2022 WR11
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	14 Nov 2026	32.2	2.120 AU	2.172 AU	10h43m	+12°25'	73.7°	26.6°

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 2022 WR11 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.5773480
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.4554586
            i (Inclination)                 : 4.55997
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 67.22033
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 263.82757
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 33.25362
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 151.02845
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -4.53348
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 1.76            
        

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
2026-11-14 00:00 UT   10 43 06.7   +12 25 46     2.172    2.120   73.7   26.6   293   32.2 
2026-11-14 23:54 UT   10 44 10.6   +12 21 32     2.162    2.123   74.5   26.7   293   32.2 
2026-11-15 00:00 UT   10 44 10.8   +12 21 31     2.162    2.123   74.5   26.7   293   32.2 
2026-11-16 00:00 UT   10 45 13.9   +12 17 22     2.152    2.126   75.2   26.7   293   32.2 
2026-11-17 00:00 UT   10 46 16.0   +12 13 20     2.142    2.130   75.9   26.8   293   32.2 
2026-11-18 00:00 UT   10 47 17.1   +12 09 25     2.131    2.133   76.7   26.8   293   32.2 
2026-11-19 00:00 UT   10 48 17.1   +12 05 37     2.121    2.136   77.5   26.8   293   32.2 
2026-11-20 00:00 UT   10 49 16.0   +12 01 56     2.110    2.140   78.2   26.9   293   32.2 
2026-11-21 00:00 UT   10 50 13.9   +11 58 23     2.100    2.143   79.0   26.9   293   32.2 
2026-11-22 00:00 UT   10 51 10.6   +11 54 57     2.089    2.146   79.7   26.9   293   32.2 
2026-11-23 00:00 UT   10 52 06.3   +11 51 39     2.078    2.149   80.5   27.0   293   32.2 
2026-11-24 00:00 UT   10 53 00.8   +11 48 28     2.068    2.152   81.3   27.0   293   32.2 
2026-11-25 00:00 UT   10 53 54.2   +11 45 25     2.057    2.155   82.1   27.0   293   32.1 
2026-11-26 00:00 UT   10 54 46.5   +11 42 31     2.046    2.159   82.9   27.0   293   32.1 
2026-11-27 00:00 UT   10 55 37.5   +11 39 45     2.035    2.162   83.7   27.0   293   32.1 
2026-11-28 00:00 UT   10 56 27.4   +11 37 07     2.024    2.165   84.5   27.0   293   32.1 
2026-11-29 00:00 UT   10 57 16.1   +11 34 38     2.012    2.168   85.3   27.0   293   32.1 
2026-11-30 00:00 UT   10 58 03.5   +11 32 17     2.001    2.170   86.1   27.0   293   32.1 
2026-12-01 00:00 UT   10 58 49.7   +11 30 06     1.990    2.173   86.9   26.9   293   32.1 
2026-12-02 00:00 UT   10 59 34.6   +11 28 04     1.979    2.176   87.8   26.9   293   32.1 
2026-12-03 00:00 UT   11 00 18.1   +11 26 11     1.967    2.179   88.6   26.9   293   32.1 
2026-12-04 00:00 UT   11 01 00.4   +11 24 28     1.956    2.182   89.4   26.9   293   32.1 
2026-12-05 00:00 UT   11 01 41.3   +11 22 55     1.945    2.184   90.3   26.8   293   32.0 
2026-12-06 00:00 UT   11 02 20.8   +11 21 32     1.933    2.187   91.1   26.8   293   32.0 
2026-12-07 00:00 UT   11 02 58.9   +11 20 19     1.922    2.190   92.0   26.7   293   32.0 
2026-12-08 00:00 UT   11 03 35.6   +11 19 16     1.910    2.193   92.9   26.7   293   32.0 
2026-12-09 00:00 UT   11 04 10.8   +11 18 24     1.898    2.195   93.7   26.6   292   32.0 
2026-12-10 00:00 UT   11 04 44.5   +11 17 43     1.887    2.198   94.6   26.5   292   32.0 
2026-12-11 00:00 UT   11 05 16.8   +11 17 13     1.875    2.200   95.5   26.5   292   32.0 
2026-12-12 00:00 UT   11 05 47.5   +11 16 53     1.864    2.203   96.4   26.4   292   32.0 
2026-12-13 00:00 UT   11 06 16.6   +11 16 45     1.852    2.205   97.3   26.3   292   31.9 
2026-12-14 00:00 UT   11 06 44.2   +11 16 49     1.840    2.208   98.2   26.2   292   31.9 

    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.