2022 SH
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	16 Dec 2025	31.4	1.947 AU	1.606 AU	11h17m	+01°51'	94.4°	30.3°

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
2025-12-16 00:00 UT   11 17 30.3   +01 51 58     1.606    1.947   94.4   30.3   293   31.4 
2025-12-16 23:19 UT   11 18 06.3   +01 48 09     1.599    1.953   95.2   30.1   293   31.4 
2025-12-17 00:00 UT   11 18 07.3   +01 48 03     1.599    1.953   95.3   30.1   293   31.4 
2025-12-18 00:00 UT   11 18 42.5   +01 44 19     1.592    1.959   96.1   30.0   293   31.4 
2025-12-19 00:00 UT   11 19 15.9   +01 40 47     1.586    1.965   97.0   29.8   293   31.4 
2025-12-20 00:00 UT   11 19 47.4   +01 37 27     1.579    1.971   97.9   29.6   293   31.4 
2025-12-21 00:00 UT   11 20 17.0   +01 34 19     1.572    1.977   98.7   29.5   293   31.3 
2025-12-22 00:00 UT   11 20 44.8   +01 31 23     1.565    1.983   99.6   29.3   294   31.3 
2025-12-23 00:00 UT   11 21 10.7   +01 28 40     1.558    1.989  100.5   29.1   294   31.3 
2025-12-24 00:00 UT   11 21 34.6   +01 26 10     1.551    1.995  101.4   28.9   294   31.3 
2025-12-25 00:00 UT   11 21 56.6   +01 23 52     1.544    2.001  102.4   28.7   294   31.3 
2025-12-26 00:00 UT   11 22 16.6   +01 21 47     1.537    2.006  103.3   28.5   294   31.3 
2025-12-27 00:00 UT   11 22 34.7   +01 19 56     1.530    2.012  104.2   28.3   294   31.3 
2025-12-28 00:00 UT   11 22 50.7   +01 18 17     1.524    2.018  105.2   28.1   294   31.3 
2025-12-29 00:00 UT   11 23 04.7   +01 16 52     1.517    2.024  106.1   27.8   294   31.3 
2025-12-30 00:00 UT   11 23 16.7   +01 15 41     1.510    2.030  107.1   27.6   294   31.3 
2025-12-31 00:00 UT   11 23 26.6   +01 14 43     1.503    2.035  108.1   27.3   294   31.3 
2026-01-01 00:00 UT   11 23 34.5   +01 13 59     1.496    2.041  109.0   27.1   294   31.2 
2026-01-02 00:00 UT   11 23 40.3   +01 13 30     1.489    2.047  110.0   26.8   294   31.2 
2026-01-03 00:00 UT   11 23 44.0   +01 13 14     1.483    2.052  111.0   26.6   294   31.2 
2026-01-04 00:00 UT   11 23 45.6   +01 13 12     1.476    2.058  112.0   26.3   294   31.2 
2026-01-05 00:00 UT   11 23 45.0   +01 13 25     1.470    2.064  113.1   26.0   294   31.2 
2026-01-06 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 

    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.