50     1.186    1.916  120.7   27.1   247   30.4 
2026-07-28 00:00 UT   00 10 59.4   +00 55 23     1.176    1.916  121.7   26.8   247   30.4 
2026-07-29 00:00 UT   00 10 55.9   +00 54 42     1.167    1.916  122.7   26.5   247   30.3 
2026-07-30 00:00 UT   00 10 50.1   +00 53 46     1.157    1.916  123.7   26.2   247   30.3 
2026-07-31 00:00 UT   00 10 42.0   +00 52 35     1.148    1.916  124.7   25.8   247   30.3 
2026-08-01 00:00 UT   00 10 31.5   +00 51 08     1.138    1.916  125.7   25.5   247   30.3 
2026-08-02 00:00 UT   00 10 18.6   +00 49 26     1.129    1.916  126.7   25.1   247   30.2 
2026-08-03 00:00 UT   00 10 03.3   +00 47 27     1.120    1.917  127.7   24.8   247   30.2 
2026-08-04 00:00 UT   00 09 45.6   +00 45 13     1.111    1.917  128.8   24.4   247   30.2 
2026-08-05 00:00 UT   00 09 25.3   +00 42 42     1.102    1.917  129.8   24.0   247   30.1 
2026-08-06 00:00 UT   00 09 02.6   +00 39 54     1.093    1.917  130.9   23.6   247   30.1 
2026-08-07 00:00 UT   00 08 37.3   +00 36 50     1.084    1.916  131.9   23.2   247   30.1 
2026-08-08 00:00 UT   00 08 09.4   +00 33 29     1.075    1.916  133.0   22.8   247   30.1 
2026-08-09 00:00 UT   00 07 39.0   +00 29 51     1.067    1.916  134.1   22.3   247   30.0 
2026-08-10 00:00 UT   00 07 05.9   +00 25 55     1.058    1.916  135.2   21.9   247   30.0 
2026-08-11 00:00 UT   00 06 30.2   +00 21 43     1.050    1.916  136.4   21.4   247   30.0 
2026-08-12 00:00 UT   00 05 51.9   +00 17 13     1.042    1.916  137.5   20.9   247   29.9 
2026-08-13 00:00 UT   00 05 10.9   +00 12 26     1.034    1.915  138.6   20.5   247   29.9 
2026-08-14 00:00 UT   00 04 27.3   +00 07 22     1.026    1.915  139.8   20.0   247   29.9 
2026-08-15 00:00 UT   00 03 41.0   +00 02 00     1.019    1.915  141.0   19.5   247   29.8 
2026-08-16 00:00 UT   00 02 52.2   +00 03 38     1.011    1.914  142.2   18.9   247   29.8 
2026-08-17 00:00 UT   00 02 00.7   +00 09 34     1.004    1.914  143.4   18.4   247   29.8 
2026-08-18 00:00 UT   00 01 06.5   +00 15 47     0.997    1.914  144.6   17.9   247   29.7 
2026-08-19 00:00 UT   00 00 09.8   +00 22 16     0.990    1.913  145.8   17.3   247   29.7 
2026-08-20 00:00 UT   23 59 10.6   +00 29 02     0.983    1.913  147.0   16.7   247   29.7 
2026-08-21 00:00 UT   23 58 08.8   +00 36 05     0.976    1.912  148.3   16.2   247   29.6 

    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.