2022 VY2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	17 Jun 2026	30.6	2.581 AU	1.937 AU	13h27m	-10°05'	118.5°	20.2°

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
2026-06-17 00:00 UT   13 27 37.5   -10 05 08     1.937    2.581  118.5   20.2   111   30.6 
2026-06-17 01:41 UT   13 27 37.7   -10 05 10     1.938    2.582  118.5   20.2   111   30.6 
2026-06-18 00:00 UT   13 27 41.4   -10 05 30     1.952    2.584  117.6   20.4   111   30.6 
2026-06-19 00:00 UT   13 27 46.7   -10 06 01     1.966    2.587  116.6   20.6   111   30.7 
2026-06-20 00:00 UT   13 27 53.6   -10 06 40     1.981    2.590  115.7   20.7   111   30.7 
2026-06-21 00:00 UT   13 28 02.0   -10 07 28     1.996    2.592  114.8   20.8   111   30.7 
2026-06-22 00:00 UT   13 28 11.8   -10 08 25     2.011    2.595  113.9   21.0   111   30.7 
2026-06-23 00:00 UT   13 28 23.1   -10 09 29     2.026    2.597  113.0   21.1   111   30.8 
2026-06-24 00:00 UT   13 28 35.8   -10 10 42     2.041    2.600  112.1   21.2   111   30.8 
2026-06-25 00:00 UT   13 28 49.9   -10 12 03     2.056    2.603  111.2   21.4   111   30.8 
2026-06-26 00:00 UT   13 29 05.3   -10 13 31     2.072    2.605  110.3   21.5   111   30.8 
2026-06-27 00:00 UT   13 29 22.1   -10 15 07     2.087    2.608  109.4   21.6   111   30.8 
2026-06-28 00:00 UT   13 29 40.3   -10 16 51     2.102    2.610  108.6   21.7   111   30.9 
2026-06-29 00:00 UT   13 29 59.7   -10 18 42     2.118    2.613  107.7   21.8   111   30.9 
2026-06-30 00:00 UT   13 30 20.4   -10 20 41     2.133    2.615  106.8   21.8   111   30.9 
2026-07-01 00:00 UT   13 30 42.4   -10 22 46     2.149    2.618  106.0   21.9   111   30.9 
2026-07-02 00:00 UT   13 31 05.6   -10 24 59     2.164    2.620  105.1   22.0   111   30.9 
2026-07-03 00:00 UT   13 31 30.1   -10 27 18     2.180    2.623  104.3   22.1   111   31.0 
2026-07-04 00:00 UT   13 31 55.7   -10 29 45     2.195    2.625  103.4   22.1   111   31.0 
2026-07-05 00:00 UT   13 32 22.6   -10 32 17     2.211    2.627  102.6   22.2   111   31.0 
2026-07-06 00:00 UT   13 32 50.6   -10 34 57     2.227    2.630  101.8   22.2   111   31.0 
2026-07-07 00:00 UT   13 33 19.7   -10 37 42     2.242    2.632  100.9   22.3   111   31.0 
2026-07-08 00:00 UT   13 33 50.0   -10 40 35     2.258    2.634  100.1   22.3   111   31.1 
2026-07-09 00:00 UT   13 34 21.4   -10 43 33     2.274    2.637   99.3   22.4   111   31.1 
2026-07-10 00:00 UT   13 34 53.8   -10 46 37     2.290    2.639   98.5   22.4   111   31.1 
2026-07-11 00:00 UT   13 35 27.4   -10 49 47     2.306    2.641   97.7   22.4   111   31.1 
2026-07-12 00:00 UT   13 36 02.0   -10 53 03     2.321    2.644   96.9   22.4   111   31.1 
2026-07-13 00:00 UT   13 36 37.7   -10 56 25     2.337    2.646   96.1   22.5   111   31.1 
2026-07-14 00:00 UT   13 37 14.4   -10 59 52     2.353    2.648   95.3   22.5   111   31.2 
2026-07-15 00:00 UT   13 37 52.1   -11 03 25     2.369    2.650   94.5   22.5   111   31.2 
2026-07-16 00:00 UT   13 38 30.8   -11 07 03     2.385    2.653   93.7   22.5   111   31.2 
2026-07-17 00:00 UT   13 39 10.5   -11 10 46     2.401    2.655   92.9   22.5   111   31.2 

    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.