2022 VP1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	6 Sep 2026	29.2	2.637 AU	2.455 AU	16h41m	-24°20'	89.0°	22.5°

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)                : 0.4747563
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.7977538
            i (Inclination)                 : 1.97091
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 6.12987
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 82.22949
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 158.83273
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 88.35482
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 1.95281
            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
2026-09-06 00:00 UT   16 41 00.2   -24 20 03     2.455    2.637   89.0   22.5    98   29.2 
2026-09-06 19:06 UT   16 41 36.6   -24 20 36     2.466    2.637   88.4   22.5    98   29.2 
2026-09-07 00:00 UT   16 41 46.1   -24 20 45     2.468    2.637   88.2   22.5    98   29.2 
2026-09-08 00:00 UT   16 42 33.1   -24 21 28     2.482    2.636   87.4   22.5    98   29.2 
2026-09-09 00:00 UT   16 43 21.4   -24 22 12     2.495    2.635   86.6   22.4    98   29.2 
2026-09-10 00:00 UT   16 44 10.8   -24 22 59     2.508    2.634   85.8   22.4    98   29.2 
2026-09-11 00:00 UT   16 45 01.3   -24 23 47     2.522    2.633   85.1   22.4    98   29.2 
2026-09-12 00:00 UT   16 45 52.9   -24 24 36     2.535    2.633   84.3   22.4    97   29.2 
2026-09-13 00:00 UT   16 46 45.7   -24 25 26     2.548    2.632   83.5   22.3    97   29.2 
2026-09-14 00:00 UT   16 47 39.5   -24 26 18     2.561    2.631   82.7   22.3    97   29.2 
2026-09-15 00:00 UT   16 48 34.3   -24 27 11     2.574    2.630   82.0   22.3    97   29.2 
2026-09-16 00:00 UT   16 49 30.3   -24 28 04     2.588    2.629   81.2   22.2    97   29.3 
2026-09-17 00:00 UT   16 50 27.2   -24 28 59     2.601    2.628   80.5   22.2    97   29.3 
2026-09-18 00:00 UT   16 51 25.2   -24 29 54     2.614    2.627   79.7   22.1    97   29.3 
2026-09-19 00:00 UT   16 52 24.1   -24 30 50     2.627    2.626   78.9   22.1    97   29.3 
2026-09-20 00:00 UT   16 53 24.0   -24 31 47     2.639    2.625   78.2   22.0    97   29.3 
2026-09-21 00:00 UT   16 54 24.9   -24 32 44     2.652    2.624   77.5   21.9    97   29.3 
2026-09-22 00:00 UT   16 55 26.8   -24 33 41     2.665    2.623   76.7   21.9    97   29.3 
2026-09-23 00:00 UT   16 56 29.6   -24 34 39     2.678    2.622   76.0   21.8    97   29.3 
2026-09-24 00:00 UT   16 57 33.3   -24 35 37     2.690    2.621   75.2   21.7    97   29.3 
2026-09-25 00:00 UT   16 58 37.9   -24 36 36     2.703    2.620   74.5   21.7    97   29.3 
2026-09-26 00:00 UT   16 59 43.4   -24 37 34     2.715    2.618   73.8   21.6    96   29.3 
2026-09-27 00:00 UT   17 00 49.8   -24 38 32     2.728    2.617   73.0   21.5    96   29.3 
2026-09-28 00:00 UT   17 01 57.0   -24 39 30     2.740    2.616   72.3   21.4    96   29.3 
2026-09-29 00:00 UT   17 03 05.1   -24 40 28     2.752    2.615   71.6   21.3    96   29.3 
2026-09-30 00:00 UT   17 04 14.1   -24 41 25     2.765    2.614   70.9   21.2    96   29.4 
2026-10-01 00:00 UT   17 05 23.8   -24 42 22     2.777    2.612   70.2   21.1    96   29.4 
2026-10-02 00:00 UT   17 06 34.4   -24 43 19     2.789    2.611   69.4   21.0    96   29.4 
2026-10-03 00:00 UT   17 07 45.9   -24 44 15     2.801    2.610   68.7   20.9    96   29.4 
2026-10-04 00:00 UT   17 08 58.1   -24 45 11     2.813    2.609   68.0   20.8    96   29.4 
2026-10-05 00:00 UT   17 10 11.1   -24 46 05     2.824    2.607   67.3   20.7    96   29.4 
2026-10-06 00:00 UT   17 11 24.9   -24 46 59     2.836    2.606   66.6   20.6    96   29.4 

    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.