(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	16 Jun 2026	14.6	3.189 AU	2.558 AU	13h34m	-07°09'	120.0°	16.0°

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
2026-06-16 00:00 UT   13 34 40.4   -07 09 24     2.558    3.189  120.0   16.0   113   14.6 
2026-06-16 09:34 UT   13 34 39.8   -07 09 42     2.563    3.189  119.6   16.1   113   14.6 
2026-06-17 00:00 UT   13 34 39.2   -07 10 12     2.571    3.190  119.0   16.2   113   14.6 
2026-06-18 00:00 UT   13 34 39.2   -07 11 06     2.584    3.190  118.1   16.3   113   14.6 
2026-06-19 00:00 UT   13 34 40.4   -07 12 08     2.597    3.191  117.1   16.5   113   14.6 
2026-06-20 00:00 UT   13 34 42.8   -07 13 16     2.610    3.192  116.2   16.6   113   14.6 
2026-06-21 00:00 UT   13 34 46.4   -07 14 31     2.623    3.192  115.3   16.7   113   14.6 
2026-06-22 00:00 UT   13 34 51.2   -07 15 53     2.636    3.193  114.3   16.9   112   14.7 
2026-06-23 00:00 UT   13 34 57.2   -07 17 22     2.650    3.193  113.4   17.0   112   14.7 
2026-06-24 00:00 UT   13 35 04.3   -07 18 58     2.663    3.194  112.5   17.1   112   14.7 
2026-06-25 00:00 UT   13 35 12.6   -07 20 40     2.677    3.194  111.6   17.2   112   14.7 
2026-06-26 00:00 UT   13 35 22.1   -07 22 28     2.691    3.195  110.7   17.3   112   14.7 
2026-06-27 00:00 UT   13 35 32.7   -07 24 23     2.705    3.195  109.8   17.4   112   14.7 
2026-06-28 00:00 UT   13 35 44.3   -07 26 24     2.718    3.196  108.9   17.5   112   14.7 
2026-06-29 00:00 UT   13 35 57.2   -07 28 31     2.732    3.196  108.0   17.6   112   14.8 
2026-06-30 00:00 UT   13 36 11.1   -07 30 44     2.746    3.197  107.1   17.7   112   14.8 
2026-07-01 00:00 UT   13 36 26.1   -07 33 03     2.760    3.197  106.2   17.8   112   14.8 
2026-07-02 00:00 UT   13 36 42.1   -07 35 28     2.775    3.198  105.4   17.8   112   14.8 
2026-07-03 00:00 UT   13 36 59.3   -07 37 59     2.789    3.198  104.5   17.9   112   14.8 
2026-07-04 00:00 UT   13 37 17.5   -07 40 36     2.803    3.199  103.6   18.0   112   14.8 
2026-07-05 00:00 UT   13 37 36.7   -07 43 18     2.817    3.199  102.8   18.1   112   14.8 
2026-07-06 00:00 UT   13 37 57.0   -07 46 06     2.831    3.200  101.9   18.1   112   14.9 
2026-07-07 00:00 UT   13 38 18.3   -07 48 59     2.846    3.200  101.1   18.2   112   14.9 
2026-07-08 00:00 UT   13 38 40.6   -07 51 58     2.860    3.201  100.2   18.2   112   14.9 
2026-07-09 00:00 UT   13 39 03.9   -07 55 02     2.875    3.201   99.4   18.3   112   14.9 
2026-07-10 00:00 UT   13 39 28.2   -07 58 12     2.889    3.202   98.5   18.3   111   14.9 
2026-07-11 00:00 UT   13 39 53.5   -08 01 27     2.903    3.202   97.7   18.3   111   14.9 
2026-07-12 00:00 UT   13 40 19.8   -08 04 46     2.918    3.203   96.9   18.4   111   14.9 
2026-07-13 00:00 UT   13 40 47.1   -08 08 11     2.932    3.203   96.0   18.4   111   14.9 
2026-07-14 00:00 UT   13 41 15.3   -08 11 41     2.947    3.203   95.2   18.4   111   15.0 
2026-07-15 00:00 UT   13 41 44.4   -08 15 15     2.962    3.204   94.4   18.4   111   15.0 
2026-07-16 00:00 UT   13 42 14.5   -08 18 55     2.976    3.204   93.6   18.5   111   15.0 

    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.