2015 WX1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	10 Sep 2026	29.8	3.324 AU	3.778 AU	14h45m	-13°31'	56.2°	14.6°

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 2015 WX1 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.6025895
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.5033537
            i (Inclination)                 : 3.58749
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 105.72190
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 281.60592
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 242.87260
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 27.34999
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -3.51405
            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
2026-09-10 00:00 UT   14 45 26.0   -13 31 29     3.778    3.324   56.2   14.6   106   29.8 
2026-09-10 03:58 UT   14 45 34.7   -13 32 16     3.779    3.323   56.0   14.6   106   29.8 
2026-09-11 00:00 UT   14 46 19.1   -13 36 17     3.786    3.320   55.4   14.5   106   29.8 
2026-09-12 00:00 UT   14 47 12.8   -13 41 06     3.794    3.316   54.7   14.3   106   29.8 
2026-09-13 00:00 UT   14 48 07.1   -13 45 57     3.802    3.311   53.9   14.2   106   29.8 
2026-09-14 00:00 UT   14 49 02.1   -13 50 49     3.810    3.307   53.2   14.1   105   29.8 
2026-09-15 00:00 UT   14 49 57.7   -13 55 42     3.818    3.303   52.5   14.0   105   29.8 
2026-09-16 00:00 UT   14 50 53.9   -14 00 37     3.826    3.299   51.7   13.8   105   29.7 
2026-09-17 00:00 UT   14 51 50.8   -14 05 33     3.833    3.295   51.0   13.7   105   29.7 
2026-09-18 00:00 UT   14 52 48.2   -14 10 30     3.841    3.290   50.3   13.6   105   29.7 
2026-09-19 00:00 UT   14 53 46.3   -14 15 28     3.848    3.286   49.6   13.5   105   29.7 
2026-09-20 00:00 UT   14 54 45.0   -14 20 27     3.855    3.282   48.8   13.3   105   29.7 
2026-09-21 00:00 UT   14 55 44.2   -14 25 27     3.862    3.278   48.1   13.2   105   29.7 
2026-09-22 00:00 UT   14 56 44.0   -14 30 27     3.869    3.273   47.4   13.0   105   29.7 
2026-09-23 00:00 UT   14 57 44.4   -14 35 29     3.875    3.269   46.7   12.9   104   29.7 
2026-09-24 00:00 UT   14 58 45.4   -14 40 31     3.882    3.265   45.9   12.8   104   29.7 
2026-09-25 00:00 UT   14 59 46.9   -14 45 34     3.888    3.260   45.2   12.6   104   29.7 
2026-09-26 00:00 UT   15 00 49.0   -14 50 38     3.894    3.256   44.5   12.5   104   29.7 
2026-09-27 00:00 UT   15 01 51.7   -14 55 42     3.900    3.252   43.8   12.3   104   29.7 
2026-09-28 00:00 UT   15 02 54.9   -15 00 46     3.906    3.247   43.1   12.2   104   29.7 
2026-09-29 00:00 UT   15 03 58.7   -15 05 51     3.912    3.243   42.4   12.0   104   29.7 
2026-09-30 00:00 UT   15 05 03.0   -15 10 57     3.917    3.238   41.7   11.9   104   29.7 
2026-10-01 00:00 UT   15 06 07.9   -15 16 02     3.923    3.234   41.0   11.7   103   29.7 
2026-10-02 00:00 UT   15 07 13.3   -15 21 09     3.928    3.229   40.3   11.6   103   29.7 
2026-10-03 00:00 UT   15 08 19.2   -15 26 15     3.933    3.225   39.6   11.4   103   29.7 
2026-10-04 00:00 UT   15 09 25.7   -15 31 21     3.938    3.221   38.8   11.2   103   29.7 
2026-10-05 00:00 UT   15 10 32.7   -15 36 28     3.943    3.216   38.1   11.1   103   29.7 
2026-10-06 00:00 UT   15 11 40.2   -15 41 35     3.947    3.212   37.4   10.9   103   29.6 
2026-10-07 00:00 UT   15 12 48.3   -15 46 42     3.952    3.207   36.7   10.7   103   29.6 
2026-10-08 00:00 UT   15 13 56.8   -15 51 49     3.956    3.203   36.0   10.6   102   29.6 
2026-10-09 00:00 UT   15 15 05.9   -15 56 55     3.960    3.198   35.4   10.4   102   29.6 
2026-10-10 00:00 UT   15 16 15.5   -16 02 02     3.964    3.193   34.7   10.2   102   29.6 

    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.