2022 SG
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	23 Aug 2026	30.3	3.051 AU	3.180 AU	14h53m	-05°29'	73.5°	18.5°

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
2026-08-23 00:00 UT   14 53 58.8   -05 29 29     3.180    3.051   73.5   18.5   104   30.3 
2026-08-23 13:42 UT   14 54 25.4   -05 32 49     3.190    3.053   73.1   18.5   104   30.3 
2026-08-24 00:00 UT   14 54 45.5   -05 35 20     3.197    3.054   72.7   18.4   104   30.3 
2026-08-25 00:00 UT   14 55 32.9   -05 41 10     3.214    3.057   72.0   18.3   103   30.4 
2026-08-26 00:00 UT   14 56 20.9   -05 47 01     3.232    3.061   71.3   18.2   103   30.4 
2026-08-27 00:00 UT   14 57 09.4   -05 52 51     3.249    3.064   70.6   18.1   103   30.4 
2026-08-28 00:00 UT   14 57 58.6   -05 58 42     3.266    3.067   69.8   18.0   103   30.4 
2026-08-29 00:00 UT   14 58 48.3   -06 04 32     3.282    3.071   69.1   17.9   103   30.4 
2026-08-30 00:00 UT   14 59 38.6   -06 10 21     3.299    3.074   68.4   17.8   102   30.4 
2026-08-31 00:00 UT   15 00 29.5   -06 16 11     3.316    3.077   67.7   17.7   102   30.4 
2026-09-01 00:00 UT   15 01 20.9   -06 21 60     3.333    3.081   66.9   17.5   102   30.4 
2026-09-02 00:00 UT   15 02 12.9   -06 27 48     3.349    3.084   66.2   17.4   102   30.4 
2026-09-03 00:00 UT   15 03 05.4   -06 33 37     3.366    3.087   65.5   17.3   102   30.4 
2026-09-04 00:00 UT   15 03 58.5   -06 39 24     3.382    3.090   64.8   17.2   101   30.5 
2026-09-05 00:00 UT   15 04 52.1   -06 45 11     3.398    3.093   64.1   17.0   101   30.5 
2026-09-06 00:00 UT   15 05 46.2   -06 50 57     3.415    3.097   63.4   16.9   101   30.5 
2026-09-07 00:00 UT   15 06 40.8   -06 56 43     3.431    3.100   62.6   16.8   101   30.5 
2026-09-08 00:00 UT   15 07 35.9   -07 02 27     3.447    3.103   61.9   16.7   101   30.5 
2026-09-09 00:00 UT   15 08 31.5   -07 08 11     3.463    3.106   61.2   16.5   100   30.5 
2026-09-10 00:00 UT   15 09 27.7   -07 13 54     3.478    3.109   60.5   16.4   100   30.5 
2026-09-11 00:00 UT   15 10 24.3   -07 19 37     3.494    3.112   59.8   16.2   100   30.5 
2026-09-12 00:00 UT   15 11 21.3   -07 25 18     3.510    3.115   59.1   16.1   100   30.5 
2026-09-13 00:00 UT   15 12 18.9   -07 30 58     3.525    3.118   58.4   16.0    99   30.5 
2026-09-14 00:00 UT   15 13 16.9   -07 36 37     3.540    3.121   57.7   15.8    99   30.5 
2026-09-15 00:00 UT   15 14 15.3   -07 42 14     3.556    3.124   57.0   15.7    99   30.5 
2026-09-16 00:00 UT   15 15 14.2   -07 47 51     3.571    3.127   56.3   15.5    99   30.5 
2026-09-17 00:00 UT   15 16 13.5   -07 53 26     3.586    3.130   55.6   15.4    98   30.5 
2026-09-18 00:00 UT   15 17 13.2   -07 58 59     3.601    3.133   54.9   15.2    98   30.6 
2026-09-19 00:00 UT   15 18 13.4   -08 04 32     3.615    3.136   54.2   15.1    98   30.6 
2026-09-20 00:00 UT   15 19 14.0   -08 10 03     3.630    3.139   53.5   14.9    98   30.6 
2026-09-21 00:00 UT   15 20 14.9   -08 15 32     3.645    3.142   52.8   14.8    98   30.6 
2026-09-22 00:00 UT   15 21 16.3   -08 21 00     3.659    3.144   52.1   14.6    97   30.6 

    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.