2016 CK248
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	5 Jul 2026	30.7	1.740 AU	1.861 AU	02h10m	+14°52'	67.2°	32.6°

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)                : 0.3768494
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.3769446
            i (Inclination)                 : 2.45440
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 317.62555
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 256.83154
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 341.17130
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 34.44542
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -2.38982
            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
2026-07-05 00:00 UT   02 10 27.7   +14 52 55     1.861    1.740   67.2   32.6   251   30.7 
2026-07-05 04:54 UT   02 10 47.8   +14 54 54     1.859    1.741   67.3   32.6   251   30.7 
2026-07-06 00:00 UT   02 12 06.2   +15 02 36     1.853    1.743   67.7   32.7   251   30.7 
2026-07-07 00:00 UT   02 13 44.1   +15 12 10     1.846    1.746   68.2   32.7   251   30.7 
2026-07-08 00:00 UT   02 15 21.4   +15 21 39     1.839    1.750   68.8   32.8   251   30.7 
2026-07-09 00:00 UT   02 16 58.0   +15 31 02     1.831    1.753   69.3   32.9   251   30.7 
2026-07-10 00:00 UT   02 18 34.0   +15 40 20     1.824    1.756   69.8   32.9   252   30.7 
2026-07-11 00:00 UT   02 20 09.4   +15 49 32     1.816    1.758   70.4   33.0   252   30.7 
2026-07-12 00:00 UT   02 21 44.0   +15 58 38     1.808    1.761   70.9   33.1   252   30.7 
2026-07-13 00:00 UT   02 23 17.9   +16 07 38     1.800    1.764   71.5   33.1   252   30.7 
2026-07-14 00:00 UT   02 24 51.2   +16 16 32     1.793    1.767   72.0   33.2   252   30.7 
2026-07-15 00:00 UT   02 26 23.7   +16 25 21     1.785    1.770   72.6   33.2   252   30.7 
2026-07-16 00:00 UT   02 27 55.4   +16 34 03     1.777    1.773   73.2   33.3   252   30.7 
2026-07-17 00:00 UT   02 29 26.5   +16 42 40     1.768    1.775   73.7   33.3   252   30.7 
2026-07-18 00:00 UT   02 30 56.7   +16 51 12     1.760    1.778   74.3   33.4   252   30.7 
2026-07-19 00:00 UT   02 32 26.2   +16 59 37     1.752    1.781   74.9   33.4   252   30.7 
2026-07-20 00:00 UT   02 33 54.9   +17 07 57     1.744    1.784   75.4   33.5   252   30.7 
2026-07-21 00:00 UT   02 35 22.8   +17 16 11     1.735    1.786   76.0   33.5   252   30.7 
2026-07-22 00:00 UT   02 36 49.8   +17 24 19     1.727    1.789   76.6   33.5   253   30.6 
2026-07-23 00:00 UT   02 38 16.1   +17 32 21     1.718    1.791   77.2   33.6   253   30.6 
2026-07-24 00:00 UT   02 39 41.5   +17 40 18     1.709    1.794   77.8   33.6   253   30.6 
2026-07-25 00:00 UT   02 41 06.0   +17 48 09     1.701    1.796   78.4   33.6   253   30.6 
2026-07-26 00:00 UT   02 42 29.7   +17 55 55     1.692    1.799   79.0   33.7   253   30.6 

    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.