(416) Vaticana
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	6 Sep 2026	12.8	2.351 AU	3.169 AU	12h54m	-00°11'	30.0°	12.4°
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
2026-09-06 00:00 UT   12 54 45.6   +00 11 25     3.169    2.351   30.0   12.4   104   12.8 
2026-09-06 22:18 UT   12 56 18.2   +00 24 13     3.173    2.349   29.6   12.2   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 
2026-09-11 00:00 UT   13 03 07.2   -01 20 17     3.188    2.342   27.5   11.5   103   12.8 
2026-09-12 00:00 UT   13 04 48.5   -01 34 03     3.191    2.340   27.1   11.3   103   12.8 
2026-09-13 00:00 UT   13 06 30.1   -01 47 49     3.194    2.338   26.6   11.1   103   12.8 
2026-09-14 00:00 UT   13 08 12.0   -02 01 34     3.198    2.336   26.1   10.9   102   12.8 
2026-09-15 00:00 UT   13 09 54.3   -02 15 19     3.201    2.334   25.6   10.7   102   12.8 
2026-09-16 00:00 UT   13 11 36.8   -02 29 03     3.204    2.333   25.1   10.5   102   12.7 
2026-09-17 00:00 UT   13 13 19.7   -02 42 47     3.207    2.331   24.6   10.3   102   12.7 
2026-09-18 00:00 UT   13 15 03.0   -02 56 30     3.210    2.329   24.1   10.2   102   12.7 
2026-09-19 00:00 UT   13 16 46.5   -03 10 13     3.213    2.327   23.6   10.0   102   12.7 
2026-09-20 00:00 UT   13 18 30.3   -03 23 55     3.215    2.325   23.1    9.8   101   12.7 
2026-09-21 00:00 UT   13 20 14.5   -03 37 36     3.218    2.324   22.6    9.6   101   12.7 
2026-09-22 00:00 UT   13 21 58.9   -03 51 16     3.221    2.322   22.2    9.4   101   12.7 
2026-09-23 00:00 UT   13 23 43.7   -04 04 56     3.223    2.320   21.7    9.2   101   12.7 

    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.