2022 JP1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	21 Dec 2025	29.1	2.708 AU	1.872 AU	06h56m	+61°08'	140.9°	13.3°

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 2022 JP1 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.5178331
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.7941196
            i (Inclination)                 : 35.18936
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 52.74911
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 233.72219
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 151.80958
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 100.82198
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -27.68258
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.40            
        

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
2025-12-21 00:00 UT   06 56 37.3   +61 08 23     1.872    2.708  140.9   13.3   202   29.1 
2025-12-21 09:08 UT   06 55 39.0   +61 12 17     1.872    2.708  140.9   13.2   201   29.1 
2025-12-22 00:00 UT   06 54 03.3   +61 18 28     1.872    2.708  141.0   13.2   200   29.1 
2025-12-23 00:00 UT   06 51 26.7   +61 28 04     1.872    2.709  141.1   13.2   197   29.1 
2025-12-24 00:00 UT   06 48 47.8   +61 37 09     1.872    2.710  141.2   13.1   195   29.1 
2025-12-25 00:00 UT   06 46 06.6   +61 45 42     1.873    2.711  141.2   13.1   192   29.1 
2025-12-26 00:00 UT   06 43 23.6   +61 53 44     1.874    2.711  141.2   13.1   189   29.1 
2025-12-27 00:00 UT   06 40 38.9   +62 01 13     1.875    2.712  141.2   13.1   187   29.1 
2025-12-28 00:00 UT   06 37 52.8   +62 08 09     1.876    2.713  141.1   13.2   184   29.1 
2025-12-29 00:00 UT   06 35 05.6   +62 14 31     1.878    2.713  141.0   13.2   181   29.1 
2025-12-30 00:00 UT   06 32 17.5   +62 20 21     1.880    2.714  140.8   13.2   179   29.1 
2025-12-31 00:00 UT   06 29 28.8   +62 25 36     1.882    2.715  140.6   13.3   176   29.1 
2026-01-01 00:00 UT   06 26 39.8   +62 30 19     1.884    2.715  140.4   13.3   174   29.1 
2026-01-02 00:00 UT   06 23 50.7   +62 34 27     1.887    2.716  140.2   13.4   171   29.1 
2026-01-03 00:00 UT   06 21 01.9   +62 38 02     1.890    2.716  139.9   13.5   168   29.1 
2026-01-04 00:00 UT   06 18 13.5   +62 41 04     1.893    2.717  139.5   13.6   166   29.1 
2026-01-05 00:00 UT   06 15 26.0   +62 43 33     1.896    2.717  139.2   13.7   163   29.1 
2026-01-06 00:00 UT   06 12 39.5   +62 45 29     1.900    2.718  138.8   13.8   161   29.1 
2026-01-07 00:00 UT   06 09 54.3   +62 46 53     1.904    2.718  138.4   13.9   159   29.1 
2026-01-08 00:00 UT   06 07 10.8   +62 47 45     1.908    2.719  137.9   14.0   156   29.1 
2026-01-09 00:00 UT   06 04 29.0   +62 48 06     1.912    2.719  137.4   14.2   154   29.1 
2026-01-10 00:00 UT   06 01 49.3   +62 47 56     1.917    2.720  136.9   14.3   152   29.2 
2026-01-11 00:00 UT   05 59 12.0   +62 47 17     1.922    2.720  136.4   14.4   149   29.2 
2026-01-12 00:00 UT   05 56 37.2   +62 46 08     1.927    2.720  135.9   14.6   147   29.2 
2026-01-13 00:00 UT   05 54 05.1   +62 44 31     1.932    2.721  135.3   14.7   145   29.2 
2026-01-14 00:00 UT   05 51 36.1   +62 42 27     1.938    2.721  134.7   14.9   143   29.2 
2026-01-15 00:00 UT   05 49 10.2   +62 39 56     1.944    2.721  134.1   15.1   141   29.2 
2026-01-16 00:00 UT   05 46 47.7   +62 36 60     1.950    2.721  133.4   15.2   139   29.2 

    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.