2022 VY2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	2 Feb 2026	30.2	2.042 AU	1.790 AU	14h41m	-15°36'	89.9°	28.8°

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 VY2 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.4587633
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.9102818
            i (Inclination)                 : 1.39294
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 17.59353
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 51.65709
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 45.43401
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 69.24238
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 1.09246
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.64            
        

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
2026-02-02 00:00 UT   14 41 44.6   -15 36 01     1.790    2.042   89.9   28.8   288   30.2 
2026-02-02 06:40 UT   14 41 58.5   -15 37 12     1.788    2.044   90.1   28.8   288   30.2 
2026-02-03 00:00 UT   14 42 34.0   -15 40 15     1.782    2.048   90.7   28.8   288   30.2 
2026-02-04 00:00 UT   14 43 21.8   -15 44 22     1.774    2.053   91.5   28.7   288   30.2 
2026-02-05 00:00 UT   14 44 08.0   -15 48 20     1.767    2.058   92.4   28.6   287   30.2 
2026-02-06 00:00 UT   14 44 52.6   -15 52 11     1.759    2.063   93.2   28.5   287   30.2 
2026-02-07 00:00 UT   14 45 35.4   -15 55 53     1.751    2.069   94.0   28.4   287   30.2 
2026-02-08 00:00 UT   14 46 16.6   -15 59 28     1.743    2.074   94.8   28.3   287   30.2 
2026-02-09 00:00 UT   14 46 56.1   -16 02 55     1.735    2.079   95.7   28.2   287   30.1 
2026-02-10 00:00 UT   14 47 33.8   -16 06 13     1.727    2.084   96.5   28.1   287   30.1 
2026-02-11 00:00 UT   14 48 09.7   -16 09 23     1.718    2.089   97.4   27.9   287   30.1 
2026-02-12 00:00 UT   14 48 43.8   -16 12 26     1.710    2.094   98.3   27.8   287   30.1 
2026-02-13 00:00 UT   14 49 16.1   -16 15 19     1.702    2.099   99.1   27.7   287   30.1 
2026-02-14 00:00 UT   14 49 46.6   -16 18 05     1.694    2.104  100.0   27.5   287   30.1 
2026-02-15 00:00 UT   14 50 15.1   -16 20 42     1.686    2.109  100.9   27.4   287   30.1 
2026-02-16 00:00 UT   14 50 41.8   -16 23 11     1.678    2.114  101.8   27.2   287   30.1 
2026-02-17 00:00 UT   14 51 06.5   -16 25 31     1.670    2.119  102.7   27.1   287   30.1 
2026-02-18 00:00 UT   14 51 29.3   -16 27 43     1.662    2.124  103.6   26.9   287   30.1 
2026-02-19 00:00 UT   14 51 50.1   -16 29 47     1.654    2.129  104.5   26.7   287   30.0 
2026-02-20 00:00 UT   14 52 08.8   -16 31 41     1.646    2.134  105.5   26.5   287   30.0 
2026-02-21 00:00 UT   14 52 25.6   -16 33 27     1.638    2.139  106.4   26.3   287   30.0 
2026-02-22 00:00 UT   14 52 40.3   -16 35 05     1.630    2.144  107.4   26.1   287   30.0 
2026-02-23 00:00 UT   14 52 53.0   -16 36 33     1.622    2.149  108.3   25.9   287   30.0 
2026-02-24 00:00 UT   14 53 03.6   -16 37 53     1.614    2.154  109.3   25.7   287   30.0 
2026-02-25 00:00 UT   14 53 12.1   -16 39 04     1.607    2.159  110.2   25.5   287   30.0 
2026-02-26 00:00 UT   14 53 18.4   -16 40 07     1.599    2.164  111.2   25.3   287   30.0 
2026-02-27 00:00 UT   14 53 22.7   -16 41 00     1.591    2.168  112.2   25.0   287   30.0 
2026-02-28 00:00 UT   14 53 24.8   -16 41 44     1.583    2.173  113.2   24.8   287   29.9 
2026-03-01 00:00 UT   14 53 24.8   -16 42 20     1.576    2.178  114.2   24.5   287   29.9 
2026-03-02 00:00 UT   14 53 22.6   -16 42 46     1.568    2.183  115.2   24.3   287   29.9 
2026-03-03 00:00 UT   14 53 18.2   -16 43 03     1.561    2.188  116.2   24.0   287   29.9 
2026-03-04 00:00 UT   14 53 11.6   -16 43 11     1.553    2.192  117.2   23.7   287   29.9 

    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.