2022 VP1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	2 Jul 2026	27.9	2.643 AU	1.692 AU	16h48m	-25°27'	154.0°	9.7°

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
2026-07-02 00:00 UT   16 48 35.3   -25 27 23     1.692    2.643  154.0    9.7    91   27.9 
2026-07-02 02:32 UT   16 48 28.3   -25 27 07     1.692    2.643  153.8    9.8    91   27.9 
2026-07-03 00:00 UT   16 47 28.9   -25 24 57     1.698    2.643  152.8   10.1    91   27.9 
2026-07-04 00:00 UT   16 46 24.2   -25 22 31     1.705    2.644  151.6   10.5    92   28.0 
2026-07-05 00:00 UT   16 45 21.2   -25 20 04     1.713    2.645  150.4   11.0    92   28.0 
2026-07-06 00:00 UT   16 44 19.9   -25 17 38     1.720    2.645  149.2   11.4    92   28.0 
2026-07-07 00:00 UT   16 43 20.4   -25 15 13     1.728    2.646  148.0   11.7    93   28.0 
2026-07-08 00:00 UT   16 42 22.7   -25 12 48     1.736    2.646  146.9   12.1    93   28.1 
2026-07-09 00:00 UT   16 41 26.8   -25 10 24     1.744    2.646  145.7   12.5    93   28.1 
2026-07-10 00:00 UT   16 40 32.9   -25 08 01     1.752    2.647  144.5   12.9    94   28.1 
2026-07-11 00:00 UT   16 39 40.8   -25 05 40     1.761    2.647  143.4   13.2    94   28.1 
2026-07-12 00:00 UT   16 38 50.6   -25 03 20     1.770    2.648  142.2   13.6    94   28.2 
2026-07-13 00:00 UT   16 38 02.4   -25 01 02     1.779    2.648  141.1   13.9    94   28.2 
2026-07-14 00:00 UT   16 37 16.2   -24 58 46     1.788    2.648  140.0   14.3    95   28.2 
2026-07-15 00:00 UT   16 36 31.9   -24 56 32     1.797    2.649  138.9   14.6    95   28.2 
2026-07-16 00:00 UT   16 35 49.6   -24 54 20     1.807    2.649  137.8   15.0    95   28.3 
2026-07-17 00:00 UT   16 35 09.3   -24 52 11     1.817    2.649  136.6   15.3    95   28.3 
2026-07-18 00:00 UT   16 34 31.0   -24 50 05     1.827    2.650  135.5   15.6    95   28.3 
2026-07-19 00:00 UT   16 33 54.7   -24 48 02     1.837    2.650  134.5   15.9    96   28.3 
2026-07-20 00:00 UT   16 33 20.5   -24 46 01     1.847    2.650  133.4   16.2    96   28.3 
2026-07-21 00:00 UT   16 32 48.2   -24 44 04     1.858    2.650  132.3   16.5    96   28.4 
2026-07-22 00:00 UT   16 32 18.0   -24 42 10     1.868    2.650  131.2   16.8    96   28.4 
2026-07-23 00:00 UT   16 31 49.7   -24 40 20     1.879    2.651  130.2   17.0    96   28.4 
2026-07-24 00:00 UT   16 31 23.4   -24 38 32     1.890    2.651  129.1   17.3    96   28.4 
2026-07-25 00:00 UT   16 30 59.2   -24 36 49     1.901    2.651  128.1   17.6    97   28.5 
2026-07-26 00:00 UT   16 30 36.8   -24 35 08     1.912    2.651  127.0   17.8    97   28.5 
2026-07-27 00:00 UT   16 30 16.5   -24 33 32     1.924    2.651  126.0   18.1    97   28.5 
2026-07-28 00:00 UT   16 29 58.0   -24 31 59     1.935    2.651  125.0   18.3    97   28.5 
2026-07-29 00:00 UT   16 29 41.6   -24 30 30     1.947    2.651  123.9   18.5    97   28.5 
2026-07-30 00:00 UT   16 29 27.0   -24 29 05     1.959    2.651  122.9   18.7    97   28.6 
2026-07-31 00:00 UT   16 29 14.3   -24 27 44     1.971    2.651  121.9   19.0    97   28.6 
2026-08-01 00:00 UT   16 29 03.5   -24 26 27     1.983    2.651  120.9   19.2    97   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.