2014 VA
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	24 Apr 2026	28.1	2.536 AU	1.572 AU	12h42m	-07°38'	159.0°	8.2°

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)                : 0.4464644
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.8438233
            i (Inclination)                 : 2.32008
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 250.51315
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 109.65102
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 165.93849
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 180.17906
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 2.18489
            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
2026-04-24 00:00 UT   12 42 11.0   -07 38 39     1.572    2.536  159.0    8.2   106   28.1 
2026-04-24 13:29 UT   12 41 34.3   -07 34 14     1.573    2.535  158.3    8.4   106   28.1 
2026-04-25 00:00 UT   12 41 06.0   -07 30 49     1.574    2.534  157.8    8.6   106   28.1 
2026-04-26 00:00 UT   12 40 02.2   -07 23 03     1.577    2.532  156.5    9.1   107   28.1 
2026-04-27 00:00 UT   12 38 59.6   -07 15 23     1.580    2.530  155.3    9.6   107   28.1 
2026-04-28 00:00 UT   12 37 58.2   -07 07 49     1.584    2.527  154.0   10.0   107   28.2 
2026-04-29 00:00 UT   12 36 58.1   -07 00 21     1.587    2.525  152.8   10.5   108   28.2 
2026-04-30 00:00 UT   12 35 59.4   -06 52 60     1.591    2.523  151.5   11.0   108   28.2 
2026-05-01 00:00 UT   12 35 02.1   -06 45 45     1.595    2.520  150.3   11.4   108   28.2 
2026-05-02 00:00 UT   12 34 06.3   -06 38 38     1.600    2.518  149.1   11.9   109   28.3 
2026-05-03 00:00 UT   12 33 11.9   -06 31 39     1.604    2.516  147.9   12.3   109   28.3 
2026-05-04 00:00 UT   12 32 19.0   -06 24 48     1.609    2.513  146.7   12.7   109   28.3 
2026-05-05 00:00 UT   12 31 27.7   -06 18 05     1.614    2.511  145.5   13.2   109   28.3 
2026-05-06 00:00 UT   12 30 37.9   -06 11 31     1.619    2.508  144.3   13.6   110   28.3 
2026-05-07 00:00 UT   12 29 49.8   -06 05 05     1.625    2.506  143.1   14.0   110   28.4 
2026-05-08 00:00 UT   12 29 03.3   -05 58 49     1.631    2.503  141.9   14.4   110   28.4 
2026-05-09 00:00 UT   12 28 18.5   -05 52 43     1.636    2.501  140.7   14.8   110   28.4 
2026-05-10 00:00 UT   12 27 35.3   -05 46 46     1.643    2.498  139.6   15.2   110   28.4 
2026-05-11 00:00 UT   12 26 53.9   -05 40 60     1.649    2.496  138.4   15.6   110   28.4 
2026-05-12 00:00 UT   12 26 14.2   -05 35 23     1.655    2.493  137.2   16.0   111   28.5 
2026-05-13 00:00 UT   12 25 36.3   -05 29 58     1.662    2.491  136.1   16.3   111   28.5 
2026-05-14 00:00 UT   12 25 00.1   -05 24 42     1.669    2.488  135.0   16.7   111   28.5 
2026-05-15 00:00 UT   12 24 25.8   -05 19 38     1.676    2.485  133.8   17.1   111   28.5 
2026-05-16 00:00 UT   12 23 53.2   -05 14 45     1.683    2.483  132.7   17.4   111   28.5 
2026-05-17 00:00 UT   12 23 22.4   -05 10 03     1.691    2.480  131.6   17.7   111   28.5 
2026-05-18 00:00 UT   12 22 53.5   -05 05 32     1.698    2.477  130.5   18.1   111   28.6 
2026-05-19 00:00 UT   12 22 26.3   -05 01 13     1.706    2.475  129.4   18.4   111   28.6 
2026-05-20 00:00 UT   12 22 01.0   -04 57 05     1.714    2.472  128.3   18.7   111   28.6 
2026-05-21 00:00 UT   12 21 37.5   -04 53 09     1.722    2.469  127.3   19.0   112   28.6 
2026-05-22 00:00 UT   12 21 15.9   -04 49 24     1.730    2.466  126.2   19.3   112   28.6 
2026-05-23 00:00 UT   12 20 56.0   -04 45 51     1.738    2.464  125.1   19.6   112   28.7 
2026-05-24 00:00 UT   12 20 38.0   -04 42 30     1.746    2.461  124.1   19.9   112   28.7 

    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.