2015 WP2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	26 Sep 2026	34.6	2.018 AU	2.906 AU	10h47m	+08°56'	22.6°	11.0°

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 2015 WP2 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.4570355
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.4356474
            i (Inclination)                 : 1.71196
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 57.92783
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 287.97800
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 77.99118
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : -14.08666
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -1.62835
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 1.72            
        

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
2026-09-26 00:00 UT   10 47 45.4   +08 56 22     2.906    2.018   22.6   11.0   295   34.6 
2026-09-26 03:11 UT   10 47 59.7   +08 54 57     2.906    2.018   22.7   11.1   295   34.6 
2026-09-27 00:00 UT   10 49 32.9   +08 45 39     2.903    2.020   23.1   11.2   295   34.6 
2026-09-28 00:00 UT   10 51 20.1   +08 34 57     2.900    2.022   23.6   11.5   295   34.6 
2026-09-29 00:00 UT   10 53 07.0   +08 24 14     2.896    2.024   24.2   11.7   295   34.7 
2026-09-30 00:00 UT   10 54 53.6   +08 13 31     2.893    2.026   24.7   11.9   295   34.7 
2026-10-01 00:00 UT   10 56 39.8   +08 02 47     2.889    2.028   25.2   12.1   295   34.7 
2026-10-02 00:00 UT   10 58 25.8   +07 52 04     2.885    2.030   25.7   12.3   295   34.7 
2026-10-03 00:00 UT   11 00 11.5   +07 41 21     2.881    2.032   26.2   12.6   295   34.7 
2026-10-04 00:00 UT   11 01 56.9   +07 30 38     2.877    2.034   26.7   12.8   295   34.7 
2026-10-05 00:00 UT   11 03 42.0   +07 19 55     2.873    2.036   27.2   13.0   295   34.7 
2026-10-06 00:00 UT   11 05 26.8   +07 09 12     2.869    2.038   27.7   13.2   295   34.7 
2026-10-07 00:00 UT   11 07 11.4   +06 58 29     2.864    2.040   28.3   13.4   295   34.7 
2026-10-08 00:00 UT   11 08 55.6   +06 47 46     2.860    2.041   28.8   13.6   295   34.7 
2026-10-09 00:00 UT   11 10 39.6   +06 37 04     2.855    2.043   29.3   13.8   295   34.7 
2026-10-10 00:00 UT   11 12 23.2   +06 26 22     2.850    2.045   29.8   14.1   295   34.7 
2026-10-11 00:00 UT   11 14 06.6   +06 15 41     2.845    2.047   30.3   14.3   295   34.7 
2026-10-12 00:00 UT   11 15 49.7   +06 05 01     2.840    2.048   30.9   14.5   295   34.7 
2026-10-13 00:00 UT   11 17 32.5   +05 54 20     2.835    2.050   31.4   14.7   295   34.7 
2026-10-14 00:00 UT   11 19 15.0   +05 43 41     2.829    2.051   31.9   14.9   295   34.7 

    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.