(416) Vaticana
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	29 Jun 2026	12.9	2.494 AU	2.706 AU	11h14m	+15°00'	67.1°	22.1°
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
2026-06-29 00:00 UT   11 14 50.2   +15 00 25     2.706    2.494   67.1   22.1   109   12.9 
2026-06-29 14:25 UT   11 15 33.0   +14 53 06     2.712    2.492   66.8   22.0   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   12.9 
2026-07-09 00:00 UT   11 27 10.4   +12 56 49     2.795    2.472   61.2   21.1   109   12.9 
2026-07-10 00:00 UT   11 28 27.5   +12 44 14     2.803    2.469   60.7   21.0   109   12.9 
2026-07-11 00:00 UT   11 29 45.0   +12 31 37     2.811    2.467   60.1   20.9   109   12.9 
2026-07-12 00:00 UT   11 31 03.1   +12 18 58     2.820    2.465   59.5   20.8   108   12.9 
2026-07-13 00:00 UT   11 32 21.6   +12 06 16     2.828    2.463   58.9   20.7   108   12.9 
2026-07-14 00:00 UT   11 33 40.7   +11 53 31     2.836    2.461   58.4   20.6   108   12.9 
2026-07-15 00:00 UT   11 35 00.2   +11 40 45     2.845    2.459   57.8   20.5   108   12.9 
2026-07-16 00:00 UT   11 36 20.2   +11 27 57     2.853    2.456   57.2   20.4   108   12.9 
2026-07-17 00:00 UT   11 37 40.7   +11 15 06     2.861    2.454   56.7   20.2   108   12.9 
2026-07-18 00:00 UT   11 39 01.7   +11 02 13     2.869    2.452   56.1   20.1   108   12.9 
2026-07-19 00:00 UT   11 40 23.1   +10 49 19     2.877    2.450   55.6   20.0   108   13.0 
2026-07-20 00:00 UT   11 41 45.0   +10 36 22     2.885    2.448   55.0   19.9   108   13.0 
2026-07-21 00:00 UT   11 43 07.3   +10 23 24     2.892    2.446   54.5   19.8   108   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.