2022 VS1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	23 Apr 2026	30.7	2.366 AU	2.115 AU	20h09m	-16°09'	91.6°	25.1°

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 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
2026-04-23 00:00 UT   20 09 04.3   -16 09 31     2.115    2.366   91.6   25.1   258   30.7 
2026-04-23 04:02 UT   20 09 12.6   -16 08 38     2.112    2.366   91.7   25.1   258   30.7 
2026-04-24 00:00 UT   20 09 53.4   -16 04 16     2.101    2.365   92.3   25.1   257   30.7 
2026-04-25 00:00 UT   20 10 41.3   -15 59 02     2.086    2.365   93.1   25.1   257   30.7 
2026-04-26 00:00 UT   20 11 28.0   -15 53 49     2.072    2.364   93.9   25.1   257   30.6 
2026-04-27 00:00 UT   20 12 13.5   -15 48 37     2.058    2.363   94.6   25.1   257   30.6 
2026-04-28 00:00 UT   20 12 57.8   -15 43 26     2.044    2.362   95.4   25.1   257   30.6 
2026-04-29 00:00 UT   20 13 40.8   -15 38 17     2.029    2.361   96.2   25.1   257   30.6 
2026-04-30 00:00 UT   20 14 22.6   -15 33 08     2.015    2.360   97.0   25.1   257   30.6 
2026-05-01 00:00 UT   20 15 03.1   -15 28 01     2.001    2.359   97.8   25.0   257   30.6 
2026-05-02 00:00 UT   20 15 42.3   -15 22 56     1.987    2.358   98.6   25.0   256   30.5 
2026-05-03 00:00 UT   20 16 20.1   -15 17 52     1.973    2.357   99.4   25.0   256   30.5 
2026-05-04 00:00 UT   20 16 56.6   -15 12 50     1.958    2.356  100.2   24.9   256   30.5 
2026-05-05 00:00 UT   20 17 31.8   -15 07 49     1.944    2.355  101.0   24.9   256   30.5 
2026-05-06 00:00 UT   20 18 05.5   -15 02 51     1.930    2.353  101.8   24.8   256   30.5 
2026-05-07 00:00 UT   20 18 37.8   -14 57 55     1.916    2.352  102.6   24.7   256   30.5 
2026-05-08 00:00 UT   20 19 08.7   -14 53 01     1.902    2.351  103.4   24.7   256   30.4 
2026-05-09 00:00 UT   20 19 38.2   -14 48 09     1.888    2.350  104.3   24.6   256   30.4 
2026-05-10 00:00 UT   20 20 06.1   -14 43 20     1.874    2.349  105.1   24.5   255   30.4 
2026-05-11 00:00 UT   20 20 32.5   -14 38 34     1.860    2.347  105.9   24.4   255   30.4 
2026-05-12 00:00 UT   20 20 57.4   -14 33 50     1.846    2.346  106.8   24.3   255   30.4 
2026-05-13 00:00 UT   20 21 20.8   -14 29 09     1.832    2.345  107.6   24.2   255   30.3 
2026-05-14 00:00 UT   20 21 42.5   -14 24 31     1.818    2.344  108.5   24.1   255   30.3 
2026-05-15 00:00 UT   20 22 02.6   -14 19 56     1.804    2.342  109.4   24.0   255   30.3 
2026-05-16 00:00 UT   20 22 21.1   -14 15 25     1.791    2.341  110.2   23.9   255   30.3 
2026-05-17 00:00 UT   20 22 37.9   -14 10 57     1.777    2.340  111.1   23.8   255   30.3 
2026-05-18 00:00 UT   20 22 53.1   -14 06 32     1.763    2.338  112.0   23.6   254   30.2 
2026-05-19 00:00 UT   20 23 06.5   -14 02 12     1.750    2.337  112.9   23.5   254   30.2 
2026-05-20 00:00 UT   20 23 18.2   -13 57 55     1.736    2.335  113.8   23.4   254   30.2 
2026-05-21 00:00 UT   20 23 28.1   -13 53 42     1.723    2.334  114.7   23.2   254   30.2 
2026-05-22 00:00 UT   20 23 36.3   -13 49 33     1.709    2.332  115.6   23.0   254   30.1 
2026-05-23 00:00 UT   20 23 42.7   -13 45 28     1.696    2.331  116.5   22.9   254   30.1 

    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.