2022 VS1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	27 Mar 2026	31.0	2.381 AU	2.488 AU	19h40m	-18°30'	72.2°	23.5°

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
2026-03-27 00:00 UT   19 40 29.8   -18 30 24     2.488    2.381   72.2   23.5   261   31.0 
2026-03-27 22:22 UT   19 41 39.8   -18 25 44     2.476    2.381   72.9   23.6   261   31.0 
2026-03-28 00:00 UT   19 41 44.9   -18 25 23     2.475    2.381   72.9   23.6   261   31.0 
2026-03-29 00:00 UT   19 42 59.3   -18 20 21     2.461    2.380   73.6   23.7   261   31.0 
2026-03-30 00:00 UT   19 44 12.8   -18 15 17     2.448    2.380   74.3   23.8   261   31.0 
2026-03-31 00:00 UT   19 45 25.6   -18 10 12     2.435    2.380   75.0   23.9   261   31.0 
2026-04-01 00:00 UT   19 46 37.5   -18 05 05     2.421    2.379   75.7   24.0   260   31.0 
2026-04-02 00:00 UT   19 47 48.5   -17 59 57     2.408    2.379   76.3   24.1   260   31.0 
2026-04-03 00:00 UT   19 48 58.8   -17 54 48     2.394    2.379   77.0   24.2   260   30.9 
2026-04-04 00:00 UT   19 50 08.2   -17 49 37     2.381    2.378   77.7   24.3   260   30.9 
2026-04-05 00:00 UT   19 51 16.7   -17 44 26     2.367    2.378   78.4   24.3   260   30.9 
2026-04-06 00:00 UT   19 52 24.3   -17 39 13     2.353    2.377   79.1   24.4   260   30.9 
2026-04-07 00:00 UT   19 53 31.0   -17 33 60     2.340    2.377   79.8   24.5   260   30.9 
2026-04-08 00:00 UT   19 54 36.8   -17 28 45     2.326    2.376   80.6   24.6   260   30.9 
2026-04-09 00:00 UT   19 55 41.7   -17 23 30     2.312    2.376   81.3   24.6   259   30.9 
2026-04-10 00:00 UT   19 56 45.7   -17 18 14     2.298    2.375   82.0   24.7   259   30.9 
2026-04-11 00:00 UT   19 57 48.7   -17 12 58     2.284    2.375   82.7   24.7   259   30.9 
2026-04-12 00:00 UT   19 58 50.7   -17 07 41     2.270    2.374   83.4   24.8   259   30.8 
2026-04-13 00:00 UT   19 59 51.8   -17 02 23     2.256    2.374   84.1   24.8   259   30.8 
2026-04-14 00:00 UT   20 00 51.8   -16 57 06     2.242    2.373   84.9   24.9   259   30.8 
2026-04-15 00:00 UT   20 01 50.9   -16 51 48     2.228    2.372   85.6   24.9   259   30.8 
2026-04-16 00:00 UT   20 02 48.8   -16 46 30     2.214    2.372   86.3   25.0   258   30.8 
2026-04-17 00:00 UT   20 03 45.8   -16 41 12     2.200    2.371   87.1   25.0   258   30.8 
2026-04-18 00:00 UT   20 04 41.6   -16 35 54     2.186    2.370   87.8   25.0   258   30.8 
2026-04-19 00:00 UT   20 05 36.4   -16 30 37     2.172    2.369   88.6   25.1   258   30.8 
2026-04-20 00:00 UT   20 06 30.1   -16 25 20     2.157    2.369   89.3   25.1   258   30.7 
2026-04-21 00:00 UT   20 07 22.6   -16 20 03     2.143    2.368   90.1   25.1   258   30.7 
2026-04-22 00:00 UT   20 08 14.0   -16 14 47     2.129    2.367   90.8   25.1   258   30.7 
2026-04-23 00:00 UT   20 09 04.3   -16 09 31     2.115    2.366   91.6   25.1   258   30.7 
2026-04-24 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 

    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.