2022 VY2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	3 May 2026	29.2	2.440 AU	1.444 AU	13h54m	-12°30'	168.8°	4.6°

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
2026-05-03 00:00 UT   13 54 24.5   -12 30 16     1.444    2.440  168.8    4.6   107   29.2 
2026-05-03 23:24 UT   13 53 14.4   -12 24 15     1.450    2.444  167.5    5.1   107   29.3 
2026-05-04 00:00 UT   13 53 12.6   -12 24 06     1.450    2.444  167.5    5.1   107   29.3 
2026-05-05 00:00 UT   13 52 02.0   -12 18 00     1.456    2.447  166.2    5.6   108   29.3 
2026-05-06 00:00 UT   13 50 52.6   -12 11 59     1.463    2.451  164.9    6.1   108   29.4 
2026-05-07 00:00 UT   13 49 44.5   -12 06 03     1.470    2.454  163.7    6.6   108   29.4 
2026-05-08 00:00 UT   13 48 37.8   -12 00 13     1.477    2.458  162.4    7.1   108   29.4 
2026-05-09 00:00 UT   13 47 32.5   -11 54 29     1.484    2.461  161.2    7.6   109   29.5 
2026-05-10 00:00 UT   13 46 28.7   -11 48 51     1.492    2.465  159.9    8.1   109   29.5 
2026-05-11 00:00 UT   13 45 26.4   -11 43 20     1.500    2.468  158.7    8.6   109   29.5 
2026-05-12 00:00 UT   13 44 25.7   -11 37 56     1.508    2.472  157.5    9.0   109   29.6 
2026-05-13 00:00 UT   13 43 26.5   -11 32 39     1.517    2.475  156.2    9.5   109   29.6 
2026-05-14 00:00 UT   13 42 29.0   -11 27 30     1.525    2.478  155.0    9.9   109   29.6 
2026-05-15 00:00 UT   13 41 33.2   -11 22 28     1.534    2.482  153.8   10.4   109   29.7 
2026-05-16 00:00 UT   13 40 39.1   -11 17 35     1.543    2.485  152.6   10.8   110   29.7 
2026-05-17 00:00 UT   13 39 46.8   -11 12 51     1.553    2.488  151.4   11.2   110   29.7 
2026-05-18 00:00 UT   13 38 56.1   -11 08 15     1.562    2.492  150.2   11.6   110   29.8 
2026-05-19 00:00 UT   13 38 07.3   -11 03 48     1.572    2.495  149.1   12.0   110   29.8 
2026-05-20 00:00 UT   13 37 20.3   -10 59 30     1.582    2.498  147.9   12.4   110   29.8 
2026-05-21 00:00 UT   13 36 35.1   -10 55 22     1.593    2.501  146.7   12.8   110   29.9 
2026-05-22 00:00 UT   13 35 51.8   -10 51 23     1.603    2.505  145.6   13.2   110   29.9 
2026-05-23 00:00 UT   13 35 10.3   -10 47 33     1.614    2.508  144.4   13.6   110   29.9 
2026-05-24 00:00 UT   13 34 30.6   -10 43 54     1.625    2.511  143.3   13.9   110   30.0 
2026-05-25 00:00 UT   13 33 52.8   -10 40 24     1.636    2.514  142.2   14.3   110   30.0 
2026-05-26 00:00 UT   13 33 16.9   -10 37 04     1.647    2.517  141.1   14.6   110   30.0 
2026-05-27 00:00 UT   13 32 42.8   -10 33 53     1.659    2.520  140.0   15.0   110   30.0 
2026-05-28 00:00 UT   13 32 10.5   -10 30 53     1.671    2.523  138.9   15.3   111   30.1 
2026-05-29 00:00 UT   13 31 40.1   -10 28 03     1.683    2.526  137.8   15.6   111   30.1 
2026-05-30 00:00 UT   13 31 11.6   -10 25 22     1.695    2.530  136.7   16.0   111   30.1 
2026-05-31 00:00 UT   13 30 44.8   -10 22 52     1.707    2.533  135.6   16.3   111   30.2 
2026-06-01 00:00 UT   13 30 19.9   -10 20 31     1.719    2.536  134.5   16.6   111   30.2 
2026-06-02 00:00 UT   13 29 56.8   -10 18 21     1.732    2.539  133.5   16.9   111   30.2 

    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.