2014 WR362
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	29 Oct 2025	33.4	3.153 AU	3.981 AU	12h14m	-08°30'	29.3°	8.9°

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 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
2025-10-29 00:00 UT   12 14 45.4   -08 30 53     3.981    3.153   29.3    8.9   282   33.4 
2025-10-29 22:22 UT   12 15 47.2   -08 37 56     3.977    3.156   30.0    9.0   282   33.4 
2025-10-30 00:00 UT   12 15 51.7   -08 38 27     3.977    3.156   30.0    9.1   282   33.4 
2025-10-31 00:00 UT   12 16 57.8   -08 46 01     3.973    3.160   30.7    9.2   283   33.4 
2025-11-01 00:00 UT   12 18 03.6   -08 53 32     3.968    3.163   31.4    9.4   283   33.4 
2025-11-02 00:00 UT   12 19 09.0   -09 01 03     3.964    3.167   32.1    9.6   283   33.4 
2025-11-03 00:00 UT   12 20 14.1   -09 08 32     3.959    3.170   32.7    9.7   283   33.4 
2025-11-04 00:00 UT   12 21 18.9   -09 15 59     3.954    3.174   33.4    9.9   284   33.4 
2025-11-05 00:00 UT   12 22 23.3   -09 23 25     3.949    3.177   34.1   10.1   284   33.4 
2025-11-06 00:00 UT   12 23 27.4   -09 30 49     3.943    3.181   34.8   10.3   284   33.4 
2025-11-07 00:00 UT   12 24 31.1   -09 38 11     3.938    3.184   35.5   10.4   284   33.5 
2025-11-08 00:00 UT   12 25 34.5   -09 45 32     3.932    3.187   36.2   10.6   285   33.5 
2025-11-09 00:00 UT   12 26 37.5   -09 52 51     3.927    3.191   36.9   10.8   285   33.5 
2025-11-10 00:00 UT   12 27 40.2   -10 00 09     3.921    3.194   37.6   10.9   285   33.5 
2025-11-11 00:00 UT   12 28 42.5   -10 07 24     3.914    3.198   38.4   11.1   285   33.5 
2025-11-12 00:00 UT   12 29 44.4   -10 14 38     3.908    3.201   39.1   11.2   285   33.5 
2025-11-13 00:00 UT   12 30 45.9   -10 21 50     3.902    3.204   39.8   11.4   286   33.5 
2025-11-14 00:00 UT   12 31 47.1   -10 29 00     3.895    3.208   40.5   11.6   286   33.5 
2025-11-15 00:00 UT   12 32 47.8   -10 36 08     3.888    3.211   41.2   11.7   286   33.5 
2025-11-16 00:00 UT   12 33 48.1   -10 43 15     3.881    3.214   41.9   11.9   286   33.5 
2025-11-17 00:00 UT   12 34 48.1   -10 50 19     3.874    3.218   42.7   12.0   286   33.5 
2025-11-18 00:00 UT   12 35 47.6   -10 57 21     3.867    3.221   43.4   12.2   286   33.5 
2025-11-19 00:00 UT   12 36 46.6   -11 04 21     3.859    3.224   44.1   12.3   286   33.5 
2025-11-20 00:00 UT   12 37 45.3   -11 11 18     3.852    3.227   44.9   12.5   287   33.5 
2025-11-21 00:00 UT   12 38 43.4   -11 18 14     3.844    3.230   45.6   12.6   287   33.5 
2025-11-22 00:00 UT   12 39 41.2   -11 25 07     3.836    3.234   46.3   12.8   287   33.5 
2025-11-23 00:00 UT   12 40 38.4   -11 31 58     3.828    3.237   47.1   12.9   287   33.5 
2025-11-24 00:00 UT   12 41 35.2   -11 38 46     3.819    3.240   47.8   13.1   287   33.5 
2025-11-25 00:00 UT   12 42 31.6   -11 45 32     3.811    3.243   48.6   13.2   287   33.5 
2025-11-26 00:00 UT   12 43 27.4   -11 52 16     3.802    3.246   49.3   13.3   287   33.5 
2025-11-27 00:00 UT   12 44 22.7   -11 58 57     3.794    3.249   50.1   13.5   288   33.5 
2025-11-28 00:00 UT   12 45 17.6   -12 05 35     3.785    3.253   50.8   13.6   288   33.5 

    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.