2022 WK1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	22 May 2026	29.7	2.459 AU	2.347 AU	22h45m	-16°23'	84.1°	24.2°

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 2022 WK1 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.4830123
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.6725014
            i (Inclination)                 : 7.89167
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 60.92891
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 63.57154
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 116.51273
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 124.28253
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 7.06247
            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
2026-05-22 00:00 UT   22 45 03.8   -16 23 23     2.347    2.459   84.1   24.2   247   29.7 
2026-05-22 02:15 UT   22 45 09.3   -16 23 10     2.346    2.459   84.2   24.2   247   29.7 
2026-05-23 00:00 UT   22 46 02.6   -16 21 05     2.333    2.458   84.8   24.2   247   29.7 
2026-05-24 00:00 UT   22 47 00.6   -16 18 54     2.318    2.457   85.6   24.3   247   29.7 
2026-05-25 00:00 UT   22 47 57.7   -16 16 50     2.304    2.456   86.3   24.3   247   29.7 
2026-05-26 00:00 UT   22 48 54.0   -16 14 52     2.289    2.455   87.0   24.3   247   29.7 
2026-05-27 00:00 UT   22 49 49.5   -16 13 02     2.275    2.454   87.8   24.4   247   29.7 
2026-05-28 00:00 UT   22 50 44.1   -16 11 18     2.260    2.453   88.5   24.4   247   29.6 
2026-05-29 00:00 UT   22 51 37.8   -16 09 42     2.246    2.452   89.2   24.4   247   29.6 
2026-05-30 00:00 UT   22 52 30.7   -16 08 13     2.231    2.450   90.0   24.4   247   29.6 
2026-05-31 00:00 UT   22 53 22.6   -16 06 52     2.217    2.449   90.7   24.4   247   29.6 
2026-06-01 00:00 UT   22 54 13.6   -16 05 38     2.202    2.448   91.5   24.5   248   29.6 
2026-06-02 00:00 UT   22 55 03.7   -16 04 32     2.188    2.447   92.2   24.5   248   29.6 
2026-06-03 00:00 UT   22 55 52.8   -16 03 35     2.173    2.446   93.0   24.5   248   29.6 
2026-06-04 00:00 UT   22 56 41.0   -16 02 45     2.158    2.444   93.8   24.5   248   29.5 
2026-06-05 00:00 UT   22 57 28.1   -16 02 04     2.144    2.443   94.5   24.5   248   29.5 
2026-06-06 00:00 UT   22 58 14.3   -16 01 31     2.129    2.442   95.3   24.4   248   29.5 
2026-06-07 00:00 UT   22 58 59.4   -16 01 07     2.114    2.440   96.1   24.4   248   29.5 
2026-06-08 00:00 UT   22 59 43.5   -16 00 51     2.100    2.439   96.9   24.4   248   29.5 
2026-06-09 00:00 UT   23 00 26.5   -16 00 45     2.085    2.437   97.6   24.4   248   29.5 
2026-06-10 00:00 UT   23 01 08.4   -16 00 48     2.071    2.436   98.4   24.3   248   29.4 
2026-06-11 00:00 UT   23 01 49.2   -16 00 60     2.056    2.435   99.2   24.3   249   29.4 
2026-06-12 00:00 UT   23 02 28.9   -16 01 21     2.041    2.433  100.0   24.3   249   29.4 
2026-06-13 00:00 UT   23 03 07.4   -16 01 53     2.027    2.432  100.8   24.2   249   29.4 
2026-06-14 00:00 UT   23 03 44.7   -16 02 34     2.012    2.430  101.6   24.2   249   29.4 
2026-06-15 00:00 UT   23 04 20.8   -16 03 25     1.998    2.429  102.4   24.1   249   29.3 
2026-06-16 00:00 UT   23 04 55.7   -16 04 26     1.983    2.427  103.3   24.0   249   29.3 
2026-06-17 00:00 UT   23 05 29.4   -16 05 37     1.969    2.425  104.1   24.0   249   29.3 
2026-06-18 00:00 UT   23 06 01.7   -16 06 59     1.955    2.424  104.9   23.9   249   29.3 
2026-06-19 00:00 UT   23 06 32.8   -16 08 31     1.940    2.422  105.7   23.8   250   29.3 
2026-06-20 00:00 UT   23 07 02.6   -16 10 14     1.926    2.420  106.6   23.7   250   29.2 
2026-06-21 00:00 UT   23 07 31.0   -16 12 08     1.912    2.419  107.4   23.6   250   29.2 

    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.