2022 VT2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	8 Sep 2026	31.9	2.781 AU	3.092 AU	15h01m	-17°15'	62.9°	18.8°

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)                : 0.4828792
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.8962864
            i (Inclination)                 : 1.72709
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 249.78784
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 185.75182
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 123.71151
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 255.53706
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -0.17306
            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
2026-09-08 00:00 UT   15 01 44.0   -17 15 04     3.092    2.781   62.9   18.8   106   31.9 
2026-09-08 00:49 UT   15 01 46.3   -17 15 13     3.092    2.781   62.9   18.8   106   31.9 
2026-09-09 00:00 UT   15 02 53.4   -17 19 35     3.105    2.782   62.2   18.7   106   31.9 
2026-09-10 00:00 UT   15 04 03.4   -17 24 08     3.119    2.783   61.5   18.5   106   31.9 
2026-09-11 00:00 UT   15 05 13.9   -17 28 40     3.132    2.784   60.9   18.4   106   31.9 
2026-09-12 00:00 UT   15 06 25.0   -17 33 14     3.145    2.785   60.2   18.3   106   31.9 
2026-09-13 00:00 UT   15 07 36.6   -17 37 47     3.159    2.786   59.5   18.1   106   31.9 
2026-09-14 00:00 UT   15 08 48.7   -17 42 21     3.172    2.787   58.8   18.0   106   31.9 
2026-09-15 00:00 UT   15 10 01.3   -17 46 56     3.185    2.788   58.2   17.8   106   31.9 
2026-09-16 00:00 UT   15 11 14.4   -17 51 30     3.198    2.789   57.5   17.7   106   31.9 
2026-09-17 00:00 UT   15 12 28.0   -17 56 05     3.211    2.790   56.8   17.5   105   32.0 
2026-09-18 00:00 UT   15 13 42.1   -18 00 40     3.223    2.791   56.1   17.4   105   32.0 
2026-09-19 00:00 UT   15 14 56.7   -18 05 15     3.236    2.792   55.5   17.2   105   32.0 
2026-09-20 00:00 UT   15 16 11.8   -18 09 49     3.249    2.793   54.8   17.1   105   32.0 
2026-09-21 00:00 UT   15 17 27.3   -18 14 24     3.261    2.794   54.1   16.9   105   32.0 
2026-09-22 00:00 UT   15 18 43.3   -18 18 58     3.273    2.794   53.5   16.8   105   32.0 
2026-09-23 00:00 UT   15 19 59.7   -18 23 32     3.285    2.795   52.8   16.6   105   32.0 
2026-09-24 00:00 UT   15 21 16.6   -18 28 05     3.297    2.796   52.1   16.5   105   32.0 
2026-09-25 00:00 UT   15 22 33.9   -18 32 38     3.309    2.797   51.5   16.3   105   32.0 
2026-09-26 00:00 UT   15 23 51.7   -18 37 11     3.321    2.797   50.8   16.1   105   32.0 
2026-09-27 00:00 UT   15 25 09.9   -18 41 43     3.333    2.798   50.1   16.0   104   32.0 
2026-09-28 00:00 UT   15 26 28.5   -18 46 14     3.344    2.799   49.5   15.8   104   32.0 
2026-09-29 00:00 UT   15 27 47.6   -18 50 45     3.356    2.799   48.8   15.6   104   32.0 
2026-09-30 00:00 UT   15 29 07.0   -18 55 15     3.367    2.800   48.2   15.5   104   32.0 
2026-10-01 00:00 UT   15 30 26.9   -18 59 44     3.378    2.801   47.5   15.3   104   32.0 
2026-10-02 00:00 UT   15 31 47.2   -19 04 13     3.389    2.801   46.8   15.1   104   32.0 
2026-10-03 00:00 UT   15 33 07.9   -19 08 40     3.400    2.802   46.2   14.9   104   32.0 
2026-10-04 00:00 UT   15 34 29.0   -19 13 07     3.411    2.803   45.5   14.8   104   32.0 
2026-10-05 00:00 UT   15 35 50.5   -19 17 32     3.422    2.803   44.9   14.6   104   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.