2014 WR362
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	8 May 2026	32.9	3.560 AU	2.732 AU	12h13m	-10°09'	139.5°	10.6°

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 2014 WR362 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.5954398
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.2443193
            i (Inclination)                 : 9.10754
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 239.55246
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 142.94112
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 114.53316
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 202.84255
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 5.47376
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.36            
        

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
2026-05-08 00:00 UT   12 13 37.1   -10 09 30     2.732    3.560  139.5   10.6   104   32.9 
2026-05-08 16:57 UT   12 13 15.8   -10 05 13     2.739    3.560  138.7   10.8   105   32.9 
2026-05-09 00:00 UT   12 13 07.2   -10 03 27     2.742    3.560  138.4   10.9   105   32.9 
2026-05-10 00:00 UT   12 12 38.5   -09 57 30     2.753    3.561  137.3   11.1   105   32.9 
2026-05-11 00:00 UT   12 12 10.9   -09 51 40     2.764    3.562  136.2   11.3   105   33.0 
2026-05-12 00:00 UT   12 11 44.5   -09 45 56     2.775    3.563  135.1   11.5   106   33.0 
2026-05-13 00:00 UT   12 11 19.3   -09 40 18     2.786    3.563  134.1   11.8   106   33.0 
2026-05-14 00:00 UT   12 10 55.3   -09 34 48     2.797    3.564  133.0   12.0   106   33.0 
2026-05-15 00:00 UT   12 10 32.5   -09 29 24     2.809    3.565  131.9   12.2   107   33.0 
2026-05-16 00:00 UT   12 10 10.9   -09 24 07     2.821    3.565  130.9   12.4   107   33.1 
2026-05-17 00:00 UT   12 09 50.6   -09 18 58     2.833    3.566  129.8   12.6   107   33.1 
2026-05-18 00:00 UT   12 09 31.4   -09 13 56     2.845    3.567  128.8   12.8   108   33.1 
2026-05-19 00:00 UT   12 09 13.4   -09 09 01     2.858    3.567  127.7   13.0   108   33.1 
2026-05-20 00:00 UT   12 08 56.6   -09 04 13     2.870    3.568  126.7   13.1   108   33.1 
2026-05-21 00:00 UT   12 08 41.0   -08 59 34     2.883    3.568  125.6   13.3   108   33.1 
2026-05-22 00:00 UT   12 08 26.7   -08 55 02     2.896    3.569  124.6   13.5   109   33.2 
2026-05-23 00:00 UT   12 08 13.5   -08 50 37     2.909    3.569  123.6   13.7   109   33.2 
2026-05-24 00:00 UT   12 08 01.5   -08 46 20     2.922    3.570  122.6   13.8   109   33.2 
2026-05-25 00:00 UT   12 07 50.7   -08 42 11     2.935    3.571  121.5   14.0   109   33.2 
2026-05-26 00:00 UT   12 07 41.0   -08 38 10     2.948    3.571  120.5   14.1   109   33.2 
2026-05-27 00:00 UT   12 07 32.6   -08 34 17     2.962    3.572  119.5   14.3   110   33.2 
2026-05-28 00:00 UT   12 07 25.3   -08 30 31     2.976    3.572  118.5   14.4   110   33.2 
2026-05-29 00:00 UT   12 07 19.1   -08 26 53     2.989    3.573  117.5   14.6   110   33.3 
2026-05-30 00:00 UT   12 07 14.1   -08 23 23     3.003    3.573  116.5   14.7   110   33.3 
2026-05-31 00:00 UT   12 07 10.2   -08 20 01     3.017    3.573  115.6   14.8   110   33.3 
2026-06-01 00:00 UT   12 07 07.4   -08 16 46     3.031    3.574  114.6   15.0   110   33.3 
2026-06-02 00:00 UT   12 07 05.7   -08 13 40     3.045    3.574  113.6   15.1   111   33.3 
2026-06-03 00:00 UT   12 07 05.2   -08 10 41     3.060    3.575  112.6   15.2   111   33.3 
2026-06-04 00:00 UT   12 07 05.7   -08 07 50     3.074    3.575  111.7   15.3   111   33.3 
2026-06-05 00:00 UT   12 07 07.4   -08 05 07     3.089    3.576  110.7   15.4   111   33.4 
2026-06-06 00:00 UT   12 07 10.1   -08 02 32     3.103    3.576  109.8   15.5   111   33.4 
2026-06-07 00:00 UT   12 07 13.9   -08 00 04     3.118    3.576  108.8   15.6   111   33.4 

    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.