2022 SW1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	29 May 2026	32.7	2.695 AU	2.281 AU	11h21m	+02°31'	102.9°	21.5°

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 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
2026-05-29 00:00 UT   11 21 43.1   +02 31 01     2.281    2.695  102.9   21.5   113   32.7 
2026-05-29 22:43 UT   11 22 05.3   +02 28 14     2.297    2.698  102.1   21.6   113   32.7 
2026-05-30 00:00 UT   11 22 06.6   +02 28 04     2.298    2.698  102.1   21.6   113   32.7 
2026-05-31 00:00 UT   11 22 31.2   +02 25 01     2.314    2.701  101.2   21.6   113   32.7 
2026-06-01 00:00 UT   11 22 57.0   +02 21 52     2.331    2.704  100.4   21.6   113   32.7 
2026-06-02 00:00 UT   11 23 23.7   +02 18 36     2.348    2.708   99.5   21.7   113   32.7 
2026-06-03 00:00 UT   11 23 51.6   +02 15 14     2.365    2.711   98.7   21.7   113   32.8 
2026-06-04 00:00 UT   11 24 20.5   +02 11 45     2.381    2.714   97.9   21.7   113   32.8 
2026-06-05 00:00 UT   11 24 50.4   +02 08 11     2.398    2.717   97.1   21.8   113   32.8 
2026-06-06 00:00 UT   11 25 21.2   +02 04 30     2.415    2.720   96.3   21.8   113   32.8 
2026-06-07 00:00 UT   11 25 53.1   +02 00 43     2.432    2.723   95.5   21.8   113   32.8 
2026-06-08 00:00 UT   11 26 25.9   +01 56 51     2.449    2.726   94.6   21.8   113   32.8 
2026-06-09 00:00 UT   11 26 59.7   +01 52 53     2.466    2.729   93.8   21.8   113   32.9 
2026-06-10 00:00 UT   11 27 34.4   +01 48 49     2.483    2.732   93.1   21.8   113   32.9 
2026-06-11 00:00 UT   11 28 10.0   +01 44 40     2.500    2.735   92.3   21.8   113   32.9 
2026-06-12 00:00 UT   11 28 46.4   +01 40 25     2.516    2.738   91.5   21.8   113   32.9 
2026-06-13 00:00 UT   11 29 23.8   +01 36 05     2.533    2.741   90.7   21.7   113   32.9 
2026-06-14 00:00 UT   11 30 02.0   +01 31 39     2.550    2.744   89.9   21.7   113   32.9 
2026-06-15 00:00 UT   11 30 41.1   +01 27 08     2.567    2.746   89.1   21.7   113   33.0 
2026-06-16 00:00 UT   11 31 21.0   +01 22 32     2.584    2.749   88.4   21.7   113   33.0 
2026-06-17 00:00 UT   11 32 01.7   +01 17 51     2.601    2.752   87.6   21.6   113   33.0 
2026-06-18 00:00 UT   11 32 43.2   +01 13 05     2.618    2.755   86.8   21.6   113   33.0 
2026-06-19 00:00 UT   11 33 25.5   +01 08 14     2.634    2.758   86.1   21.6   113   33.0 
2026-06-20 00:00 UT   11 34 08.5   +01 03 19     2.651    2.760   85.3   21.5   113   33.0 
2026-06-21 00:00 UT   11 34 52.3   +00 58 18     2.668    2.763   84.6   21.5   113   33.1 
2026-06-22 00:00 UT   11 35 36.8   +00 53 13     2.685    2.766   83.8   21.4   113   33.1 
2026-06-23 00:00 UT   11 36 22.0   +00 48 04     2.701    2.769   83.1   21.4   114   33.1 
2026-06-24 00:00 UT   11 37 07.9   +00 42 50     2.718    2.771   82.3   21.3   114   33.1 
2026-06-25 00:00 UT   11 37 54.5   +00 37 32     2.734    2.774   81.6   21.2   114   33.1 
2026-06-26 00:00 UT   11 38 41.8   +00 32 09     2.751    2.777   80.8   21.2   114   33.1 
2026-06-27 00:00 UT   11 39 29.7   +00 26 42     2.767    2.779   80.1   21.1   114   33.1 
2026-06-28 00:00 UT   11 40 18.3   +00 21 12     2.784    2.782   79.4   21.0   114   33.1 

    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.