(416) Vaticana
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	19 Nov 2025	13.5	2.989 AU	3.000 AU	10h54m	+20°36'	79.9°	19.0°
Opposition	25 Feb 2026	11.8	2.777 AU	1.824 AU	11h07m	+26°51'	160.5°	6.8°

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
2025-11-19 00:00 UT   10 54 21.7   +20 36 41     3.000    2.989   79.9   19.0   295   13.5 
2025-11-19 20:37 UT   10 55 15.3   +20 35 01     2.987    2.987   80.5   19.0   295   13.4 
2025-11-20 00:00 UT   10 55 24.0   +20 34 45     2.984    2.987   80.6   19.1   295   13.4 
2025-11-21 00:00 UT   10 56 25.7   +20 32 55     2.969    2.985   81.4   19.1   295   13.4 
2025-11-22 00:00 UT   10 57 26.6   +20 31 11     2.953    2.983   82.1   19.1   295   13.4 
2025-11-23 00:00 UT   10 58 26.9   +20 29 34     2.937    2.981   82.9   19.2   295   13.4 
2025-11-24 00:00 UT   10 59 26.5   +20 28 02     2.922    2.979   83.7   19.2   295   13.4 
2025-11-25 00:00 UT   11 00 25.3   +20 26 37     2.906    2.977   84.4   19.3   295   13.4 
2025-11-26 00:00 UT   11 01 23.4   +20 25 19     2.890    2.975   85.2   19.3   294   13.4 
2025-11-27 00:00 UT   11 02 20.8   +20 24 07     2.875    2.973   86.0   19.3   294   13.4 
2025-11-28 00:00 UT   11 03 17.4   +20 23 01     2.859    2.971   86.7   19.4   294   13.3 
2025-11-29 00:00 UT   11 04 13.3   +20 22 03     2.843    2.969   87.5   19.4   294   13.3 
2025-11-30 00:00 UT   11 05 08.4   +20 21 11     2.827    2.967   88.3   19.4   294   13.3 
2025-12-01 00:00 UT   11 06 02.7   +20 20 27     2.812    2.965   89.1   19.4   294   13.3 
2025-12-02 00:00 UT   11 06 56.2   +20 19 49     2.796    2.963   89.9   19.4   293   13.3 
2025-12-03 00:00 UT   11 07 48.9   +20 19 19     2.780    2.961   90.7   19.4   293   13.3 
2025-12-04 00:00 UT   11 08 40.7   +20 18 55     2.764    2.959   91.5   19.5   293   13.3 
2025-12-05 00:00 UT   11 09 31.8   +20 18 40     2.749    2.957   92.3   19.5   293   13.3 
2025-12-06 00:00 UT   11 10 21.9   +20 18 31     2.733    2.955   93.1   19.5   293   13.2 
2025-12-07 00:00 UT   11 11 11.2   +20 18 31     2.717    2.952   93.9   19.4   293   13.2 
2025-12-08 00:00 UT   11 11 59.6   +20 18 38     2.702    2.950   94.7   19.4   292   13.2 
2025-12-09 00:00 UT   11 12 47.1   +20 18 53     2.686    2.948   95.5   19.4   292   13.2 
2025-12-10 00:00 UT   11 13 33.7   +20 19 15     2.670    2.946   96.3   19.4   292   13.2 
2025-12-11 00:00 UT   11 14 19.4   +20 19 46     2.655    2.944   97.2   19.4   292   13.2 
2025-12-12 00:00 UT   11 15 04.1   +20 20 25     2.639    2.942   98.0   19.4   292   13.1 
2025-12-13 00:00 UT   11 15 47.8   +20 21 12     2.624    2.940   98.8   19.3   291   13.1 
2025-12-14 00:00 UT   11 16 30.5   +20 22 08     2.608    2.938   99.6   19.3   291   13.1 
2025-12-15 00:00 UT   11 17 12.2   +20 23 12     2.593    2.936  100.5   19.2   291   13.1 
2025-12-16 00:00 UT   11 17 52.9   +20 24 25     2.577    2.934  101.3   19.2   291   13.1 
2025-12-17 00:00 UT   11 18 32.5   +20 25 46     2.562    2.932  102.2   19.2   291   13.1 
2025-12-18 00:00 UT   11 19 11.1   +20 27 16     2.546    2.930  103.0   19.1   290   13.1 
2025-12-19 00:00 UT   11 19 48.6   +20 28 54     2.531    2.927  103.9   19.0   290   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.