(416) Vaticana
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	14 Jun 2026	12.9	2.527 AU	2.564 AU	10h58m	+17°57'	76.5°	23.0°
Opposition	2 Aug 2027	10.9	2.342 AU	1.368 AU	21h21m	-37°52'	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)                : 0.2198384
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.7907824
            i (Inclination)                 : 12.83238
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 57.89949
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 200.27474
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 305.76802
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 77.70768
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -4.41399
            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
2026-06-14 00:00 UT   10 58 16.5   +17 57 21     2.564    2.527   76.5   23.0   110   12.9 
2026-06-14 12:04 UT   10 58 47.2   +17 51 36     2.569    2.526   76.1   23.0   110   12.9 
2026-06-15 00:00 UT   10 59 17.7   +17 45 54     2.574    2.525   75.8   23.0   110   12.9 
2026-06-16 00:00 UT   11 00 19.7   +17 34 25     2.583    2.523   75.2   22.9   110   12.9 
2026-06-17 00:00 UT   11 01 22.5   +17 22 52     2.593    2.520   74.5   22.9   110   12.9 
2026-06-18 00:00 UT   11 02 26.0   +17 11 15     2.603    2.518   73.9   22.8   110   12.9 
2026-06-19 00:00 UT   11 03 30.3   +16 59 36     2.612    2.516   73.3   22.8   110   12.9 
2026-06-20 00:00 UT   11 04 35.2   +16 47 54     2.622    2.514   72.6   22.7   110   12.9 
2026-06-21 00:00 UT   11 05 40.9   +16 36 09     2.632    2.511   72.0   22.6   110   12.9 
2026-06-22 00:00 UT   11 06 47.3   +16 24 20     2.641    2.509   71.4   22.6   110   12.9 
2026-06-23 00:00 UT   11 07 54.3   +16 12 29     2.651    2.507   70.8   22.5   110   12.9 
2026-06-24 00:00 UT   11 09 02.0   +16 00 35     2.660    2.505   70.2   22.4   110   12.9 
2026-06-25 00:00 UT   11 10 10.4   +15 48 39     2.669    2.502   69.5   22.4   110   12.9 
2026-06-26 00:00 UT   11 11 19.4   +15 36 39     2.679    2.500   68.9   22.3   109   12.9 
2026-06-27 00:00 UT   11 12 29.0   +15 24 37     2.688    2.498   68.3   22.2   109   12.9 
2026-06-28 00:00 UT   11 13 39.3   +15 12 32     2.697    2.496   67.7   22.1   109   12.9 
2026-06-29 00:00 UT   11 14 50.2   +15 00 25     2.706    2.494   67.1   22.1   109   12.9 
2026-06-30 00:00 UT   11 16 01.6   +14 48 14     2.715    2.491   66.5   22.0   109   12.9 
2026-07-01 00:00 UT   11 17 13.7   +14 36 02     2.724    2.489   65.9   21.9   109   12.9 
2026-07-02 00:00 UT   11 18 26.3   +14 23 46     2.733    2.487   65.3   21.8   109   12.9 
2026-07-03 00:00 UT   11 19 39.5   +14 11 29     2.742    2.485   64.7   21.7   109   12.9 
2026-07-04 00:00 UT   11 20 53.3   +13 59 08     2.751    2.483   64.1   21.6   109   12.9 
2026-07-05 00:00 UT   11 22 07.7   +13 46 45     2.760    2.480   63.6   21.5   109   12.9 
2026-07-06 00:00 UT   11 23 22.5   +13 34 20     2.769    2.478   63.0   21.4   109   12.9 
2026-07-07 00:00 UT   11 24 38.0   +13 21 52     2.777    2.476   62.4   21.3   109   12.9 
2026-07-08 00:00 UT   11 25 53.9   +13 09 22     2.786    2.474   61.8   21.2   109   13.0 

    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.