2022 VY2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	1 Jul 2026	30.9	2.618 AU	2.149 AU	13h30m	-10°22'	106.0°	21.9°

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 VY2 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.4587633
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.9102818
            i (Inclination)                 : 1.39294
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 17.59353
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 51.65709
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 45.43401
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 69.24238
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 1.09246
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.64            
        

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
2026-07-01 00:00 UT   13 30 42.4   -10 22 46     2.149    2.618  106.0   21.9   111   30.9 
2026-07-01 04:28 UT   13 30 46.7   -10 23 10     2.151    2.618  105.8   21.9   111   30.9 
2026-07-02 00:00 UT   13 31 05.6   -10 24 59     2.164    2.620  105.1   22.0   111   30.9 
2026-07-03 00:00 UT   13 31 30.1   -10 27 18     2.180    2.623  104.3   22.1   111   31.0 
2026-07-04 00:00 UT   13 31 55.7   -10 29 45     2.195    2.625  103.4   22.1   111   31.0 
2026-07-05 00:00 UT   13 32 22.6   -10 32 17     2.211    2.627  102.6   22.2   111   31.0 
2026-07-06 00:00 UT   13 32 50.6   -10 34 57     2.227    2.630  101.8   22.2   111   31.0 
2026-07-07 00:00 UT   13 33 19.7   -10 37 42     2.242    2.632  100.9   22.3   111   31.0 
2026-07-08 00:00 UT   13 33 50.0   -10 40 35     2.258    2.634  100.1   22.3   111   31.1 
2026-07-09 00:00 UT   13 34 21.4   -10 43 33     2.274    2.637   99.3   22.4   111   31.1 
2026-07-10 00:00 UT   13 34 53.8   -10 46 37     2.290    2.639   98.5   22.4   111   31.1 
2026-07-11 00:00 UT   13 35 27.4   -10 49 47     2.306    2.641   97.7   22.4   111   31.1 
2026-07-12 00:00 UT   13 36 02.0   -10 53 03     2.321    2.644   96.9   22.4   111   31.1 
2026-07-13 00:00 UT   13 36 37.7   -10 56 25     2.337    2.646   96.1   22.5   111   31.1 
2026-07-14 00:00 UT   13 37 14.4   -10 59 52     2.353    2.648   95.3   22.5   111   31.2 
2026-07-15 00:00 UT   13 37 52.1   -11 03 25     2.369    2.650   94.5   22.5   111   31.2 
2026-07-16 00:00 UT   13 38 30.8   -11 07 03     2.385    2.653   93.7   22.5   111   31.2 
2026-07-17 00:00 UT   13 39 10.5   -11 10 46     2.401    2.655   92.9   22.5   111   31.2 
2026-07-18 00:00 UT   13 39 51.2   -11 14 35     2.417    2.657   92.2   22.5   111   31.2 
2026-07-19 00:00 UT   13 40 32.8   -11 18 28     2.432    2.659   91.4   22.5   111   31.2 
2026-07-20 00:00 UT   13 41 15.3   -11 22 26     2.448    2.661   90.6   22.4   111   31.3 
2026-07-21 00:00 UT   13 41 58.8   -11 26 29     2.464    2.663   89.9   22.4   111   31.3 
2026-07-22 00:00 UT   13 42 43.1   -11 30 37     2.480    2.665   89.1   22.4   111   31.3 
2026-07-23 00:00 UT   13 43 28.4   -11 34 49     2.496    2.667   88.3   22.4   111   31.3 
2026-07-24 00:00 UT   13 44 14.5   -11 39 05     2.512    2.669   87.6   22.3   111   31.3 
2026-07-25 00:00 UT   13 45 01.4   -11 43 25     2.527    2.671   86.8   22.3   111   31.3 
2026-07-26 00:00 UT   13 45 49.2   -11 47 50     2.543    2.673   86.1   22.3   111   31.3 
2026-07-27 00:00 UT   13 46 37.8   -11 52 19     2.559    2.675   85.4   22.2   111   31.4 
2026-07-28 00:00 UT   13 47 27.2   -11 56 51     2.575    2.677   84.6   22.2   111   31.4 
2026-07-29 00:00 UT   13 48 17.4   -12 01 27     2.590    2.679   83.9   22.1   111   31.4 
2026-07-30 00:00 UT   13 49 08.4   -12 06 07     2.606    2.681   83.1   22.1   111   31.4 
2026-07-31 00:00 UT   13 50 00.1   -12 10 50     2.622    2.683   82.4   22.0   111   31.4 

    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.