(416) Vaticana
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	2 Jun 2023	13.5	2.768 AU	3.203 AU	01h11m	-02°54'	56.1°	17.7°
Opposition	17 Oct 2023	12.2	3.054 AU	2.070 AU	01h43m	-00°59'	169.1°	3.5°

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)                : 0.2175046
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.7916696
            i (Inclination)                 : 12.86013
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 58.05782
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 198.37413
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 54.85344
            Epoch                           : 2023 Feb 25

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 76.00095
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -4.02313
            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. 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
2023-06-02 00:00 UT   01 11 37.1   -02 54 16     3.203    2.768   56.1   17.7   241   13.5 
2023-06-02 21:53 UT   01 12 45.3   -02 48 02     3.195    2.770   56.6   17.8   241   13.5 
2023-06-03 00:00 UT   01 12 51.9   -02 47 26     3.195    2.771   56.7   17.8   241   13.5 
2023-06-04 00:00 UT   01 14 06.1   -02 40 42     3.186    2.773   57.3   17.9   241   13.5 
2023-06-05 00:00 UT   01 15 19.9   -02 34 02     3.177    2.775   57.9   18.0   241   13.5 
2023-06-06 00:00 UT   01 16 33.2   -02 27 26     3.168    2.777   58.5   18.2   242   13.5 
2023-06-07 00:00 UT   01 17 46.0   -02 20 56     3.160    2.780   59.2   18.3   242   13.5 
2023-06-08 00:00 UT   01 18 58.3   -02 14 30     3.151    2.782   59.8   18.4   242   13.5 
2023-06-09 00:00 UT   01 20 10.1   -02 08 09     3.142    2.784   60.4   18.5   242   13.5 
2023-06-10 00:00 UT   01 21 21.4   -02 01 53     3.133    2.786   61.0   18.6   242   13.5 
2023-06-11 00:00 UT   01 22 32.2   -01 55 42     3.123    2.789   61.7   18.7   242   13.5 
2023-06-12 00:00 UT   01 23 42.4   -01 49 36     3.114    2.791   62.3   18.8   243   13.5 
2023-06-13 00:00 UT   01 24 52.1   -01 43 34     3.105    2.793   62.9   18.9   243   13.5 
2023-06-14 00:00 UT   01 26 01.3   -01 37 38     3.095    2.795   63.6   19.0   243   13.5 
2023-06-15 00:00 UT   01 27 09.9   -01 31 47     3.086    2.798   64.2   19.1   243   13.5 
2023-06-16 00:00 UT   01 28 18.0   -01 26 02     3.076    2.800   64.9   19.2   243   13.5 
2023-06-17 00:00 UT   01 29 25.5   -01 20 21     3.067    2.802   65.5   19.3   243   13.5 
2023-06-18 00:00 UT   01 30 32.3   -01 14 46     3.057    2.804   66.1   19.4   244   13.5 
2023-06-19 00:00 UT   01 31 38.6   -01 09 16     3.047    2.807   66.8   19.4   244   13.5 
2023-06-20 00:00 UT   01 32 44.4   -01 03 51     3.037    2.809   67.4   19.5   244   13.5 
2023-06-21 00:00 UT   01 33 49.4   +00 58 32     3.027    2.811   68.1   19.6   244   13.5 
2023-06-22 00:00 UT   01 34 53.9   +00 53 18     3.017    2.813   68.8   19.7   244   13.5 
2023-06-23 00:00 UT   01 35 57.8   +00 48 09     3.007    2.815   69.4   19.8   245   13.5 
2023-06-24 00:00 UT   01 37 01.0   +00 43 06     2.997    2.818   70.1   19.8   245   13.4 
2023-06-25 00:00 UT   01 38 03.6   +00 38 08     2.987    2.820   70.7   19.9   245   13.4 
2023-06-26 00:00 UT   01 39 05.5   +00 33 16     2.976    2.822   71.4   20.0   245   13.4 
2023-06-27 00:00 UT   01 40 06.7   +00 28 30     2.966    2.824   72.1   20.0   245   13.4 
2023-06-28 00:00 UT   01 41 07.3   +00 23 49     2.956    2.826   72.8   20.1   245   13.4 
2023-06-29 00:00 UT   01 42 07.2   +00 19 13     2.945    2.829   73.4   20.2   246   13.4 
2023-06-30 00:00 UT   01 43 06.4   +00 14 43     2.935    2.831   74.1   20.2   246   13.4 

    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.