2022 SW1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	27 Jun 2026	33.1	2.779 AU	2.767 AU	11h39m	+00°26'	80.1°	21.1°

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 SW1 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.5235896
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.9494914
            i (Inclination)                 : 4.90676
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 357.01148
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 39.66274
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 47.98641
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 36.57089
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 3.12955
            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
2026-06-27 00:00 UT   11 39 29.7   +00 26 42     2.767    2.779   80.1   21.1   114   33.1 
2026-06-27 02:38 UT   11 39 35.0   +00 26 06     2.769    2.780   80.0   21.1   114   33.1 
2026-06-28 00:00 UT   11 40 18.3   +00 21 12     2.784    2.782   79.4   21.0   114   33.1 
2026-06-29 00:00 UT   11 41 07.5   +00 15 37     2.800    2.785   78.6   21.0   114   33.2 
2026-06-30 00:00 UT   11 41 57.3   +00 09 58     2.817    2.787   77.9   20.9   114   33.2 
2026-07-01 00:00 UT   11 42 47.7   +00 04 16     2.833    2.790   77.2   20.8   114   33.2 
2026-07-02 00:00 UT   11 43 38.7   +00 01 30     2.849    2.792   76.5   20.7   114   33.2 
2026-07-03 00:00 UT   11 44 30.3   +00 07 20     2.865    2.795   75.8   20.6   114   33.2 
2026-07-04 00:00 UT   11 45 22.4   +00 13 14     2.882    2.797   75.0   20.6   114   33.2 
2026-07-05 00:00 UT   11 46 15.1   +00 19 11     2.898    2.800   74.3   20.5   114   33.2 
2026-07-06 00:00 UT   11 47 08.4   +00 25 12     2.914    2.802   73.6   20.4   114   33.2 
2026-07-07 00:00 UT   11 48 02.2   +00 31 16     2.930    2.805   72.9   20.3   114   33.3 
2026-07-08 00:00 UT   11 48 56.5   +00 37 24     2.946    2.807   72.2   20.2   114   33.3 
2026-07-09 00:00 UT   11 49 51.4   +00 43 35     2.961    2.810   71.5   20.1   114   33.3 
2026-07-10 00:00 UT   11 50 46.7   +00 49 50     2.977    2.812   70.8   20.0   114   33.3 
2026-07-11 00:00 UT   11 51 42.6   +00 56 07     2.993    2.814   70.1   19.9   114   33.3 
2026-07-12 00:00 UT   11 52 39.0   -01 02 28     3.009    2.817   69.4   19.7   114   33.3 
2026-07-13 00:00 UT   11 53 35.9   -01 08 52     3.024    2.819   68.7   19.6   114   33.3 
2026-07-14 00:00 UT   11 54 33.2   -01 15 20     3.040    2.821   68.0   19.5   114   33.3 
2026-07-15 00:00 UT   11 55 31.0   -01 21 50     3.055    2.824   67.3   19.4   114   33.3 
2026-07-16 00:00 UT   11 56 29.3   -01 28 23     3.070    2.826   66.7   19.3   114   33.3 
2026-07-17 00:00 UT   11 57 28.1   -01 34 59     3.086    2.828   66.0   19.2   114   33.3 
2026-07-18 00:00 UT   11 58 27.2   -01 41 38     3.101    2.831   65.3   19.0   114   33.4 
2026-07-19 00:00 UT   11 59 26.9   -01 48 20     3.116    2.833   64.6   18.9   114   33.4 
2026-07-20 00:00 UT   12 00 26.9   -01 55 05     3.131    2.835   63.9   18.8   114   33.4 
2026-07-21 00:00 UT   12 01 27.4   -02 01 52     3.146    2.837   63.2   18.6   114   33.4 
2026-07-22 00:00 UT   12 02 28.2   -02 08 42     3.160    2.839   62.6   18.5   114   33.4 
2026-07-23 00:00 UT   12 03 29.5   -02 15 34     3.175    2.842   61.9   18.4   114   33.4 
2026-07-24 00:00 UT   12 04 31.1   -02 22 29     3.190    2.844   61.2   18.2   114   33.4 
2026-07-25 00:00 UT   12 05 33.2   -02 29 26     3.204    2.846   60.5   18.1   114   33.4 
2026-07-26 00:00 UT   12 06 35.6   -02 36 25     3.219    2.848   59.9   18.0   114   33.4 
2026-07-27 00:00 UT   12 07 38.4   -02 43 27     3.233    2.850   59.2   17.8   114   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.