2025 DL22
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	26 Sep 2026	30.2	2.707 AU	2.041 AU	03h52m	+22°37'	121.8°	18.3°

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 2025 DL22 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.5059247
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.8369983
            i (Inclination)                 : 2.30260
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 350.97676
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 219.51615
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 167.64566
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 30.47019
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -1.46490
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.49            
        

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
2026-09-26 00:00 UT   03 52 02.3   +22 37 53     2.041    2.707  121.8   18.3   256   30.2 
2026-09-26 01:55 UT   03 52 01.2   +22 37 56     2.039    2.707  121.9   18.3   256   30.2 
2026-09-27 00:00 UT   03 51 47.7   +22 38 23     2.027    2.705  122.9   18.1   256   30.2 
2026-09-28 00:00 UT   03 51 31.3   +22 38 47     2.014    2.704  123.9   17.9   256   30.2 
2026-09-29 00:00 UT   03 51 13.0   +22 39 05     2.001    2.702  125.0   17.7   256   30.2 
2026-09-30 00:00 UT   03 50 52.8   +22 39 18     1.987    2.701  126.0   17.5   256   30.1 
2026-10-01 00:00 UT   03 50 30.6   +22 39 25     1.975    2.699  127.1   17.2   256   30.1 
2026-10-02 00:00 UT   03 50 06.6   +22 39 26     1.962    2.697  128.1   17.0   256   30.1 
2026-10-03 00:00 UT   03 49 40.5   +22 39 21     1.949    2.696  129.2   16.7   256   30.1 
2026-10-04 00:00 UT   03 49 12.5   +22 39 10     1.937    2.694  130.3   16.5   255   30.0 
2026-10-05 00:00 UT   03 48 42.6   +22 38 53     1.924    2.692  131.4   16.2   255   30.0 
2026-10-06 00:00 UT   03 48 10.6   +22 38 30     1.912    2.691  132.5   15.9   255   30.0 
2026-10-07 00:00 UT   03 47 36.7   +22 37 59     1.900    2.689  133.6   15.6   255   30.0 
2026-10-08 00:00 UT   03 47 00.8   +22 37 23     1.888    2.687  134.7   15.3   255   29.9 
2026-10-09 00:00 UT   03 46 22.9   +22 36 39     1.877    2.685  135.9   15.0   255   29.9 
2026-10-10 00:00 UT   03 45 43.0   +22 35 48     1.865    2.684  137.0   14.7   254   29.9 
2026-10-11 00:00 UT   03 45 01.2   +22 34 51     1.854    2.682  138.2   14.4   254   29.9 
2026-10-12 00:00 UT   03 44 17.3   +22 33 46     1.843    2.680  139.3   14.1   254   29.8 
2026-10-13 00:00 UT   03 43 31.6   +22 32 34     1.832    2.678  140.5   13.7   254   29.8 
2026-10-14 00:00 UT   03 42 43.9   +22 31 15     1.821    2.676  141.6   13.4   254   29.8 
2026-10-15 00:00 UT   03 41 54.2   +22 29 48     1.811    2.674  142.8   13.0   253   29.8 
2026-10-16 00:00 UT   03 41 02.7   +22 28 13     1.801    2.672  144.0   12.7   253   29.7 
2026-10-17 00:00 UT   03 40 09.3   +22 26 31     1.791    2.670  145.2   12.3   253   29.7 
2026-10-18 00:00 UT   03 39 14.0   +22 24 41     1.781    2.668  146.4   11.9   252   29.7 
2026-10-19 00:00 UT   03 38 17.0   +22 22 44     1.771    2.666  147.6   11.5   252   29.6 
2026-10-20 00:00 UT   03 37 18.1   +22 20 38     1.762    2.664  148.8   11.2   252   29.6 
2026-10-21 00:00 UT   03 36 17.5   +22 18 24     1.753    2.662  150.0   10.8   251   29.6 
2026-10-22 00:00 UT   03 35 15.2   +22 16 02     1.744    2.660  151.3   10.4   251   29.6 
2026-10-23 00:00 UT   03 34 11.2   +22 13 32     1.736    2.658  152.5   10.0   251   29.5 
2026-10-24 00:00 UT   03 33 05.5   +22 10 54     1.727    2.656  153.7    9.5   250   29.5 
2026-10-25 00:00 UT   03 31 58.3   +22 08 08     1.719    2.654  155.0    9.1   250   29.5 
2026-10-26 00:00 UT   03 30 49.6   +22 05 13     1.712    2.652  156.2    8.7   249   29.4 

    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.