(240) Vanadis
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Opposition	22 Apr 2026	13.4	3.148 AU	2.144 AU	14h03m	-09°17'	176.9°	1.0°
Today	3 May 2026	13.7	3.158 AU	2.167 AU	13h54m	-08°32'	167.2°	4.1°

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 Vanadis are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.2089082
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.6625207
            i (Inclination)                 : 2.10627
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 115.04810
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 300.69890
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 110.47345
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 55.76400
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -1.81100
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.34            
        

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
2026-05-03 00:00 UT   13 54 55.8   -08 32 09     2.167    3.158  167.2    4.1   124   13.7 
2026-05-03 05:26 UT   13 54 44.9   -08 31 13     2.168    3.158  166.9    4.2   124   13.7 
2026-05-04 00:00 UT   13 54 07.7   -08 28 04     2.171    3.159  166.0    4.4   123   13.7 
2026-05-05 00:00 UT   13 53 20.0   -08 24 04     2.175    3.159  164.9    4.8   122   13.7 
2026-05-06 00:00 UT   13 52 33.0   -08 20 08     2.179    3.160  163.7    5.1   121   13.7 
2026-05-07 00:00 UT   13 51 46.6   -08 16 16     2.184    3.161  162.6    5.5   120   13.8 
2026-05-08 00:00 UT   13 51 00.9   -08 12 29     2.189    3.162  161.4    5.8   120   13.8 
2026-05-09 00:00 UT   13 50 15.9   -08 08 47     2.194    3.163  160.3    6.2   119   13.8 
2026-05-10 00:00 UT   13 49 31.6   -08 05 09     2.200    3.163  159.1    6.5   119   13.8 
2026-05-11 00:00 UT   13 48 48.1   -08 01 37     2.205    3.164  158.0    6.9   118   13.9 
2026-05-12 00:00 UT   13 48 05.4   -07 58 11     2.211    3.165  156.8    7.2   118   13.9 
2026-05-13 00:00 UT   13 47 23.6   -07 54 50     2.218    3.166  155.7    7.5   117   13.9 
2026-05-14 00:00 UT   13 46 42.7   -07 51 35     2.224    3.167  154.6    7.9   117   13.9 
2026-05-15 00:00 UT   13 46 02.7   -07 48 26     2.231    3.167  153.4    8.2   117   13.9 
2026-05-16 00:00 UT   13 45 23.6   -07 45 23     2.238    3.168  152.3    8.5   116   14.0 
2026-05-17 00:00 UT   13 44 45.5   -07 42 26     2.245    3.169  151.2    8.8   116   14.0 
2026-05-18 00:00 UT   13 44 08.4   -07 39 36     2.253    3.170  150.1    9.2   116   14.0 
2026-05-19 00:00 UT   13 43 32.4   -07 36 52     2.261    3.170  149.0    9.5   116   14.0 
2026-05-20 00:00 UT   13 42 57.4   -07 34 15     2.269    3.171  147.8    9.8   116   14.1 
2026-05-21 00:00 UT   13 42 23.5   -07 31 46     2.277    3.172  146.7   10.1   115   14.1 
2026-05-22 00:00 UT   13 41 50.8   -07 29 22     2.285    3.173  145.6   10.4   115   14.1 
2026-05-23 00:00 UT   13 41 19.1   -07 27 06     2.294    3.173  144.6   10.7   115   14.1 
2026-05-24 00:00 UT   13 40 48.6   -07 24 58     2.303    3.174  143.5   10.9   115   14.1 
2026-05-25 00:00 UT   13 40 19.2   -07 22 56     2.312    3.175  142.4   11.2   115   14.2 
2026-05-26 00:00 UT   13 39 51.0   -07 21 01     2.321    3.176  141.3   11.5   115   14.2 
2026-05-27 00:00 UT   13 39 23.9   -07 19 14     2.331    3.176  140.2   11.8   115   14.2 
2026-05-28 00:00 UT   13 38 58.1   -07 17 34     2.340    3.177  139.2   12.0   114   14.2 
2026-05-29 00:00 UT   13 38 33.5   -07 16 02     2.350    3.178  138.1   12.3   114   14.2 
2026-05-30 00:00 UT   13 38 10.0   -07 14 37     2.361    3.178  137.1   12.5   114   14.3 
2026-05-31 00:00 UT   13 37 47.8   -07 13 19     2.371    3.179  136.0   12.8   114   14.3 
2026-06-01 00:00 UT   13 37 26.8   -07 12 08     2.381    3.180  135.0   13.0   114   14.3 
2026-06-02 00:00 UT   13 37 07.0   -07 11 05     2.392    3.180  133.9   13.3   114   14.3 

    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.