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2016 NB1

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(2016 NB1)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.64 AU
True anomaly
265.5°
Distance from Earth
0.374 AU
As of
16 October 2026

Two-body Kepler propagation — accurate to ~0.1% for major planets over decades, less so for highly-perturbed bodies. Use JPL Horizons for high precision.

Sun Earth — 0.997 AU from the Sun Earth 2016 NB1 — 0.64 AU from the Sun 2016 NB1
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2016 NB1 is 0.374 AU from Earth today (3.1 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
13h 37m 43s
Declination
-22° 23′ 36″
Constellation
Virgo
Distance from Earth
0.38 AU
Elongation from the Sun
13.47° — too close to the Sun to observe

Favours the southern hemisphere; low or below the horizon from far north.

From your location

See how high it is right now, whether it is up after civil twilight, and when it rises and sets where you are.

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  1. Right-click the spot where you'll be observing.
  2. The first line of the menu is the coordinates, e.g. 51.50722, -0.12758 — click it and they're copied.
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Two-body approximation, good to about a degree for the planets — enough to find the constellation and know whether it is up.

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis
0.762 AU
Eccentricity
0.4351
Inclination
6.68°
Orbital period
243.2 days
Perihelion
0.431 AU
Aphelion
1.094 AU
Longitude of ascending node
112.75°
Argument of periapsis
0.76°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 18.4 LD
0.0473 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
7.509

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 1).

Observations used
117
Data arc
18.06 years
First observed
24 June 2008
Last observed
15 July 2026
Residual RMS
0.4 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
16 July 2026

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
23.9

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 157 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2016 NB1 at 2028-07-17 10:26 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2028-07-17 10:26 UTC close approach of 2016 NB1. Catalogue miss distance 30.2 LD · 1.16 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2028-07-14 to 2028-07-20, with a mark at UTC midnights and an arrow for the direction of motion. The circle is the Moon’s mean orbit; the Moon is plotted at closest approach. A ray shows the Sun’s direction. The labelled distance is the full separation. The drawn radius is the part that lies in the ecliptic plane. The path is a geocentric ecliptic ephemeris from JPL Horizons. The inset is a heliocentric view and is approximate. Sun 30.2 LD · 1.16 × 10⁷ km 2028-07-17 10:26 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2028-07-17 10:26 UTC close approach of 2016 NB1. Catalogue miss distance 30.2 LD · 1.16 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2028-07-14 to 2028-07-20, with a mark at UTC midnights and an arrow for the direction of motion. The circle is the Moon’s mean orbit; the Moon is plotted at closest approach. A ray shows the Sun’s direction. The labelled distance is the full separation. The drawn radius is the part that lies in the ecliptic plane. The path is a geocentric ecliptic ephemeris from JPL Horizons. The inset is a heliocentric view and is approximate.

JPL Horizons

When (UTC) Body Distance Lunar distances Relative speed
2026-10-06 10:54:00 Venus 0.0401 AU 15.6 LD 16.1 km/s
2028-07-17 10:26:00 Earth 0.0775 AU 30.2 LD 8.4 km/s
2028-12-23 15:34:00 Venus 0.0714 AU 27.8 LD 13.4 km/s
2030-07-21 09:20:00 Earth 0.0763 AU 29.7 LD 8.4 km/s
2032-07-24 10:17:00 Earth 0.0736 AU 28.7 LD 8.5 km/s
2034-07-28 04:15:00 Earth 0.0698 AU 27.2 LD 8.5 km/s
2034-10-02 17:30:00 Venus 0.101 AU 39.3 LD 20.1 km/s
2036-07-30 20:08:00 Earth 0.0648 AU 25.2 LD 8.6 km/s
2036-12-21 16:44:00 Venus 0.1415 AU 55.1 LD 9.5 km/s
2038-08-03 06:46:00 Earth 0.0594 AU 23.1 LD 8.8 km/s

Next ten from today. 1 lunar distance = 384,400 km. Source: JPL close-approach data.

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