2022 VT2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	26 Aug 2026	31.8	2.766 AU	2.907 AU	14h47m	-16°17'	72.0°	20.3°

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 VT2 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.4829633
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.8962245
            i (Inclination)                 : 1.72716
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 249.78691
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 185.74793
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 48.21845
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 255.53225
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -0.17295
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.61            
        

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
2026-08-26 00:00 UT   14 47 33.9   -16 17 51     2.907    2.766   72.0   20.3   107   31.8 
2026-08-26 02:01 UT   14 47 39.0   -16 18 13     2.908    2.766   71.9   20.3   107   31.8 
2026-08-27 00:00 UT   14 48 35.6   -16 22 07     2.921    2.767   71.3   20.2   107   31.8 
2026-08-28 00:00 UT   14 49 37.9   -16 26 24     2.936    2.769   70.6   20.1   107   31.8 
2026-08-29 00:00 UT   14 50 40.8   -16 30 42     2.951    2.770   69.9   20.0   107   31.8 
2026-08-30 00:00 UT   14 51 44.4   -16 35 03     2.965    2.771   69.1   19.9   107   31.8 
2026-08-31 00:00 UT   14 52 48.6   -16 39 24     2.979    2.772   68.4   19.8   107   31.8 
2026-09-01 00:00 UT   14 53 53.4   -16 43 48     2.994    2.774   67.8   19.7   107   31.9 
2026-09-02 00:00 UT   14 54 58.8   -16 48 12     3.008    2.775   67.1   19.6   107   31.9 
2026-09-03 00:00 UT   14 56 04.8   -16 52 38     3.022    2.776   66.4   19.4   107   31.9 
2026-09-04 00:00 UT   14 57 11.3   -16 57 04     3.036    2.777   65.7   19.3   107   31.9 
2026-09-05 00:00 UT   14 58 18.5   -17 01 32     3.050    2.778   65.0   19.2   107   31.9 
2026-09-06 00:00 UT   14 59 26.2   -17 06 01     3.064    2.779   64.3   19.1   106   31.9 
2026-09-07 00:00 UT   15 00 34.5   -17 10 31     3.078    2.780   63.6   18.9   106   31.9 
2026-09-08 00:00 UT   15 01 43.4   -17 15 02     3.092    2.781   62.9   18.8   106   31.9 
2026-09-09 00:00 UT   15 02 52.8   -17 19 33     3.105    2.782   62.2   18.7   106   31.9 
2026-09-10 00:00 UT   15 04 02.8   -17 24 05     3.119    2.784   61.5   18.5   106   31.9 
2026-09-11 00:00 UT   15 05 13.3   -17 28 38     3.132    2.785   60.9   18.4   106   31.9 
2026-09-12 00:00 UT   15 06 24.4   -17 33 11     3.146    2.786   60.2   18.3   106   31.9 
2026-09-13 00:00 UT   15 07 36.0   -17 37 45     3.159    2.786   59.5   18.1   106   31.9 
2026-09-14 00:00 UT   15 08 48.1   -17 42 19     3.172    2.787   58.8   18.0   106   31.9 
2026-09-15 00:00 UT   15 10 00.7   -17 46 54     3.185    2.788   58.1   17.8   106   31.9 
2026-09-16 00:00 UT   15 11 13.8   -17 51 28     3.198    2.789   57.5   17.7   106   31.9 
2026-09-17 00:00 UT   15 12 27.4   -17 56 03     3.211    2.790   56.8   17.5   105   32.0 
2026-09-18 00:00 UT   15 13 41.5   -18 00 38     3.224    2.791   56.1   17.4   105   32.0 
2026-09-19 00:00 UT   15 14 56.1   -18 05 13     3.236    2.792   55.5   17.2   105   32.0 
2026-09-20 00:00 UT   15 16 11.2   -18 09 47     3.249    2.793   54.8   17.1   105   32.0 
2026-09-21 00:00 UT   15 17 26.7   -18 14 22     3.261    2.794   54.1   16.9   105   32.0 
2026-09-22 00:00 UT   15 18 42.7   -18 18 56     3.273    2.794   53.5   16.8   105   32.0 
2026-09-23 00:00 UT   15 19 59.1   -18 23 30     3.285    2.795   52.8   16.6   105   32.0 
2026-09-24 00:00 UT   15 21 16.0   -18 28 03     3.298    2.796   52.1   16.5   105   32.0 

    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.