2025 WT3
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	9 Sep 2026	29.9	1.897 AU	2.146 AU	15h02m	-17°27'	62.1°	28.0°

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 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
2026-09-09 00:00 UT   15 02 18.6   -17 27 17     2.146    1.897   62.1   28.0   106   29.9 
2026-09-09 03:32 UT   15 02 36.4   -17 28 19     2.147    1.897   62.1   28.0   106   29.9 
2026-09-10 00:00 UT   15 04 19.1   -17 34 16     2.157    1.899   61.7   27.8   106   29.9 
2026-09-11 00:00 UT   15 06 19.8   -17 41 12     2.169    1.901   61.2   27.6   106   29.9 
2026-09-12 00:00 UT   15 08 20.8   -17 48 05     2.181    1.903   60.7   27.5   106   30.0 
2026-09-13 00:00 UT   15 10 22.0   -17 54 54     2.193    1.905   60.2   27.3   106   30.0 
2026-09-14 00:00 UT   15 12 23.5   -18 01 39     2.204    1.907   59.7   27.1   105   30.0 
2026-09-15 00:00 UT   15 14 25.2   -18 08 21     2.216    1.909   59.3   26.9   105   30.0 
2026-09-16 00:00 UT   15 16 27.1   -18 14 59     2.227    1.910   58.8   26.7   105   30.0 
2026-09-17 00:00 UT   15 18 29.3   -18 21 34     2.239    1.912   58.3   26.6   105   30.0 
2026-09-18 00:00 UT   15 20 31.7   -18 28 05     2.250    1.914   57.8   26.4   105   30.0 
2026-09-19 00:00 UT   15 22 34.4   -18 34 31     2.261    1.916   57.3   26.2   105   30.0 
2026-09-20 00:00 UT   15 24 37.2   -18 40 54     2.273    1.918   56.9   26.0   104   30.0 
2026-09-21 00:00 UT   15 26 40.4   -18 47 13     2.284    1.920   56.4   25.8   104   30.0 
2026-09-22 00:00 UT   15 28 43.7   -18 53 28     2.295    1.921   55.9   25.6   104   30.0 
2026-09-23 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 

    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.