2022 VY2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	7 Oct 2026	31.8	2.772 AU	3.504 AU	15h10m	-18°36'	37.0°	12.5°

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)                : 0.4586369
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.9100677
            i (Inclination)                 : 1.39275
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 17.59311
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 51.65712
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 120.17492
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 69.24199
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 1.09231
            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
2026-10-07 00:00 UT   15 10 57.3   -18 36 11     3.504    2.772   37.0   12.5   107   31.8 
2026-10-07 08:35 UT   15 11 28.0   -18 38 12     3.507    2.772   36.8   12.5   107   31.8 
2026-10-08 00:00 UT   15 12 23.3   -18 41 50     3.513    2.773   36.4   12.3   106   31.8 
2026-10-09 00:00 UT   15 13 49.5   -18 47 27     3.522    2.773   35.8   12.2   106   31.8 
2026-10-10 00:00 UT   15 15 16.1   -18 53 03     3.531    2.774   35.1   12.0   106   31.8 
2026-10-11 00:00 UT   15 16 43.0   -18 58 38     3.539    2.775   34.5   11.8   106   31.8 
2026-10-12 00:00 UT   15 18 10.2   -19 04 11     3.548    2.775   33.9   11.6   106   31.8 
2026-10-13 00:00 UT   15 19 37.7   -19 09 42     3.556    2.776   33.2   11.4   106   31.8 
2026-10-14 00:00 UT   15 21 05.5   -19 15 12     3.564    2.776   32.6   11.2   106   31.8 
2026-10-15 00:00 UT   15 22 33.6   -19 20 40     3.572    2.777   32.0   11.0   106   31.8 
2026-10-16 00:00 UT   15 24 02.0   -19 26 06     3.580    2.778   31.3   10.8   106   31.8 
2026-10-17 00:00 UT   15 25 30.7   -19 31 31     3.588    2.778   30.7   10.6   106   31.8 
2026-10-18 00:00 UT   15 26 59.6   -19 36 54     3.596    2.779   30.1   10.4   106   31.8 
2026-10-19 00:00 UT   15 28 28.9   -19 42 14     3.603    2.779   29.4   10.1   106   31.8 
2026-10-20 00:00 UT   15 29 58.4   -19 47 33     3.611    2.780   28.8    9.9   105   31.8 
2026-10-21 00:00 UT   15 31 28.2   -19 52 50     3.618    2.780   28.2    9.7   105   31.8 
2026-10-22 00:00 UT   15 32 58.2   -19 58 05     3.625    2.781   27.5    9.5   105   31.8 
2026-10-23 00:00 UT   15 34 28.6   -20 03 17     3.632    2.781   26.9    9.3   105   31.8 
2026-10-24 00:00 UT   15 35 59.1   -20 08 28     3.638    2.781   26.3    9.1   105   31.7 
2026-10-25 00:00 UT   15 37 30.0   -20 13 36     3.645    2.782   25.7    8.9   105   31.7 
2026-10-26 00:00 UT   15 39 01.0   -20 18 42     3.651    2.782   25.0    8.7   105   31.7 
2026-10-27 00:00 UT   15 40 32.4   -20 23 46     3.657    2.783   24.4    8.5   105   31.7 
2026-10-28 00:00 UT   15 42 04.0   -20 28 48     3.663    2.783   23.8    8.3   105   31.7 
2026-10-29 00:00 UT   15 43 35.8   -20 33 47     3.669    2.783   23.1    8.1   105   31.7 
2026-10-30 00:00 UT   15 45 07.9   -20 38 44     3.675    2.783   22.5    7.9   105   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.