2022 SW1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	31 Oct 2026	33.2	2.966 AU	3.957 AU	14h06m	-15°09'	3.4°	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 SW1 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.5236000
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.9491974
            i (Inclination)                 : 4.90715
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 357.01052
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 39.64739
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 120.43874
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 36.55458
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 3.12879
            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
2026-10-31 00:00 UT   14 06 33.6   -15 09 31     3.957    2.966    3.4    1.1   249   33.2 
2026-10-31 10:30 UT   14 07 09.1   -15 12 49     3.957    2.966    3.6    1.2   252   33.2 
2026-11-01 00:00 UT   14 07 54.8   -15 17 03     3.956    2.966    3.9    1.3   255   33.2 
2026-11-02 00:00 UT   14 09 16.2   -15 24 33     3.955    2.967    4.4    1.5   259   33.2 
2026-11-03 00:00 UT   14 10 37.6   -15 32 01     3.954    2.967    5.0    1.7   263   33.2 
2026-11-04 00:00 UT   14 11 59.0   -15 39 29     3.953    2.967    5.6    1.9   266   33.2 
2026-11-05 00:00 UT   14 13 20.6   -15 46 54     3.952    2.968    6.2    2.1   268   33.3 
2026-11-06 00:00 UT   14 14 42.1   -15 54 19     3.950    2.968    6.8    2.3   270   33.3 
2026-11-07 00:00 UT   14 16 03.7   -16 01 41     3.948    2.968    7.4    2.5   272   33.3 
2026-11-08 00:00 UT   14 17 25.4   -16 09 03     3.946    2.968    8.1    2.7   273   33.3 
2026-11-09 00:00 UT   14 18 47.1   -16 16 22     3.944    2.969    8.7    2.9   274   33.3 
2026-11-10 00:00 UT   14 20 08.8   -16 23 40     3.942    2.969    9.3    3.1   275   33.3 
2026-11-11 00:00 UT   14 21 30.6   -16 30 56     3.939    2.969   10.0    3.3   276   33.3 
2026-11-12 00:00 UT   14 22 52.4   -16 38 11     3.937    2.969   10.6    3.5   276   33.3 
2026-11-13 00:00 UT   14 24 14.2   -16 45 24     3.934    2.969   11.3    3.7   277   33.4 
2026-11-14 00:00 UT   14 25 36.0   -16 52 35     3.931    2.969   11.9    3.9   278   33.4 
2026-11-15 00:00 UT   14 26 57.9   -16 59 44     3.927    2.970   12.6    4.2   278   33.4 
2026-11-16 00:00 UT   14 28 19.7   -17 06 52     3.924    2.970   13.2    4.4   278   33.4 
2026-11-17 00:00 UT   14 29 41.6   -17 13 58     3.920    2.970   13.9    4.6   279   33.4 
2026-11-18 00:00 UT   14 31 03.5   -17 21 01     3.916    2.970   14.5    4.8   279   33.4 
2026-11-19 00:00 UT   14 32 25.3   -17 28 03     3.912    2.970   15.2    5.0   279   33.4 
2026-11-20 00:00 UT   14 33 47.2   -17 35 03     3.908    2.970   15.8    5.2   280   33.4 
2026-11-21 00:00 UT   14 35 09.0   -17 42 02     3.904    2.970   16.5    5.4   280   33.4 
2026-11-22 00:00 UT   14 36 30.9   -17 48 58     3.899    2.970   17.1    5.6   280   33.4 
2026-11-23 00:00 UT   14 37 52.7   -17 55 52     3.895    2.970   17.8    5.8   280   33.4 
2026-11-24 00:00 UT   14 39 14.5   -18 02 44     3.890    2.970   18.5    6.0   281   33.5 

    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.