2022 WR11
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	3 Oct 2026	32.2	1.942 AU	2.489 AU	09h45m	+16°33'	46.5°	22.0°

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 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
2026-10-03 00:00 UT   09 45 14.8   +16 33 53     2.489    1.942   46.5   22.0   292   32.2 
2026-10-03 21:17 UT   09 46 42.2   +16 27 46     2.485    1.946   47.0   22.1   292   32.2 
2026-10-04 00:00 UT   09 46 53.4   +16 26 59     2.485    1.947   47.1   22.1   292   32.2 
2026-10-05 00:00 UT   09 48 31.2   +16 20 07     2.480    1.952   47.7   22.3   292   32.2 
2026-10-06 00:00 UT   09 50 08.3   +16 13 16     2.475    1.957   48.2   22.4   292   32.2 
2026-10-07 00:00 UT   09 51 44.7   +16 06 26     2.469    1.961   48.8   22.6   292   32.2 
2026-10-08 00:00 UT   09 53 20.3   +15 59 39     2.464    1.966   49.4   22.7   292   32.2 
2026-10-09 00:00 UT   09 54 55.2   +15 52 53     2.458    1.971   50.0   22.9   292   32.2 
2026-10-10 00:00 UT   09 56 29.4   +15 46 09     2.453    1.976   50.6   23.0   292   32.2 
2026-10-11 00:00 UT   09 58 02.8   +15 39 27     2.447    1.981   51.2   23.1   293   32.2 
2026-10-12 00:00 UT   09 59 35.5   +15 32 48     2.441    1.985   51.8   23.3   293   32.2 
2026-10-13 00:00 UT   10 01 07.4   +15 26 10     2.435    1.990   52.4   23.4   293   32.2 
2026-10-14 00:00 UT   10 02 38.6   +15 19 35     2.429    1.995   53.0   23.5   293   32.2 
2026-10-15 00:00 UT   10 04 09.0   +15 13 03     2.422    1.999   53.6   23.7   293   32.2 
2026-10-16 00:00 UT   10 05 38.6   +15 06 33     2.416    2.004   54.2   23.8   293   32.2 
2026-10-17 00:00 UT   10 07 07.5   +15 00 06     2.409    2.008   54.9   23.9   293   32.2 
2026-10-18 00:00 UT   10 08 35.6   +14 53 42     2.402    2.013   55.5   24.1   293   32.2 
2026-10-19 00:00 UT   10 10 03.0   +14 47 21     2.396    2.017   56.1   24.2   293   32.3 
2026-10-20 00:00 UT   10 11 29.5   +14 41 03     2.388    2.022   56.7   24.3   293   32.3 
2026-10-21 00:00 UT   10 12 55.3   +14 34 48     2.381    2.026   57.4   24.4   293   32.3 
2026-10-22 00:00 UT   10 14 20.4   +14 28 36     2.374    2.030   58.0   24.6   293   32.3 
2026-10-23 00:00 UT   10 15 44.6   +14 22 28     2.366    2.035   58.6   24.7   293   32.3 
2026-10-24 00:00 UT   10 17 08.1   +14 16 23     2.359    2.039   59.3   24.8   293   32.3 
2026-10-25 00:00 UT   10 18 30.7   +14 10 22     2.351    2.043   59.9   24.9   293   32.3 

    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.