2022 CE2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	5 Mar 2026	28.3	3.215 AU	3.166 AU	17h20m	-14°50'	83.9°	17.9°

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 CE2 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.5828468
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.0911226
            i (Inclination)                 : 11.03466
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 109.28007
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 324.19869
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 110.41185
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 73.98453
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -6.42866
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.02            
        

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
2026-03-05 00:00 UT   17 20 04.3   -14 50 57     3.166    3.215   83.9   17.9   275   28.3 
2026-03-05 14:57 UT   17 20 25.3   -14 50 22     3.158    3.216   84.4   17.9   275   28.3 
2026-03-06 00:00 UT   17 20 37.8   -14 49 60     3.152    3.217   84.7   17.9   275   28.3 
2026-03-07 00:00 UT   17 21 10.2   -14 49 01     3.139    3.218   85.6   17.9   275   28.2 
2026-03-08 00:00 UT   17 21 41.6   -14 47 59     3.125    3.220   86.5   17.9   274   28.2 
2026-03-09 00:00 UT   17 22 11.9   -14 46 55     3.112    3.222   87.3   17.9   274   28.2 
2026-03-10 00:00 UT   17 22 41.2   -14 45 49     3.098    3.223   88.2   17.9   274   28.2 
2026-03-11 00:00 UT   17 23 09.4   -14 44 41     3.085    3.225   89.1   17.9   274   28.2 
2026-03-12 00:00 UT   17 23 36.5   -14 43 30     3.071    3.227   89.9   17.9   274   28.2 
2026-03-13 00:00 UT   17 24 02.5   -14 42 17     3.057    3.228   90.8   17.9   273   28.2 
2026-03-14 00:00 UT   17 24 27.3   -14 41 03     3.044    3.230   91.7   17.9   273   28.2 
2026-03-15 00:00 UT   17 24 51.0   -14 39 46     3.030    3.232   92.6   17.9   273   28.2 
2026-03-16 00:00 UT   17 25 13.6   -14 38 28     3.016    3.233   93.5   17.9   273   28.2 
2026-03-17 00:00 UT   17 25 34.9   -14 37 07     3.002    3.235   94.4   17.9   273   28.2 
2026-03-18 00:00 UT   17 25 55.1   -14 35 45     2.989    3.236   95.3   17.8   273   28.1 
2026-03-19 00:00 UT   17 26 14.1   -14 34 21     2.975    3.238   96.2   17.8   272   28.1 
2026-03-20 00:00 UT   17 26 31.8   -14 32 55     2.961    3.239   97.1   17.8   272   28.1 
2026-03-21 00:00 UT   17 26 48.3   -14 31 27     2.948    3.241   98.1   17.7   272   28.1 
2026-03-22 00:00 UT   17 27 03.6   -14 29 58     2.934    3.242   99.0   17.7   272   28.1 
2026-03-23 00:00 UT   17 27 17.6   -14 28 28     2.920    3.244   99.9   17.6   272   28.1 
2026-03-24 00:00 UT   17 27 30.4   -14 26 56     2.907    3.245  100.8   17.6   272   28.1 
2026-03-25 00:00 UT   17 27 41.9   -14 25 22     2.893    3.247  101.8   17.5   271   28.1 
2026-03-26 00:00 UT   17 27 52.1   -14 23 47     2.880    3.248  102.7   17.4   271   28.1 
2026-03-27 00:00 UT   17 28 00.9   -14 22 11     2.866    3.249  103.6   17.4   271   28.0 
2026-03-28 00:00 UT   17 28 08.5   -14 20 33     2.853    3.251  104.6   17.3   271   28.0 
2026-03-29 00:00 UT   17 28 14.8   -14 18 55     2.839    3.252  105.5   17.2   271   28.0 
2026-03-30 00:00 UT   17 28 19.7   -14 17 15     2.826    3.254  106.5   17.1   271   28.0 
2026-03-31 00:00 UT   17 28 23.3   -14 15 34     2.813    3.255  107.5   17.0   270   28.0 
2026-04-01 00:00 UT   17 28 25.5   -14 13 52     2.799    3.256  108.4   16.9   270   28.0 
2026-04-02 00:00 UT   17 28 26.4   -14 12 09     2.786    3.257  109.4   16.8   270   28.0 
2026-04-03 00:00 UT   17 28 25.9   -14 10 24     2.773    3.259  110.4   16.7   270   28.0 
2026-04-04 00:00 UT   17 28 24.0   -14 08 39     2.760    3.260  111.3   16.6   270   27.9 

    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.