2022 VS1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	21 Jun 2026	29.3	2.278 AU	1.363 AU	20h12m	-12°26'	146.1°	14.4°

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 VS1 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.4232689
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.6738806
            i (Inclination)                 : 5.75322
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 238.73420
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 209.34213
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 127.75772
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 267.95290
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -2.81561
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.17            
        

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
2026-06-21 00:00 UT   20 12 19.5   -12 26 31     1.363    2.278  146.1   14.4   246   29.3 
2026-06-21 08:10 UT   20 12 00.9   -12 26 08     1.360    2.277  146.5   14.3   246   29.3 
2026-06-22 00:00 UT   20 11 24.2   -12 25 26     1.354    2.275  147.2   14.0   246   29.3 
2026-06-23 00:00 UT   20 10 26.8   -12 24 28     1.345    2.273  148.3   13.6   245   29.2 
2026-06-24 00:00 UT   20 09 27.4   -12 23 38     1.336    2.271  149.5   13.1   245   29.2 
2026-06-25 00:00 UT   20 08 26.0   -12 22 54     1.328    2.269  150.6   12.7   244   29.2 
2026-06-26 00:00 UT   20 07 22.6   -12 22 19     1.320    2.267  151.8   12.3   243   29.2 
2026-06-27 00:00 UT   20 06 17.3   -12 21 50     1.312    2.264  152.9   11.8   242   29.1 
2026-06-28 00:00 UT   20 05 10.0   -12 21 28     1.304    2.262  154.1   11.3   242   29.1 
2026-06-29 00:00 UT   20 04 00.9   -12 21 14     1.296    2.260  155.2   10.9   241   29.1 
2026-06-30 00:00 UT   20 02 49.9   -12 21 07     1.289    2.257  156.3   10.4   240   29.0 
2026-07-01 00:00 UT   20 01 37.2   -12 21 07     1.282    2.255  157.5    9.9   239   29.0 
2026-07-02 00:00 UT   20 00 22.7   -12 21 15     1.275    2.252  158.6    9.5   237   29.0 
2026-07-03 00:00 UT   19 59 06.6   -12 21 29     1.269    2.250  159.8    9.0   236   28.9 
2026-07-04 00:00 UT   19 57 48.9   -12 21 50     1.262    2.248  160.9    8.5   234   28.9 
2026-07-05 00:00 UT   19 56 29.6   -12 22 19     1.256    2.245  162.0    8.0   232   28.9 
2026-07-06 00:00 UT   19 55 08.8   -12 22 54     1.250    2.243  163.1    7.6   230   28.8 
2026-07-07 00:00 UT   19 53 46.6   -12 23 36     1.245    2.240  164.2    7.1   228   28.8 
2026-07-08 00:00 UT   19 52 23.1   -12 24 25     1.239    2.238  165.2    6.6   225   28.8 
2026-07-09 00:00 UT   19 50 58.3   -12 25 20     1.234    2.235  166.3    6.2   222   28.7 
2026-07-10 00:00 UT   19 49 32.3   -12 26 22     1.230    2.232  167.2    5.8   218   28.7 
2026-07-11 00:00 UT   19 48 05.2   -12 27 30     1.225    2.230  168.1    5.4   214   28.7 
2026-07-12 00:00 UT   19 46 37.2   -12 28 45     1.221    2.227  169.0    5.0   209   28.6 
2026-07-13 00:00 UT   19 45 08.2   -12 30 06     1.217    2.225  169.7    4.7   203   28.6 
2026-07-14 00:00 UT   19 43 38.4   -12 31 32     1.213    2.222  170.3    4.4   197   28.6 
2026-07-15 00:00 UT   19 42 08.0   -12 33 05     1.210    2.219  170.8    4.2   189   28.6 
2026-07-16 00:00 UT   19 40 36.9   -12 34 43     1.207    2.216  171.1    4.1   181   28.5 
2026-07-17 00:00 UT   19 39 05.4   -12 36 26     1.204    2.214  171.2    4.0   173   28.5 
2026-07-18 00:00 UT   19 37 33.5   -12 38 15     1.201    2.211  171.2    4.1   164   28.5 

    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.