2022 VT2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	1 Jun 2026	30.2	2.586 AU	1.666 AU	14h24m	-15°16'	148.6°	11.8°

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)                : 0.4829633
            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
2026-06-01 00:00 UT   14 24 26.5   -15 16 03     1.666    2.586  148.6   11.8   107   30.2 
2026-06-01 19:17 UT   14 23 48.1   -15 12 17     1.674    2.589  147.7   12.1   107   30.2 
2026-06-02 00:00 UT   14 23 38.8   -15 11 22     1.676    2.589  147.4   12.2   107   30.2 
2026-06-03 00:00 UT   14 22 52.9   -15 06 49     1.686    2.592  146.3   12.5   108   30.2 
2026-06-04 00:00 UT   14 22 08.8   -15 02 25     1.697    2.595  145.1   12.9   108   30.2 
2026-06-05 00:00 UT   14 21 26.4   -14 58 09     1.708    2.598  144.0   13.3   108   30.3 
2026-06-06 00:00 UT   14 20 45.9   -14 54 01     1.718    2.601  142.9   13.6   108   30.3 
2026-06-07 00:00 UT   14 20 07.1   -14 50 03     1.730    2.603  141.7   14.0   108   30.3 
2026-06-08 00:00 UT   14 19 30.2   -14 46 12     1.741    2.606  140.6   14.3   108   30.4 
2026-06-09 00:00 UT   14 18 55.1   -14 42 31     1.752    2.609  139.5   14.6   108   30.4 
2026-06-10 00:00 UT   14 18 21.8   -14 38 59     1.764    2.612  138.4   15.0   108   30.4 
2026-06-11 00:00 UT   14 17 50.3   -14 35 36     1.776    2.614  137.3   15.3   108   30.4 
2026-06-12 00:00 UT   14 17 20.6   -14 32 21     1.788    2.617  136.2   15.6   108   30.5 
2026-06-13 00:00 UT   14 16 52.8   -14 29 16     1.800    2.620  135.1   15.9   108   30.5 
2026-06-14 00:00 UT   14 16 26.7   -14 26 20     1.812    2.622  134.1   16.2   109   30.5 
2026-06-15 00:00 UT   14 16 02.5   -14 23 34     1.825    2.625  133.0   16.4   109   30.6 
2026-06-16 00:00 UT   14 15 40.0   -14 20 57     1.838    2.628  132.0   16.7   109   30.6 
2026-06-17 00:00 UT   14 15 19.4   -14 18 29     1.850    2.630  130.9   17.0   109   30.6 
2026-06-18 00:00 UT   14 15 00.5   -14 16 10     1.863    2.633  129.9   17.2   109   30.6 
2026-06-19 00:00 UT   14 14 43.4   -14 14 00     1.877    2.635  128.8   17.5   109   30.7 
2026-06-20 00:00 UT   14 14 28.0   -14 11 60     1.890    2.638  127.8   17.7   109   30.7 
2026-06-21 00:00 UT   14 14 14.4   -14 10 09     1.903    2.641  126.8   17.9   109   30.7 
2026-06-22 00:00 UT   14 14 02.5   -14 08 27     1.917    2.643  125.8   18.2   109   30.7 
2026-06-23 00:00 UT   14 13 52.3   -14 06 54     1.931    2.646  124.8   18.4   109   30.8 
2026-06-24 00:00 UT   14 13 43.8   -14 05 30     1.944    2.648  123.8   18.6   109   30.8 
2026-06-25 00:00 UT   14 13 36.9   -14 04 14     1.958    2.650  122.8   18.8   109   30.8 
2026-06-26 00:00 UT   14 13 31.7   -14 03 08     1.972    2.653  121.8   19.0   109   30.8 
2026-06-27 00:00 UT   14 13 28.1   -14 02 10     1.987    2.655  120.9   19.2   109   30.9 
2026-06-28 00:00 UT   14 13 26.1   -14 01 21     2.001    2.658  119.9   19.4   109   30.9 
2026-06-29 00:00 UT   14 13 25.7   -14 00 41     2.015    2.660  118.9   19.5   109   30.9 
2026-06-30 00:00 UT   14 13 26.9   -14 00 08     2.030    2.662  118.0   19.7   109   30.9 
2026-07-01 00:00 UT   14 13 29.6   -13 59 44     2.044    2.665  117.0   19.9   109   30.9 

    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.