2022 WK1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	21 Jun 2026	29.2	2.419 AU	1.912 AU	23h07m	-16°12'	107.4°	23.6°

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 2022 WK1 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.4830123
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.6725014
            i (Inclination)                 : 7.89167
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 60.92891
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 63.57154
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 116.51273
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 124.28253
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 7.06247
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.16            
        

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
2026-06-21 00:00 UT   23 07 31.0   -16 12 08     1.912    2.419  107.4   23.6   250   29.2 
2026-06-21 04:52 UT   23 07 36.6   -16 12 32     1.909    2.418  107.6   23.6   250   29.2 
2026-06-22 00:00 UT   23 07 58.1   -16 14 12     1.897    2.417  108.3   23.5   250   29.2 
2026-06-23 00:00 UT   23 08 23.8   -16 16 28     1.883    2.415  109.1   23.4   250   29.2 
2026-06-24 00:00 UT   23 08 48.0   -16 18 55     1.869    2.414  110.0   23.3   250   29.2 
2026-06-25 00:00 UT   23 09 10.9   -16 21 32     1.855    2.412  110.9   23.2   251   29.1 
2026-06-26 00:00 UT   23 09 32.3   -16 24 22     1.841    2.410  111.7   23.1   251   29.1 
2026-06-27 00:00 UT   23 09 52.2   -16 27 23     1.827    2.408  112.6   22.9   251   29.1 
2026-06-28 00:00 UT   23 10 10.7   -16 30 35     1.813    2.406  113.5   22.8   251   29.1 
2026-06-29 00:00 UT   23 10 27.6   -16 33 59     1.799    2.404  114.4   22.6   251   29.1 
2026-06-30 00:00 UT   23 10 42.9   -16 37 35     1.786    2.402  115.3   22.5   252   29.0 
2026-07-01 00:00 UT   23 10 56.7   -16 41 23     1.772    2.401  116.2   22.3   252   29.0 
2026-07-02 00:00 UT   23 11 08.8   -16 45 23     1.758    2.399  117.1   22.2   252   29.0 
2026-07-03 00:00 UT   23 11 19.3   -16 49 35     1.745    2.397  118.0   22.0   252   29.0 
2026-07-04 00:00 UT   23 11 28.1   -16 53 59     1.732    2.395  118.9   21.8   253   28.9 
2026-07-05 00:00 UT   23 11 35.3   -16 58 36     1.718    2.393  119.8   21.6   253   28.9 
2026-07-06 00:00 UT   23 11 40.7   -17 03 25     1.705    2.391  120.8   21.4   253   28.9 
2026-07-07 00:00 UT   23 11 44.3   -17 08 27     1.692    2.388  121.7   21.2   254   28.9 
2026-07-08 00:00 UT   23 11 46.2   -17 13 41     1.679    2.386  122.7   21.0   254   28.8 
2026-07-09 00:00 UT   23 11 46.2   -17 19 08     1.666    2.384  123.6   20.8   254   28.8 
2026-07-10 00:00 UT   23 11 44.4   -17 24 47     1.653    2.382  124.6   20.6   255   28.8 
2026-07-11 00:00 UT   23 11 40.7   -17 30 39     1.641    2.380  125.5   20.3   255   28.8 
2026-07-12 00:00 UT   23 11 35.0   -17 36 44     1.628    2.378  126.5   20.1   255   28.7 
2026-07-13 00:00 UT   23 11 27.5   -17 43 02     1.616    2.376  127.5   19.8   256   28.7 
2026-07-14 00:00 UT   23 11 17.9   -17 49 32     1.603    2.373  128.5   19.6   256   28.7 
2026-07-15 00:00 UT   23 11 06.4   -17 56 14     1.591    2.371  129.5   19.3   256   28.7 
2026-07-16 00:00 UT   23 10 52.9   -18 03 09     1.579    2.369  130.5   19.1   257   28.6 
2026-07-17 00:00 UT   23 10 37.3   -18 10 16     1.567    2.366  131.5   18.8   257   28.6 
2026-07-18 00:00 UT   23 10 19.6   -18 17 36     1.556    2.364  132.5   18.5   258   28.6 
2026-07-19 00:00 UT   23 09 59.9   -18 25 07     1.544    2.362  133.5   18.2   258   28.5 
2026-07-20 00:00 UT   23 09 38.1   -18 32 50     1.533    2.359  134.5   17.9   259   28.5 
2026-07-21 00:00 UT   23 09 14.2   -18 40 45     1.522    2.357  135.6   17.6   259   28.5 

    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.