2022 VT2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	8 May 2026	29.3	2.511 AU	1.502 AU	14h51m	-17°36'	178.1°	0.8°

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 VT2 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.4829633
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.8962245
            i (Inclination)                 : 1.72716
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 249.78691
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 185.74793
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 48.21845
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 255.53225
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -0.17295
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.61            
        

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
2026-05-08 00:00 UT   14 51 05.0   -17 36 58     1.502    2.511  178.1    0.8    69   29.3 
2026-05-08 18:07 UT   14 50 05.1   -17 32 08     1.505    2.513  177.3    1.1    82   29.3 
2026-05-09 00:00 UT   14 49 45.7   -17 30 33     1.506    2.514  177.0    1.2    85   29.3 
2026-05-10 00:00 UT   14 48 26.9   -17 24 08     1.509    2.517  175.8    1.7    92   29.4 
2026-05-11 00:00 UT   14 47 08.8   -17 17 43     1.514    2.521  174.5    2.2    95   29.4 
2026-05-12 00:00 UT   14 45 51.5   -17 11 18     1.518    2.524  173.2    2.7    98   29.5 
2026-05-13 00:00 UT   14 44 35.0   -17 04 55     1.523    2.527  172.0    3.2   100   29.5 
2026-05-14 00:00 UT   14 43 19.5   -16 58 33     1.528    2.531  170.7    3.7   101   29.6 
2026-05-15 00:00 UT   14 42 04.9   -16 52 13     1.534    2.534  169.4    4.2   102   29.6 
2026-05-16 00:00 UT   14 40 51.5   -16 45 55     1.539    2.537  168.2    4.7   103   29.6 
2026-05-17 00:00 UT   14 39 39.1   -16 39 41     1.545    2.540  166.9    5.2   103   29.7 
2026-05-18 00:00 UT   14 38 28.0   -16 33 29     1.551    2.544  165.6    5.7   104   29.7 
2026-05-19 00:00 UT   14 37 18.1   -16 27 21     1.558    2.547  164.4    6.1   104   29.7 
2026-05-20 00:00 UT   14 36 09.6   -16 21 18     1.565    2.550  163.1    6.6   105   29.8 
2026-05-21 00:00 UT   14 35 02.4   -16 15 19     1.572    2.553  161.9    7.1   105   29.8 
2026-05-22 00:00 UT   14 33 56.7   -16 09 25     1.579    2.556  160.6    7.5   105   29.8 
2026-05-23 00:00 UT   14 32 52.4   -16 03 36     1.587    2.559  159.4    8.0   106   29.9 
2026-05-24 00:00 UT   14 31 49.7   -15 57 53     1.594    2.562  158.2    8.4   106   29.9 
2026-05-25 00:00 UT   14 30 48.5   -15 52 15     1.603    2.565  157.0    8.9   106   29.9 
2026-05-26 00:00 UT   14 29 48.9   -15 46 44     1.611    2.568  155.7    9.3   106   30.0 
2026-05-27 00:00 UT   14 28 51.0   -15 41 20     1.620    2.571  154.5    9.8   106   30.0 
2026-05-28 00:00 UT   14 27 54.7   -15 36 02     1.628    2.574  153.3   10.2   107   30.0 
2026-05-29 00:00 UT   14 27 00.1   -15 30 51     1.638    2.577  152.1   10.6   107   30.1 
2026-05-30 00:00 UT   14 26 07.1   -15 25 47     1.647    2.580  151.0   11.0   107   30.1 
2026-05-31 00:00 UT   14 25 16.0   -15 20 51     1.656    2.583  149.8   11.4   107   30.1 
2026-06-01 00:00 UT   14 24 26.5   -15 16 03     1.666    2.586  148.6   11.8   107   30.2 
2026-06-02 00:00 UT   14 23 38.8   -15 11 22     1.676    2.589  147.4   12.2   107   30.2 
2026-06-03 00:00 UT   14 22 52.9   -15 06 49     1.686    2.592  146.3   12.5   108   30.2 
2026-06-04 00:00 UT   14 22 08.8   -15 02 25     1.697    2.595  145.1   12.9   108   30.2 
2026-06-05 00:00 UT   14 21 26.4   -14 58 09     1.708    2.598  144.0   13.3   108   30.3 
2026-06-06 00:00 UT   14 20 45.9   -14 54 01     1.718    2.601  142.9   13.6   108   30.3 
2026-06-07 00:00 UT   14 20 07.1   -14 50 03     1.730    2.603  141.7   14.0   108   30.3 

    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.