2022 SH
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	5 Jan 2026	31.2	2.064 AU	1.470 AU	11h23m	+01°13'	113.1°	26.0°

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
2026-01-05 00:00 UT   11 23 45.0   +01 13 25     1.470    2.064  113.1   26.0   294   31.2 
2026-01-05 12:14 UT   11 23 43.9   +01 13 37     1.466    2.067  113.6   25.9   294   31.2 
2026-01-06 00:00 UT   11 23 42.3   +01 13 52     1.463    2.069  114.1   25.7   294   31.2 
2026-01-07 00:00 UT   11 23 37.5   +01 14 34     1.457    2.075  115.1   25.4   294   31.2 
2026-01-08 00:00 UT   11 23 30.4   +01 15 31     1.450    2.081  116.2   25.1   294   31.2 
2026-01-09 00:00 UT   11 23 21.2   +01 16 43     1.444    2.086  117.3   24.8   294   31.1 
2026-01-10 00:00 UT   11 23 09.8   +01 18 10     1.438    2.092  118.3   24.4   294   31.1 
2026-01-11 00:00 UT   11 22 56.1   +01 19 52     1.431    2.097  119.4   24.1   295   31.1 
2026-01-12 00:00 UT   11 22 40.2   +01 21 49     1.425    2.103  120.5   23.8   295   31.1 
2026-01-13 00:00 UT   11 22 22.1   +01 24 02     1.419    2.108  121.6   23.4   295   31.1 
2026-01-14 00:00 UT   11 22 01.8   +01 26 30     1.413    2.114  122.7   23.1   295   31.1 
2026-01-15 00:00 UT   11 21 39.2   +01 29 14     1.408    2.119  123.8   22.7   295   31.1 
2026-01-16 00:00 UT   11 21 14.4   +01 32 13     1.402    2.125  125.0   22.3   295   31.0 
2026-01-17 00:00 UT   11 20 47.3   +01 35 27     1.396    2.130  126.1   21.9   295   31.0 
2026-01-18 00:00 UT   11 20 18.1   +01 38 57     1.391    2.135  127.3   21.5   295   31.0 
2026-01-19 00:00 UT   11 19 46.6   +01 42 43     1.386    2.141  128.4   21.1   295   31.0 
2026-01-20 00:00 UT   11 19 12.9   +01 46 44     1.380    2.146  129.6   20.7   295   31.0 
2026-01-21 00:00 UT   11 18 37.0   +01 51 00     1.375    2.151  130.8   20.3   295   31.0 
2026-01-22 00:00 UT   11 17 58.9   +01 55 32     1.371    2.157  132.0   19.8   295   30.9 
2026-01-23 00:00 UT   11 17 18.8   +02 00 18     1.366    2.162  133.2   19.4   295   30.9 
2026-01-24 00:00 UT   11 16 36.4   +02 05 20     1.361    2.167  134.4   18.9   295   30.9 
2026-01-25 00:00 UT   11 15 52.0   +02 10 36     1.357    2.173  135.6   18.5   295   30.9 
2026-01-26 00:00 UT   11 15 05.6   +02 16 07     1.353    2.178  136.8   18.0   295   30.9 
2026-01-27 00:00 UT   11 14 17.1   +02 21 52     1.349    2.183  138.1   17.5   296   30.9 
2026-01-28 00:00 UT   11 13 26.6   +02 27 51     1.345    2.188  139.3   17.1   296   30.8 
2026-01-29 00:00 UT   11 12 34.2   +02 34 04     1.342    2.193  140.6   16.6   296   30.8 
2026-01-30 00:00 UT   11 11 39.9   +02 40 30     1.338    2.199  141.8   16.1   296   30.8 
2026-01-31 00:00 UT   11 10 43.8   +02 47 10     1.335    2.204  143.1   15.6   296   30.8 
2026-02-01 00:00 UT   11 09 45.8   +02 54 02     1.332    2.209  144.4   15.1   296   30.8 
2026-02-02 00:00 UT   11 08 46.1   +03 01 07     1.329    2.214  145.7   14.5   296   30.8 
2026-02-03 00:00 UT   11 07 44.7   +03 08 24     1.327    2.219  147.0   14.0   296   30.7 
2026-02-04 00:00 UT   11 06 41.6   +03 15 53     1.324    2.224  148.3   13.5   296   30.7 

    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.