2022 SG
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	19 Feb 2026	28.5	2.024 AU	1.790 AU	16h03m	-12°36'	88.6°	29.2°

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 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
2026-02-19 00:00 UT   16 03 38.4   -12 36 34     1.790    2.024   88.6   29.2   281   28.5 
2026-02-19 06:48 UT   16 03 49.7   -12 35 13     1.788    2.026   88.9   29.2   281   28.5 
2026-02-20 00:00 UT   16 04 17.5   -12 31 47     1.784    2.032   89.5   29.1   281   28.5 
2026-02-21 00:00 UT   16 04 54.7   -12 26 52     1.778    2.040   90.3   29.0   281   28.5 
2026-02-22 00:00 UT   16 05 30.1   -12 21 49     1.772    2.048   91.2   28.9   281   28.5 
2026-02-23 00:00 UT   16 06 03.6   -12 16 38     1.766    2.056   92.1   28.8   281   28.5 
2026-02-24 00:00 UT   16 06 35.1   -12 11 18     1.760    2.063   93.0   28.6   281   28.5 
2026-02-25 00:00 UT   16 07 04.8   -12 05 50     1.754    2.071   93.9   28.5   280   28.5 
2026-02-26 00:00 UT   16 07 32.5   -12 00 14     1.748    2.079   94.8   28.3   280   28.5 
2026-02-27 00:00 UT   16 07 58.2   -11 54 30     1.742    2.087   95.7   28.2   280   28.5 
2026-02-28 00:00 UT   16 08 22.0   -11 48 39     1.735    2.095   96.6   28.0   280   28.5 
2026-03-01 00:00 UT   16 08 43.8   -11 42 39     1.729    2.102   97.5   27.9   280   28.5 
2026-03-02 00:00 UT   16 09 03.6   -11 36 31     1.723    2.110   98.4   27.7   279   28.5 
2026-03-03 00:00 UT   16 09 21.4   -11 30 15     1.717    2.118   99.4   27.5   279   28.5 
2026-03-04 00:00 UT   16 09 37.2   -11 23 51     1.711    2.126  100.3   27.3   279   28.5 
2026-03-05 00:00 UT   16 09 50.9   -11 17 19     1.705    2.133  101.3   27.1   279   28.5 
2026-03-06 00:00 UT   16 10 02.5   -11 10 40     1.699    2.141  102.2   26.9   279   28.5 
2026-03-07 00:00 UT   16 10 12.1   -11 03 53     1.692    2.148  103.2   26.7   278   28.5 
2026-03-08 00:00 UT   16 10 19.6   -10 56 58     1.686    2.156  104.2   26.5   278   28.5 
2026-03-09 00:00 UT   16 10 24.9   -10 49 55     1.680    2.163  105.1   26.3   278   28.4 
2026-03-10 00:00 UT   16 10 28.2   -10 42 45     1.674    2.171  106.1   26.1   278   28.4 
2026-03-11 00:00 UT   16 10 29.3   -10 35 28     1.668    2.178  107.1   25.8   278   28.4 
2026-03-12 00:00 UT   16 10 28.2   -10 28 03     1.662    2.186  108.1   25.6   277   28.4 
2026-03-13 00:00 UT   16 10 24.9   -10 20 30     1.656    2.193  109.1   25.4   277   28.4 
2026-03-14 00:00 UT   16 10 19.5   -10 12 51     1.650    2.200  110.1   25.1   277   28.4 
2026-03-15 00:00 UT   16 10 11.9   -10 05 04     1.644    2.208  111.2   24.8   277   28.4 
2026-03-16 00:00 UT   16 10 02.0   -09 57 10     1.639    2.215  112.2   24.6   276   28.4 
2026-03-17 00:00 UT   16 09 50.0   -09 49 10     1.633    2.222  113.2   24.3   276   28.4 
2026-03-18 00:00 UT   16 09 35.7   -09 41 02     1.627    2.230  114.3   24.0   276   28.4 
2026-03-19 00:00 UT   16 09 19.2   -09 32 48     1.622    2.237  115.3   23.7   275   28.4 
2026-03-20 00:00 UT   16 09 00.5   -09 24 28     1.616    2.244  116.4   23.4   275   28.4 
2026-03-21 00:00 UT   16 08 39.5   -09 16 01     1.611    2.251  117.5   23.1   275   28.3 

    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.