2014 WR362
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	8 Oct 2026	33.7	3.540 AU	4.502 AU	13h38m	-13°47'	13.8°	3.9°

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)                : 0.5971468
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.2541314
            i (Inclination)                 : 9.00771
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 239.53875
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 142.96975
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 172.16680
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 202.84974
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 5.41049
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.38            
        

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
2026-10-08 00:00 UT   13 38 09.6   -13 47 54     4.502    3.540   13.8    3.9   125   33.7 
2026-10-08 04:55 UT   13 38 23.3   -13 49 02     4.503    3.539   13.7    3.8   125   33.7 
2026-10-09 00:00 UT   13 39 16.8   -13 53 25     4.504    3.538   13.1    3.7   126   33.6 
2026-10-10 00:00 UT   13 40 24.2   -13 58 55     4.506    3.537   12.4    3.5   126   33.6 
2026-10-11 00:00 UT   13 41 31.8   -14 04 26     4.507    3.536   11.8    3.3   127   33.6 
2026-10-12 00:00 UT   13 42 39.6   -14 09 58     4.509    3.534   11.1    3.1   128   33.6 
2026-10-13 00:00 UT   13 43 47.5   -14 15 29     4.510    3.533   10.4    2.9   129   33.6 
2026-10-14 00:00 UT   13 44 55.5   -14 21 01     4.511    3.532    9.8    2.7   130   33.6 
2026-10-15 00:00 UT   13 46 03.7   -14 26 32     4.512    3.530    9.1    2.6   132   33.6 
2026-10-16 00:00 UT   13 47 12.1   -14 32 04     4.512    3.529    8.4    2.4   133   33.6 
2026-10-17 00:00 UT   13 48 20.6   -14 37 36     4.512    3.527    7.8    2.2   135   33.6 
2026-10-18 00:00 UT   13 49 29.2   -14 43 08     4.513    3.526    7.2    2.0   137   33.5 
2026-10-19 00:00 UT   13 50 37.9   -14 48 39     4.512    3.525    6.5    1.8   140   33.5 
2026-10-20 00:00 UT   13 51 46.8   -14 54 11     4.512    3.523    5.9    1.7   143   33.5 
2026-10-21 00:00 UT   13 52 55.8   -14 59 42     4.512    3.522    5.3    1.5   147   33.5 
2026-10-22 00:00 UT   13 54 04.9   -15 05 14     4.511    3.520    4.8    1.4   152   33.5 
2026-10-23 00:00 UT   13 55 14.2   -15 10 45     4.510    3.519    4.3    1.2   158   33.5 
2026-10-24 00:00 UT   13 56 23.5   -15 16 15     4.509    3.517    3.8    1.1   166   33.5 
2026-10-25 00:00 UT   13 57 33.0   -15 21 46     4.508    3.516    3.5    1.0   175   33.4 
2026-10-26 00:00 UT   13 58 42.5   -15 27 16     4.506    3.514    3.2    0.9   186   33.4 
2026-10-27 00:00 UT   13 59 52.2   -15 32 45     4.505    3.513    3.1    0.9   199   33.4 
2026-10-28 00:00 UT   14 01 02.0   -15 38 15     4.503    3.511    3.2    0.9   211   33.4 
2026-10-29 00:00 UT   14 02 11.8   -15 43 44     4.501    3.509    3.4    1.0   223   33.4 
2026-10-30 00:00 UT   14 03 21.8   -15 49 12     4.498    3.508    3.7    1.0   233   33.4 
2026-10-31 00:00 UT   14 04 31.9   -15 54 40     4.496    3.506    4.1    1.2   241   33.4 
2026-11-01 00:00 UT   14 05 42.0   -16 00 07     4.493    3.505    4.6    1.3   248   33.5 
2026-11-02 00:00 UT   14 06 52.3   -16 05 34     4.490    3.503    5.1    1.5   253   33.5 
2026-11-03 00:00 UT   14 08 02.6   -16 11 00     4.487    3.501    5.7    1.6   258   33.5 
2026-11-04 00:00 UT   14 09 13.0   -16 16 25     4.484    3.500    6.3    1.8   261   33.5 
2026-11-05 00:00 UT   14 10 23.4   -16 21 50     4.480    3.498    6.9    2.0   264   33.5 
2026-11-06 00:00 UT   14 11 34.0   -16 27 14     4.477    3.496    7.6    2.1   266   33.5 

    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.