2022 VT2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	29 Mar 2026	30.1	2.360 AU	1.579 AU	15h36m	-20°44'	131.2°	18.6°

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
2026-03-29 00:00 UT   15 36 24.6   -20 44 36     1.579    2.360  131.2   18.6   285   30.1 
2026-03-29 12:53 UT   15 36 04.2   -20 43 26     1.576    2.362  131.8   18.4   285   30.1 
2026-03-30 00:00 UT   15 35 46.1   -20 42 25     1.573    2.364  132.3   18.2   285   30.1 
2026-03-31 00:00 UT   15 35 05.4   -20 40 05     1.567    2.368  133.5   17.8   285   30.0 
2026-04-01 00:00 UT   15 34 22.7   -20 37 37     1.561    2.372  134.6   17.4   285   30.0 
2026-04-02 00:00 UT   15 33 37.9   -20 35 01     1.555    2.376  135.8   17.0   285   30.0 
2026-04-03 00:00 UT   15 32 51.1   -20 32 16     1.550    2.380  137.0   16.6   285   30.0 
2026-04-04 00:00 UT   15 32 02.3   -20 29 22     1.544    2.384  138.2   16.2   285   30.0 
2026-04-05 00:00 UT   15 31 11.4   -20 26 20     1.539    2.388  139.4   15.8   285   30.0 
2026-04-06 00:00 UT   15 30 18.7   -20 23 09     1.534    2.392  140.6   15.4   286   29.9 
2026-04-07 00:00 UT   15 29 24.0   -20 19 50     1.529    2.396  141.8   15.0   286   29.9 
2026-04-08 00:00 UT   15 28 27.4   -20 16 22     1.524    2.400  143.0   14.5   286   29.9 
2026-04-09 00:00 UT   15 27 29.0   -20 12 46     1.520    2.404  144.2   14.1   286   29.9 
2026-04-10 00:00 UT   15 26 28.8   -20 09 00     1.516    2.408  145.4   13.7   286   29.9 
2026-04-11 00:00 UT   15 25 26.9   -20 05 07     1.512    2.412  146.6   13.2   286   29.8 
2026-04-12 00:00 UT   15 24 23.3   -20 01 05     1.508    2.416  147.9   12.7   287   29.8 
2026-04-13 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 

    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.