2022 VY2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	26 Aug 2026	31.7	2.727 AU	3.009 AU	14h16m	-14°29'	64.3°	19.5°

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 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
2026-08-26 00:00 UT   14 16 22.1   -14 29 38     3.009    2.727   64.3   19.5   110   31.7 
2026-08-26 05:55 UT   14 16 39.0   -14 31 03     3.013    2.727   64.1   19.5   110   31.7 
2026-08-27 00:00 UT   14 17 30.9   -14 35 24     3.023    2.728   63.6   19.4   110   31.7 
2026-08-28 00:00 UT   14 18 40.2   -14 41 11     3.037    2.730   62.9   19.2   109   31.7 
2026-08-29 00:00 UT   14 19 50.0   -14 46 59     3.051    2.731   62.3   19.1   109   31.7 
2026-08-30 00:00 UT   14 21 00.3   -14 52 48     3.065    2.733   61.6   19.0   109   31.7 
2026-08-31 00:00 UT   14 22 11.1   -14 58 38     3.078    2.734   60.9   18.8   109   31.7 
2026-09-01 00:00 UT   14 23 22.3   -15 04 29     3.092    2.735   60.3   18.7   109   31.7 
2026-09-02 00:00 UT   14 24 34.1   -15 10 21     3.105    2.737   59.6   18.5   109   31.7 
2026-09-03 00:00 UT   14 25 46.3   -15 16 14     3.119    2.738   58.9   18.4   109   31.7 
2026-09-04 00:00 UT   14 26 59.0   -15 22 07     3.132    2.739   58.3   18.3   109   31.7 
2026-09-05 00:00 UT   14 28 12.2   -15 28 01     3.145    2.741   57.6   18.1   109   31.7 
2026-09-06 00:00 UT   14 29 25.8   -15 33 55     3.158    2.742   57.0   18.0   109   31.7 
2026-09-07 00:00 UT   14 30 39.9   -15 39 50     3.171    2.743   56.3   17.8   109   31.7 
2026-09-08 00:00 UT   14 31 54.5   -15 45 45     3.184    2.744   55.6   17.6   109   31.7 
2026-09-09 00:00 UT   14 33 09.5   -15 51 41     3.197    2.746   55.0   17.5   109   31.7 
2026-09-10 00:00 UT   14 34 24.9   -15 57 37     3.209    2.747   54.3   17.3   109   31.7 
2026-09-11 00:00 UT   14 35 40.8   -16 03 33     3.222    2.748   53.7   17.2   109   31.8 
2026-09-12 00:00 UT   14 36 57.2   -16 09 30     3.234    2.749   53.0   17.0   109   31.8 
2026-09-13 00:00 UT   14 38 13.9   -16 15 26     3.246    2.750   52.4   16.8   108   31.8 
2026-09-14 00:00 UT   14 39 31.1   -16 21 23     3.259    2.751   51.7   16.7   108   31.8 
2026-09-15 00:00 UT   14 40 48.7   -16 27 19     3.271    2.752   51.1   16.5   108   31.8 
2026-09-16 00:00 UT   14 42 06.7   -16 33 16     3.283    2.754   50.4   16.4   108   31.8 
2026-09-17 00:00 UT   14 43 25.1   -16 39 12     3.294    2.755   49.8   16.2   108   31.8 
2026-09-18 00:00 UT   14 44 43.9   -16 45 08     3.306    2.756   49.1   16.0   108   31.8 
2026-09-19 00:00 UT   14 46 03.1   -16 51 03     3.318    2.757   48.5   15.8   108   31.8 
2026-09-20 00:00 UT   14 47 22.7   -16 56 58     3.329    2.758   47.9   15.7   108   31.8 
2026-09-21 00:00 UT   14 48 42.7   -17 02 53     3.341    2.759   47.2   15.5   108   31.8 

    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.