2025 WT3
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	22 Sep 2026	30.0	1.921 AU	2.295 AU	15h28m	-18°53'	55.9°	25.6°

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 2025 WT3 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.3218424
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.4998078
            i (Inclination)                 : 4.06234
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 259.93410
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 201.36976
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 85.48355
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 281.25500
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -1.47918
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 1.84            
        

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
2026-09-22 00:00 UT   15 28 43.7   -18 53 28     2.295    1.921   55.9   25.6   104   30.0 
2026-09-22 16:16 UT   15 30 07.5   -18 57 39     2.303    1.922   55.6   25.5   104   30.0 
2026-09-23 00:00 UT   15 30 47.3   -18 59 38     2.306    1.923   55.4   25.4   104   30.0 
2026-09-24 00:00 UT   15 32 51.1   -19 05 44     2.317    1.925   54.9   25.3   104   30.0 
2026-09-25 00:00 UT   15 34 55.2   -19 11 46     2.328    1.926   54.5   25.1   104   30.1 
2026-09-26 00:00 UT   15 36 59.4   -19 17 44     2.339    1.928   54.0   24.9   103   30.1 
2026-09-27 00:00 UT   15 39 03.9   -19 23 37     2.350    1.930   53.5   24.7   103   30.1 
2026-09-28 00:00 UT   15 41 08.7   -19 29 26     2.360    1.931   53.0   24.5   103   30.1 
2026-09-29 00:00 UT   15 43 13.6   -19 35 10     2.371    1.933   52.5   24.3   103   30.1 
2026-09-30 00:00 UT   15 45 18.8   -19 40 50     2.382    1.934   52.0   24.1   103   30.1 
2026-10-01 00:00 UT   15 47 24.2   -19 46 25     2.392    1.936   51.6   23.9   102   30.1 
2026-10-02 00:00 UT   15 49 29.9   -19 51 55     2.403    1.937   51.1   23.7   102   30.1 
2026-10-03 00:00 UT   15 51 35.8   -19 57 21     2.413    1.939   50.6   23.5   102   30.1 
2026-10-04 00:00 UT   15 53 41.9   -20 02 42     2.423    1.940   50.1   23.3   102   30.1 
2026-10-05 00:00 UT   15 55 48.3   -20 07 58     2.434    1.942   49.6   23.1   102   30.1 
2026-10-06 00:00 UT   15 57 54.9   -20 13 09     2.444    1.943   49.2   22.9   101   30.1 
2026-10-07 00:00 UT   16 00 01.7   -20 18 15     2.454    1.944   48.7   22.7   101   30.1 
2026-10-08 00:00 UT   16 02 08.8   -20 23 16     2.464    1.946   48.2   22.5   101   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.