2015 HU171
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	16 May 2026	28.2	1.957 AU	2.751 AU	01h34m	+05°49'	31.1°	15.5°

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 2015 HU171 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.5814578
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.3072862
            i (Inclination)                 : 5.61633
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 76.84211
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 179.37033
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 353.19422
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 76.21546
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 0.06162
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.50            
        

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
2026-05-16 00:00 UT   01 34 03.9   +05 49 37     2.751    1.957   31.1   15.5   242   28.2 
2026-05-16 09:36 UT   01 34 47.3   +05 53 46     2.752    1.960   31.3   15.5   242   28.2 
2026-05-17 00:00 UT   01 35 52.3   +05 59 56     2.753    1.964   31.6   15.6   243   28.2 
2026-05-18 00:00 UT   01 37 40.2   +06 10 09     2.754    1.972   32.0   15.8   243   28.2 
2026-05-19 00:00 UT   01 39 27.4   +06 20 14     2.756    1.979   32.5   16.0   243   28.2 
2026-05-20 00:00 UT   01 41 13.9   +06 30 14     2.757    1.986   33.0   16.1   243   28.3 
2026-05-21 00:00 UT   01 42 59.8   +06 40 06     2.758    1.994   33.5   16.3   243   28.3 
2026-05-22 00:00 UT   01 44 45.1   +06 49 53     2.759    2.001   34.0   16.4   243   28.3 
2026-05-23 00:00 UT   01 46 29.8   +06 59 32     2.759    2.009   34.5   16.6   244   28.3 
2026-05-24 00:00 UT   01 48 13.9   +07 09 06     2.760    2.016   35.0   16.7   244   28.3 
2026-05-25 00:00 UT   01 49 57.3   +07 18 32     2.761    2.023   35.5   16.9   244   28.3 
2026-05-26 00:00 UT   01 51 40.1   +07 27 53     2.761    2.031   36.0   17.0   244   28.3 
2026-05-27 00:00 UT   01 53 22.2   +07 37 06     2.761    2.038   36.5   17.2   244   28.4 
2026-05-28 00:00 UT   01 55 03.8   +07 46 14     2.761    2.045   37.0   17.4   245   28.4 
2026-05-29 00:00 UT   01 56 44.7   +07 55 15     2.761    2.053   37.5   17.5   245   28.4 
2026-05-30 00:00 UT   01 58 25.0   +08 04 10     2.761    2.060   38.0   17.7   245   28.4 
2026-05-31 00:00 UT   02 00 04.7   +08 12 58     2.761    2.067   38.6   17.8   245   28.4 
2026-06-01 00:00 UT   02 01 43.7   +08 21 40     2.760    2.074   39.1   17.9   245   28.4 
2026-06-02 00:00 UT   02 03 22.2   +08 30 16     2.760    2.081   39.6   18.1   245   28.4 
2026-06-03 00:00 UT   02 04 60.0   +08 38 45     2.759    2.089   40.1   18.2   246   28.4 

    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.