2022 VP1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	14 May 2026	28.0	2.591 AU	1.701 AU	17h52m	-26°14'	144.4°	13.1°

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
2026-05-14 00:00 UT   17 52 48.1   -26 14 10     1.701    2.591  144.4   13.1   275   28.0 
2026-05-14 00:38 UT   17 52 46.5   -26 14 11     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 
2026-05-31 00:00 UT   17 32 23.2   -26 19 02     1.622    2.614  165.1    5.7   284   27.6 
2026-06-01 00:00 UT   17 30 59.8   -26 18 38     1.619    2.615  166.3    5.3   286   27.6 
2026-06-02 00:00 UT   17 29 35.7   -26 18 09     1.617    2.617  167.6    4.8   287   27.6 
2026-06-03 00:00 UT   17 28 10.8   -26 17 35     1.615    2.618  168.8    4.3   289   27.5 
2026-06-04 00:00 UT   17 26 45.3   -26 16 55     1.614    2.619  170.0    3.8   291   27.5 
2026-06-05 00:00 UT   17 25 19.2   -26 16 09     1.613    2.620  171.2    3.4   294   27.5 
2026-06-06 00:00 UT   17 23 52.7   -26 15 18     1.612    2.621  172.4    2.9   297   27.5 
2026-06-07 00:00 UT   17 22 25.9   -26 14 22     1.611    2.622  173.6    2.5   302   27.4 
2026-06-08 00:00 UT   17 20 58.7   -26 13 20     1.611    2.623  174.7    2.1   309   27.4 
2026-06-09 00:00 UT   17 19 31.4   -26 12 13     1.611    2.624  175.6    1.7   319   27.4 
2026-06-10 00:00 UT   17 18 03.9   -26 11 01     1.611    2.625  176.4    1.4   334   27.3 
2026-06-11 00:00 UT   17 16 36.5   -26 09 44     1.612    2.626  176.9    1.2   355   27.3 
2026-06-12 00:00 UT   17 15 09.1   -26 08 21     1.613    2.627  176.8    1.2    18   27.3 

    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.