2014 WR362
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	4 Mar 2026	32.8	3.481 AU	2.659 AU	13h07m	-16°46'	140.3°	10.5°

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
2026-03-04 00:00 UT   13 07 00.3   -16 46 07     2.659    3.481  140.3   10.5   304   32.8 
2026-03-04 12:13 UT   13 06 39.3   -16 44 37     2.655    3.481  140.9   10.3   304   32.8 
2026-03-05 00:00 UT   13 06 18.8   -16 43 09     2.651    3.482  141.5   10.2   304   32.8 
2026-03-06 00:00 UT   13 05 36.3   -16 40 02     2.643    3.484  142.6   10.0   305   32.8 
2026-03-07 00:00 UT   13 04 52.8   -16 36 45     2.636    3.486  143.7    9.7   305   32.8 
2026-03-08 00:00 UT   13 04 08.3   -16 33 19     2.628    3.487  144.9    9.4   306   32.7 
2026-03-09 00:00 UT   13 03 22.8   -16 29 43     2.621    3.489  146.0    9.1   306   32.7 
2026-03-10 00:00 UT   13 02 36.4   -16 25 57     2.614    3.490  147.2    8.9   307   32.7 
2026-03-11 00:00 UT   13 01 49.0   -16 22 03     2.607    3.492  148.3    8.6   308   32.7 
2026-03-12 00:00 UT   13 01 00.8   -16 17 58     2.601    3.494  149.5    8.3   309   32.7 
2026-03-13 00:00 UT   13 00 11.7   -16 13 45     2.595    3.495  150.6    8.0   309   32.7 
2026-03-14 00:00 UT   12 59 21.8   -16 09 22     2.589    3.497  151.8    7.7   310   32.6 
2026-03-15 00:00 UT   12 58 31.1   -16 04 51     2.583    3.498  152.9    7.4   311   32.6 
2026-03-16 00:00 UT   12 57 39.7   -16 00 10     2.578    3.500  154.0    7.1   312   32.6 
2026-03-17 00:00 UT   12 56 47.6   -15 55 20     2.573    3.501  155.2    6.9   313   32.6 
2026-03-18 00:00 UT   12 55 54.9   -15 50 22     2.568    3.503  156.3    6.6   314   32.6 
2026-03-19 00:00 UT   12 55 01.5   -15 45 15     2.564    3.504  157.4    6.3   316   32.6 
2026-03-20 00:00 UT   12 54 07.5   -15 40 00     2.560    3.506  158.5    6.0   317   32.5 
2026-03-21 00:00 UT   12 53 13.0   -15 34 37     2.556    3.507  159.6    5.7   319   32.5 
2026-03-22 00:00 UT   12 52 18.1   -15 29 06     2.552    3.508  160.7    5.4   320   32.5 
2026-03-23 00:00 UT   12 51 22.7   -15 23 27     2.549    3.510  161.8    5.1   322   32.5 
2026-03-24 00:00 UT   12 50 26.9   -15 17 41     2.546    3.511  162.9    4.8   324   32.5 
2026-03-25 00:00 UT   12 49 30.7   -15 11 47     2.544    3.513  163.9    4.5   327   32.5 
2026-03-26 00:00 UT   12 48 34.3   -15 05 46     2.541    3.514  164.9    4.2   330   32.4 
2026-03-27 00:00 UT   12 47 37.6   -14 59 39     2.539    3.515  165.9    4.0   333   32.4 
2026-03-28 00:00 UT   12 46 40.7   -14 53 25     2.538    3.517  166.8    3.7   336   32.4 
2026-03-29 00:00 UT   12 45 43.7   -14 47 05     2.536    3.518  167.7    3.5   340   32.4 
2026-03-30 00:00 UT   12 44 46.6   -14 40 39     2.535    3.519  168.5    3.2   345   32.4 
2026-03-31 00:00 UT   12 43 49.4   -14 34 08     2.534    3.521  169.2    3.0   350   32.4 
2026-04-01 00:00 UT   12 42 52.1   -14 27 31     2.534    3.522  169.8    2.9   356   32.4 
2026-04-02 00:00 UT   12 41 54.9   -14 20 49     2.534    3.523  170.3    2.7     3   32.3 
2026-04-03 00:00 UT   12 40 57.8   -14 14 02     2.534    3.524  170.7    2.6    10   32.3 

    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.