2022 SH
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	27 Jul 2026	33.3	2.808 AU	3.413 AU	11h23m	+04°24'	46.2°	15.1°

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 SH are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.4883080
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.9478198
            i (Inclination)                 : 3.42205
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 176.07029
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 203.90661
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 52.91684
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 199.93904
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -1.38609
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.72            
        

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
2026-07-27 00:00 UT   11 23 25.7   +04 24 57     3.413    2.808   46.2   15.1   113   33.3 
2026-07-27 05:26 UT   11 23 42.2   +04 23 17     3.416    2.809   46.1   15.1   113   33.3 
2026-07-28 00:00 UT   11 24 38.6   +04 17 35     3.425    2.810   45.6   15.0   113   33.3 
2026-07-29 00:00 UT   11 25 51.8   +04 10 11     3.437    2.812   45.0   14.8   113   33.4 
2026-07-30 00:00 UT   11 27 05.1   +04 02 45     3.448    2.813   44.3   14.6   113   33.4 
2026-07-31 00:00 UT   11 28 18.6   +03 55 18     3.460    2.815   43.7   14.4   113   33.4 
2026-08-01 00:00 UT   11 29 32.3   +03 47 48     3.471    2.817   43.1   14.3   113   33.4 
2026-08-02 00:00 UT   11 30 46.1   +03 40 17     3.483    2.819   42.5   14.1   113   33.4 
2026-08-03 00:00 UT   11 32 00.2   +03 32 44     3.494    2.820   41.8   13.9   113   33.4 
2026-08-04 00:00 UT   11 33 14.4   +03 25 10     3.505    2.822   41.2   13.7   113   33.4 
2026-08-05 00:00 UT   11 34 28.8   +03 17 34     3.515    2.823   40.6   13.5   113   33.4 
2026-08-06 00:00 UT   11 35 43.3   +03 09 56     3.526    2.825   40.0   13.3   113   33.4 
2026-08-07 00:00 UT   11 36 58.1   +03 02 17     3.537    2.827   39.4   13.2   113   33.4 
2026-08-08 00:00 UT   11 38 13.0   +02 54 36     3.547    2.828   38.7   13.0   113   33.4 
2026-08-09 00:00 UT   11 39 28.1   +02 46 54     3.557    2.830   38.1   12.8   113   33.4 
2026-08-10 00:00 UT   11 40 43.3   +02 39 10     3.568    2.831   37.5   12.6   113   33.4 
2026-08-11 00:00 UT   11 41 58.7   +02 31 24     3.578    2.833   36.9   12.4   113   33.4 
2026-08-12 00:00 UT   11 43 14.2   +02 23 38     3.588    2.834   36.2   12.2   113   33.4 
2026-08-13 00:00 UT   11 44 29.9   +02 15 50     3.597    2.836   35.6   12.0   113   33.4 
2026-08-14 00:00 UT   11 45 45.8   +02 08 00     3.607    2.837   35.0   11.8   113   33.4 
2026-08-15 00:00 UT   11 47 01.8   +02 00 10     3.616    2.839   34.4   11.6   113   33.4 
2026-08-16 00:00 UT   11 48 17.9   +01 52 18     3.626    2.840   33.8   11.4   113   33.4 
2026-08-17 00:00 UT   11 49 34.2   +01 44 25     3.635    2.842   33.2   11.2   113   33.4 
2026-08-18 00:00 UT   11 50 50.6   +01 36 31     3.644    2.843   32.5   11.0   113   33.4 
2026-08-19 00:00 UT   11 52 07.1   +01 28 36     3.653    2.844   31.9   10.8   113   33.4 
2026-08-20 00:00 UT   11 53 23.8   +01 20 40     3.661    2.846   31.3   10.6   112   33.4 
2026-08-21 00:00 UT   11 54 40.6   +01 12 43     3.670    2.847   30.7   10.4   112   33.4 

    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.