2022 VP1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	18 Nov 2025	28.3	1.981 AU	2.935 AU	14h42m	-16°27'	12.4°	6.1°

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 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
2025-11-18 00:00 UT   14 42 07.0   -16 27 04     2.935    1.981   12.4    6.1   284   28.3 
2025-11-18 07:16 UT   14 42 44.3   -16 30 02     2.936    1.983   12.5    6.2   284   28.3 
2025-11-19 00:00 UT   14 44 10.0   -16 36 50     2.938    1.986   12.9    6.4   284   28.3 
2025-11-20 00:00 UT   14 46 12.7   -16 46 29     2.940    1.992   13.3    6.6   284   28.4 
2025-11-21 00:00 UT   14 48 15.2   -16 56 02     2.942    1.997   13.8    6.8   284   28.4 
2025-11-22 00:00 UT   14 50 17.4   -17 05 28     2.944    2.002   14.3    7.0   284   28.4 
2025-11-23 00:00 UT   14 52 19.3   -17 14 48     2.946    2.008   14.8    7.2   284   28.4 
2025-11-24 00:00 UT   14 54 21.0   -17 24 01     2.948    2.013   15.3    7.5   284   28.4 
2025-11-25 00:00 UT   14 56 22.3   -17 33 08     2.950    2.018   15.8    7.7   284   28.4 
2025-11-26 00:00 UT   14 58 23.4   -17 42 09     2.951    2.023   16.4    7.9   284   28.5 
2025-11-27 00:00 UT   15 00 24.2   -17 51 03     2.953    2.029   16.9    8.1   284   28.5 
2025-11-28 00:00 UT   15 02 24.7   -17 59 50     2.954    2.034   17.4    8.3   284   28.5 
2025-11-29 00:00 UT   15 04 24.9   -18 08 31     2.955    2.039   17.9    8.5   284   28.5 
2025-11-30 00:00 UT   15 06 24.8   -18 17 06     2.956    2.044   18.4    8.8   284   28.5 
2025-12-01 00:00 UT   15 08 24.4   -18 25 34     2.957    2.049   18.9    9.0   283   28.5 
2025-12-02 00:00 UT   15 10 23.8   -18 33 56     2.958    2.054   19.4    9.2   283   28.6 
2025-12-03 00:00 UT   15 12 22.8   -18 42 11     2.958    2.059   20.0    9.4   283   28.6 
2025-12-04 00:00 UT   15 14 21.6   -18 50 21     2.959    2.064   20.5    9.6   283   28.6 

    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.