|
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° |
2025 WT3 - 2026-09-22
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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 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.