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2016 NV15

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(2016 NV15)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
1.316 AU
True anomaly
172.47°
Distance from Earth
2.288 AU
As of
21 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 — 0.995 AU from the Sun Earth 2016 NV15 — 1.316 AU from the Sun 2016 NV15
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2016 NV15 is 2.288 AU from Earth today (19.0 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
13h 59m 29s
Declination
-19° 56′ 28″
Constellation
Virgo
Distance from Earth
2.29 AU
Elongation from the Sun
9.41° — 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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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
0.918 AU
Eccentricity
0.4435
Inclination
20.42°
Orbital period
321.4 days
Perihelion
0.511 AU
Aphelion
1.325 AU
Longitude of ascending node
256.68°
Argument of periapsis
148.21°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 39.6 LD
0.1017 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.373

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 0).

Observations used
88
Data arc
8.09 years
First observed
17 May 2016
Last observed
18 June 2024
Residual RMS
0.55 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
18 June 2024

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
19.97

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 173 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2016 NV15 at 2029-03-14 17:13 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2029-03-14 17:13 UTC close approach of 2016 NV15. Catalogue miss distance 160.7 LD · 6.18 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2029-03-11 to 2029-03-17, 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. At closest approach the object is south of the ecliptic. The path is a geocentric ecliptic ephemeris from JPL Horizons. The inset is a heliocentric view and is approximate. Sun 160.7 LD · 6.18 × 10⁷ km 2029-03-14 17:13 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2029-03-14 17:13 UTC close approach of 2016 NV15. Catalogue miss distance 160.7 LD · 6.18 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2029-03-11 to 2029-03-17, 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. At closest approach the object is south of the ecliptic. 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
2029-03-14 17:13:00 Earth 0.413 AU 160.7 LD 20.4 km/s
2029-12-22 20:26:00 Earth 0.4213 AU 163.9 LD 20.4 km/s
2030-05-06 20:46:00 Earth 0.3958 AU 154.1 LD 12.6 km/s
2031-06-21 05:07:00 Earth 0.1021 AU 39.7 LD 15.5 km/s
2037-01-17 14:49:00 Earth 0.3776 AU 147.0 LD 16.7 km/s
2037-04-13 07:37:00 Earth 0.4054 AU 157.8 LD 11.5 km/s
2038-06-13 18:11:00 Earth 0.2032 AU 79.1 LD 12.8 km/s
2039-06-08 10:10:00 Earth 0.4773 AU 185.8 LD 28.4 km/s
2044-02-21 05:13:00 Earth 0.3439 AU 133.8 LD 13.9 km/s
2044-11-26 03:18:00 Earth 0.4695 AU 182.7 LD 23 km/s

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

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