2016 PD1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	30 Oct 2025	24.3	1.115 AU	0.398 AU	07h43m	-03°44'	97.1°	62.1°

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 PD1 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.2185585
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.3033811
            i (Inclination)                 : 8.62346
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 152.19158
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 204.59263
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 53.70285
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 176.53862
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -3.57756
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 1.49            
        

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
2025-10-30 00:00 UT   07 43 33.3   -03 44 48     0.398    1.115   97.1   62.1   284   24.3 
2025-10-30 04:53 UT   07 43 50.2   -03 47 11     0.398    1.115   97.2   62.1   284   24.3 
2025-10-31 00:00 UT   07 44 55.2   -03 56 27     0.398    1.118   97.6   61.7   285   24.3 
2025-11-01 00:00 UT   07 46 14.2   -04 07 54     0.398    1.120   98.2   61.3   285   24.3 
2025-11-02 00:00 UT   07 47 30.3   -04 19 08     0.397    1.123   98.7   60.8   286   24.3 
2025-11-03 00:00 UT   07 48 43.6   -04 30 11     0.397    1.126   99.3   60.4   286   24.2 
2025-11-04 00:00 UT   07 49 54.0   -04 41 01     0.396    1.129   99.9   59.9   286   24.2 
2025-11-05 00:00 UT   07 51 01.4   -04 51 37     0.396    1.132  100.4   59.4   287   24.2 
2025-11-06 00:00 UT   07 52 05.8   -05 02 01     0.396    1.135  101.0   59.0   287   24.2 
2025-11-07 00:00 UT   07 53 07.2   -05 12 11     0.395    1.139  101.6   58.5   288   24.2 
2025-11-08 00:00 UT   07 54 05.4   -05 22 06     0.394    1.142  102.3   58.0   288   24.2 
2025-11-09 00:00 UT   07 55 00.6   -05 31 47     0.394    1.145  102.9   57.5   289   24.2 
2025-11-10 00:00 UT   07 55 52.5   -05 41 13     0.393    1.148  103.5   57.0   289   24.2 
2025-11-11 00:00 UT   07 56 41.2   -05 50 24     0.392    1.151  104.2   56.5   290   24.2 
2025-11-12 00:00 UT   07 57 26.5   -05 59 17     0.392    1.154  104.9   56.0   290   24.1 
2025-11-13 00:00 UT   07 58 08.5   -06 07 54     0.391    1.157  105.5   55.5   290   24.1 
2025-11-14 00:00 UT   07 58 47.0   -06 16 13     0.390    1.161  106.2   54.9   291   24.1 
2025-11-15 00:00 UT   07 59 21.9   -06 24 13     0.389    1.164  106.9   54.4   291   24.1 
2025-11-16 00:00 UT   07 59 53.4   -06 31 53     0.388    1.167  107.7   53.9   292   24.1 
2025-11-17 00:00 UT   08 00 21.2   -06 39 13     0.387    1.170  108.4   53.3   292   24.1 
2025-11-18 00:00 UT   08 00 45.3   -06 46 12     0.386    1.173  109.2   52.7   293   24.0 
2025-11-19 00:00 UT   08 01 05.7   -06 52 49     0.385    1.177  109.9   52.2   294   24.0 
2025-11-20 00:00 UT   08 01 22.3   -06 59 03     0.384    1.180  110.7   51.6   294   24.0 
2025-11-21 00:00 UT   08 01 35.2   -07 04 52     0.383    1.183  111.5   51.0   295   24.0 
2025-11-22 00:00 UT   08 01 44.2   -07 10 17     0.382    1.187  112.3   50.4   295   24.0 
2025-11-23 00:00 UT   08 01 49.2   -07 15 16     0.381    1.190  113.1   49.8   296   24.0 
2025-11-24 00:00 UT   08 01 50.4   -07 19 48     0.380    1.193  114.0   49.1   296   23.9 
2025-11-25 00:00 UT   08 01 47.6   -07 23 52     0.378    1.196  114.8   48.5   297   23.9 
2025-11-26 00:00 UT   08 01 40.9   -07 27 27     0.377    1.200  115.7   47.8   297   23.9 
2025-11-27 00:00 UT   08 01 30.1   -07 30 33     0.376    1.203  116.6   47.2   298   23.9 
2025-11-28 00:00 UT   08 01 15.3   -07 33 07     0.375    1.206  117.5   46.5   299   23.9 
2025-11-29 00:00 UT   08 00 56.5   -07 35 10     0.374    1.210  118.4   45.8   299   23.9 

    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.