2022 SG
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	26 Jul 2026	29.9	2.947 AU	2.678 AU	14h37m	-02°51'	95.0°	20.1°

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 SG are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.6668569
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.0176862
            i (Inclination)                 : 12.28345
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 177.24489
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 263.26415
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 21.09154
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 260.35272
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -12.19735
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.87            
        

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
2026-07-26 00:00 UT   14 37 12.8   -02 51 33     2.678    2.947   95.0   20.1   109   29.9 
2026-07-26 10:35 UT   14 37 23.4   -02 53 52     2.686    2.949   94.7   20.1   109   29.9 
2026-07-27 00:00 UT   14 37 37.0   -02 56 49     2.697    2.951   94.2   20.1   109   30.0 
2026-07-28 00:00 UT   14 38 02.3   -03 02 07     2.715    2.955   93.4   20.1   109   30.0 
2026-07-29 00:00 UT   14 38 28.5   -03 07 27     2.733    2.959   92.6   20.0   109   30.0 
2026-07-30 00:00 UT   14 38 55.6   -03 12 50     2.751    2.963   91.8   20.0   109   30.0 
2026-07-31 00:00 UT   14 39 23.8   -03 18 16     2.769    2.967   91.0   20.0   108   30.0 
2026-08-01 00:00 UT   14 39 52.8   -03 23 43     2.787    2.970   90.2   20.0   108   30.0 
2026-08-02 00:00 UT   14 40 22.7   -03 29 12     2.806    2.974   89.4   20.0   108   30.1 
2026-08-03 00:00 UT   14 40 53.6   -03 34 43     2.824    2.978   88.7   19.9   108   30.1 
2026-08-04 00:00 UT   14 41 25.3   -03 40 16     2.842    2.982   87.9   19.9   108   30.1 
2026-08-05 00:00 UT   14 41 57.9   -03 45 51     2.860    2.986   87.1   19.8   107   30.1 
2026-08-06 00:00 UT   14 42 31.3   -03 51 27     2.878    2.989   86.3   19.8   107   30.1 
2026-08-07 00:00 UT   14 43 05.6   -03 57 05     2.896    2.993   85.5   19.7   107   30.1 
2026-08-08 00:00 UT   14 43 40.7   -04 02 44     2.914    2.997   84.8   19.7   107   30.1 
2026-08-09 00:00 UT   14 44 16.6   -04 08 25     2.932    3.001   84.0   19.6   107   30.2 
2026-08-10 00:00 UT   14 44 53.4   -04 14 07     2.950    3.004   83.2   19.6   106   30.2 
2026-08-11 00:00 UT   14 45 30.9   -04 19 50     2.968    3.008   82.5   19.5   106   30.2 
2026-08-12 00:00 UT   14 46 09.2   -04 25 35     2.986    3.012   81.7   19.4   106   30.2 
2026-08-13 00:00 UT   14 46 48.3   -04 31 20     3.004    3.015   80.9   19.4   106   30.2 
2026-08-14 00:00 UT   14 47 28.2   -04 37 06     3.022    3.019   80.2   19.3   106   30.2 
2026-08-15 00:00 UT   14 48 08.8   -04 42 54     3.040    3.023   79.4   19.2   105   30.2 
2026-08-16 00:00 UT   14 48 50.1   -04 48 41     3.057    3.026   78.7   19.2   105   30.3 
2026-08-17 00:00 UT   14 49 32.1   -04 54 30     3.075    3.030   77.9   19.1   105   30.3 
2026-08-18 00:00 UT   14 50 14.9   -05 00 19     3.093    3.033   77.2   19.0   105   30.3 
2026-08-19 00:00 UT   14 50 58.3   -05 06 08     3.110    3.037   76.4   18.9   105   30.3 
2026-08-20 00:00 UT   14 51 42.5   -05 11 58     3.128    3.040   75.7   18.8   104   30.3 
2026-08-21 00:00 UT   14 52 27.3   -05 17 48     3.145    3.044   74.9   18.7   104   30.3 
2026-08-22 00:00 UT   14 53 12.7   -05 23 39     3.163    3.047   74.2   18.6   104   30.3 
2026-08-23 00:00 UT   14 53 58.8   -05 29 29     3.180    3.051   73.5   18.5   104   30.3 
2026-08-24 00:00 UT   14 54 45.5   -05 35 20     3.197    3.054   72.7   18.4   104   30.3 
2026-08-25 00:00 UT   14 55 32.9   -05 41 10     3.214    3.057   72.0   18.3   103   30.4 

    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.