(416) Vaticana
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	10 Jan 2026	12.6	2.880 AU	2.216 AU	11h28m	+21°42'	123.7°	16.5°
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
2026-01-10 00:00 UT   11 28 23.7   +21 42 55     2.216    2.880  123.7   16.5   283   12.6 
2026-01-10 06:50 UT   11 28 26.1   +21 44 21     2.213    2.880  124.0   16.5   283   12.6 
2026-01-11 00:00 UT   11 28 31.5   +21 47 59     2.203    2.878  124.6   16.3   282   12.6 
2026-01-12 00:00 UT   11 28 37.7   +21 53 12     2.190    2.876  125.6   16.1   282   12.6 
2026-01-13 00:00 UT   11 28 42.5   +21 58 33     2.178    2.874  126.5   16.0   281   12.6 
2026-01-14 00:00 UT   11 28 45.7   +22 04 02     2.165    2.872  127.5   15.8   281   12.5 
2026-01-15 00:00 UT   11 28 47.4   +22 09 40     2.153    2.870  128.4   15.6   280   12.5 
2026-01-16 00:00 UT   11 28 47.5   +22 15 25     2.140    2.867  129.4   15.4   280   12.5 
2026-01-17 00:00 UT   11 28 46.0   +22 21 17     2.128    2.865  130.4   15.2   279   12.5 
2026-01-18 00:00 UT   11 28 43.0   +22 27 18     2.116    2.863  131.3   15.0   278   12.5 
2026-01-19 00:00 UT   11 28 38.3   +22 33 25     2.105    2.861  132.3   14.7   278   12.4 
2026-01-20 00:00 UT   11 28 32.1   +22 39 39     2.093    2.859  133.2   14.5   277   12.4 
2026-01-21 00:00 UT   11 28 24.3   +22 46 01     2.082    2.856  134.2   14.3   276   12.4 
2026-01-22 00:00 UT   11 28 14.8   +22 52 28     2.071    2.854  135.2   14.1   276   12.4 
2026-01-23 00:00 UT   11 28 03.8   +22 59 02     2.060    2.852  136.1   13.8   275   12.4 
2026-01-24 00:00 UT   11 27 51.1   +23 05 41     2.049    2.850  137.1   13.6   274   12.3 
2026-01-25 00:00 UT   11 27 36.8   +23 12 26     2.038    2.848  138.1   13.4   273   12.3 
2026-01-26 00:00 UT   11 27 20.9   +23 19 16     2.028    2.845  139.0   13.1   272   12.3 
2026-01-27 00:00 UT   11 27 03.5   +23 26 10     2.018    2.843  140.0   12.9   271   12.3 
2026-01-28 00:00 UT   11 26 44.4   +23 33 10     2.008    2.841  141.0   12.6   270   12.2 
2026-01-29 00:00 UT   11 26 23.7   +23 40 13     1.998    2.839  141.9   12.4   269   12.2 
2026-01-30 00:00 UT   11 26 01.4   +23 47 20     1.988    2.837  142.9   12.1   268   12.2 
2026-01-31 00:00 UT   11 25 37.5   +23 54 30     1.979    2.834  143.8   11.8   267   12.2 
2026-02-01 00:00 UT   11 25 12.1   +24 01 43     1.970    2.832  144.8   11.6   266   12.2 
2026-02-02 00:00 UT   11 24 45.1   +24 08 58     1.961    2.830  145.7   11.3   265   12.1 
2026-02-03 00:00 UT   11 24 16.6   +24 16 15     1.952    2.828  146.6   11.1   264   12.1 
2026-02-04 00:00 UT   11 23 46.5   +24 23 34     1.944    2.825  147.5   10.8   262   12.1 
2026-02-05 00:00 UT   11 23 14.9   +24 30 55     1.936    2.823  148.4   10.5   261   12.1 
2026-02-06 00:00 UT   11 22 41.7   +24 38 16     1.928    2.821  149.3   10.3   259   12.1 
2026-02-07 00:00 UT   11 22 07.1   +24 45 37     1.920    2.819  150.2   10.0   258   12.0 
2026-02-08 00:00 UT   11 21 31.0   +24 52 58     1.912    2.816  151.1    9.8   256   12.0 
2026-02-09 00:00 UT   11 20 53.5   +25 00 18     1.905    2.814  151.9    9.5   254   12.0 

    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.