2022 VT2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	12 Apr 2026	29.8	2.416 AU	1.508 AU	15h24m	-20°01'	147.9°	12.7°

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
2026-04-12 00:00 UT   15 24 23.3   -20 01 05     1.508    2.416  147.9   12.7   287   29.8 
2026-04-12 13:18 UT   15 23 47.4   -19 58 47     1.506    2.418  148.6   12.5   287   29.8 
2026-04-13 00:00 UT   15 23 18.1   -19 56 54     1.504    2.420  149.1   12.3   287   29.8 
2026-04-14 00:00 UT   15 22 11.3   -19 52 35     1.501    2.424  150.4   11.8   287   29.8 
2026-04-15 00:00 UT   15 21 03.0   -19 48 08     1.498    2.428  151.6   11.3   287   29.8 
2026-04-16 00:00 UT   15 19 53.3   -19 43 33     1.495    2.432  152.9   10.8   287   29.8 
2026-04-17 00:00 UT   15 18 42.2   -19 38 51     1.492    2.435  154.2   10.3   288   29.7 
2026-04-18 00:00 UT   15 17 29.9   -19 33 60     1.490    2.439  155.4    9.9   288   29.7 
2026-04-19 00:00 UT   15 16 16.3   -19 29 02     1.488    2.443  156.7    9.4   288   29.7 
2026-04-20 00:00 UT   15 15 01.6   -19 23 56     1.486    2.447  158.0    8.8   288   29.7 
2026-04-21 00:00 UT   15 13 45.9   -19 18 44     1.485    2.450  159.3    8.3   289   29.7 
2026-04-22 00:00 UT   15 12 29.2   -19 13 24     1.483    2.454  160.6    7.8   289   29.6 
2026-04-23 00:00 UT   15 11 11.7   -19 07 58     1.482    2.458  161.9    7.3   289   29.6 
2026-04-24 00:00 UT   15 09 53.3   -19 02 26     1.482    2.462  163.2    6.8   290   29.6 
2026-04-25 00:00 UT   15 08 34.3   -18 56 48     1.481    2.465  164.4    6.3   290   29.6 
2026-04-26 00:00 UT   15 07 14.7   -18 51 04     1.481    2.469  165.7    5.8   291   29.5 
2026-04-27 00:00 UT   15 05 54.6   -18 45 14     1.481    2.472  167.0    5.2   291   29.5 
2026-04-28 00:00 UT   15 04 34.1   -18 39 20     1.482    2.476  168.3    4.7   292   29.5 
2026-04-29 00:00 UT   15 03 13.2   -18 33 21     1.482    2.480  169.6    4.2   293   29.5 
2026-04-30 00:00 UT   15 01 52.1   -18 27 17     1.483    2.483  170.9    3.7   294   29.4 
2026-05-01 00:00 UT   15 00 30.9   -18 21 10     1.485    2.487  172.2    3.1   295   29.4 
2026-05-02 00:00 UT   14 59 09.5   -18 14 59     1.486    2.490  173.5    2.6   297   29.4 
2026-05-03 00:00 UT   14 57 48.2   -18 08 44     1.488    2.494  174.8    2.1   300   29.4 
2026-05-04 00:00 UT   14 56 27.0   -18 02 27     1.490    2.497  176.1    1.6   304   29.3 
2026-05-05 00:00 UT   14 55 06.0   -17 56 08     1.493    2.501  177.3    1.1   313   29.3 
2026-05-06 00:00 UT   14 53 45.3   -17 49 46     1.496    2.504  178.4    0.7   333   29.3 
2026-05-07 00:00 UT   14 52 24.9   -17 43 23     1.499    2.507  178.8    0.5    25   29.2 
2026-05-08 00:00 UT   14 51 05.0   -17 36 58     1.502    2.511  178.1    0.8    69   29.3 

    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.