2022 SH
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	28 May 2026	32.8	2.669 AU	2.526 AU	10h20m	+10°18'	86.8°	22.3°

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
2026-05-28 00:00 UT   10 20 22.4   +10 18 14     2.526    2.669   86.8   22.3   111   32.8 
2026-05-28 06:11 UT   10 20 34.7   +10 17 14     2.530    2.670   86.6   22.3   111   32.8 
2026-05-29 00:00 UT   10 21 10.7   +10 14 19     2.542    2.672   86.1   22.2   111   32.8 
2026-05-30 00:00 UT   10 21 59.7   +10 10 19     2.559    2.675   85.3   22.2   111   32.8 
2026-05-31 00:00 UT   10 22 49.5   +10 06 14     2.576    2.678   84.6   22.1   111   32.9 
2026-06-01 00:00 UT   10 23 39.9   +10 02 04     2.592    2.680   83.9   22.1   111   32.9 
2026-06-02 00:00 UT   10 24 31.1   +09 57 49     2.609    2.683   83.1   22.0   111   32.9 
2026-06-03 00:00 UT   10 25 22.9   +09 53 29     2.625    2.686   82.4   22.0   111   32.9 
2026-06-04 00:00 UT   10 26 15.4   +09 49 04     2.642    2.689   81.7   21.9   111   32.9 
2026-06-05 00:00 UT   10 27 08.5   +09 44 34     2.658    2.691   80.9   21.9   111   32.9 
2026-06-06 00:00 UT   10 28 02.2   +09 39 60     2.674    2.694   80.2   21.8   111   32.9 
2026-06-07 00:00 UT   10 28 56.5   +09 35 20     2.691    2.697   79.5   21.7   111   33.0 
2026-06-08 00:00 UT   10 29 51.5   +09 30 37     2.707    2.699   78.8   21.6   112   33.0 
2026-06-09 00:00 UT   10 30 47.0   +09 25 48     2.723    2.702   78.0   21.6   112   33.0 
2026-06-10 00:00 UT   10 31 43.1   +09 20 55     2.739    2.705   77.3   21.5   112   33.0 
2026-06-11 00:00 UT   10 32 39.8   +09 15 58     2.756    2.707   76.6   21.4   112   33.0 
2026-06-12 00:00 UT   10 33 37.0   +09 10 56     2.772    2.710   75.9   21.3   112   33.0 
2026-06-13 00:00 UT   10 34 34.8   +09 05 50     2.788    2.713   75.2   21.2   112   33.0 
2026-06-14 00:00 UT   10 35 33.1   +09 00 39     2.804    2.715   74.5   21.1   112   33.0 
2026-06-15 00:00 UT   10 36 31.9   +08 55 24     2.820    2.718   73.8   21.0   112   33.1 
2026-06-16 00:00 UT   10 37 31.3   +08 50 05     2.835    2.720   73.1   20.9   112   33.1 
2026-06-17 00:00 UT   10 38 31.1   +08 44 42     2.851    2.723   72.4   20.8   112   33.1 
2026-06-18 00:00 UT   10 39 31.4   +08 39 16     2.867    2.725   71.7   20.7   112   33.1 
2026-06-19 00:00 UT   10 40 32.2   +08 33 45     2.883    2.728   71.0   20.6   112   33.1 
2026-06-20 00:00 UT   10 41 33.5   +08 28 10     2.898    2.730   70.4   20.5   112   33.1 
2026-06-21 00:00 UT   10 42 35.2   +08 22 31     2.914    2.733   69.7   20.4   112   33.1 
2026-06-22 00:00 UT   10 43 37.3   +08 16 49     2.929    2.735   69.0   20.3   112   33.1 
2026-06-23 00:00 UT   10 44 39.9   +08 11 03     2.945    2.737   68.3   20.2   112   33.1 
2026-06-24 00:00 UT   10 45 42.9   +08 05 13     2.960    2.740   67.6   20.1   112   33.1 
2026-06-25 00:00 UT   10 46 46.3   +07 59 20     2.975    2.742   67.0   19.9   112   33.2 
2026-06-26 00:00 UT   10 47 50.1   +07 53 24     2.990    2.744   66.3   19.8   112   33.2 
2026-06-27 00:00 UT   10 48 54.3   +07 47 24     3.005    2.747   65.6   19.7   112   33.2 

    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.