2016 CK248
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	3 Oct 2026	29.3	1.894 AU	1.039 AU	03h16m	+22°36'	136.5°	21.3°

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 2016 CK248 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.3769005
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.3769818
            i (Inclination)                 : 2.45438
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 317.62474
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 256.83169
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 103.16460
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 34.44476
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -2.38980
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 1.62            
        

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
2026-10-03 00:00 UT   03 16 33.7   +22 36 46     1.039    1.894  136.5   21.3   250   29.3 
2026-10-03 03:51 UT   03 16 25.2   +22 36 37     1.037    1.894  136.7   21.2   250   29.3 
2026-10-04 00:00 UT   03 15 39.5   +22 35 48     1.031    1.895  137.7   20.8   250   29.3 
2026-10-05 00:00 UT   03 14 42.1   +22 34 36     1.023    1.895  138.9   20.3   250   29.2 
2026-10-06 00:00 UT   03 13 41.6   +22 33 10     1.016    1.895  140.1   19.8   249   29.2 
2026-10-07 00:00 UT   03 12 38.0   +22 31 29     1.009    1.895  141.3   19.2   249   29.2 
2026-10-08 00:00 UT   03 11 31.4   +22 29 34     1.002    1.896  142.6   18.7   249   29.2 
2026-10-09 00:00 UT   03 10 21.7   +22 27 24     0.995    1.896  143.8   18.1   248   29.1 
2026-10-10 00:00 UT   03 09 08.9   +22 24 58     0.989    1.896  145.1   17.6   248   29.1 
2026-10-11 00:00 UT   03 07 53.3   +22 22 17     0.982    1.896  146.3   17.0   247   29.1 
2026-10-12 00:00 UT   03 06 34.7   +22 19 19     0.976    1.896  147.6   16.4   247   29.0 
2026-10-13 00:00 UT   03 05 13.2   +22 16 06     0.970    1.896  148.9   15.8   246   29.0 
2026-10-14 00:00 UT   03 03 49.0   +22 12 36     0.964    1.896  150.2   15.2   246   28.9 
2026-10-15 00:00 UT   03 02 22.1   +22 08 50     0.959    1.896  151.5   14.5   245   28.9 
2026-10-16 00:00 UT   03 00 52.5   +22 04 47     0.953    1.896  152.8   13.9   244   28.9 
2026-10-17 00:00 UT   02 59 20.4   +22 00 27     0.948    1.896  154.1   13.3   244   28.8 
2026-10-18 00:00 UT   02 57 45.9   +21 55 50     0.943    1.896  155.5   12.6   243   28.8 
2026-10-19 00:00 UT   02 56 09.1   +21 50 57     0.939    1.895  156.8   11.9   242   28.8 
2026-10-20 00:00 UT   02 54 30.1   +21 45 47     0.934    1.895  158.2   11.3   241   28.7 
2026-10-21 00:00 UT   02 52 48.9   +21 40 20     0.930    1.895  159.5   10.6   240   28.7 
2026-10-22 00:00 UT   02 51 05.8   +21 34 36     0.926    1.895  160.9    9.9   239   28.7 
2026-10-23 00:00 UT   02 49 20.9   +21 28 35     0.922    1.894  162.2    9.2   237   28.6 
2026-10-24 00:00 UT   02 47 34.2   +21 22 19     0.919    1.894  163.6    8.5   235   28.6 
2026-10-25 00:00 UT   02 45 46.0   +21 15 46     0.916    1.894  164.9    7.9   234   28.6 
2026-10-26 00:00 UT   02 43 56.4   +21 08 57     0.913    1.893  166.2    7.2   231   28.5 
2026-10-27 00:00 UT   02 42 05.5   +21 01 52     0.910    1.893  167.6    6.5   229   28.5 

    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.