2022 WY
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	15 May 2026	30.9	2.340 AU	1.753 AU	20h17m	-25°21'	113.0°	23.4°

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 WY are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.4136907
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.6788335
            i (Inclination)                 : 5.72148
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 51.41697
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 34.49186
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 125.72223
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 85.77539
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 3.23635
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.18            
        

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
2026-05-15 00:00 UT   20 17 03.9   -25 21 06     1.753    2.340  113.0   23.4   259   30.9 
2026-05-15 17:59 UT   20 17 18.4   -25 23 04     1.743    2.339  113.6   23.3   259   30.9 
2026-05-16 00:00 UT   20 17 23.0   -25 23 45     1.739    2.339  113.9   23.3   259   30.9 
2026-05-17 00:00 UT   20 17 40.4   -25 26 31     1.726    2.338  114.8   23.1   260   30.8 
2026-05-18 00:00 UT   20 17 55.9   -25 29 25     1.713    2.336  115.7   23.0   260   30.8 
2026-05-19 00:00 UT   20 18 09.5   -25 32 26     1.700    2.335  116.6   22.8   260   30.8 
2026-05-20 00:00 UT   20 18 21.3   -25 35 36     1.687    2.334  117.5   22.6   260   30.8 
2026-05-21 00:00 UT   20 18 31.1   -25 38 53     1.674    2.333  118.5   22.4   260   30.8 
2026-05-22 00:00 UT   20 18 38.9   -25 42 19     1.661    2.331  119.4   22.2   260   30.7 
2026-05-23 00:00 UT   20 18 44.8   -25 45 52     1.649    2.330  120.3   22.0   260   30.7 
2026-05-24 00:00 UT   20 18 48.7   -25 49 34     1.636    2.328  121.3   21.8   261   30.7 
2026-05-25 00:00 UT   20 18 50.5   -25 53 24     1.623    2.327  122.2   21.6   261   30.7 
2026-05-26 00:00 UT   20 18 50.3   -25 57 22     1.611    2.326  123.2   21.4   261   30.6 
2026-05-27 00:00 UT   20 18 48.0   -26 01 28     1.599    2.324  124.2   21.1   261   30.6 
2026-05-28 00:00 UT   20 18 43.6   -26 05 42     1.587    2.323  125.2   20.9   261   30.6 
2026-05-29 00:00 UT   20 18 37.1   -26 10 04     1.575    2.321  126.1   20.6   262   30.6 
2026-05-30 00:00 UT   20 18 28.4   -26 14 35     1.563    2.320  127.1   20.4   262   30.5 
2026-05-31 00:00 UT   20 18 17.5   -26 19 13     1.551    2.318  128.1   20.1   262   30.5 
2026-06-01 00:00 UT   20 18 04.4   -26 23 60     1.539    2.317  129.1   19.8   262   30.5 
2026-06-02 00:00 UT   20 17 49.0   -26 28 54     1.528    2.315  130.2   19.6   263   30.4 
2026-06-03 00:00 UT   20 17 31.4   -26 33 56     1.516    2.313  131.2   19.3   263   30.4 
2026-06-04 00:00 UT   20 17 11.4   -26 39 06     1.505    2.312  132.2   19.0   263   30.4 
2026-06-05 00:00 UT   20 16 49.2   -26 44 24     1.494    2.310  133.2   18.7   263   30.4 
2026-06-06 00:00 UT   20 16 24.6   -26 49 50     1.483    2.308  134.3   18.3   264   30.3 
2026-06-07 00:00 UT   20 15 57.6   -26 55 22     1.472    2.307  135.3   18.0   264   30.3 
2026-06-08 00:00 UT   20 15 28.2   -27 01 02     1.461    2.305  136.4   17.7   265   30.3 
2026-06-09 00:00 UT   20 14 56.4   -27 06 49     1.451    2.303  137.5   17.3   265   30.3 
2026-06-10 00:00 UT   20 14 22.2   -27 12 43     1.440    2.301  138.5   17.0   265   30.2 
2026-06-11 00:00 UT   20 13 45.6   -27 18 44     1.430    2.300  139.6   16.6   266   30.2 
2026-06-12 00:00 UT   20 13 06.4   -27 24 50     1.420    2.298  140.7   16.2   266   30.2 
2026-06-13 00:00 UT   20 12 24.9   -27 31 03     1.410    2.296  141.8   15.9   267   30.1 
2026-06-14 00:00 UT   20 11 40.8   -27 37 22     1.401    2.294  142.9   15.5   267   30.1 

    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.