(240) Vanadis
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	16 Jul 2026	15.0	3.204 AU	2.976 AU	13h42m	-08°18'	93.6°	18.5°
Opposition	3 Jul 2027	13.0	2.986 AU	1.969 AU	18h47m	-22°12'	179.2°	0.3°

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 Vanadis are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.2087531
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.6627914
            i (Inclination)                 : 2.10628
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 115.04787
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 300.70314
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 155.84946
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 55.76801
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -1.81092
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.35            
        

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
2026-07-16 00:00 UT   13 42 14.5   -08 18 55     2.976    3.204   93.6   18.5   111   15.0 
2026-07-16 09:50 UT   13 42 27.1   -08 20 26     2.982    3.204   93.2   18.5   111   15.0 
2026-07-17 00:00 UT   13 42 45.5   -08 22 39     2.991    3.205   92.8   18.5   111   15.0 
2026-07-18 00:00 UT   13 43 17.4   -08 26 27     3.005    3.205   92.0   18.5   111   15.0 
2026-07-19 00:00 UT   13 43 50.3   -08 30 20     3.020    3.206   91.1   18.5   111   15.0 
2026-07-20 00:00 UT   13 44 24.0   -08 34 17     3.034    3.206   90.3   18.5   111   15.0 
2026-07-21 00:00 UT   13 44 58.5   -08 38 19     3.049    3.206   89.5   18.5   111   15.0 
2026-07-22 00:00 UT   13 45 34.0   -08 42 25     3.064    3.207   88.8   18.5   111   15.0 
2026-07-23 00:00 UT   13 46 10.3   -08 46 35     3.078    3.207   88.0   18.5   111   15.0 
2026-07-24 00:00 UT   13 46 47.4   -08 50 48     3.093    3.207   87.2   18.4   111   15.1 
2026-07-25 00:00 UT   13 47 25.3   -08 55 06     3.107    3.208   86.4   18.4   111   15.1 
2026-07-26 00:00 UT   13 48 04.1   -08 59 28     3.122    3.208   85.6   18.4   111   15.1 
2026-07-27 00:00 UT   13 48 43.7   -09 03 53     3.136    3.208   84.8   18.4   111   15.1 
2026-07-28 00:00 UT   13 49 24.0   -09 08 21     3.151    3.209   84.1   18.3   110   15.1 
2026-07-29 00:00 UT   13 50 05.2   -09 12 54     3.165    3.209   83.3   18.3   110   15.1 
2026-07-30 00:00 UT   13 50 47.1   -09 17 30     3.180    3.209   82.5   18.3   110   15.1 
2026-07-31 00:00 UT   13 51 29.8   -09 22 09     3.194    3.210   81.8   18.2   110   15.1 
2026-08-01 00:00 UT   13 52 13.2   -09 26 51     3.208    3.210   81.0   18.2   110   15.1 
2026-08-02 00:00 UT   13 52 57.4   -09 31 37     3.223    3.210   80.2   18.2   110   15.1 
2026-08-03 00:00 UT   13 53 42.3   -09 36 25     3.237    3.211   79.5   18.1   110   15.1 
2026-08-04 00:00 UT   13 54 27.9   -09 41 17     3.251    3.211   78.7   18.1   110   15.2 
2026-08-05 00:00 UT   13 55 14.3   -09 46 12     3.265    3.211   78.0   18.0   110   15.2 
2026-08-06 00:00 UT   13 56 01.3   -09 51 10     3.279    3.212   77.2   17.9   110   15.2 
2026-08-07 00:00 UT   13 56 49.1   -09 56 10     3.294    3.212   76.5   17.9   110   15.2 
2026-08-08 00:00 UT   13 57 37.6   -10 01 14     3.308    3.212   75.8   17.8   110   15.2 
2026-08-09 00:00 UT   13 58 26.7   -10 06 20     3.322    3.212   75.0   17.8   110   15.2 
2026-08-10 00:00 UT   13 59 16.5   -10 11 29     3.336    3.213   74.3   17.7   110   15.2 
2026-08-11 00:00 UT   14 00 07.0   -10 16 40     3.350    3.213   73.5   17.6   110   15.2 
2026-08-12 00:00 UT   14 00 58.2   -10 21 54     3.363    3.213   72.8   17.5   110   15.2 
2026-08-13 00:00 UT   14 01 50.0   -10 27 10     3.377    3.214   72.1   17.5   109   15.2 
2026-08-14 00:00 UT   14 02 42.5   -10 32 28     3.391    3.214   71.4   17.4   109   15.2 
2026-08-15 00:00 UT   14 03 35.6   -10 37 49     3.405    3.214   70.6   17.3   109   15.2 

    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.