2022 VT2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	13 Jul 2026	31.2	2.691 AU	2.225 AU	14h15m	-14°05'	106.2°	21.3°

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
2026-07-13 00:00 UT   14 15 54.8   -14 05 04     2.225    2.691  106.2   21.3   109   31.2 
2026-07-13 21:57 UT   14 16 13.9   -14 06 12     2.239    2.693  105.4   21.3   109   31.2 
2026-07-14 00:00 UT   14 16 15.7   -14 06 19     2.240    2.694  105.3   21.3   109   31.2 
2026-07-15 00:00 UT   14 16 37.9   -14 07 39     2.256    2.696  104.4   21.4   109   31.2 
2026-07-16 00:00 UT   14 17 01.4   -14 09 07     2.271    2.698  103.6   21.5   109   31.3 
2026-07-17 00:00 UT   14 17 26.2   -14 10 41     2.287    2.700  102.7   21.5   109   31.3 
2026-07-18 00:00 UT   14 17 52.1   -14 12 21     2.303    2.702  101.9   21.6   109   31.3 
2026-07-19 00:00 UT   14 18 19.3   -14 14 07     2.318    2.704  101.1   21.6   109   31.3 
2026-07-20 00:00 UT   14 18 47.6   -14 16 00     2.334    2.706  100.2   21.7   109   31.3 
2026-07-21 00:00 UT   14 19 17.1   -14 17 59     2.350    2.708   99.4   21.7   109   31.3 
2026-07-22 00:00 UT   14 19 47.7   -14 20 03     2.365    2.710   98.6   21.8   109   31.4 
2026-07-23 00:00 UT   14 20 19.5   -14 22 13     2.381    2.712   97.7   21.8   109   31.4 
2026-07-24 00:00 UT   14 20 52.3   -14 24 28     2.397    2.714   96.9   21.8   109   31.4 
2026-07-25 00:00 UT   14 21 26.3   -14 26 49     2.413    2.715   96.1   21.8   109   31.4 
2026-07-26 00:00 UT   14 22 01.2   -14 29 15     2.428    2.717   95.3   21.8   109   31.4 
2026-07-27 00:00 UT   14 22 37.3   -14 31 47     2.444    2.719   94.5   21.9   109   31.4 
2026-07-28 00:00 UT   14 23 14.4   -14 34 23     2.460    2.721   93.7   21.9   109   31.5 
2026-07-29 00:00 UT   14 23 52.4   -14 37 04     2.476    2.723   92.9   21.9   109   31.5 
2026-07-30 00:00 UT   14 24 31.5   -14 39 50     2.491    2.725   92.1   21.9   109   31.5 
2026-07-31 00:00 UT   14 25 11.6   -14 42 41     2.507    2.726   91.3   21.9   109   31.5 
2026-08-01 00:00 UT   14 25 52.6   -14 45 36     2.523    2.728   90.5   21.8   109   31.5 
2026-08-02 00:00 UT   14 26 34.5   -14 48 35     2.539    2.730   89.8   21.8   109   31.5 
2026-08-03 00:00 UT   14 27 17.4   -14 51 39     2.554    2.732   89.0   21.8   109   31.5 
2026-08-04 00:00 UT   14 28 01.3   -14 54 47     2.570    2.733   88.2   21.8   109   31.6 
2026-08-05 00:00 UT   14 28 46.0   -14 57 59     2.586    2.735   87.4   21.7   108   31.6 
2026-08-06 00:00 UT   14 29 31.6   -15 01 15     2.601    2.737   86.7   21.7   108   31.6 
2026-08-07 00:00 UT   14 30 18.1   -15 04 35     2.617    2.738   85.9   21.7   108   31.6 
2026-08-08 00:00 UT   14 31 05.5   -15 07 59     2.633    2.740   85.1   21.6   108   31.6 
2026-08-09 00:00 UT   14 31 53.7   -15 11 26     2.648    2.742   84.4   21.6   108   31.6 
2026-08-10 00:00 UT   14 32 42.8   -15 14 57     2.664    2.743   83.6   21.5   108   31.6 
2026-08-11 00:00 UT   14 33 32.8   -15 18 32     2.679    2.745   82.9   21.5   108   31.6 
2026-08-12 00:00 UT   14 34 23.5   -15 22 10     2.695    2.746   82.1   21.4   108   31.7 

    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.