2016 NN15
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	27 Sep 2026	32.7	3.061 AU	3.340 AU	08h01m	+20°41'	65.4°	17.3°

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 NN15 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.5061314
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.0681486
            i (Inclination)                 : 6.90641
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 282.38844
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 9.06251
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 115.93669
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 291.38627
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 1.08527
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.97            
        

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
2026-09-27 00:00 UT   08 01 11.5   +20 41 54     3.340    3.061   65.4   17.3   282   32.7 
2026-09-27 01:12 UT   08 01 14.2   +20 41 44     3.339    3.061   65.4   17.3   282   32.7 
2026-09-28 00:00 UT   08 02 06.9   +20 38 24     3.327    3.062   66.1   17.4   282   32.7 
2026-09-29 00:00 UT   08 03 01.6   +20 34 54     3.315    3.064   66.9   17.5   282   32.7 
2026-09-30 00:00 UT   08 03 55.5   +20 31 25     3.302    3.065   67.7   17.6   282   32.6 
2026-10-01 00:00 UT   08 04 48.7   +20 27 57     3.289    3.066   68.4   17.7   282   32.6 
2026-10-02 00:00 UT   08 05 41.1   +20 24 29     3.277    3.067   69.2   17.8   282   32.6 
2026-10-03 00:00 UT   08 06 32.7   +20 21 03     3.264    3.069   70.0   17.8   282   32.6 
2026-10-04 00:00 UT   08 07 23.5   +20 17 37     3.251    3.070   70.8   17.9   282   32.6 
2026-10-05 00:00 UT   08 08 13.5   +20 14 12     3.238    3.071   71.5   18.0   282   32.6 
2026-10-06 00:00 UT   08 09 02.7   +20 10 49     3.224    3.072   72.3   18.1   282   32.6 
2026-10-07 00:00 UT   08 09 51.0   +20 07 26     3.211    3.073   73.1   18.1   282   32.6 
2026-10-08 00:00 UT   08 10 38.4   +20 04 05     3.198    3.074   73.9   18.2   282   32.6 
2026-10-09 00:00 UT   08 11 25.0   +20 00 46     3.184    3.076   74.7   18.3   282   32.6 
2026-10-10 00:00 UT   08 12 10.7   +19 57 27     3.171    3.077   75.5   18.3   283   32.6 
2026-10-11 00:00 UT   08 12 55.5   +19 54 11     3.157    3.078   76.3   18.4   283   32.6 
2026-10-12 00:00 UT   08 13 39.3   +19 50 55     3.143    3.079   77.1   18.4   283   32.6 
2026-10-13 00:00 UT   08 14 22.3   +19 47 42     3.130    3.080   77.9   18.5   283   32.6 
2026-10-14 00:00 UT   08 15 04.3   +19 44 30     3.116    3.081   78.8   18.5   283   32.6 
2026-10-15 00:00 UT   08 15 45.3   +19 41 21     3.102    3.082   79.6   18.6   283   32.6 
2026-10-16 00:00 UT   08 16 25.4   +19 38 13     3.088    3.083   80.4   18.6   283   32.5 
2026-10-17 00:00 UT   08 17 04.5   +19 35 07     3.074    3.084   81.2   18.6   283   32.5 
2026-10-18 00:00 UT   08 17 42.6   +19 32 03     3.060    3.085   82.1   18.7   283   32.5 
2026-10-19 00:00 UT   08 18 19.8   +19 29 02     3.046    3.086   82.9   18.7   283   32.5 
2026-10-20 00:00 UT   08 18 55.8   +19 26 02     3.032    3.087   83.7   18.7   283   32.5 
2026-10-21 00:00 UT   08 19 30.9   +19 23 05     3.018    3.088   84.6   18.7   283   32.5 
2026-10-22 00:00 UT   08 20 04.9   +19 20 11     3.004    3.089   85.4   18.7   283   32.5 
2026-10-23 00:00 UT   08 20 37.9   +19 17 19     2.990    3.090   86.3   18.7   283   32.5 
2026-10-24 00:00 UT   08 21 09.7   +19 14 29     2.975    3.090   87.2   18.8   283   32.5 
2026-10-25 00:00 UT   08 21 40.5   +19 11 42     2.961    3.091   88.0   18.8   283   32.5 
2026-10-26 00:00 UT   08 22 10.2   +19 08 58     2.947    3.092   88.9   18.8   283   32.5 
2026-10-27 00:00 UT   08 22 38.8   +19 06 16     2.933    3.093   89.8   18.7   283   32.4 

    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.