(240) Vanadis
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	15 Aug 2026	15.2	3.214 AU	3.405 AU	14h03m	-10°37'	70.6°	17.3°
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
2026-08-15 00:00 UT   14 03 35.6   -10 37 49     3.405    3.214   70.6   17.3   109   15.2 
2026-08-15 10:30 UT   14 03 59.0   -10 40 10     3.411    3.214   70.3   17.3   109   15.2 
2026-08-16 00:00 UT   14 04 29.4   -10 43 12     3.418    3.214   69.9   17.2   109   15.2 
2026-08-17 00:00 UT   14 05 23.7   -10 48 37     3.432    3.214   69.2   17.1   109   15.2 
2026-08-18 00:00 UT   14 06 18.7   -10 54 04     3.445    3.215   68.5   17.0   109   15.2 
2026-08-19 00:00 UT   14 07 14.3   -10 59 33     3.459    3.215   67.7   16.9   109   15.3 
2026-08-20 00:00 UT   14 08 10.4   -11 05 04     3.472    3.215   67.0   16.8   109   15.3 
2026-08-21 00:00 UT   14 09 07.2   -11 10 36     3.485    3.215   66.3   16.7   109   15.3 
2026-08-22 00:00 UT   14 10 04.5   -11 16 10     3.498    3.216   65.6   16.6   109   15.3 
2026-08-23 00:00 UT   14 11 02.4   -11 21 46     3.511    3.216   64.9   16.5   109   15.3 
2026-08-24 00:00 UT   14 12 00.9   -11 27 24     3.524    3.216   64.2   16.4   109   15.3 
2026-08-25 00:00 UT   14 12 59.9   -11 33 02     3.537    3.216   63.5   16.3   109   15.3 
2026-08-26 00:00 UT   14 13 59.5   -11 38 43     3.550    3.216   62.8   16.2   108   15.3 
2026-08-27 00:00 UT   14 14 59.6   -11 44 24     3.563    3.216   62.1   16.1   108   15.3 
2026-08-28 00:00 UT   14 16 00.2   -11 50 07     3.576    3.217   61.4   16.0   108   15.3 
2026-08-29 00:00 UT   14 17 01.4   -11 55 51     3.588    3.217   60.7   15.9   108   15.3 
2026-08-30 00:00 UT   14 18 03.1   -12 01 36     3.601    3.217   60.0   15.8   108   15.3 
2026-08-31 00:00 UT   14 19 05.3   -12 07 23     3.613    3.217   59.3   15.7   108   15.3 
2026-09-01 00:00 UT   14 20 08.0   -12 13 10     3.625    3.217   58.6   15.5   108   15.3 
2026-09-02 00:00 UT   14 21 11.2   -12 18 58     3.638    3.217   57.9   15.4   108   15.3 
2026-09-03 00:00 UT   14 22 14.9   -12 24 48     3.650    3.217   57.2   15.3   108   15.3 
2026-09-04 00:00 UT   14 23 19.1   -12 30 38     3.662    3.218   56.5   15.2   108   15.3 
2026-09-05 00:00 UT   14 24 23.8   -12 36 29     3.674    3.218   55.8   15.0   108   15.3 
2026-09-06 00:00 UT   14 25 29.0   -12 42 20     3.686    3.218   55.2   14.9   108   15.3 
2026-09-07 00:00 UT   14 26 34.7   -12 48 13     3.697    3.218   54.5   14.8   107   15.3 
2026-09-08 00:00 UT   14 27 40.9   -12 54 06     3.709    3.218   53.8   14.6   107   15.3 
2026-09-09 00:00 UT   14 28 47.5   -12 59 59     3.720    3.218   53.1   14.5   107   15.3 
2026-09-10 00:00 UT   14 29 54.6   -13 05 53     3.732    3.218   52.4   14.4   107   15.3 
2026-09-11 00:00 UT   14 31 02.1   -13 11 48     3.743    3.218   51.7   14.2   107   15.3 
2026-09-12 00:00 UT   14 32 10.2   -13 17 43     3.754    3.218   51.1   14.1   107   15.3 
2026-09-13 00:00 UT   14 33 18.6   -13 23 38     3.765    3.218   50.4   13.9   107   15.3 
2026-09-14 00:00 UT   14 34 27.5   -13 29 34     3.776    3.218   49.7   13.8   107   15.3 

    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.