2014 WR362
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	29 Dec 2025	33.5	3.341 AU	3.445 AU	13h08m	-15°06'	75.7°	16.6°

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 2014 WR362 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.5954398
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.2443193
            i (Inclination)                 : 9.10754
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 239.55246
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 142.94112
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 114.53316
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 202.84255
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 5.47376
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.36            
        

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
2025-12-29 00:00 UT   13 08 38.0   -15 06 07     3.445    3.341   75.7   16.6   291   33.5 
2025-12-29 09:27 UT   13 08 51.3   -15 08 02     3.441    3.342   76.0   16.6   291   33.5 
2025-12-30 00:00 UT   13 09 11.5   -15 10 57     3.433    3.344   76.5   16.6   291   33.5 
2025-12-31 00:00 UT   13 09 44.2   -15 15 43     3.420    3.346   77.4   16.7   291   33.5 
2026-01-01 00:00 UT   13 10 16.1   -15 20 25     3.408    3.349   78.3   16.7   291   33.5 
2026-01-02 00:00 UT   13 10 47.0   -15 25 02     3.395    3.352   79.1   16.7   291   33.5 
2026-01-03 00:00 UT   13 11 17.1   -15 29 35     3.382    3.354   80.0   16.8   291   33.5 
2026-01-04 00:00 UT   13 11 46.2   -15 34 03     3.369    3.357   80.9   16.8   291   33.5 
2026-01-05 00:00 UT   13 12 14.5   -15 38 26     3.356    3.359   81.8   16.8   291   33.5 
2026-01-06 00:00 UT   13 12 41.8   -15 42 45     3.343    3.362   82.6   16.9   291   33.5 
2026-01-07 00:00 UT   13 13 08.2   -15 46 58     3.330    3.364   83.5   16.9   292   33.4 
2026-01-08 00:00 UT   13 13 33.6   -15 51 07     3.317    3.367   84.4   16.9   292   33.4 
2026-01-09 00:00 UT   13 13 58.1   -15 55 11     3.304    3.369   85.3   16.9   292   33.4 
2026-01-10 00:00 UT   13 14 21.5   -15 59 10     3.291    3.372   86.2   16.9   292   33.4 
2026-01-11 00:00 UT   13 14 44.0   -16 03 03     3.278    3.374   87.1   16.9   292   33.4 
2026-01-12 00:00 UT   13 15 05.4   -16 06 51     3.264    3.376   88.0   16.9   292   33.4 
2026-01-13 00:00 UT   13 15 25.8   -16 10 34     3.251    3.379   88.9   16.9   292   33.4 
2026-01-14 00:00 UT   13 15 45.2   -16 14 12     3.238    3.381   89.8   16.9   292   33.4 
2026-01-15 00:00 UT   13 16 03.5   -16 17 43     3.224    3.384   90.8   16.9   292   33.4 
2026-01-16 00:00 UT   13 16 20.7   -16 21 10     3.211    3.386   91.7   16.9   293   33.4 
2026-01-17 00:00 UT   13 16 36.9   -16 24 30     3.198    3.388   92.6   16.9   293   33.4 
2026-01-18 00:00 UT   13 16 52.0   -16 27 45     3.185    3.391   93.5   16.8   293   33.4 
2026-01-19 00:00 UT   13 17 05.9   -16 30 53     3.171    3.393   94.5   16.8   293   33.4 
2026-01-20 00:00 UT   13 17 18.7   -16 33 56     3.158    3.395   95.4   16.8   293   33.3 
2026-01-21 00:00 UT   13 17 30.4   -16 36 52     3.145    3.398   96.4   16.7   293   33.3 
2026-01-22 00:00 UT   13 17 40.9   -16 39 42     3.131    3.400   97.3   16.7   293   33.3 
2026-01-23 00:00 UT   13 17 50.3   -16 42 26     3.118    3.402   98.3   16.6   293   33.3 
2026-01-24 00:00 UT   13 17 58.5   -16 45 03     3.105    3.404   99.2   16.6   294   33.3 
2026-01-25 00:00 UT   13 18 05.5   -16 47 34     3.092    3.407  100.2   16.5   294   33.3 
2026-01-26 00:00 UT   13 18 11.3   -16 49 58     3.078    3.409  101.2   16.5   294   33.3 
2026-01-27 00:00 UT   13 18 15.9   -16 52 16     3.065    3.411  102.1   16.4   294   33.3 
2026-01-28 00:00 UT   13 18 19.3   -16 54 26     3.052    3.413  103.1   16.3   294   33.3 

    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.