2022 VY2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	29 Jul 2026	31.4	2.679 AU	2.590 AU	13h48m	-12°01'	83.9°	22.1°

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
2026-07-29 00:00 UT   13 48 17.4   -12 01 27     2.590    2.679   83.9   22.1   111   31.4 
2026-07-29 04:27 UT   13 48 26.8   -12 02 19     2.593    2.680   83.7   22.1   111   31.4 
2026-07-30 00:00 UT   13 49 08.4   -12 06 07     2.606    2.681   83.1   22.1   111   31.4 
2026-07-31 00:00 UT   13 50 00.1   -12 10 50     2.622    2.683   82.4   22.0   111   31.4 
2026-08-01 00:00 UT   13 50 52.6   -12 15 37     2.637    2.685   81.7   22.0   111   31.4 
2026-08-02 00:00 UT   13 51 45.8   -12 20 28     2.653    2.687   81.0   21.9   111   31.4 
2026-08-03 00:00 UT   13 52 39.8   -12 25 21     2.668    2.689   80.2   21.8   111   31.4 
2026-08-04 00:00 UT   13 53 34.5   -12 30 18     2.684    2.691   79.5   21.8   111   31.5 
2026-08-05 00:00 UT   13 54 29.9   -12 35 18     2.699    2.693   78.8   21.7   111   31.5 
2026-08-06 00:00 UT   13 55 26.0   -12 40 21     2.714    2.694   78.1   21.6   111   31.5 
2026-08-07 00:00 UT   13 56 22.8   -12 45 26     2.730    2.696   77.4   21.5   111   31.5 
2026-08-08 00:00 UT   13 57 20.3   -12 50 35     2.745    2.698   76.7   21.5   110   31.5 
2026-08-09 00:00 UT   13 58 18.5   -12 55 46     2.760    2.700   76.0   21.4   110   31.5 
2026-08-10 00:00 UT   13 59 17.3   -13 01 01     2.775    2.702   75.3   21.3   110   31.5 
2026-08-11 00:00 UT   14 00 16.8   -13 06 17     2.791    2.703   74.5   21.2   110   31.5 
2026-08-12 00:00 UT   14 01 17.0   -13 11 36     2.806    2.705   73.8   21.1   110   31.5 
2026-08-13 00:00 UT   14 02 17.8   -13 16 58     2.821    2.707   73.2   21.0   110   31.6 
2026-08-14 00:00 UT   14 03 19.2   -13 22 22     2.836    2.708   72.5   20.9   110   31.6 
2026-08-15 00:00 UT   14 04 21.3   -13 27 48     2.850    2.710   71.8   20.8   110   31.6 
2026-08-16 00:00 UT   14 05 23.9   -13 33 17     2.865    2.712   71.1   20.7   110   31.6 
2026-08-17 00:00 UT   14 06 27.2   -13 38 47     2.880    2.713   70.4   20.6   110   31.6 
2026-08-18 00:00 UT   14 07 31.1   -13 44 19     2.895    2.715   69.7   20.5   110   31.6 
2026-08-19 00:00 UT   14 08 35.5   -13 49 54     2.909    2.716   69.0   20.4   110   31.6 
2026-08-20 00:00 UT   14 09 40.5   -13 55 29     2.924    2.718   68.3   20.2   110   31.6 
2026-08-21 00:00 UT   14 10 46.1   -14 01 07     2.938    2.720   67.6   20.1   110   31.6 
2026-08-22 00:00 UT   14 11 52.2   -14 06 46     2.953    2.721   67.0   20.0   110   31.6 
2026-08-23 00:00 UT   14 12 58.9   -14 12 27     2.967    2.723   66.3   19.9   110   31.6 
2026-08-24 00:00 UT   14 14 06.1   -14 18 09     2.981    2.724   65.6   19.8   110   31.6 
2026-08-25 00:00 UT   14 15 13.8   -14 23 53     2.995    2.726   64.9   19.6   110   31.7 
2026-08-26 00:00 UT   14 16 22.1   -14 29 38     3.009    2.727   64.3   19.5   110   31.7 
2026-08-27 00:00 UT   14 17 30.9   -14 35 24     3.023    2.728   63.6   19.4   110   31.7 
2026-08-28 00:00 UT   14 18 40.2   -14 41 11     3.037    2.730   62.9   19.2   109   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.