2022 VP1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	17 Apr 2026	28.5	2.541 AU	1.946 AU	18h06m	-25°45'	115.1°	21.0°

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 VP1 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.4748514
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.7975704
            i (Inclination)                 : 1.97105
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 6.13580
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 82.21258
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 77.06076
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 88.34383
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 1.95287
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.41            
        

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
2026-04-17 00:00 UT   18 06 30.9   -25 45 08     1.946    2.541  115.1   21.0   270   28.5 
2026-04-17 11:40 UT   18 06 29.4   -25 45 40     1.941    2.542  115.6   20.9   270   28.5 
2026-04-18 00:00 UT   18 06 27.4   -25 46 15     1.936    2.543  116.1   20.8   271   28.5 
2026-04-19 00:00 UT   18 06 21.8   -25 47 22     1.925    2.545  117.1   20.6   271   28.5 
2026-04-20 00:00 UT   18 06 14.1   -25 48 29     1.914    2.547  118.1   20.4   271   28.5 
2026-04-21 00:00 UT   18 06 04.5   -25 49 37     1.904    2.549  119.1   20.1   271   28.5 
2026-04-22 00:00 UT   18 05 52.8   -25 50 46     1.894    2.551  120.2   19.9   271   28.4 
2026-04-23 00:00 UT   18 05 39.0   -25 51 55     1.883    2.553  121.2   19.7   271   28.4 
2026-04-24 00:00 UT   18 05 23.2   -25 53 04     1.873    2.555  122.2   19.4   271   28.4 
2026-04-25 00:00 UT   18 05 05.2   -25 54 13     1.863    2.557  123.3   19.2   271   28.4 
2026-04-26 00:00 UT   18 04 45.2   -25 55 22     1.853    2.559  124.3   18.9   271   28.4 
2026-04-27 00:00 UT   18 04 23.1   -25 56 31     1.843    2.561  125.4   18.7   271   28.3 
2026-04-28 00:00 UT   18 03 59.0   -25 57 40     1.834    2.563  126.4   18.4   271   28.3 
2026-04-29 00:00 UT   18 03 32.7   -25 58 49     1.824    2.565  127.5   18.1   272   28.3 
2026-04-30 00:00 UT   18 03 04.3   -25 59 58     1.815    2.567  128.6   17.9   272   28.3 
2026-05-01 00:00 UT   18 02 33.8   -26 01 06     1.806    2.569  129.7   17.6   272   28.3 
2026-05-02 00:00 UT   18 02 01.2   -26 02 14     1.797    2.570  130.7   17.3   272   28.3 
2026-05-03 00:00 UT   18 01 26.5   -26 03 21     1.788    2.572  131.8   17.0   272   28.2 
2026-05-04 00:00 UT   18 00 49.7   -26 04 27     1.779    2.574  132.9   16.7   272   28.2 
2026-05-05 00:00 UT   18 00 10.8   -26 05 32     1.770    2.576  134.1   16.3   273   28.2 
2026-05-06 00:00 UT   17 59 29.8   -26 06 36     1.762    2.577  135.2   16.0   273   28.2 
2026-05-07 00:00 UT   17 58 46.7   -26 07 39     1.754    2.579  136.3   15.7   273   28.2 
2026-05-08 00:00 UT   17 58 01.6   -26 08 40     1.746    2.581  137.4   15.3   273   28.1 
2026-05-09 00:00 UT   17 57 14.4   -26 09 40     1.738    2.583  138.6   15.0   273   28.1 
2026-05-10 00:00 UT   17 56 25.1   -26 10 38     1.730    2.584  139.7   14.6   274   28.1 
2026-05-11 00:00 UT   17 55 33.8   -26 11 35     1.723    2.586  140.9   14.3   274   28.1 
2026-05-12 00:00 UT   17 54 40.5   -26 12 29     1.715    2.587  142.0   13.9   274   28.1 
2026-05-13 00:00 UT   17 53 45.3   -26 13 21     1.708    2.589  143.2   13.5   274   28.0 
2026-05-14 00:00 UT   17 52 48.1   -26 14 10     1.701    2.591  144.4   13.1   275   28.0 
2026-05-15 00:00 UT   17 51 48.9   -26 14 57     1.695    2.592  145.6   12.7   275   28.0 
2026-05-16 00:00 UT   17 50 47.9   -26 15 41     1.688    2.594  146.7   12.3   275   28.0 
2026-05-17 00:00 UT   17 49 45.1   -26 16 22     1.682    2.595  147.9   11.9   276   27.9 

    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.