2008 CC6
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	17 Nov 2025	25.9	2.183 AU	1.601 AU	08h06m	+10°25'	112.8°	24.7°

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 2008 CC6 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.7743718
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.2630286
            i (Inclination)                 : 9.17120
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 146.72803
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 136.65173
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 147.83611
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 103.74758
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 6.28112
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 1.42            
        

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
2025-11-17 00:00 UT   08 06 00.3   +10 25 01     1.601    2.183  112.8   24.7   286   25.9 
2025-11-17 23:01 UT   08 05 31.9   +10 23 04     1.590    2.185  113.8   24.5   286   25.9 
2025-11-18 00:00 UT   08 05 30.7   +10 22 59     1.589    2.185  113.9   24.4   286   25.9 
2025-11-19 00:00 UT   08 04 58.5   +10 21 05     1.578    2.187  115.0   24.2   287   25.8 
2025-11-20 00:00 UT   08 04 23.8   +10 19 18     1.567    2.190  116.1   23.9   287   25.8 
2025-11-21 00:00 UT   08 03 46.4   +10 17 39     1.556    2.192  117.2   23.6   287   25.8 
2025-11-22 00:00 UT   08 03 06.4   +10 16 08     1.545    2.194  118.4   23.3   287   25.8 
2025-11-23 00:00 UT   08 02 23.7   +10 14 45     1.534    2.196  119.5   23.0   288   25.7 
2025-11-24 00:00 UT   08 01 38.2   +10 13 30     1.524    2.198  120.7   22.7   288   25.7 
2025-11-25 00:00 UT   08 00 50.1   +10 12 24     1.513    2.200  121.8   22.4   288   25.7 
2025-11-26 00:00 UT   07 59 59.2   +10 11 27     1.503    2.202  123.0   22.1   288   25.7 
2025-11-27 00:00 UT   07 59 05.6   +10 10 38     1.492    2.204  124.2   21.7   289   25.6 
2025-11-28 00:00 UT   07 58 09.2   +10 09 58     1.482    2.206  125.4   21.4   289   25.6 
2025-11-29 00:00 UT   07 57 10.0   +10 09 28     1.472    2.207  126.6   21.0   289   25.6 
2025-11-30 00:00 UT   07 56 08.0   +10 09 06     1.462    2.209  127.9   20.6   290   25.6 
2025-12-01 00:00 UT   07 55 03.2   +10 08 54     1.452    2.211  129.1   20.3   290   25.6 
2025-12-02 00:00 UT   07 53 55.6   +10 08 52     1.443    2.213  130.3   19.9   290   25.5 
2025-12-03 00:00 UT   07 52 45.1   +10 08 58     1.433    2.214  131.6   19.4   291   25.5 
2025-12-04 00:00 UT   07 51 31.9   +10 09 15     1.424    2.216  132.9   19.0   291   25.5 
2025-12-05 00:00 UT   07 50 15.8   +10 09 41     1.415    2.217  134.1   18.6   291   25.4 
2025-12-06 00:00 UT   07 48 57.0   +10 10 16     1.406    2.219  135.4   18.2   292   25.4 
2025-12-07 00:00 UT   07 47 35.3   +10 11 02     1.398    2.220  136.7   17.7   292   25.4 
2025-12-08 00:00 UT   07 46 10.9   +10 11 58     1.389    2.221  138.0   17.3   293   25.4 
2025-12-09 00:00 UT   07 44 43.7   +10 13 03     1.381    2.223  139.3   16.8   293   25.3 
2025-12-10 00:00 UT   07 43 13.8   +10 14 18     1.373    2.224  140.6   16.3   294   25.3 
2025-12-11 00:00 UT   07 41 41.1   +10 15 43     1.365    2.225  142.0   15.8   294   25.3 
2025-12-12 00:00 UT   07 40 05.8   +10 17 19     1.358    2.226  143.3   15.3   295   25.3 
2025-12-13 00:00 UT   07 38 27.9   +10 19 04     1.351    2.228  144.6   14.8   296   25.2 
2025-12-14 00:00 UT   07 36 47.3   +10 20 59     1.344    2.229  146.0   14.3   296   25.2 
2025-12-15 00:00 UT   07 35 04.2   +10 23 05     1.337    2.230  147.3   13.8   297   25.2 
2025-12-16 00:00 UT   07 33 18.7   +10 25 20     1.330    2.231  148.7   13.3   298   25.1 
2025-12-17 00:00 UT   07 31 30.8   +10 27 44     1.324    2.232  150.0   12.7   299   25.1 

    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.