(416) Vaticana
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	23 Aug 2026	12.9	2.378 AU	3.106 AU	12h32m	+03°01'	37.0°	14.8°
Opposition	2 Aug 2027	10.8	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
2026-08-23 00:00 UT   12 32 04.6   +03 01 05     3.106    2.378   37.0   14.8   105   12.9 
2026-08-23 17:27 UT   12 33 13.7   +02 51 07     3.109    2.376   36.7   14.7   105   12.9 
2026-08-24 00:00 UT   12 33 39.7   +02 47 23     3.111    2.376   36.5   14.7   105   12.9 
2026-08-25 00:00 UT   12 35 15.1   +02 33 40     3.116    2.374   36.0   14.5   105   12.9 
2026-08-26 00:00 UT   12 36 50.9   +02 19 56     3.121    2.372   35.5   14.3   105   12.9 
2026-08-27 00:00 UT   12 38 26.9   +02 06 12     3.125    2.370   35.0   14.2   105   12.9 
2026-08-28 00:00 UT   12 40 03.3   +01 52 28     3.130    2.368   34.5   14.0   105   12.9 
2026-08-29 00:00 UT   12 41 40.1   +01 38 43     3.135    2.366   34.0   13.8   105   12.9 
2026-08-30 00:00 UT   12 43 17.1   +01 24 58     3.139    2.364   33.5   13.6   105   12.8 
2026-08-31 00:00 UT   12 44 54.5   +01 11 13     3.144    2.362   33.0   13.5   104   12.8 
2026-09-01 00:00 UT   12 46 32.2   +00 57 27     3.148    2.360   32.5   13.3   104   12.8 
2026-09-02 00:00 UT   12 48 10.2   +00 43 41     3.153    2.358   32.0   13.1   104   12.8 
2026-09-03 00:00 UT   12 49 48.6   +00 29 55     3.157    2.357   31.5   12.9   104   12.8 
2026-09-04 00:00 UT   12 51 27.2   +00 16 09     3.161    2.355   31.0   12.8   104   12.8 
2026-09-05 00:00 UT   12 53 06.2   +00 02 22     3.165    2.353   30.5   12.6   104   12.8 
2026-09-06 00:00 UT   12 54 45.6   +00 11 25     3.169    2.351   30.0   12.4   104   12.8 
2026-09-07 00:00 UT   12 56 25.2   +00 25 11     3.173    2.349   29.5   12.2   104   12.8 
2026-09-08 00:00 UT   12 58 05.2   +00 38 58     3.177    2.347   29.0   12.0   103   12.8 
2026-09-09 00:00 UT   12 59 45.6   +00 52 44     3.180    2.345   28.5   11.8   103   12.8 
2026-09-10 00:00 UT   13 01 26.2   -01 06 31     3.184    2.343   28.0   11.7   103   12.8 

    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.