2014 WR362
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	17 Apr 2026	32.5	3.541 AU	2.570 AU	12h28m	-12°33'	162.5°	4.9°

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
2026-04-17 00:00 UT   12 28 10.4   -12 33 47     2.570    3.541  162.5    4.9    84   32.5 
2026-04-17 15:47 UT   12 27 36.9   -12 28 58     2.573    3.541  161.8    5.1    86   32.5 
2026-04-18 00:00 UT   12 27 19.6   -12 26 28     2.575    3.542  161.5    5.2    86   32.5 
2026-04-19 00:00 UT   12 26 29.6   -12 19 10     2.580    3.543  160.4    5.5    88   32.5 
2026-04-20 00:00 UT   12 25 40.3   -12 11 53     2.586    3.544  159.3    5.7    90   32.6 
2026-04-21 00:00 UT   12 24 51.8   -12 04 38     2.592    3.545  158.3    6.0    91   32.6 
2026-04-22 00:00 UT   12 24 04.2   -11 57 24     2.598    3.546  157.2    6.3    93   32.6 
2026-04-23 00:00 UT   12 23 17.5   -11 50 12     2.604    3.547  156.1    6.6    94   32.6 
2026-04-24 00:00 UT   12 22 31.7   -11 43 02     2.611    3.548  155.0    6.9    95   32.6 
2026-04-25 00:00 UT   12 21 46.8   -11 35 55     2.618    3.549  153.8    7.2    96   32.7 
2026-04-26 00:00 UT   12 21 02.8   -11 28 52     2.625    3.549  152.7    7.5    97   32.7 
2026-04-27 00:00 UT   12 20 19.9   -11 21 51     2.633    3.550  151.6    7.7    98   32.7 
2026-04-28 00:00 UT   12 19 37.9   -11 14 54     2.640    3.551  150.5    8.0    99   32.7 
2026-04-29 00:00 UT   12 18 57.0   -11 08 01     2.648    3.552  149.4    8.3    99   32.7 
2026-04-30 00:00 UT   12 18 17.0   -11 01 11     2.657    3.553  148.3    8.6   100   32.8 
2026-05-01 00:00 UT   12 17 38.2   -10 54 26     2.665    3.554  147.2    8.8   101   32.8 
2026-05-02 00:00 UT   12 17 00.4   -10 47 46     2.674    3.555  146.1    9.1   101   32.8 
2026-05-03 00:00 UT   12 16 23.7   -10 41 10     2.683    3.556  145.0    9.4   102   32.8 
2026-05-04 00:00 UT   12 15 48.2   -10 34 39     2.692    3.556  143.9    9.6   102   32.8 
2026-05-05 00:00 UT   12 15 13.7   -10 28 14     2.702    3.557  142.7    9.9   103   32.9 
2026-05-06 00:00 UT   12 14 40.3   -10 21 54     2.712    3.558  141.6   10.1   103   32.9 
2026-05-07 00:00 UT   12 14 08.1   -10 15 39     2.722    3.559  140.6   10.4   104   32.9 
2026-05-08 00:00 UT   12 13 37.1   -10 09 30     2.732    3.560  139.5   10.6   104   32.9 
2026-05-09 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 

    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.