|
2025 WD5 |
| ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
| Today | 9 Sep 2026 | 28.7 | 2.674 AU | 1.850 AU | 20h33m | -28°18' | 136.8° | 15.0° |
2025 WD5 - 2026-09-09
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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 2025 WD5 are:
e (Eccentricity) : 0.7238538
a (Semimajor axis) : 2.0418373
i (Inclination) : 6.90849
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 71.32234
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 95.62064
M (Mean anomaly) : 46.77252
Epoch : 2026 Jun 09
L (Longitude of perihelion) : -13.01618
B (Latitude of perihelion) : 6.87511
P (Orbital period in years) : 2.92
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
2026-09-09 00:00 UT 20 33 07.5 -28 18 55 1.850 2.674 136.8 15.0 66 28.7
2026-09-09 04:05 UT 20 33 00.3 -28 18 49 1.852 2.675 136.6 15.0 66 28.7
2026-09-10 00:00 UT 20 32 26.0 -28 18 13 1.866 2.680 135.7 15.2 66 28.7
2026-09-11 00:00 UT 20 31 46.8 -28 17 21 1.882 2.686 134.6 15.5 67 28.7
2026-09-12 00:00 UT 20 31 09.7 -28 16 22 1.898 2.692 133.5 15.7 67 28.8
2026-09-13 00:00 UT 20 30 34.7 -28 15 14 1.914 2.698 132.5 16.0 67 28.8
2026-09-14 00:00 UT 20 30 02.0 -28 13 59 1.931 2.704 131.4 16.2 68 28.8
2026-09-15 00:00 UT 20 29 31.3 -28 12 36 1.948 2.710 130.4 16.4 68 28.9
2026-09-16 00:00 UT 20 29 02.8 -28 11 06 1.965 2.716 129.3 16.6 69 28.9
2026-09-17 00:00 UT 20 28 36.3 -28 09 28 1.982 2.722 128.3 16.9 69 28.9
2026-09-18 00:00 UT 20 28 11.9 -28 07 44 1.999 2.727 127.3 17.1 69 29.0
2026-09-19 00:00 UT 20 27 49.6 -28 05 54 2.016 2.733 126.2 17.2 70 29.0
2026-09-20 00:00 UT 20 27 29.2 -28 03 57 2.034 2.739 125.2 17.4 70 29.0
2026-09-21 00:00 UT 20 27 10.9 -28 01 54 2.051 2.745 124.2 17.6 70 29.1
2026-09-22 00:00 UT 20 26 54.5 -27 59 45 2.069 2.750 123.2 17.8 70 29.1
2026-09-23 00:00 UT 20 26 40.1 -27 57 31 2.087 2.756 122.2 17.9 71 29.1
2026-09-24 00:00 UT 20 26 27.5 -27 55 11 2.105 2.762 121.2 18.1 71 29.1
2026-09-25 00:00 UT 20 26 16.8 -27 52 46 2.123 2.767 120.2 18.3 71 29.2
2026-09-26 00:00 UT 20 26 08.0 -27 50 15 2.141 2.773 119.2 18.4 71 29.2
2026-09-27 00:00 UT 20 26 01.0 -27 47 40 2.160 2.778 118.3 18.5 72 29.2
2026-09-28 00:00 UT 20 25 55.8 -27 45 01 2.178 2.784 117.3 18.7 72 29.3
2026-09-29 00:00 UT 20 25 52.3 -27 42 16 2.197 2.789 116.3 18.8 72 29.3
2026-09-30 00:00 UT 20 25 50.6 -27 39 28 2.215 2.795 115.4 18.9 72 29.3
2026-10-01 00:00 UT 20 25 50.6 -27 36 35 2.234 2.800 114.4 19.0 72 29.3
2026-10-02 00:00 UT 20 25 52.2 -27 33 37 2.253 2.806 113.5 19.1 73 29.4
2026-10-03 00:00 UT 20 25 55.5 -27 30 36 2.272 2.811 112.5 19.2 73 29.4
2026-10-04 00:00 UT 20 26 00.4 -27 27 31 2.291 2.817 111.6 19.3 73 29.4
2026-10-05 00:00 UT 20 26 06.9 -27 24 22 2.310 2.822 110.6 19.4 73 29.4
2026-10-06 00:00 UT 20 26 15.0 -27 21 09 2.329 2.827 109.7 19.4 73 29.5
2026-10-07 00:00 UT 20 26 24.6 -27 17 53 2.348 2.833 108.8 19.5 73 29.5
2026-10-08 00:00 UT 20 26 35.8 -27 14 33 2.367 2.838 107.9 19.6 74 29.5
2026-10-09 00:00 UT 20 26 48.4 -27 11 10 2.387 2.843 106.9 19.6 74 29.5
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.