2022 SH
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	5 Feb 2026	30.7	2.229 AU	1.322 AU	11h05m	+03°23'	149.6°	12.9°

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 SH are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.4883080
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.9478198
            i (Inclination)                 : 3.42205
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 176.07029
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 203.90661
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 52.91684
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 199.93904
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -1.38609
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.72            
        

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
2026-02-05 00:00 UT   11 05 36.9   +03 23 33     1.322    2.229  149.6   12.9   297   30.7 
2026-02-05 18:50 UT   11 04 45.1   +03 29 42     1.321    2.233  150.6   12.5   297   30.7 
2026-02-06 00:00 UT   11 04 30.7   +03 31 24     1.320    2.234  150.9   12.4   297   30.7 
2026-02-07 00:00 UT   11 03 23.1   +03 39 26     1.319    2.239  152.2   11.9   297   30.7 
2026-02-08 00:00 UT   11 02 14.1   +03 47 37     1.317    2.244  153.5   11.3   297   30.7 
2026-02-09 00:00 UT   11 01 03.7   +03 55 59     1.316    2.249  154.9   10.7   297   30.6 
2026-02-10 00:00 UT   10 59 52.1   +04 04 29     1.316    2.254  156.2   10.2   298   30.6 
2026-02-11 00:00 UT   10 58 39.4   +04 13 07     1.315    2.259  157.5    9.6   298   30.6 
2026-02-12 00:00 UT   10 57 25.5   +04 21 53     1.315    2.264  158.9    9.0   298   30.6 
2026-02-13 00:00 UT   10 56 10.7   +04 30 47     1.315    2.269  160.2    8.5   298   30.6 
2026-02-14 00:00 UT   10 54 55.0   +04 39 47     1.315    2.273  161.6    7.9   299   30.5 
2026-02-15 00:00 UT   10 53 38.5   +04 48 52     1.315    2.278  163.0    7.3   299   30.5 
2026-02-16 00:00 UT   10 52 21.3   +04 58 03     1.316    2.283  164.3    6.7   300   30.5 
2026-02-17 00:00 UT   10 51 03.4   +05 07 19     1.317    2.288  165.7    6.1   300   30.5 
2026-02-18 00:00 UT   10 49 45.0   +05 16 38     1.319    2.293  167.0    5.6   301   30.5 
2026-02-19 00:00 UT   10 48 26.2   +05 26 01     1.321    2.297  168.4    5.0   302   30.4 
2026-02-20 00:00 UT   10 47 07.1   +05 35 26     1.322    2.302  169.7    4.4   303   30.4 
2026-02-21 00:00 UT   10 45 47.8   +05 44 53     1.325    2.307  171.1    3.8   305   30.4 
2026-02-22 00:00 UT   10 44 28.4   +05 54 21     1.327    2.312  172.4    3.2   307   30.4 
2026-02-23 00:00 UT   10 43 08.9   +06 03 49     1.330    2.316  173.7    2.7   310   30.3 
2026-02-24 00:00 UT   10 41 49.6   +06 13 16     1.333    2.321  175.0    2.1   314   30.3 
2026-02-25 00:00 UT   10 40 30.4   +06 22 43     1.337    2.326  176.3    1.6   322   30.3 
2026-02-26 00:00 UT   10 39 11.5   +06 32 07     1.341    2.330  177.4    1.1   337   30.2 
2026-02-27 00:00 UT   10 37 53.0   +06 41 30     1.345    2.335  178.1    0.8     7   30.2 
2026-02-28 00:00 UT   10 36 34.9   +06 50 49     1.349    2.339  178.0    0.8    48   30.2 
2026-03-01 00:00 UT   10 35 17.5   +07 00 05     1.354    2.344  177.2    1.2    73   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.