2022 VT2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	22 Feb 2026	30.5	2.201 AU	1.861 AU	15h36m	-20°41'	96.3°	26.5°

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 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
2026-02-22 00:00 UT   15 36 24.7   -20 41 25     1.861    2.201   96.3   26.5   284   30.5 
2026-02-22 02:08 UT   15 36 27.8   -20 41 37     1.860    2.201   96.4   26.5   284   30.5 
2026-02-23 00:00 UT   15 36 58.6   -20 43 28     1.852    2.206   97.1   26.4   284   30.5 
2026-02-24 00:00 UT   15 37 30.8   -20 45 24     1.843    2.210   98.0   26.3   284   30.5 
2026-02-25 00:00 UT   15 38 01.1   -20 47 13     1.834    2.215   98.9   26.2   284   30.5 
2026-02-26 00:00 UT   15 38 29.6   -20 48 56     1.826    2.220   99.8   26.1   284   30.5 
2026-02-27 00:00 UT   15 38 56.3   -20 50 33     1.817    2.225  100.7   25.9   284   30.5 
2026-02-28 00:00 UT   15 39 21.1   -20 52 03     1.808    2.230  101.6   25.8   284   30.5 
2026-03-01 00:00 UT   15 39 44.0   -20 53 27     1.800    2.235  102.5   25.6   284   30.5 
2026-03-02 00:00 UT   15 40 05.0   -20 54 44     1.791    2.239  103.4   25.5   283   30.5 
2026-03-03 00:00 UT   15 40 24.1   -20 55 54     1.782    2.244  104.4   25.3   283   30.4 
2026-03-04 00:00 UT   15 40 41.2   -20 56 58     1.774    2.249  105.3   25.2   283   30.4 
2026-03-05 00:00 UT   15 40 56.4   -20 57 55     1.765    2.253  106.2   25.0   283   30.4 
2026-03-06 00:00 UT   15 41 09.6   -20 58 46     1.757    2.258  107.2   24.8   284   30.4 
2026-03-07 00:00 UT   15 41 20.7   -20 59 30     1.748    2.263  108.1   24.6   284   30.4 
2026-03-08 00:00 UT   15 41 29.8   -21 00 07     1.739    2.267  109.1   24.4   284   30.4 
2026-03-09 00:00 UT   15 41 36.9   -21 00 36     1.731    2.272  110.1   24.2   284   30.4 
2026-03-10 00:00 UT   15 41 41.9   -21 00 59     1.723    2.277  111.0   24.0   284   30.4 
2026-03-11 00:00 UT   15 41 44.8   -21 01 15     1.714    2.281  112.0   23.8   284   30.3 
2026-03-12 00:00 UT   15 41 45.5   -21 01 24     1.706    2.286  113.0   23.6   284   30.3 
2026-03-13 00:00 UT   15 41 44.2   -21 01 26     1.698    2.290  114.0   23.3   284   30.3 
2026-03-14 00:00 UT   15 41 40.7   -21 01 20     1.690    2.295  115.0   23.1   284   30.3 
2026-03-15 00:00 UT   15 41 35.0   -21 01 07     1.682    2.299  116.1   22.9   284   30.3 
2026-03-16 00:00 UT   15 41 27.1   -21 00 47     1.674    2.304  117.1   22.6   284   30.3 
2026-03-17 00:00 UT   15 41 17.1   -21 00 19     1.666    2.308  118.1   22.3   284   30.3 
2026-03-18 00:00 UT   15 41 04.9   -20 59 43     1.658    2.312  119.2   22.1   284   30.3 
2026-03-19 00:00 UT   15 40 50.4   -20 59 00     1.650    2.317  120.2   21.8   284   30.2 
2026-03-20 00:00 UT   15 40 33.7   -20 58 10     1.642    2.321  121.3   21.5   284   30.2 
2026-03-21 00:00 UT   15 40 14.8   -20 57 11     1.635    2.326  122.4   21.2   284   30.2 
2026-03-22 00:00 UT   15 39 53.7   -20 56 05     1.628    2.330  123.4   20.9   284   30.2 
2026-03-23 00:00 UT   15 39 30.4   -20 54 51     1.620    2.334  124.5   20.6   284   30.2 
2026-03-24 00:00 UT   15 39 04.9   -20 53 28     1.613    2.338  125.6   20.3   284   30.2 

    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.