2022 VT2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	22 Jan 2026	30.7	2.039 AU	2.111 AU	15h06m	-18°45'	72.2°	27.4°

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
2026-01-22 00:00 UT   15 06 13.4   -18 45 24     2.111    2.039   72.2   27.4   285   30.7 
2026-01-22 23:18 UT   15 07 29.2   -18 50 36     2.104    2.044   72.9   27.4   285   30.7 
2026-01-23 00:00 UT   15 07 31.4   -18 50 45     2.104    2.044   72.9   27.4   285   30.7 
2026-01-24 00:00 UT   15 08 48.4   -18 55 60     2.096    2.050   73.6   27.4   285   30.7 
2026-01-25 00:00 UT   15 10 04.1   -19 01 08     2.089    2.055   74.3   27.5   285   30.7 
2026-01-26 00:00 UT   15 11 18.7   -19 06 09     2.082    2.061   75.1   27.5   285   30.7 
2026-01-27 00:00 UT   15 12 32.2   -19 11 04     2.074    2.066   75.8   27.5   285   30.7 
2026-01-28 00:00 UT   15 13 44.4   -19 15 53     2.067    2.072   76.5   27.5   285   30.7 
2026-01-29 00:00 UT   15 14 55.4   -19 20 35     2.059    2.077   77.2   27.5   285   30.7 
2026-01-30 00:00 UT   15 16 05.2   -19 25 10     2.052    2.082   78.0   27.6   285   30.7 
2026-01-31 00:00 UT   15 17 13.8   -19 29 39     2.044    2.088   78.7   27.6   285   30.7 
2026-02-01 00:00 UT   15 18 21.1   -19 34 02     2.036    2.093   79.4   27.6   285   30.6 
2026-02-02 00:00 UT   15 19 27.1   -19 38 18     2.028    2.099   80.2   27.6   285   30.6 
2026-02-03 00:00 UT   15 20 31.8   -19 42 28     2.021    2.104   80.9   27.6   285   30.6 
2026-02-04 00:00 UT   15 21 35.2   -19 46 31     2.013    2.109   81.7   27.5   285   30.6 
2026-02-05 00:00 UT   15 22 37.3   -19 50 28     2.005    2.114   82.4   27.5   284   30.6 
2026-02-06 00:00 UT   15 23 38.0   -19 54 19     1.996    2.120   83.2   27.5   284   30.6 
2026-02-07 00:00 UT   15 24 37.3   -19 58 03     1.988    2.125   84.0   27.5   284   30.6 
2026-02-08 00:00 UT   15 25 35.2   -20 01 41     1.980    2.130   84.8   27.5   284   30.6 
2026-02-09 00:00 UT   15 26 31.7   -20 05 13     1.972    2.135   85.5   27.4   284   30.6 
2026-02-10 00:00 UT   15 27 26.7   -20 08 38     1.964    2.140   86.3   27.4   284   30.6 
2026-02-11 00:00 UT   15 28 20.3   -20 11 57     1.955    2.146   87.1   27.4   284   30.6 
2026-02-12 00:00 UT   15 29 12.3   -20 15 10     1.947    2.151   87.9   27.3   284   30.6 
2026-02-13 00:00 UT   15 30 02.8   -20 18 16     1.938    2.156   88.7   27.3   284   30.6 
2026-02-14 00:00 UT   15 30 51.8   -20 21 16     1.930    2.161   89.5   27.2   284   30.6 
2026-02-15 00:00 UT   15 31 39.2   -20 24 10     1.921    2.166   90.4   27.1   284   30.6 
2026-02-16 00:00 UT   15 32 25.0   -20 26 57     1.913    2.171   91.2   27.1   284   30.6 
2026-02-17 00:00 UT   15 33 09.1   -20 29 38     1.904    2.176   92.0   27.0   284   30.6 
2026-02-18 00:00 UT   15 33 51.6   -20 32 12     1.895    2.181   92.9   26.9   284   30.6 
2026-02-19 00:00 UT   15 34 32.5   -20 34 40     1.887    2.186   93.7   26.8   284   30.6 
2026-02-20 00:00 UT   15 35 11.6   -20 37 01     1.878    2.191   94.6   26.7   284   30.5 
2026-02-21 00:00 UT   15 35 49.0   -20 39 17     1.869    2.196   95.4   26.6   284   30.5 

    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.