2025 WG8
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	9 Sep 2026	27.7	2.173 AU	1.362 AU	20h40m	-39°34'	132.5°	20.0°

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 WG8 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.5699096
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.4906475
            i (Inclination)                 : 12.82191
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 59.95463
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 101.16806
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 74.22927
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : -18.59916
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 12.57509
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 1.82            
        

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 40 46.3   -39 34 07     1.362    2.173  132.5   20.0    54   27.7 
2026-09-09 03:42 UT   20 40 37.4   -39 33 14     1.364    2.174  132.3   20.0    54   27.7 
2026-09-10 00:00 UT   20 39 50.2   -39 28 13     1.374    2.177  131.5   20.3    55   27.7 
2026-09-11 00:00 UT   20 38 57.3   -39 22 06     1.387    2.180  130.6   20.5    56   27.7 
2026-09-12 00:00 UT   20 38 07.6   -39 15 48     1.399    2.183  129.6   20.8    57   27.8 
2026-09-13 00:00 UT   20 37 21.2   -39 09 19     1.411    2.186  128.7   21.1    58   27.8 
2026-09-14 00:00 UT   20 36 37.8   -39 02 39     1.424    2.189  127.7   21.3    58   27.8 
2026-09-15 00:00 UT   20 35 57.5   -38 55 50     1.437    2.192  126.8   21.6    59   27.9 
2026-09-16 00:00 UT   20 35 20.4   -38 48 51     1.450    2.196  125.9   21.8    60   27.9 
2026-09-17 00:00 UT   20 34 46.2   -38 41 45     1.463    2.199  124.9   22.0    61   27.9 
2026-09-18 00:00 UT   20 34 15.0   -38 34 30     1.476    2.202  124.0   22.2    61   27.9 
2026-09-19 00:00 UT   20 33 46.8   -38 27 07     1.489    2.205  123.1   22.4    62   28.0 
2026-09-20 00:00 UT   20 33 21.4   -38 19 38     1.502    2.207  122.2   22.7    62   28.0 
2026-09-21 00:00 UT   20 32 58.9   -38 12 02     1.516    2.210  121.3   22.8    63   28.0 
2026-09-22 00:00 UT   20 32 39.2   -38 04 21     1.529    2.213  120.4   23.0    64   28.1 
2026-09-23 00:00 UT   20 32 22.2   -37 56 33     1.543    2.216  119.5   23.2    64   28.1 
2026-09-24 00:00 UT   20 32 08.0   -37 48 40     1.557    2.219  118.6   23.4    65   28.1 
2026-09-25 00:00 UT   20 31 56.3   -37 40 43     1.570    2.222  117.7   23.6    65   28.1 
2026-09-26 00:00 UT   20 31 47.3   -37 32 41     1.584    2.224  116.8   23.7    66   28.2 
2026-09-27 00:00 UT   20 31 40.7   -37 24 34     1.598    2.227  115.9   23.9    66   28.2 
2026-09-28 00:00 UT   20 31 36.7   -37 16 24     1.612    2.230  115.0   24.0    67   28.2 
2026-09-29 00:00 UT   20 31 35.1   -37 08 10     1.627    2.232  114.1   24.2    67   28.2 
2026-09-30 00:00 UT   20 31 35.8   -36 59 52     1.641    2.235  113.3   24.3    67   28.3 
2026-10-01 00:00 UT   20 31 38.9   -36 51 32     1.655    2.237  112.4   24.4    68   28.3 
2026-10-02 00:00 UT   20 31 44.3   -36 43 08     1.670    2.240  111.5   24.6    68   28.3 
2026-10-03 00:00 UT   20 31 51.9   -36 34 42     1.684    2.242  110.7   24.7    68   28.3 
2026-10-04 00:00 UT   20 32 01.7   -36 26 13     1.699    2.245  109.8   24.8    69   28.4 
2026-10-05 00:00 UT   20 32 13.6   -36 17 41     1.713    2.247  109.0   24.9    69   28.4 
2026-10-06 00:00 UT   20 32 27.7   -36 09 07     1.728    2.250  108.1   25.0    69   28.4 
2026-10-07 00:00 UT   20 32 43.8   -36 00 31     1.743    2.252  107.3   25.1    70   28.4 
2026-10-08 00:00 UT   20 33 01.9   -35 51 53     1.757    2.255  106.5   25.2    70   28.5 
2026-10-09 00:00 UT   20 33 22.0   -35 43 13     1.772    2.257  105.6   25.2    70   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.