2015 WX1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	10 Oct 2026	29.6	3.193 AU	3.964 AU	15h16m	-16°02'	34.7°	10.2°

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)                : 0.6025895
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.5033537
            i (Inclination)                 : 3.58749
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 105.72190
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 281.60592
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 242.87260
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 27.34999
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -3.51405
            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
2026-10-10 00:00 UT   15 16 15.5   -16 02 02     3.964    3.193   34.7   10.2   102   29.6 
2026-10-10 03:22 UT   15 16 25.3   -16 02 45     3.965    3.193   34.6   10.2   102   29.6 
2026-10-11 00:00 UT   15 17 25.6   -16 07 08     3.968    3.189   34.0   10.1   102   29.6 
2026-10-12 00:00 UT   15 18 36.2   -16 12 14     3.972    3.184   33.3    9.9   102   29.6 
2026-10-13 00:00 UT   15 19 47.3   -16 17 20     3.975    3.180   32.6    9.7   102   29.6 
2026-10-14 00:00 UT   15 20 58.9   -16 22 26     3.978    3.175   31.9    9.6   102   29.6 
2026-10-15 00:00 UT   15 22 11.0   -16 27 31     3.981    3.170   31.2    9.4   101   29.6 
2026-10-16 00:00 UT   15 23 23.5   -16 32 35     3.984    3.166   30.5    9.2   101   29.6 
2026-10-17 00:00 UT   15 24 36.5   -16 37 39     3.987    3.161   29.8    9.0   101   29.6 
2026-10-18 00:00 UT   15 25 50.0   -16 42 42     3.989    3.156   29.1    8.8   101   29.5 
2026-10-19 00:00 UT   15 27 04.0   -16 47 45     3.992    3.152   28.5    8.7   101   29.5 
2026-10-20 00:00 UT   15 28 18.4   -16 52 47     3.994    3.147   27.8    8.5   100   29.5 
2026-10-21 00:00 UT   15 29 33.3   -16 57 48     3.996    3.142   27.1    8.3   100   29.5 
2026-10-22 00:00 UT   15 30 48.7   -17 02 49     3.998    3.138   26.4    8.1   100   29.5 
2026-10-23 00:00 UT   15 32 04.5   -17 07 48     3.999    3.133   25.7    7.9   100   29.5 
2026-10-24 00:00 UT   15 33 20.7   -17 12 47     4.001    3.128   25.0    7.7   100   29.5 
2026-10-25 00:00 UT   15 34 37.4   -17 17 44     4.002    3.123   24.4    7.5    99   29.5 
2026-10-26 00:00 UT   15 35 54.5   -17 22 41     4.003    3.118   23.7    7.4    99   29.5 
2026-10-27 00:00 UT   15 37 12.1   -17 27 37     4.004    3.114   23.0    7.2    99   29.5 
2026-10-28 00:00 UT   15 38 30.1   -17 32 31     4.005    3.109   22.3    7.0    99   29.4 
2026-10-29 00:00 UT   15 39 48.6   -17 37 24     4.006    3.104   21.7    6.8    99   29.4 
2026-10-30 00:00 UT   15 41 07.4   -17 42 17     4.006    3.099   21.0    6.6    98   29.4 
2026-10-31 00:00 UT   15 42 26.8   -17 47 08     4.006    3.094   20.3    6.4    98   29.4 
2026-11-01 00:00 UT   15 43 46.5   -17 51 57     4.006    3.089   19.7    6.2    98   29.4 
2026-11-02 00:00 UT   15 45 06.7   -17 56 46     4.006    3.084   19.0    6.0    97   29.4 
2026-11-03 00:00 UT   15 46 27.3   -18 01 32     4.006    3.080   18.3    5.8    97   29.4 
2026-11-04 00:00 UT   15 47 48.3   -18 06 18     4.005    3.075   17.6    5.6    97   29.4 
2026-11-05 00:00 UT   15 49 09.7   -18 11 02     4.005    3.070   17.0    5.4    96   29.3 
2026-11-06 00:00 UT   15 50 31.6   -18 15 44     4.004    3.065   16.3    5.2    96   29.3 

    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.