2022 VY2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	18 Mar 2026	29.7	2.256 AU	1.461 AU	14h47m	-16°28'	132.5°	19.0°

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
2026-03-18 00:00 UT   14 47 44.5   -16 28 09     1.461    2.256  132.5   19.0   287   29.7 
2026-03-18 12:41 UT   14 47 23.5   -16 26 57     1.458    2.259  133.2   18.8   288   29.7 
2026-03-19 00:00 UT   14 47 04.3   -16 25 50     1.455    2.261  133.7   18.6   288   29.6 
2026-03-20 00:00 UT   14 46 22.1   -16 23 21     1.450    2.265  134.9   18.2   288   29.6 
2026-03-21 00:00 UT   14 45 37.7   -16 20 42     1.445    2.270  136.1   17.7   288   29.6 
2026-03-22 00:00 UT   14 44 51.2   -16 17 53     1.440    2.274  137.2   17.3   288   29.6 
2026-03-23 00:00 UT   14 44 02.6   -16 14 54     1.435    2.278  138.4   16.9   288   29.6 
2026-03-24 00:00 UT   14 43 12.0   -16 11 45     1.430    2.283  139.6   16.4   288   29.6 
2026-03-25 00:00 UT   14 42 19.4   -16 08 26     1.425    2.287  140.8   16.0   288   29.5 
2026-03-26 00:00 UT   14 41 24.9   -16 04 58     1.421    2.291  142.1   15.5   288   29.5 
2026-03-27 00:00 UT   14 40 28.5   -16 01 19     1.417    2.296  143.3   15.1   288   29.5 
2026-03-28 00:00 UT   14 39 30.3   -15 57 31     1.413    2.300  144.5   14.6   288   29.5 
2026-03-29 00:00 UT   14 38 30.2   -15 53 34     1.409    2.304  145.7   14.1   288   29.5 
2026-03-30 00:00 UT   14 37 28.5   -15 49 28     1.406    2.308  147.0   13.6   289   29.5 
2026-03-31 00:00 UT   14 36 25.1   -15 45 12     1.403    2.312  148.2   13.1   289   29.4 
2026-04-01 00:00 UT   14 35 20.0   -15 40 47     1.400    2.317  149.5   12.6   289   29.4 
2026-04-02 00:00 UT   14 34 13.4   -15 36 13     1.397    2.321  150.8   12.1   289   29.4 
2026-04-03 00:00 UT   14 33 05.3   -15 31 31     1.394    2.325  152.0   11.6   289   29.4 
2026-04-04 00:00 UT   14 31 55.8   -15 26 40     1.392    2.329  153.3   11.1   289   29.4 
2026-04-05 00:00 UT   14 30 45.0   -15 21 41     1.390    2.333  154.6   10.6   289   29.3 
2026-04-06 00:00 UT   14 29 32.9   -15 16 33     1.388    2.337  155.9   10.1   290   29.3 
2026-04-07 00:00 UT   14 28 19.5   -15 11 18     1.386    2.341  157.2    9.5   290   29.3 
2026-04-08 00:00 UT   14 27 05.1   -15 05 56     1.385    2.345  158.5    9.0   290   29.3 
2026-04-09 00:00 UT   14 25 49.6   -15 00 26     1.384    2.349  159.8    8.5   290   29.3 
2026-04-10 00:00 UT   14 24 33.1   -14 54 49     1.383    2.353  161.1    7.9   290   29.2 
2026-04-11 00:00 UT   14 23 15.8   -14 49 06     1.383    2.357  162.4    7.4   291   29.2 
2026-04-12 00:00 UT   14 21 57.7   -14 43 16     1.383    2.361  163.7    6.8   291   29.2 
2026-04-13 00:00 UT   14 20 39.0   -14 37 21     1.383    2.365  165.0    6.3   291   29.2 
2026-04-14 00:00 UT   14 19 19.6   -14 31 20     1.383    2.369  166.3    5.8   291   29.1 
2026-04-15 00:00 UT   14 17 59.7   -14 25 14     1.384    2.373  167.6    5.2   292   29.1 
2026-04-16 00:00 UT   14 16 39.4   -14 19 04     1.384    2.377  168.9    4.6   292   29.1 
2026-04-17 00:00 UT   14 15 18.8   -14 12 49     1.386    2.381  170.3    4.1   293   29.1 

    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.