(240) Vanadis |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
Today | 2 Oct 2025 | 14.7 | 2.856 AU | 3.841 AU | 12h02m | +01°15' | 8.8° | 3.1° |
Opposition | 22 Apr 2026 | 13.4 | 3.149 AU | 2.145 AU | 14h03m | -09°17' | 176.9° | 1.0° |
(240) Vanadis - 2025-10-02
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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) : 0.2089976
a (Semimajor axis) : 2.6627793
i (Inclination) : 2.10625
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 115.04806
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 300.72482
M (Mean anomaly) : 65.06574
Epoch : 2025 May 05
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 55.78989
B (Latitude of perihelion) : -1.81049
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.
A more printer-friendly version of the same chart can be found below.
Ephemerides:
Date Time RA (2000) DEC (2000) delta radius elong phase PA magn
2025-10-02 00:00 UT 12 02 17.7 +01 15 28 3.841 2.856 8.8 3.1 302 14.7
2025-10-02 20:32 UT 12 03 32.2 +01 07 36 3.841 2.858 9.3 3.2 302 14.7
2025-10-03 00:00 UT 12 03 44.8 +01 06 16 3.841 2.858 9.4 3.3 302 14.7
2025-10-04 00:00 UT 12 05 11.8 +00 57 04 3.840 2.860 10.0 3.5 301 14.7
2025-10-05 00:00 UT 12 06 38.7 +00 47 54 3.839 2.862 10.5 3.7 301 14.7
2025-10-06 00:00 UT 12 08 05.4 +00 38 45 3.838 2.864 11.1 3.9 301 14.7
2025-10-07 00:00 UT 12 09 32.0 +00 29 37 3.837 2.866 11.7 4.1 300 14.7
2025-10-08 00:00 UT 12 10 58.5 +00 20 30 3.836 2.868 12.3 4.3 300 14.7
2025-10-09 00:00 UT 12 12 24.9 +00 11 24 3.834 2.869 12.9 4.5 300 14.7
2025-10-10 00:00 UT 12 13 51.1 +00 02 19 3.833 2.871 13.5 4.7 299 14.8
2025-10-11 00:00 UT 12 15 17.2 +00 06 44 3.831 2.873 14.1 4.9 299 14.8
2025-10-12 00:00 UT 12 16 43.1 +00 15 47 3.829 2.875 14.7 5.1 299 14.8
2025-10-13 00:00 UT 12 18 09.0 +00 24 47 3.827 2.877 15.3 5.2 299 14.8
2025-10-14 00:00 UT 12 19 34.7 +00 33 47 3.825 2.879 15.9 5.4 298 14.8
2025-10-15 00:00 UT 12 21 00.2 +00 42 45 3.823 2.881 16.5 5.6 298 14.8
2025-10-16 00:00 UT 12 22 25.6 +00 51 41 3.821 2.883 17.1 5.8 298 14.8
2025-10-17 00:00 UT 12 23 50.9 -01 00 36 3.818 2.884 17.7 6.0 298 14.8
2025-10-18 00:00 UT 12 25 16.0 -01 09 30 3.815 2.886 18.3 6.2 298 14.8
2025-10-19 00:00 UT 12 26 41.0 -01 18 22 3.812 2.888 18.9 6.4 298 14.9
2025-10-20 00:00 UT 12 28 05.8 -01 27 12 3.809 2.890 19.5 6.6 297 14.9
2025-10-21 00:00 UT 12 29 30.4 -01 36 00 3.806 2.892 20.1 6.8 297 14.9
2025-10-22 00:00 UT 12 30 54.9 -01 44 47 3.803 2.894 20.8 7.0 297 14.9
2025-10-23 00:00 UT 12 32 19.3 -01 53 32 3.799 2.896 21.4 7.2 297 14.9
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.