2022 WD3
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	23 Dec 2025	30.0	2.116 AU	3.064 AU	18h38m	-34°05'	12.9°	6.0°

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 2022 WD3 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.3606052
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.5607704
            i (Inclination)                 : 24.13618
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 61.86997
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 35.77925
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 176.35305
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 95.20163
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 13.83184
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 1.95            
        

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
2025-12-23 00:00 UT   18 38 03.6   -34 05 26     3.064    2.116   12.9    6.0   143   30.0 
2025-12-23 13:10 UT   18 39 22.1   -34 05 57     3.064    2.116   12.8    5.9   144   30.0 
2025-12-24 00:00 UT   18 40 26.7   -34 06 21     3.064    2.116   12.7    5.9   145   30.0 
2025-12-25 00:00 UT   18 42 49.9   -34 07 09     3.065    2.115   12.5    5.8   147   30.0 
2025-12-26 00:00 UT   18 45 13.3   -34 07 50     3.065    2.114   12.3    5.7   149   30.0 
2025-12-27 00:00 UT   18 47 36.9   -34 08 24     3.065    2.114   12.1    5.6   151   30.0 
2025-12-28 00:00 UT   18 50 00.6   -34 08 51     3.065    2.113   12.0    5.5   153   30.0 
2025-12-29 00:00 UT   18 52 24.5   -34 09 11     3.065    2.112   11.9    5.5   156   30.0 
2025-12-30 00:00 UT   18 54 48.6   -34 09 24     3.065    2.112   11.8    5.4   158   30.0 
2025-12-31 00:00 UT   18 57 12.8   -34 09 30     3.065    2.111   11.7    5.4   160   30.0 
2026-01-01 00:00 UT   18 59 37.1   -34 09 28     3.064    2.110   11.6    5.4   162   30.0 
2026-01-02 00:00 UT   19 02 01.5   -34 09 20     3.063    2.109   11.6    5.4   165   30.0 
2026-01-03 00:00 UT   19 04 26.1   -34 09 05     3.063    2.108   11.5    5.4   167   30.0 
2026-01-04 00:00 UT   19 06 50.8   -34 08 43     3.062    2.108   11.5    5.4   169   30.0 
2026-01-05 00:00 UT   19 09 15.7   -34 08 13     3.061    2.107   11.6    5.4   172   30.0 
2026-01-06 00:00 UT   19 11 40.6   -34 07 37     3.060    2.106   11.6    5.4   174   30.0 
2026-01-07 00:00 UT   19 14 05.7   -34 06 54     3.058    2.105   11.7    5.4   176   30.0 
2026-01-08 00:00 UT   19 16 30.9   -34 06 04     3.057    2.104   11.8    5.5   178   30.0 
2026-01-09 00:00 UT   19 18 56.1   -34 05 07     3.055    2.103   11.9    5.5   181   30.0 

    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.