2022 VS1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	5 Jan 2026	31.0	2.329 AU	3.213 AU	17h27m	-22°09'	21.7°	9.0°

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
2026-01-05 00:00 UT   17 27 53.6   -22 09 37     3.213    2.329   21.7    9.0   276   31.0 
2026-01-05 19:35 UT   17 29 26.1   -22 09 57     3.210    2.330   22.2    9.2   276   31.0 
2026-01-06 00:00 UT   17 29 46.9   -22 10 01     3.210    2.330   22.3    9.2   276   31.0 
2026-01-07 00:00 UT   17 31 40.0   -22 10 19     3.206    2.332   22.9    9.4   275   31.0 
2026-01-08 00:00 UT   17 33 32.8   -22 10 32     3.202    2.333   23.5    9.7   275   31.0 
2026-01-09 00:00 UT   17 35 25.4   -22 10 40     3.198    2.335   24.1    9.9   275   31.0 
2026-01-10 00:00 UT   17 37 17.8   -22 10 42     3.193    2.336   24.7   10.1   275   31.1 
2026-01-11 00:00 UT   17 39 09.9   -22 10 39     3.189    2.337   25.2   10.3   275   31.1 
2026-01-12 00:00 UT   17 41 01.8   -22 10 30     3.184    2.339   25.8   10.6   274   31.1 
2026-01-13 00:00 UT   17 42 53.5   -22 10 16     3.180    2.340   26.4   10.8   274   31.1 
2026-01-14 00:00 UT   17 44 44.9   -22 09 57     3.175    2.342   27.0   11.0   274   31.1 
2026-01-15 00:00 UT   17 46 36.0   -22 09 32     3.170    2.343   27.6   11.2   274   31.1 
2026-01-16 00:00 UT   17 48 26.9   -22 09 02     3.165    2.344   28.2   11.4   273   31.1 
2026-01-17 00:00 UT   17 50 17.5   -22 08 26     3.159    2.345   28.8   11.7   273   31.1 
2026-01-18 00:00 UT   17 52 07.8   -22 07 45     3.154    2.347   29.4   11.9   273   31.1 
2026-01-19 00:00 UT   17 53 57.9   -22 06 59     3.148    2.348   30.0   12.1   273   31.1 
2026-01-20 00:00 UT   17 55 47.6   -22 06 08     3.143    2.349   30.6   12.3   273   31.1 
2026-01-21 00:00 UT   17 57 37.0   -22 05 11     3.137    2.350   31.2   12.5   272   31.1 
2026-01-22 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 

    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.