2014 VA
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	20 Oct 2026	28.7	1.823 AU	2.673 AU	15h16m	-18°16'	25.2°	13.5°

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 2014 VA are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.4464637
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.8438754
            i (Inclination)                 : 2.32008
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 250.51231
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 109.64098
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 244.69389
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 180.16817
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 2.18502
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.50            
        

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
2026-10-20 00:00 UT   15 16 05.6   -18 16 56     2.673    1.823   25.2   13.5   105   28.7 
2026-10-20 19:59 UT   15 17 57.7   -18 23 33     2.672    1.818   24.9   13.3   105   28.7 
2026-10-21 00:00 UT   15 18 20.3   -18 24 52     2.672    1.817   24.8   13.3   105   28.7 
2026-10-22 00:00 UT   15 20 35.9   -18 32 46     2.671    1.811   24.4   13.1   105   28.7 
2026-10-23 00:00 UT   15 22 52.4   -18 40 35     2.670    1.805   23.9   12.9   105   28.7 
2026-10-24 00:00 UT   15 25 09.8   -18 48 21     2.668    1.800   23.5   12.7   105   28.7 
2026-10-25 00:00 UT   15 27 28.0   -18 56 03     2.666    1.794   23.0   12.5   104   28.7 
2026-10-26 00:00 UT   15 29 47.2   -19 03 41     2.665    1.788   22.6   12.3   104   28.6 
2026-10-27 00:00 UT   15 32 07.2   -19 11 15     2.663    1.782   22.2   12.2   104   28.6 
2026-10-28 00:00 UT   15 34 28.2   -19 18 44     2.661    1.776   21.7   12.0   104   28.6 
2026-10-29 00:00 UT   15 36 50.0   -19 26 09     2.659    1.771   21.3   11.8   104   28.6 
2026-10-30 00:00 UT   15 39 12.8   -19 33 30     2.657    1.765   20.9   11.6   103   28.6 
2026-10-31 00:00 UT   15 41 36.5   -19 40 46     2.654    1.759   20.5   11.4   103   28.6 
2026-11-01 00:00 UT   15 44 01.2   -19 47 57     2.652    1.753   20.1   11.2   103   28.5 
2026-11-02 00:00 UT   15 46 26.8   -19 55 03     2.650    1.747   19.6   11.0   103   28.5 
2026-11-03 00:00 UT   15 48 53.3   -20 02 03     2.647    1.741   19.2   10.8   102   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.