2022 SH
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	26 Feb 2026	30.2	2.330 AU	1.341 AU	10h39m	+06°32'	177.4°	1.1°

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 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
2026-02-26 00:00 UT   10 39 11.5   +06 32 07     1.341    2.330  177.4    1.1   337   30.2 
2026-02-26 23:36 UT   10 37 54.3   +06 41 20     1.345    2.335  178.1    0.8     6   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 
2026-03-02 00:00 UT   10 34 00.6   +07 09 16     1.359    2.348  176.0    1.7    86   30.3 
2026-03-03 00:00 UT   10 32 44.5   +07 18 23     1.364    2.353  174.8    2.2    93   30.4 
2026-03-04 00:00 UT   10 31 29.2   +07 27 25     1.370    2.357  173.5    2.7    97   30.4 
2026-03-05 00:00 UT   10 30 14.7   +07 36 20     1.376    2.362  172.2    3.3    99   30.5 
2026-03-06 00:00 UT   10 29 01.3   +07 45 09     1.382    2.366  170.9    3.8   101   30.5 
2026-03-07 00:00 UT   10 27 48.9   +07 53 52     1.388    2.371  169.6    4.3   103   30.6 
2026-03-08 00:00 UT   10 26 37.6   +08 02 27     1.395    2.375  168.3    4.9   104   30.6 
2026-03-09 00:00 UT   10 25 27.4   +08 10 55     1.402    2.380  167.0    5.4   105   30.7 
2026-03-10 00:00 UT   10 24 18.6   +08 19 14     1.409    2.384  165.7    5.9   105   30.7 
2026-03-11 00:00 UT   10 23 11.0   +08 27 25     1.417    2.388  164.4    6.4   106   30.7 
2026-03-12 00:00 UT   10 22 04.8   +08 35 27     1.425    2.393  163.1    6.9   106   30.8 
2026-03-13 00:00 UT   10 21 00.1   +08 43 20     1.433    2.397  161.8    7.4   107   30.8 
2026-03-14 00:00 UT   10 19 56.8   +08 51 03     1.441    2.401  160.5    7.9   107   30.9 
2026-03-15 00:00 UT   10 18 55.1   +08 58 36     1.450    2.406  159.2    8.4   107   30.9 
2026-03-16 00:00 UT   10 17 55.0   +09 05 59     1.459    2.410  158.0    8.9   108   30.9 
2026-03-17 00:00 UT   10 16 56.5   +09 13 12     1.468    2.414  156.7    9.4   108   31.0 
2026-03-18 00:00 UT   10 15 59.8   +09 20 14     1.478    2.418  155.4    9.8   108   31.0 
2026-03-19 00:00 UT   10 15 04.7   +09 27 05     1.487    2.423  154.2   10.3   108   31.0 
2026-03-20 00:00 UT   10 14 11.4   +09 33 44     1.497    2.427  153.0   10.7   108   31.1 
2026-03-21 00:00 UT   10 13 19.9   +09 40 13     1.507    2.431  151.7   11.2   108   31.1 
2026-03-22 00:00 UT   10 12 30.3   +09 46 29     1.518    2.435  150.5   11.6   109   31.1 
2026-03-23 00:00 UT   10 11 42.5   +09 52 35     1.529    2.439  149.3   12.0   109   31.2 
2026-03-24 00:00 UT   10 10 56.5   +09 58 28     1.539    2.443  148.1   12.4   109   31.2 
2026-03-25 00:00 UT   10 10 12.5   +10 04 10     1.551    2.447  146.9   12.9   109   31.3 
2026-03-26 00:00 UT   10 09 30.3   +10 09 40     1.562    2.451  145.7   13.2   109   31.3 
2026-03-27 00:00 UT   10 08 50.1   +10 14 58     1.574    2.455  144.6   13.6   109   31.3 

    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.