2015 WX1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	12 Jul 2026	29.5	3.548 AU	3.131 AU	14h16m	-10°10'	106.0°	16.0°

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 2015 WX1 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.6027601
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.5030379
            i (Inclination)                 : 3.58751
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 105.72105
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 281.61443
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 193.09046
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 27.35766
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -3.51396
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.96            
        

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
2026-07-12 00:00 UT   14 16 39.6   -10 10 58     3.131    3.548  106.0   16.0   110   29.5 
2026-07-12 02:38 UT   14 16 39.6   -10 11 06     3.132    3.548  105.9   16.0   110   29.5 
2026-07-13 00:00 UT   14 16 40.0   -10 12 13     3.142    3.545  105.0   16.1   110   29.6 
2026-07-14 00:00 UT   14 16 41.5   -10 13 34     3.154    3.541  104.1   16.2   110   29.6 
2026-07-15 00:00 UT   14 16 44.1   -10 15 00     3.165    3.538  103.2   16.2   110   29.6 
2026-07-16 00:00 UT   14 16 47.9   -10 16 32     3.177    3.534  102.2   16.3   110   29.6 
2026-07-17 00:00 UT   14 16 52.7   -10 18 09     3.188    3.531  101.3   16.4   110   29.6 
2026-07-18 00:00 UT   14 16 58.6   -10 19 51     3.200    3.528  100.4   16.5   110   29.6 
2026-07-19 00:00 UT   14 17 05.7   -10 21 39     3.211    3.524   99.5   16.5   110   29.6 
2026-07-20 00:00 UT   14 17 13.8   -10 23 31     3.223    3.521   98.6   16.6   110   29.6 
2026-07-21 00:00 UT   14 17 23.0   -10 25 29     3.235    3.517   97.7   16.6   110   29.6 
2026-07-22 00:00 UT   14 17 33.2   -10 27 32     3.246    3.514   96.8   16.7   110   29.6 
2026-07-23 00:00 UT   14 17 44.5   -10 29 40     3.258    3.510   95.9   16.7   109   29.6 
2026-07-24 00:00 UT   14 17 56.8   -10 31 53     3.270    3.507   95.0   16.8   109   29.6 
2026-07-25 00:00 UT   14 18 10.2   -10 34 11     3.282    3.503   94.1   16.8   109   29.6 
2026-07-26 00:00 UT   14 18 24.6   -10 36 33     3.293    3.500   93.2   16.8   109   29.7 
2026-07-27 00:00 UT   14 18 40.0   -10 39 00     3.305    3.496   92.3   16.9   109   29.7 
2026-07-28 00:00 UT   14 18 56.4   -10 41 32     3.317    3.493   91.4   16.9   109   29.7 
2026-07-29 00:00 UT   14 19 13.9   -10 44 08     3.328    3.489   90.6   16.9   109   29.7 
2026-07-30 00:00 UT   14 19 32.3   -10 46 49     3.340    3.486   89.7   16.9   109   29.7 
2026-07-31 00:00 UT   14 19 51.6   -10 49 34     3.352    3.482   88.8   16.9   109   29.7 
2026-08-01 00:00 UT   14 20 12.0   -10 52 23     3.363    3.479   88.0   17.0   109   29.7 
2026-08-02 00:00 UT   14 20 33.3   -10 55 17     3.375    3.475   87.1   17.0   109   29.7 
2026-08-03 00:00 UT   14 20 55.5   -10 58 15     3.387    3.471   86.3   17.0   109   29.7 
2026-08-04 00:00 UT   14 21 18.7   -11 01 17     3.398    3.468   85.4   17.0   109   29.7 
2026-08-05 00:00 UT   14 21 42.9   -11 04 23     3.410    3.464   84.6   16.9   109   29.7 
2026-08-06 00:00 UT   14 22 07.9   -11 07 33     3.421    3.460   83.7   16.9   109   29.7 
2026-08-07 00:00 UT   14 22 33.9   -11 10 47     3.433    3.457   82.9   16.9   109   29.7 
2026-08-08 00:00 UT   14 23 00.8   -11 14 05     3.444    3.453   82.0   16.9   108   29.7 
2026-08-09 00:00 UT   14 23 28.6   -11 17 27     3.456    3.449   81.2   16.9   108   29.7 
2026-08-10 00:00 UT   14 23 57.3   -11 20 52     3.467    3.446   80.4   16.9   108   29.7 
2026-08-11 00:00 UT   14 24 26.9   -11 24 21     3.478    3.442   79.6   16.8   108   29.7 

    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.