2022 WK1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	19 Sep 2026	27.9	2.167 AU	1.275 AU	21h55m	-26°56'	143.7°	15.9°

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 WK1 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.4830245
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.6725125
            i (Inclination)                 : 7.89106
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 60.92193
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 63.58678
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 207.62572
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 124.29091
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 7.06286
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.16            
        

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
2026-09-19 00:00 UT   21 55 20.5   -26 56 42     1.275    2.167  143.7   15.9    51   27.9 
2026-09-19 06:33 UT   21 54 59.1   -26 57 17     1.276    2.166  143.4   16.1    51   27.9 
2026-09-20 00:00 UT   21 54 02.8   -26 58 43     1.278    2.163  142.5   16.4    52   27.9 
2026-09-21 00:00 UT   21 52 47.1   -27 00 25     1.282    2.159  141.4   16.9    52   27.9 
2026-09-22 00:00 UT   21 51 33.4   -27 01 48     1.286    2.155  140.2   17.3    53   27.9 
2026-09-23 00:00 UT   21 50 21.8   -27 02 52     1.290    2.151  139.1   17.8    54   27.9 
2026-09-24 00:00 UT   21 49 12.3   -27 03 37     1.294    2.147  138.0   18.2    55   28.0 
2026-09-25 00:00 UT   21 48 05.0   -27 04 04     1.299    2.143  136.8   18.7    56   28.0 
2026-09-26 00:00 UT   21 46 59.9   -27 04 13     1.304    2.139  135.7   19.1    56   28.0 
2026-09-27 00:00 UT   21 45 57.1   -27 04 04     1.309    2.135  134.6   19.5    57   28.0 
2026-09-28 00:00 UT   21 44 56.6   -27 03 37     1.314    2.131  133.5   20.0    58   28.0 
2026-09-29 00:00 UT   21 43 58.5   -27 02 54     1.319    2.127  132.4   20.4    58   28.0 
2026-09-30 00:00 UT   21 43 02.8   -27 01 53     1.324    2.123  131.2   20.8    59   28.1 
2026-10-01 00:00 UT   21 42 09.5   -27 00 36     1.330    2.118  130.1   21.2    60   28.1 
2026-10-02 00:00 UT   21 41 18.7   -26 59 02     1.335    2.114  129.1   21.6    60   28.1 
2026-10-03 00:00 UT   21 40 30.3   -26 57 13     1.341    2.110  128.0   22.0    61   28.1 
2026-10-04 00:00 UT   21 39 44.5   -26 55 08     1.347    2.106  126.9   22.3    61   28.1 
2026-10-05 00:00 UT   21 39 01.2   -26 52 48     1.353    2.101  125.8   22.7    62   28.1 
2026-10-06 00:00 UT   21 38 20.5   -26 50 13     1.359    2.097  124.7   23.1    62   28.2 
2026-10-07 00:00 UT   21 37 42.3   -26 47 24     1.366    2.093  123.7   23.4    63   28.2 
2026-10-08 00:00 UT   21 37 06.7   -26 44 20     1.372    2.088  122.6   23.8    63   28.2 
2026-10-09 00:00 UT   21 36 33.7   -26 41 02     1.379    2.084  121.6   24.1    63   28.2 
2026-10-10 00:00 UT   21 36 03.2   -26 37 31     1.385    2.079  120.6   24.4    64   28.2 
2026-10-11 00:00 UT   21 35 35.4   -26 33 46     1.392    2.075  119.5   24.8    64   28.2 
2026-10-12 00:00 UT   21 35 10.1   -26 29 48     1.399    2.070  118.5   25.1    65   28.3 
2026-10-13 00:00 UT   21 34 47.5   -26 25 38     1.406    2.066  117.5   25.4    65   28.3 
2026-10-14 00:00 UT   21 34 27.3   -26 21 15     1.413    2.061  116.5   25.7    65   28.3 
2026-10-15 00:00 UT   21 34 09.8   -26 16 40     1.420    2.057  115.5   26.0    66   28.3 
2026-10-16 00:00 UT   21 33 54.7   -26 11 54     1.427    2.052  114.5   26.2    66   28.3 
2026-10-17 00:00 UT   21 33 42.2   -26 06 56     1.434    2.047  113.5   26.5    66   28.3 
2026-10-18 00:00 UT   21 33 32.2   -26 01 48     1.441    2.043  112.6   26.8    66   28.3 
2026-10-19 00:00 UT   21 33 24.7   -25 56 28     1.449    2.038  111.6   27.0    67   28.4 

    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.