2022 SW1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	24 Apr 2026	31.8	2.571 AU	1.744 AU	11h22m	+02°48'	136.8°	15.5°

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)                : 0.5235896
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.9494914
            i (Inclination)                 : 4.90676
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 357.01148
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 39.66274
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 47.98641
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 36.57089
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 3.12955
            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
2026-04-24 00:00 UT   11 22 39.0   +02 48 49     1.744    2.571  136.8   15.5   112   31.8 
2026-04-24 14:06 UT   11 22 21.5   +02 50 06     1.752    2.574  136.2   15.7   112   31.8 
2026-04-25 00:00 UT   11 22 09.6   +02 50 58     1.757    2.575  135.7   15.8   112   31.8 
2026-04-26 00:00 UT   11 21 41.9   +02 52 56     1.771    2.579  134.6   16.1   112   31.8 
2026-04-27 00:00 UT   11 21 16.2   +02 54 44     1.784    2.583  133.6   16.4   112   31.9 
2026-04-28 00:00 UT   11 20 52.2   +02 56 21     1.798    2.587  132.5   16.7   112   31.9 
2026-04-29 00:00 UT   11 20 30.0   +02 57 49     1.812    2.591  131.4   16.9   112   31.9 
2026-04-30 00:00 UT   11 20 09.6   +02 59 06     1.826    2.594  130.4   17.2   112   32.0 
2026-05-01 00:00 UT   11 19 50.9   +03 00 14     1.840    2.598  129.3   17.5   112   32.0 
2026-05-02 00:00 UT   11 19 34.0   +03 01 11     1.855    2.602  128.3   17.7   112   32.0 
2026-05-03 00:00 UT   11 19 18.8   +03 01 59     1.869    2.605  127.2   17.9   112   32.0 
2026-05-04 00:00 UT   11 19 05.3   +03 02 37     1.884    2.609  126.2   18.2   112   32.1 
2026-05-05 00:00 UT   11 18 53.5   +03 03 05     1.898    2.613  125.2   18.4   112   32.1 
2026-05-06 00:00 UT   11 18 43.4   +03 03 24     1.913    2.616  124.2   18.6   112   32.1 
2026-05-07 00:00 UT   11 18 34.9   +03 03 34     1.928    2.620  123.2   18.8   112   32.1 
2026-05-08 00:00 UT   11 18 28.0   +03 03 34     1.943    2.624  122.2   19.0   112   32.2 
2026-05-09 00:00 UT   11 18 22.8   +03 03 25     1.959    2.627  121.2   19.2   112   32.2 
2026-05-10 00:00 UT   11 18 19.1   +03 03 07     1.974    2.631  120.2   19.4   112   32.2 
2026-05-11 00:00 UT   11 18 17.0   +03 02 40     1.989    2.634  119.2   19.5   112   32.3 
2026-05-12 00:00 UT   11 18 16.5   +03 02 04     2.005    2.638  118.3   19.7   112   32.3 
2026-05-13 00:00 UT   11 18 17.4   +03 01 20     2.020    2.641  117.3   19.9   112   32.3 
2026-05-14 00:00 UT   11 18 19.9   +03 00 27     2.036    2.645  116.4   20.0   112   32.3 
2026-05-15 00:00 UT   11 18 23.9   +02 59 25     2.052    2.648  115.4   20.2   112   32.4 
2026-05-16 00:00 UT   11 18 29.4   +02 58 14     2.068    2.652  114.5   20.3   112   32.4 
2026-05-17 00:00 UT   11 18 36.2   +02 56 55     2.084    2.655  113.6   20.4   112   32.4 
2026-05-18 00:00 UT   11 18 44.6   +02 55 28     2.100    2.659  112.6   20.6   112   32.4 
2026-05-19 00:00 UT   11 18 54.3   +02 53 53     2.116    2.662  111.7   20.7   112   32.4 
2026-05-20 00:00 UT   11 19 05.4   +02 52 10     2.132    2.665  110.8   20.8   113   32.5 
2026-05-21 00:00 UT   11 19 17.8   +02 50 19     2.149    2.669  109.9   20.9   113   32.5 
2026-05-22 00:00 UT   11 19 31.6   +02 48 20     2.165    2.672  109.0   21.0   113   32.5 
2026-05-23 00:00 UT   11 19 46.6   +02 46 13     2.181    2.675  108.1   21.1   113   32.5 
2026-05-24 00:00 UT   11 20 03.0   +02 43 59     2.198    2.679  107.2   21.2   113   32.6 

    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.