2022 SH
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	29 Mar 2026	31.4	2.464 AU	1.597 AU	10h07m	+10°24'	142.2°	14.4°

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
2026-03-29 00:00 UT   10 07 35.4   +10 24 58     1.597    2.464  142.2   14.4   109   31.4 
2026-03-29 05:31 UT   10 07 27.3   +10 26 04     1.600    2.464  142.0   14.5   109   31.4 
2026-03-30 00:00 UT   10 07 01.0   +10 29 41     1.609    2.468  141.1   14.7   109   31.4 
2026-03-31 00:00 UT   10 06 28.4   +10 34 11     1.622    2.471  139.9   15.1   109   31.5 
2026-04-01 00:00 UT   10 05 57.8   +10 38 30     1.634    2.475  138.8   15.4   109   31.5 
2026-04-02 00:00 UT   10 05 29.1   +10 42 37     1.647    2.479  137.7   15.7   109   31.5 
2026-04-03 00:00 UT   10 05 02.3   +10 46 33     1.660    2.483  136.6   16.1   109   31.5 
2026-04-04 00:00 UT   10 04 37.4   +10 50 17     1.673    2.487  135.5   16.4   109   31.6 
2026-04-05 00:00 UT   10 04 14.4   +10 53 50     1.687    2.491  134.4   16.7   109   31.6 
2026-04-06 00:00 UT   10 03 53.2   +10 57 11     1.700    2.495  133.3   17.0   110   31.6 
2026-04-07 00:00 UT   10 03 34.0   +11 00 21     1.714    2.499  132.2   17.3   110   31.7 
2026-04-08 00:00 UT   10 03 16.5   +11 03 20     1.727    2.503  131.2   17.5   110   31.7 
2026-04-09 00:00 UT   10 03 01.0   +11 06 07     1.741    2.506  130.1   17.8   110   31.7 
2026-04-10 00:00 UT   10 02 47.2   +11 08 44     1.755    2.510  129.1   18.1   110   31.8 
2026-04-11 00:00 UT   10 02 35.3   +11 11 10     1.770    2.514  128.0   18.3   110   31.8 
2026-04-12 00:00 UT   10 02 25.1   +11 13 25     1.784    2.518  127.0   18.5   110   31.8 
2026-04-13 00:00 UT   10 02 16.7   +11 15 29     1.798    2.521  126.0   18.8   110   31.8 
2026-04-14 00:00 UT   10 02 10.1   +11 17 23     1.813    2.525  124.9   19.0   110   31.9 
2026-04-15 00:00 UT   10 02 05.2   +11 19 06     1.828    2.529  123.9   19.2   110   31.9 
2026-04-16 00:00 UT   10 02 02.0   +11 20 39     1.843    2.532  122.9   19.4   110   31.9 
2026-04-17 00:00 UT   10 02 00.6   +11 22 02     1.858    2.536  121.9   19.6   110   32.0 
2026-04-18 00:00 UT   10 02 00.8   +11 23 14     1.873    2.540  121.0   19.8   110   32.0 
2026-04-19 00:00 UT   10 02 02.7   +11 24 16     1.888    2.543  120.0   20.0   110   32.0 
2026-04-20 00:00 UT   10 02 06.2   +11 25 09     1.903    2.547  119.0   20.2   110   32.0 
2026-04-21 00:00 UT   10 02 11.3   +11 25 52     1.919    2.550  118.1   20.3   110   32.1 
2026-04-22 00:00 UT   10 02 18.0   +11 26 25     1.934    2.554  117.1   20.5   110   32.1 
2026-04-23 00:00 UT   10 02 26.3   +11 26 49     1.950    2.557  116.2   20.7   110   32.1 
2026-04-24 00:00 UT   10 02 36.1   +11 27 03     1.966    2.561  115.2   20.8   110   32.1 
2026-04-25 00:00 UT   10 02 47.4   +11 27 09     1.981    2.564  114.3   20.9   110   32.2 
2026-04-26 00:00 UT   10 03 00.1   +11 27 05     1.997    2.568  113.4   21.1   110   32.2 
2026-04-27 00:00 UT   10 03 14.4   +11 26 52     2.013    2.571  112.4   21.2   110   32.2 
2026-04-28 00:00 UT   10 03 30.0   +11 26 31     2.029    2.575  111.5   21.3   110   32.2 

    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.