2022 SG
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	7 May 2026	27.9	2.555 AU	1.569 AU	15h19m	-02°13'	164.4°	6.1°

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
2026-05-07 00:00 UT   15 19 07.0   -02 13 59     1.569    2.555  164.4    6.1   202   27.9 
2026-05-07 07:34 UT   15 18 40.6   -02 11 47     1.571    2.557  164.4    6.1   201   27.9 
2026-05-08 00:00 UT   15 17 43.5   -02 07 04     1.575    2.561  164.4    6.1   197   28.0 
2026-05-09 00:00 UT   15 16 20.5   -02 00 21     1.580    2.567  164.4    6.1   193   28.0 
2026-05-10 00:00 UT   15 14 57.9   -01 53 50     1.586    2.573  164.3    6.1   188   28.0 
2026-05-11 00:00 UT   15 13 35.8   -01 47 31     1.592    2.578  164.0    6.2   183   28.0 
2026-05-12 00:00 UT   15 12 14.4   -01 41 24     1.599    2.584  163.7    6.3   179   28.0 
2026-05-13 00:00 UT   15 10 53.7   -01 35 30     1.606    2.590  163.3    6.4   174   28.0 
2026-05-14 00:00 UT   15 09 33.7   -01 29 49     1.613    2.596  162.7    6.6   170   28.1 
2026-05-15 00:00 UT   15 08 14.6   -01 24 21     1.621    2.601  162.2    6.8   166   28.1 
2026-05-16 00:00 UT   15 06 56.4   -01 19 07     1.628    2.607  161.5    7.1   163   28.1 
2026-05-17 00:00 UT   15 05 39.2   -01 14 05     1.636    2.612  160.8    7.3   159   28.1 
2026-05-18 00:00 UT   15 04 23.0   -01 09 18     1.645    2.618  160.0    7.6   156   28.2 
2026-05-19 00:00 UT   15 03 07.9   -01 04 43     1.653    2.624  159.2    7.9   154   28.2 
2026-05-20 00:00 UT   15 01 53.9   -01 00 23     1.662    2.629  158.3    8.2   151   28.2 
2026-05-21 00:00 UT   15 00 41.2   +00 56 16     1.671    2.635  157.4    8.5   149   28.3 
2026-05-22 00:00 UT   14 59 29.7   +00 52 23     1.681    2.640  156.5    8.8   147   28.3 
2026-05-23 00:00 UT   14 58 19.6   +00 48 43     1.690    2.646  155.6    9.1   145   28.3 
2026-05-24 00:00 UT   14 57 10.8   +00 45 18     1.700    2.651  154.6    9.4   143   28.3 
2026-05-25 00:00 UT   14 56 03.4   +00 42 05     1.711    2.656  153.6    9.7   141   28.4 
2026-05-26 00:00 UT   14 54 57.4   +00 39 07     1.721    2.662  152.6   10.1   139   28.4 
2026-05-27 00:00 UT   14 53 52.9   +00 36 21     1.732    2.667  151.6   10.4   138   28.4 
2026-05-28 00:00 UT   14 52 49.9   +00 33 49     1.743    2.672  150.6   10.7   136   28.5 
2026-05-29 00:00 UT   14 51 48.4   +00 31 31     1.754    2.678  149.6   11.0   135   28.5 
2026-05-30 00:00 UT   14 50 48.5   +00 29 25     1.766    2.683  148.6   11.4   134   28.5 
2026-05-31 00:00 UT   14 49 50.1   +00 27 33     1.777    2.688  147.5   11.7   133   28.6 
2026-06-01 00:00 UT   14 48 53.4   +00 25 53     1.789    2.694  146.5   12.0   132   28.6 
2026-06-02 00:00 UT   14 47 58.2   +00 24 26     1.801    2.699  145.5   12.3   131   28.6 
2026-06-03 00:00 UT   14 47 04.7   +00 23 11     1.814    2.704  144.4   12.6   130   28.7 
2026-06-04 00:00 UT   14 46 12.8   +00 22 09     1.826    2.709  143.4   12.9   129   28.7 

    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.