2014 WR362
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	28 Jan 2026	33.3	3.413 AU	3.052 AU	13h18m	-16°54'	103.1°	16.3°

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
2026-01-28 00:00 UT   13 18 19.3   -16 54 26     3.052    3.413  103.1   16.3   294   33.3 
2026-01-28 09:34 UT   13 18 20.4   -16 55 16     3.047    3.414  103.5   16.3   294   33.3 
2026-01-29 00:00 UT   13 18 21.5   -16 56 30     3.039    3.415  104.1   16.2   294   33.3 
2026-01-30 00:00 UT   13 18 22.5   -16 58 27     3.026    3.418  105.1   16.2   294   33.2 
2026-01-31 00:00 UT   13 18 22.3   -17 00 16     3.013    3.420  106.1   16.1   295   33.2 
2026-02-01 00:00 UT   13 18 20.8   -17 01 59     3.000    3.422  107.1   16.0   295   33.2 
2026-02-02 00:00 UT   13 18 18.0   -17 03 34     2.987    3.424  108.1   15.9   295   33.2 
2026-02-03 00:00 UT   13 18 14.0   -17 05 02     2.975    3.426  109.1   15.8   295   33.2 
2026-02-04 00:00 UT   13 18 08.7   -17 06 22     2.962    3.428  110.1   15.7   295   33.2 
2026-02-05 00:00 UT   13 18 02.2   -17 07 35     2.949    3.430  111.1   15.6   295   33.2 
2026-02-06 00:00 UT   13 17 54.4   -17 08 40     2.937    3.432  112.1   15.4   296   33.2 
2026-02-07 00:00 UT   13 17 45.3   -17 09 37     2.924    3.434  113.2   15.3   296   33.2 
2026-02-08 00:00 UT   13 17 34.9   -17 10 26     2.912    3.436  114.2   15.2   296   33.1 
2026-02-09 00:00 UT   13 17 23.2   -17 11 07     2.900    3.438  115.2   15.0   296   33.1 
2026-02-10 00:00 UT   13 17 10.1   -17 11 40     2.888    3.440  116.3   14.9   296   33.1 
2026-02-11 00:00 UT   13 16 55.8   -17 12 05     2.876    3.442  117.3   14.8   297   33.1 
2026-02-12 00:00 UT   13 16 40.2   -17 12 21     2.864    3.444  118.4   14.6   297   33.1 
2026-02-13 00:00 UT   13 16 23.3   -17 12 29     2.852    3.446  119.4   14.4   297   33.1 
2026-02-14 00:00 UT   13 16 05.0   -17 12 28     2.840    3.448  120.5   14.3   297   33.1 
2026-02-15 00:00 UT   13 15 45.5   -17 12 18     2.829    3.450  121.6   14.1   298   33.0 
2026-02-16 00:00 UT   13 15 24.6   -17 11 59     2.818    3.452  122.6   13.9   298   33.0 
2026-02-17 00:00 UT   13 15 02.5   -17 11 32     2.806    3.454  123.7   13.8   298   33.0 
2026-02-18 00:00 UT   13 14 39.0   -17 10 56     2.795    3.456  124.8   13.6   298   33.0 
2026-02-19 00:00 UT   13 14 14.2   -17 10 10     2.784    3.458  125.9   13.4   299   33.0 
2026-02-20 00:00 UT   13 13 48.2   -17 09 15     2.774    3.459  127.0   13.2   299   33.0 
2026-02-21 00:00 UT   13 13 20.9   -17 08 11     2.763    3.461  128.0   13.0   299   33.0 
2026-02-22 00:00 UT   13 12 52.3   -17 06 58     2.753    3.463  129.1   12.8   300   33.0 
2026-02-23 00:00 UT   13 12 22.5   -17 05 36     2.742    3.465  130.2   12.6   300   32.9 
2026-02-24 00:00 UT   13 11 51.4   -17 04 04     2.732    3.467  131.4   12.4   300   32.9 
2026-02-25 00:00 UT   13 11 19.1   -17 02 22     2.722    3.469  132.5   12.2   301   32.9 
2026-02-26 00:00 UT   13 10 45.6   -17 00 32     2.713    3.470  133.6   11.9   301   32.9 
2026-02-27 00:00 UT   13 10 10.9   -16 58 31     2.703    3.472  134.7   11.7   301   32.9 

    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.