2022 SW1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	10 Apr 2026	31.3	2.515 AU	1.580 AU	11h32m	+02°00'	153.2°	10.4°

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
2026-04-10 00:00 UT   11 32 44.7   +02 00 35     1.580    2.515  153.2   10.4   112   31.3 
2026-04-10 16:09 UT   11 32 07.5   +02 03 40     1.587    2.518  152.3   10.6   112   31.4 
2026-04-11 00:00 UT   11 31 49.7   +02 05 08     1.591    2.519  151.9   10.8   112   31.4 
2026-04-12 00:00 UT   11 30 56.5   +02 09 31     1.601    2.523  150.7   11.2   112   31.4 
2026-04-13 00:00 UT   11 30 05.0   +02 13 44     1.612    2.528  149.5   11.6   112   31.4 
2026-04-14 00:00 UT   11 29 15.2   +02 17 47     1.623    2.532  148.3   12.0   112   31.5 
2026-04-15 00:00 UT   11 28 27.3   +02 21 40     1.634    2.536  147.1   12.4   112   31.5 
2026-04-16 00:00 UT   11 27 41.2   +02 25 23     1.645    2.540  146.0   12.8   112   31.5 
2026-04-17 00:00 UT   11 26 57.0   +02 28 56     1.657    2.544  144.8   13.2   112   31.6 
2026-04-18 00:00 UT   11 26 14.5   +02 32 18     1.669    2.548  143.6   13.5   112   31.6 
2026-04-19 00:00 UT   11 25 34.0   +02 35 29     1.681    2.552  142.5   13.9   112   31.6 
2026-04-20 00:00 UT   11 24 55.3   +02 38 30     1.693    2.556  141.3   14.2   112   31.7 
2026-04-21 00:00 UT   11 24 18.4   +02 41 21     1.706    2.560  140.2   14.6   112   31.7 
2026-04-22 00:00 UT   11 23 43.4   +02 44 01     1.718    2.564  139.1   14.9   112   31.7 
2026-04-23 00:00 UT   11 23 10.3   +02 46 30     1.731    2.568  137.9   15.2   112   31.7 
2026-04-24 00:00 UT   11 22 39.0   +02 48 49     1.744    2.571  136.8   15.5   112   31.8 
2026-04-25 00:00 UT   11 22 09.6   +02 50 58     1.757    2.575  135.7   15.8   112   31.8 
2026-04-26 00:00 UT   11 21 41.9   +02 52 56     1.771    2.579  134.6   16.1   112   31.8 
2026-04-27 00:00 UT   11 21 16.2   +02 54 44     1.784    2.583  133.6   16.4   112   31.9 
2026-04-28 00:00 UT   11 20 52.2   +02 56 21     1.798    2.587  132.5   16.7   112   31.9 
2026-04-29 00:00 UT   11 20 30.0   +02 57 49     1.812    2.591  131.4   16.9   112   31.9 
2026-04-30 00:00 UT   11 20 09.6   +02 59 06     1.826    2.594  130.4   17.2   112   32.0 
2026-05-01 00:00 UT   11 19 50.9   +03 00 14     1.840    2.598  129.3   17.5   112   32.0 
2026-05-02 00:00 UT   11 19 34.0   +03 01 11     1.855    2.602  128.3   17.7   112   32.0 
2026-05-03 00:00 UT   11 19 18.8   +03 01 59     1.869    2.605  127.2   17.9   112   32.0 
2026-05-04 00:00 UT   11 19 05.3   +03 02 37     1.884    2.609  126.2   18.2   112   32.1 
2026-05-05 00:00 UT   11 18 53.5   +03 03 05     1.898    2.613  125.2   18.4   112   32.1 
2026-05-06 00:00 UT   11 18 43.4   +03 03 24     1.913    2.616  124.2   18.6   112   32.1 
2026-05-07 00:00 UT   11 18 34.9   +03 03 34     1.928    2.620  123.2   18.8   112   32.1 
2026-05-08 00:00 UT   11 18 28.0   +03 03 34     1.943    2.624  122.2   19.0   112   32.2 
2026-05-09 00:00 UT   11 18 22.8   +03 03 25     1.959    2.627  121.2   19.2   112   32.2 
2026-05-10 00:00 UT   11 18 19.1   +03 03 07     1.974    2.631  120.2   19.4   112   32.2 

    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.