2015 WX1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	11 Aug 2026	29.7	3.442 AU	3.478 AU	14h24m	-11°24'	79.6°	16.8°

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 WX1 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.6027601
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.5030379
            i (Inclination)                 : 3.58751
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 105.72105
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 281.61443
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 193.09046
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 27.35766
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -3.51396
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.96            
        

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
2026-08-11 00:00 UT   14 24 26.9   -11 24 21     3.478    3.442   79.6   16.8   108   29.7 
2026-08-11 02:22 UT   14 24 29.8   -11 24 42     3.479    3.442   79.5   16.8   108   29.7 
2026-08-12 00:00 UT   14 24 57.3   -11 27 54     3.489    3.438   78.7   16.8   108   29.7 
2026-08-13 00:00 UT   14 25 28.7   -11 31 30     3.501    3.434   77.9   16.8   108   29.7 
2026-08-14 00:00 UT   14 26 00.9   -11 35 10     3.512    3.431   77.1   16.7   108   29.7 
2026-08-15 00:00 UT   14 26 33.9   -11 38 53     3.523    3.427   76.3   16.7   108   29.8 
2026-08-16 00:00 UT   14 27 07.8   -11 42 40     3.534    3.423   75.5   16.6   108   29.8 
2026-08-17 00:00 UT   14 27 42.6   -11 46 30     3.545    3.419   74.7   16.6   108   29.8 
2026-08-18 00:00 UT   14 28 18.2   -11 50 22     3.555    3.416   73.9   16.5   108   29.8 
2026-08-19 00:00 UT   14 28 54.5   -11 54 18     3.566    3.412   73.1   16.5   108   29.8 
2026-08-20 00:00 UT   14 29 31.7   -11 58 17     3.577    3.408   72.3   16.4   108   29.8 
2026-08-21 00:00 UT   14 30 09.7   -12 02 19     3.587    3.404   71.5   16.4   108   29.8 
2026-08-22 00:00 UT   14 30 48.5   -12 06 24     3.598    3.400   70.7   16.3   107   29.8 
2026-08-23 00:00 UT   14 31 28.1   -12 10 31     3.608    3.396   69.9   16.2   107   29.8 
2026-08-24 00:00 UT   14 32 08.4   -12 14 41     3.619    3.392   69.1   16.2   107   29.8 
2026-08-25 00:00 UT   14 32 49.5   -12 18 54     3.629    3.388   68.3   16.1   107   29.8 
2026-08-26 00:00 UT   14 33 31.4   -12 23 10     3.639    3.384   67.6   16.0   107   29.8 
2026-08-27 00:00 UT   14 34 14.0   -12 27 27     3.649    3.381   66.8   15.9   107   29.8 
2026-08-28 00:00 UT   14 34 57.3   -12 31 48     3.659    3.377   66.0   15.9   107   29.8 
2026-08-29 00:00 UT   14 35 41.4   -12 36 10     3.669    3.373   65.2   15.8   107   29.8 
2026-08-30 00:00 UT   14 36 26.2   -12 40 35     3.678    3.369   64.5   15.7   107   29.8 
2026-08-31 00:00 UT   14 37 11.7   -12 45 02     3.688    3.365   63.7   15.6   107   29.8 
2026-09-01 00:00 UT   14 37 57.9   -12 49 32     3.697    3.361   62.9   15.5   107   29.8 
2026-09-02 00:00 UT   14 38 44.9   -12 54 03     3.707    3.357   62.2   15.4   107   29.8 
2026-09-03 00:00 UT   14 39 32.5   -12 58 37     3.716    3.353   61.4   15.3   106   29.8 
2026-09-04 00:00 UT   14 40 20.8   -13 03 12     3.725    3.349   60.7   15.2   106   29.8 
2026-09-05 00:00 UT   14 41 09.9   -13 07 50     3.734    3.344   59.9   15.1   106   29.8 
2026-09-06 00:00 UT   14 41 59.6   -13 12 29     3.743    3.340   59.2   15.0   106   29.8 
2026-09-07 00:00 UT   14 42 50.0   -13 17 11     3.752    3.336   58.4   14.9   106   29.8 
2026-09-08 00:00 UT   14 43 41.0   -13 21 54     3.761    3.332   57.7   14.8   106   29.8 
2026-09-09 00:00 UT   14 44 32.8   -13 26 38     3.769    3.328   56.9   14.7   106   29.8 
2026-09-10 00:00 UT   14 45 25.2   -13 31 25     3.778    3.324   56.2   14.6   106   29.8 

    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.