2026 DW14
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	13 Oct 2026	29.2	1.946 AU	1.136 AU	22h15m	-13°51'	131.4°	22.6°

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 2026 DW14 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.4899879
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.7062638
            i (Inclination)                 : 3.19315
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 142.28700
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 78.20386
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 24.02116
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 220.47303
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 3.12565
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.23            
        

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
2026-10-13 00:00 UT   22 15 14.9   -13 51 17     1.136    1.946  131.4   22.6    67   29.2 
2026-10-13 22:34 UT   22 15 17.4   -13 50 50     1.150    1.951  130.4   22.9    67   29.3 
2026-10-14 00:00 UT   22 15 17.6   -13 50 48     1.151    1.951  130.4   22.9    67   29.3 
2026-10-15 00:00 UT   22 15 22.5   -13 50 06     1.165    1.956  129.4   23.2    67   29.3 
2026-10-16 00:00 UT   22 15 29.5   -13 49 11     1.180    1.962  128.5   23.5    67   29.3 
2026-10-17 00:00 UT   22 15 38.5   -13 48 03     1.194    1.967  127.5   23.7    67   29.4 
2026-10-18 00:00 UT   22 15 49.6   -13 46 43     1.209    1.972  126.6   23.9    67   29.4 
2026-10-19 00:00 UT   22 16 02.6   -13 45 11     1.224    1.978  125.6   24.2    67   29.5 
2026-10-20 00:00 UT   22 16 17.5   -13 43 28     1.239    1.983  124.7   24.4    67   29.5 
2026-10-21 00:00 UT   22 16 34.3   -13 41 33     1.254    1.988  123.8   24.6    67   29.5 
2026-10-22 00:00 UT   22 16 52.9   -13 39 28     1.269    1.993  122.9   24.8    67   29.6 
2026-10-23 00:00 UT   22 17 13.3   -13 37 11     1.284    1.999  122.0   25.0    67   29.6 
2026-10-24 00:00 UT   22 17 35.4   -13 34 44     1.300    2.004  121.1   25.2    67   29.7 
2026-10-25 00:00 UT   22 17 59.2   -13 32 07     1.315    2.009  120.2   25.3    67   29.7 
2026-10-26 00:00 UT   22 18 24.7   -13 29 20     1.331    2.014  119.3   25.5    67   29.7 
2026-10-27 00:00 UT   22 18 51.8   -13 26 23     1.347    2.019  118.4   25.6    67   29.8 
2026-10-28 00:00 UT   22 19 20.5   -13 23 17     1.362    2.024  117.6   25.8    67   29.8 
2026-10-29 00:00 UT   22 19 50.7   -13 20 01     1.378    2.029  116.7   25.9    67   29.8 
2026-10-30 00:00 UT   22 20 22.4   -13 16 36     1.394    2.034  115.9   26.1    68   29.9 
2026-10-31 00:00 UT   22 20 55.5   -13 13 03     1.410    2.039  115.0   26.2    68   29.9 
2026-11-01 00:00 UT   22 21 30.1   -13 09 20     1.426    2.044  114.2   26.3    68   29.9 
2026-11-02 00:00 UT   22 22 06.1   -13 05 30     1.442    2.049  113.3   26.4    68   30.0 
2026-11-03 00:00 UT   22 22 43.4   -13 01 30     1.458    2.054  112.5   26.5    68   30.0 
2026-11-04 00:00 UT   22 23 22.1   -12 57 23     1.474    2.059  111.7   26.6    68   30.0 
2026-11-05 00:00 UT   22 24 02.1   -12 53 08     1.491    2.063  110.8   26.7    68   30.1 
2026-11-06 00:00 UT   22 24 43.3   -12 48 44     1.507    2.068  110.0   26.8    68   30.1 
2026-11-07 00:00 UT   22 25 25.9   -12 44 13     1.524    2.073  109.2   26.8    68   30.1 
2026-11-08 00:00 UT   22 26 09.6   -12 39 34     1.540    2.078  108.4   26.9    68   30.2 
2026-11-09 00:00 UT   22 26 54.5   -12 34 48     1.557    2.083  107.6   27.0    68   30.2 
2026-11-10 00:00 UT   22 27 40.6   -12 29 55     1.573    2.087  106.8   27.0    68   30.2 
2026-11-11 00:00 UT   22 28 27.8   -12 24 54     1.590    2.092  106.0   27.1    68   30.2 
2026-11-12 00:00 UT   22 29 16.1   -12 19 47     1.607    2.097  105.2   27.1    68   30.3 

    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.