2022 CE2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	5 Apr 2026	27.9	3.261 AU	2.747 AU	17h28m	-14°06'	112.3°	16.5°

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 2022 CE2 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.5828468
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.0911226
            i (Inclination)                 : 11.03466
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 109.28007
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 324.19869
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 110.41185
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 73.98453
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -6.42866
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.02            
        

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
2026-04-05 00:00 UT   17 28 20.7   -14 06 54     2.747    3.261  112.3   16.5   269   27.9 
2026-04-05 14:17 UT   17 28 18.1   -14 05 50     2.740    3.262  112.9   16.4   269   27.9 
2026-04-06 00:00 UT   17 28 16.1   -14 05 07     2.734    3.263  113.3   16.4   269   27.9 
2026-04-07 00:00 UT   17 28 10.0   -14 03 20     2.722    3.264  114.3   16.2   269   27.9 
2026-04-08 00:00 UT   17 28 02.5   -14 01 31     2.709    3.265  115.3   16.1   269   27.9 
2026-04-09 00:00 UT   17 27 53.5   -13 59 43     2.696    3.266  116.3   16.0   269   27.9 
2026-04-10 00:00 UT   17 27 43.1   -13 57 53     2.684    3.267  117.3   15.8   268   27.9 
2026-04-11 00:00 UT   17 27 31.3   -13 56 03     2.672    3.268  118.3   15.7   268   27.9 
2026-04-12 00:00 UT   17 27 18.0   -13 54 13     2.659    3.270  119.3   15.5   268   27.8 
2026-04-13 00:00 UT   17 27 03.3   -13 52 22     2.647    3.271  120.4   15.3   268   27.8 
2026-04-14 00:00 UT   17 26 47.1   -13 50 31     2.635    3.272  121.4   15.2   268   27.8 
2026-04-15 00:00 UT   17 26 29.4   -13 48 40     2.624    3.273  122.4   15.0   267   27.8 
2026-04-16 00:00 UT   17 26 10.3   -13 46 48     2.612    3.274  123.5   14.8   267   27.8 
2026-04-17 00:00 UT   17 25 49.7   -13 44 56     2.600    3.275  124.5   14.6   267   27.8 
2026-04-18 00:00 UT   17 25 27.6   -13 43 04     2.589    3.276  125.6   14.4   267   27.7 
2026-04-19 00:00 UT   17 25 04.0   -13 41 13     2.578    3.277  126.6   14.2   266   27.7 
2026-04-20 00:00 UT   17 24 39.0   -13 39 21     2.566    3.278  127.7   14.0   266   27.7 
2026-04-21 00:00 UT   17 24 12.6   -13 37 29     2.556    3.279  128.7   13.8   266   27.7 
2026-04-22 00:00 UT   17 23 44.6   -13 35 38     2.545    3.280  129.8   13.6   266   27.7 
2026-04-23 00:00 UT   17 23 15.3   -13 33 46     2.534    3.281  130.8   13.4   265   27.7 
2026-04-24 00:00 UT   17 22 44.5   -13 31 56     2.524    3.282  131.9   13.2   265   27.6 
2026-04-25 00:00 UT   17 22 12.3   -13 30 05     2.514    3.283  133.0   12.9   265   27.6 
2026-04-26 00:00 UT   17 21 38.6   -13 28 15     2.503    3.284  134.1   12.7   264   27.6 
2026-04-27 00:00 UT   17 21 03.6   -13 26 26     2.494    3.285  135.2   12.5   264   27.6 
2026-04-28 00:00 UT   17 20 27.2   -13 24 37     2.484    3.286  136.2   12.2   264   27.6 
2026-04-29 00:00 UT   17 19 49.4   -13 22 48     2.474    3.287  137.3   12.0   263   27.6 
2026-04-30 00:00 UT   17 19 10.2   -13 21 01     2.465    3.287  138.4   11.7   263   27.5 
2026-05-01 00:00 UT   17 18 29.7   -13 19 14     2.456    3.288  139.5   11.5   263   27.5 
2026-05-02 00:00 UT   17 17 47.9   -13 17 27     2.447    3.289  140.6   11.2   262   27.5 
2026-05-03 00:00 UT   17 17 04.7   -13 15 42     2.439    3.290  141.7   10.9   262   27.5 
2026-05-04 00:00 UT   17 16 20.2   -13 13 58     2.430    3.291  142.8   10.7   261   27.5 
2026-05-05 00:00 UT   17 15 34.5   -13 12 14     2.422    3.291  143.9   10.4   261   27.5 

    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.