2022 VS1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	21 Jan 2026	31.1	2.350 AU	3.137 AU	17h57m	-22°05'	31.2°	12.5°

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
2026-01-21 00:00 UT   17 57 37.0   -22 05 11     3.137    2.350   31.2   12.5   272   31.1 
2026-01-21 03:27 UT   17 57 52.7   -22 05 03     3.136    2.351   31.2   12.5   272   31.1 
2026-01-22 00:00 UT   17 59 26.1   -22 04 10     3.131    2.352   31.8   12.7   272   31.1 
2026-01-23 00:00 UT   18 01 15.0   -22 03 03     3.124    2.353   32.4   12.9   272   31.1 
2026-01-24 00:00 UT   18 03 03.4   -22 01 51     3.118    2.354   33.0   13.1   272   31.1 
2026-01-25 00:00 UT   18 04 51.6   -22 00 34     3.112    2.355   33.6   13.4   272   31.1 
2026-01-26 00:00 UT   18 06 39.4   -21 59 12     3.105    2.356   34.2   13.6   271   31.1 
2026-01-27 00:00 UT   18 08 26.9   -21 57 44     3.098    2.357   34.8   13.8   271   31.1 
2026-01-28 00:00 UT   18 10 14.1   -21 56 12     3.091    2.358   35.4   14.0   271   31.2 
2026-01-29 00:00 UT   18 12 00.9   -21 54 35     3.084    2.359   36.0   14.2   271   31.2 
2026-01-30 00:00 UT   18 13 47.3   -21 52 53     3.077    2.360   36.6   14.4   271   31.2 
2026-01-31 00:00 UT   18 15 33.4   -21 51 07     3.070    2.361   37.2   14.6   270   31.2 
2026-02-01 00:00 UT   18 17 19.1   -21 49 15     3.063    2.362   37.8   14.8   270   31.2 
2026-02-02 00:00 UT   18 19 04.5   -21 47 18     3.055    2.363   38.4   15.0   270   31.2 
2026-02-03 00:00 UT   18 20 49.5   -21 45 17     3.047    2.364   39.0   15.2   270   31.2 
2026-02-04 00:00 UT   18 22 34.1   -21 43 11     3.040    2.365   39.6   15.4   270   31.2 
2026-02-05 00:00 UT   18 24 18.3   -21 41 01     3.032    2.366   40.2   15.6   270   31.2 
2026-02-06 00:00 UT   18 26 02.2   -21 38 45     3.023    2.367   40.8   15.8   269   31.2 
2026-02-07 00:00 UT   18 27 45.6   -21 36 25     3.015    2.367   41.4   16.0   269   31.2 
2026-02-08 00:00 UT   18 29 28.7   -21 34 01     3.007    2.368   42.0   16.2   269   31.2 
2026-02-09 00:00 UT   18 31 11.4   -21 31 32     2.998    2.369   42.6   16.4   269   31.2 
2026-02-10 00:00 UT   18 32 53.6   -21 28 58     2.990    2.370   43.3   16.6   269   31.2 

    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.