2019 WD5
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	8 Jan 2026	25.1	1.688 AU	1.350 AU	00h59m	+12°39'	91.3°	35.6°

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 2019 WD5 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.5428491
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.6299355
            i (Inclination)                 : 4.74861
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 311.98338
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 228.35415
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 274.53252
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 0.23968
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -3.54668
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.08            
        

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
2026-01-08 00:00 UT   00 59 44.5   +12 39 56     1.350    1.688   91.3   35.6    67   25.1 
2026-01-08 22:44 UT   01 00 30.1   +12 41 11     1.355    1.681   90.5   35.8    67   25.2 
2026-01-09 00:00 UT   01 00 32.6   +12 41 15     1.355    1.681   90.5   35.8    67   25.2 
2026-01-10 00:00 UT   01 01 22.8   +12 42 47     1.361    1.674   89.6   36.0    67   25.2 
2026-01-11 00:00 UT   01 02 14.8   +12 44 32     1.366    1.667   88.8   36.1    67   25.2 
2026-01-12 00:00 UT   01 03 08.8   +12 46 30     1.371    1.660   88.0   36.3    67   25.2 
2026-01-13 00:00 UT   01 04 04.7   +12 48 40     1.376    1.652   87.3   36.5    67   25.2 
2026-01-14 00:00 UT   01 05 02.5   +12 51 02     1.381    1.645   86.5   36.6    67   25.2 
2026-01-15 00:00 UT   01 06 02.1   +12 53 37     1.386    1.638   85.7   36.8    67   25.2 
2026-01-16 00:00 UT   01 07 03.7   +12 56 23     1.390    1.631   84.9   36.9    67   25.2 
2026-01-17 00:00 UT   01 08 07.0   +12 59 21     1.395    1.623   84.2   37.1    67   25.2 
2026-01-18 00:00 UT   01 09 12.2   +13 02 31     1.400    1.616   83.4   37.2    67   25.2 
2026-01-19 00:00 UT   01 10 19.1   +13 05 52     1.404    1.609   82.7   37.4    67   25.2 
2026-01-20 00:00 UT   01 11 27.9   +13 09 25     1.409    1.601   81.9   37.5    67   25.2 
2026-01-21 00:00 UT   01 12 38.4   +13 13 08     1.413    1.594   81.2   37.6    67   25.2 
2026-01-22 00:00 UT   01 13 50.6   +13 17 02     1.417    1.586   80.5   37.7    67   25.2 
2026-01-23 00:00 UT   01 15 04.6   +13 21 06     1.421    1.579   79.8   37.8    67   25.2 
2026-01-24 00:00 UT   01 16 20.3   +13 25 21     1.425    1.571   79.1   38.0    67   25.2 
2026-01-25 00:00 UT   01 17 37.6   +13 29 45     1.429    1.564   78.4   38.1    67   25.2 
2026-01-26 00:00 UT   01 18 56.7   +13 34 20     1.433    1.556   77.7   38.2    67   25.2 
2026-01-27 00:00 UT   01 20 17.4   +13 39 04     1.436    1.548   77.0   38.3    67   25.2 
2026-01-28 00:00 UT   01 21 39.8   +13 43 57     1.440    1.541   76.3   38.4    67   25.2 
2026-01-29 00:00 UT   01 23 03.7   +13 48 59     1.443    1.533   75.7   38.5    67   25.2 
2026-01-30 00:00 UT   01 24 29.3   +13 54 11     1.447    1.525   75.0   38.6    67   25.2 
2026-01-31 00:00 UT   01 25 56.5   +13 59 31     1.450    1.517   74.4   38.7    67   25.2 
2026-02-01 00:00 UT   01 27 25.3   +14 04 59     1.453    1.510   73.7   38.8    67   25.2 
2026-02-02 00:00 UT   01 28 55.7   +14 10 35     1.456    1.502   73.1   38.9    67   25.1 
2026-02-03 00:00 UT   01 30 27.7   +14 16 20     1.458    1.494   72.5   39.0    67   25.1 
2026-02-04 00:00 UT   01 32 01.2   +14 22 12     1.461    1.486   71.8   39.1    67   25.1 
2026-02-05 00:00 UT   01 33 36.3   +14 28 12     1.464    1.478   71.2   39.2    67   25.1 

    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.