2015 WX1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	4 Nov 2025	30.2	4.005 AU	4.980 AU	14h04m	-09°40'	9.5°	2.3°

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 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
2025-11-04 00:00 UT   14 04 36.2   -09 40 06     4.980    4.005    9.5    2.3   307   30.2 
2025-11-04 15:36 UT   14 05 14.8   -09 43 31     4.977    4.004   10.0    2.5   306   30.2 
2025-11-05 00:00 UT   14 05 35.5   -09 45 21     4.976    4.004   10.2    2.5   306   30.2 
2025-11-06 00:00 UT   14 06 34.9   -09 50 35     4.973    4.004   10.9    2.7   304   30.2 
2025-11-07 00:00 UT   14 07 34.2   -09 55 47     4.969    4.004   11.7    2.9   303   30.2 
2025-11-08 00:00 UT   14 08 33.4   -10 00 58     4.965    4.003   12.4    3.0   303   30.3 
2025-11-09 00:00 UT   14 09 32.7   -10 06 07     4.961    4.003   13.1    3.2   302   30.3 
2025-11-10 00:00 UT   14 10 31.9   -10 11 15     4.957    4.002   13.8    3.4   301   30.3 
2025-11-11 00:00 UT   14 11 31.1   -10 16 21     4.952    4.002   14.6    3.6   300   30.3 
2025-11-12 00:00 UT   14 12 30.3   -10 21 25     4.947    4.001   15.3    3.7   300   30.3 
2025-11-13 00:00 UT   14 13 29.5   -10 26 27     4.942    4.001   16.1    3.9   299   30.3 
2025-11-14 00:00 UT   14 14 28.5   -10 31 28     4.937    4.000   16.8    4.1   299   30.3 
2025-11-15 00:00 UT   14 15 27.6   -10 36 27     4.932    4.000   17.5    4.3   298   30.3 
2025-11-16 00:00 UT   14 16 26.5   -10 41 25     4.926    3.999   18.3    4.4   298   30.3 
2025-11-17 00:00 UT   14 17 25.5   -10 46 20     4.921    3.999   19.0    4.6   297   30.3 
2025-11-18 00:00 UT   14 18 24.3   -10 51 14     4.915    3.998   19.8    4.8   297   30.3 
2025-11-19 00:00 UT   14 19 23.1   -10 56 06     4.908    3.998   20.5    5.0   297   30.3 
2025-11-20 00:00 UT   14 20 21.7   -11 00 56     4.902    3.997   21.3    5.1   296   30.3 
2025-11-21 00:00 UT   14 21 20.3   -11 05 44     4.895    3.996   22.0    5.3   296   30.3 
2025-11-22 00:00 UT   14 22 18.8   -11 10 29     4.888    3.996   22.8    5.5   296   30.3 
2025-11-23 00:00 UT   14 23 17.2   -11 15 13     4.881    3.995   23.5    5.7   295   30.4 
2025-11-24 00:00 UT   14 24 15.5   -11 19 55     4.874    3.995   24.3    5.8   295   30.4 
2025-11-25 00:00 UT   14 25 13.7   -11 24 35     4.867    3.994   25.0    6.0   295   30.4 
2025-11-26 00:00 UT   14 26 11.7   -11 29 12     4.859    3.993   25.8    6.2   295   30.4 
2025-11-27 00:00 UT   14 27 09.6   -11 33 48     4.851    3.993   26.5    6.3   294   30.4 
2025-11-28 00:00 UT   14 28 07.4   -11 38 21     4.843    3.992   27.3    6.5   294   30.4 
2025-11-29 00:00 UT   14 29 05.0   -11 42 52     4.835    3.991   28.1    6.7   294   30.4 
2025-11-30 00:00 UT   14 30 02.5   -11 47 21     4.826    3.991   28.8    6.8   294   30.4 
2025-12-01 00:00 UT   14 30 59.8   -11 51 48     4.818    3.990   29.6    7.0   293   30.4 
2025-12-02 00:00 UT   14 31 57.0   -11 56 12     4.809    3.989   30.4    7.2   293   30.4 
2025-12-03 00:00 UT   14 32 54.0   -12 00 34     4.800    3.989   31.1    7.3   293   30.4 
2025-12-04 00:00 UT   14 33 50.9   -12 04 54     4.791    3.988   31.9    7.5   293   30.4 

    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.