2022 VP1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	30 Apr 2026	28.3	2.567 AU	1.815 AU	18h03m	-25°59'	128.6°	17.9°

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
2026-04-30 00:00 UT   18 03 04.3   -25 59 58     1.815    2.567  128.6   17.9   272   28.3 
2026-04-30 00:40 UT   18 03 03.5   -25 59 60     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 
2026-05-18 00:00 UT   17 48 40.4   -26 16 60     1.676    2.597  149.1   11.5   276   27.9 
2026-05-19 00:00 UT   17 47 34.1   -26 17 34     1.670    2.598  150.3   11.1   276   27.9 
2026-05-20 00:00 UT   17 46 26.0   -26 18 05     1.665    2.600  151.6   10.7   277   27.9 
2026-05-21 00:00 UT   17 45 16.3   -26 18 32     1.660    2.601  152.8   10.3   277   27.9 
2026-05-22 00:00 UT   17 44 05.0   -26 18 55     1.655    2.602  154.0    9.8   278   27.8 
2026-05-23 00:00 UT   17 42 52.2   -26 19 15     1.650    2.604  155.2    9.4   278   27.8 
2026-05-24 00:00 UT   17 41 37.9   -26 19 29     1.645    2.605  156.4    8.9   279   27.8 
2026-05-25 00:00 UT   17 40 22.3   -26 19 40     1.641    2.607  157.7    8.5   279   27.8 
2026-05-26 00:00 UT   17 39 05.3   -26 19 46     1.637    2.608  158.9    8.0   280   27.7 
2026-05-27 00:00 UT   17 37 47.1   -26 19 47     1.634    2.609  160.1    7.6   281   27.7 
2026-05-28 00:00 UT   17 36 27.7   -26 19 43     1.630    2.610  161.4    7.1   281   27.7 
2026-05-29 00:00 UT   17 35 07.2   -26 19 35     1.627    2.612  162.6    6.7   282   27.7 
2026-05-30 00:00 UT   17 33 45.7   -26 19 21     1.624    2.613  163.9    6.2   283   27.6 

    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.