(416) Vaticana
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	15 May 2026	12.6	2.596 AU	2.261 AU	10h34m	+23°10'	97.6°	22.7°
Opposition	2 Aug 2027	10.9	2.344 AU	1.369 AU	21h21m	-37°53'	158.7°	9.1°

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 Vaticana are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.2197317
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.7918574
            i (Inclination)                 : 12.83213
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 57.91481
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 200.15509
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 263.59322
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 77.60567
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -4.38889
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.66            
        

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
2026-05-15 00:00 UT   10 34 54.7   +23 10 59     2.261    2.596   97.6   22.7   114   12.6 
2026-05-15 11:35 UT   10 35 09.4   +23 06 29     2.266    2.595   97.2   22.7   114   12.7 
2026-05-16 00:00 UT   10 35 25.4   +23 01 38     2.271    2.593   96.8   22.8   114   12.7 
2026-05-17 00:00 UT   10 35 57.5   +22 52 10     2.281    2.591   96.1   22.8   114   12.7 
2026-05-18 00:00 UT   10 36 30.8   +22 42 37     2.291    2.589   95.3   22.9   114   12.7 
2026-05-19 00:00 UT   10 37 05.4   +22 32 60     2.302    2.587   94.6   22.9   113   12.7 
2026-05-20 00:00 UT   10 37 41.2   +22 23 17     2.312    2.584   93.8   23.0   113   12.7 
2026-05-21 00:00 UT   10 38 18.2   +22 13 29     2.322    2.582   93.1   23.0   113   12.7 
2026-05-22 00:00 UT   10 38 56.4   +22 03 36     2.332    2.580   92.3   23.1   113   12.7 
2026-05-23 00:00 UT   10 39 35.8   +21 53 38     2.342    2.577   91.6   23.1   113   12.7 
2026-05-24 00:00 UT   10 40 16.2   +21 43 36     2.353    2.575   90.9   23.2   113   12.7 
2026-05-25 00:00 UT   10 40 57.9   +21 33 30     2.363    2.573   90.1   23.2   113   12.7 
2026-05-26 00:00 UT   10 41 40.6   +21 23 19     2.373    2.571   89.4   23.2   112   12.7 
2026-05-27 00:00 UT   10 42 24.4   +21 13 03     2.383    2.568   88.7   23.2   112   12.8 
2026-05-28 00:00 UT   10 43 09.2   +21 02 44     2.393    2.566   88.0   23.2   112   12.8 
2026-05-29 00:00 UT   10 43 55.1   +20 52 20     2.404    2.564   87.3   23.3   112   12.8 
2026-05-30 00:00 UT   10 44 42.1   +20 41 52     2.414    2.561   86.6   23.3   112   12.8 
2026-05-31 00:00 UT   10 45 30.0   +20 31 20     2.424    2.559   85.9   23.3   112   12.8 
2026-06-01 00:00 UT   10 46 18.9   +20 20 44     2.434    2.557   85.2   23.3   112   12.8 
2026-06-02 00:00 UT   10 47 08.8   +20 10 04     2.444    2.555   84.5   23.3   112   12.8 
2026-06-03 00:00 UT   10 47 59.7   +19 59 20     2.454    2.552   83.8   23.3   111   12.8 
2026-06-04 00:00 UT   10 48 51.5   +19 48 33     2.464    2.550   83.1   23.3   111   12.8 
2026-06-05 00:00 UT   10 49 44.2   +19 37 41     2.474    2.548   82.4   23.2   111   12.8 
2026-06-06 00:00 UT   10 50 37.8   +19 26 46     2.484    2.545   81.8   23.2   111   12.8 
2026-06-07 00:00 UT   10 51 32.4   +19 15 47     2.495    2.543   81.1   23.2   111   12.8 
2026-06-08 00:00 UT   10 52 27.8   +19 04 45     2.505    2.541   80.4   23.2   111   12.8 
2026-06-09 00:00 UT   10 53 24.0   +18 53 39     2.515    2.539   79.7   23.2   111   12.8 
2026-06-10 00:00 UT   10 54 21.2   +18 42 30     2.524    2.536   79.1   23.1   111   12.8 
2026-06-11 00:00 UT   10 55 19.2   +18 31 17     2.534    2.534   78.4   23.1   111   12.9 
2026-06-12 00:00 UT   10 56 18.0   +18 20 00     2.544    2.532   77.8   23.1   111   12.9 
2026-06-13 00:00 UT   10 57 17.6   +18 08 41     2.554    2.530   77.1   23.0   110   12.9 
2026-06-14 00:00 UT   10 58 18.0   +17 57 17     2.564    2.527   76.5   23.0   110   12.9 

    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.