2022 VY2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	18 Dec 2025	30.2	1.781 AU	2.076 AU	13h40m	-10°02'	58.9°	28.3°

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 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
2025-12-18 00:00 UT   13 40 47.8   -10 02 36     2.076    1.781   58.9   28.3   291   30.2 
2025-12-18 05:18 UT   13 41 10.6   -10 04 50     2.075    1.782   59.1   28.3   291   30.2 
2025-12-19 00:00 UT   13 42 30.6   -10 12 41     2.072    1.787   59.5   28.3   291   30.2 
2025-12-20 00:00 UT   13 44 12.6   -10 22 39     2.068    1.793   60.1   28.4   291   30.2 
2025-12-21 00:00 UT   13 45 53.6   -10 32 30     2.064    1.799   60.7   28.5   291   30.2 
2025-12-22 00:00 UT   13 47 33.8   -10 42 13     2.059    1.805   61.2   28.5   291   30.2 
2025-12-23 00:00 UT   13 49 13.1   -10 51 48     2.055    1.811   61.8   28.6   291   30.2 
2025-12-24 00:00 UT   13 50 51.5   -11 01 16     2.050    1.817   62.4   28.7   291   30.2 
2025-12-25 00:00 UT   13 52 29.0   -11 10 36     2.045    1.823   63.0   28.7   291   30.2 
2025-12-26 00:00 UT   13 54 05.5   -11 19 49     2.040    1.829   63.6   28.8   291   30.2 
2025-12-27 00:00 UT   13 55 41.2   -11 28 54     2.035    1.835   64.2   28.9   291   30.2 
2025-12-28 00:00 UT   13 57 15.9   -11 37 51     2.030    1.841   64.8   28.9   290   30.2 
2025-12-29 00:00 UT   13 58 49.6   -11 46 41     2.025    1.847   65.4   29.0   290   30.2 
2025-12-30 00:00 UT   14 00 22.4   -11 55 24     2.020    1.853   66.0   29.0   290   30.2 
2025-12-31 00:00 UT   14 01 54.2   -12 03 59     2.014    1.858   66.6   29.1   290   30.2 
2026-01-01 00:00 UT   14 03 25.0   -12 12 26     2.009    1.864   67.3   29.1   290   30.3 
2026-01-02 00:00 UT   14 04 54.9   -12 20 46     2.003    1.870   67.9   29.2   290   30.3 
2026-01-03 00:00 UT   14 06 23.7   -12 28 58     1.998    1.876   68.5   29.2   290   30.3 
2026-01-04 00:00 UT   14 07 51.6   -12 37 03     1.992    1.882   69.1   29.2   290   30.3 
2026-01-05 00:00 UT   14 09 18.4   -12 45 00     1.986    1.887   69.8   29.3   290   30.3 
2026-01-06 00:00 UT   14 10 44.2   -12 52 50     1.980    1.893   70.4   29.3   290   30.3 
2026-01-07 00:00 UT   14 12 08.9   -13 00 32     1.974    1.899   71.1   29.3   290   30.3 

    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.