2022 SG
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	20 Jan 2026	28.4	1.767 AU	1.926 AU	15h31m	-13°53'	65.8°	30.5°

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 SG are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.6668569
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.0176862
            i (Inclination)                 : 12.28345
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 177.24489
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 263.26415
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 21.09154
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 260.35272
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -12.19735
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.87            
        

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
2026-01-20 00:00 UT   15 31 12.4   -13 53 46     1.926    1.767   65.8   30.5   286   28.4 
2026-01-20 04:52 UT   15 31 30.1   -13 53 41     1.926    1.769   65.9   30.5   286   28.4 
2026-01-21 00:00 UT   15 32 39.1   -13 53 17     1.923    1.776   66.4   30.5   286   28.4 
2026-01-22 00:00 UT   15 34 04.4   -13 52 40     1.920    1.785   67.1   30.5   286   28.4 
2026-01-23 00:00 UT   15 35 28.3   -13 51 54     1.917    1.794   67.8   30.5   286   28.4 
2026-01-24 00:00 UT   15 36 50.8   -13 50 59     1.914    1.803   68.5   30.5   286   28.5 
2026-01-25 00:00 UT   15 38 11.9   -13 49 55     1.910    1.812   69.2   30.5   285   28.5 
2026-01-26 00:00 UT   15 39 31.5   -13 48 42     1.907    1.821   69.9   30.5   285   28.5 
2026-01-27 00:00 UT   15 40 49.7   -13 47 21     1.903    1.830   70.6   30.5   285   28.5 
2026-01-28 00:00 UT   15 42 06.5   -13 45 50     1.899    1.838   71.3   30.5   285   28.5 
2026-01-29 00:00 UT   15 43 21.8   -13 44 11     1.895    1.847   72.1   30.5   285   28.5 
2026-01-30 00:00 UT   15 44 35.6   -13 42 24     1.891    1.856   72.8   30.5   285   28.5 
2026-01-31 00:00 UT   15 45 47.9   -13 40 28     1.887    1.865   73.5   30.4   285   28.5 
2026-02-01 00:00 UT   15 46 58.7   -13 38 23     1.883    1.873   74.3   30.4   284   28.5 
2026-02-02 00:00 UT   15 48 08.0   -13 36 09     1.878    1.882   75.0   30.4   284   28.5 
2026-02-03 00:00 UT   15 49 15.7   -13 33 47     1.874    1.891   75.8   30.4   284   28.5 
2026-02-04 00:00 UT   15 50 22.0   -13 31 17     1.869    1.899   76.5   30.3   284   28.5 
2026-02-05 00:00 UT   15 51 26.6   -13 28 38     1.864    1.908   77.3   30.3   284   28.5 
2026-02-06 00:00 UT   15 52 29.7   -13 25 50     1.860    1.916   78.1   30.2   284   28.5 
2026-02-07 00:00 UT   15 53 31.2   -13 22 54     1.855    1.925   78.8   30.2   283   28.5 
2026-02-08 00:00 UT   15 54 31.1   -13 19 49     1.850    1.933   79.6   30.1   283   28.5 
2026-02-09 00:00 UT   15 55 29.4   -13 16 35     1.845    1.941   80.4   30.1   283   28.5 
2026-02-10 00:00 UT   15 56 26.0   -13 13 14     1.839    1.950   81.2   30.0   283   28.5 
2026-02-11 00:00 UT   15 57 21.0   -13 09 43     1.834    1.958   82.0   29.9   283   28.5 
2026-02-12 00:00 UT   15 58 14.3   -13 06 04     1.829    1.966   82.8   29.9   283   28.5 
2026-02-13 00:00 UT   15 59 05.9   -13 02 17     1.823    1.975   83.6   29.8   282   28.5 
2026-02-14 00:00 UT   15 59 55.7   -12 58 21     1.818    1.983   84.4   29.7   282   28.5 
2026-02-15 00:00 UT   16 00 43.8   -12 54 16     1.812    1.991   85.3   29.6   282   28.5 
2026-02-16 00:00 UT   16 01 30.2   -12 50 03     1.807    1.999   86.1   29.5   282   28.5 
2026-02-17 00:00 UT   16 02 14.7   -12 45 42     1.801    2.007   86.9   29.4   282   28.5 
2026-02-18 00:00 UT   16 02 57.5   -12 41 12     1.795    2.015   87.8   29.3   282   28.5 
2026-02-19 00:00 UT   16 03 38.4   -12 36 34     1.790    2.024   88.6   29.2   281   28.5 

    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.