2018 VP1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	26 Oct 2025	36.0	2.322 AU	3.097 AU	12h02m	+01°46'	32.6°	13.3°

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 2018 VP1 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.4418115
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.6309442
            i (Inclination)                 : 3.16524
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 39.73477
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 317.08970
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 168.69291
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : -3.13191
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -2.15447
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.08            
        

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
2025-10-26 00:00 UT   12 02 44.0   +01 46 29     3.097    2.322   32.6   13.3   296   36.0 
2025-10-26 12:16 UT   12 03 30.7   +01 41 25     3.094    2.323   32.9   13.4   296   36.0 
2025-10-27 00:00 UT   12 04 15.3   +01 36 35     3.090    2.323   33.2   13.5   296   36.0 
2025-10-28 00:00 UT   12 05 46.2   +01 26 42     3.084    2.324   33.8   13.7   296   36.0 
2025-10-29 00:00 UT   12 07 17.0   +01 16 51     3.077    2.325   34.4   13.9   296   36.0 
2025-10-30 00:00 UT   12 08 47.5   +01 07 03     3.070    2.327   34.9   14.2   296   36.0 
2025-10-31 00:00 UT   12 10 17.7   +00 57 16     3.063    2.328   35.5   14.4   296   36.0 
2025-11-01 00:00 UT   12 11 47.7   +00 47 31     3.056    2.329   36.1   14.6   296   36.0 
2025-11-02 00:00 UT   12 13 17.5   +00 37 48     3.048    2.330   36.7   14.8   296   36.0 
2025-11-03 00:00 UT   12 14 47.1   +00 28 06     3.041    2.331   37.3   14.9   296   36.0 
2025-11-04 00:00 UT   12 16 16.3   +00 18 27     3.033    2.332   37.9   15.1   296   36.0 
2025-11-05 00:00 UT   12 17 45.4   +00 08 50     3.026    2.333   38.5   15.3   296   36.0 
2025-11-06 00:00 UT   12 19 14.2   +00 00 45     3.018    2.334   39.1   15.5   296   36.0 
2025-11-07 00:00 UT   12 20 42.7   +00 10 17     3.010    2.335   39.7   15.7   296   36.0 
2025-11-08 00:00 UT   12 22 11.0   +00 19 48     3.002    2.335   40.3   15.9   296   36.0 
2025-11-09 00:00 UT   12 23 39.1   +00 29 16     2.993    2.336   40.9   16.1   296   36.0 
2025-11-10 00:00 UT   12 25 06.9   +00 38 43     2.985    2.337   41.5   16.3   295   36.0 
2025-11-11 00:00 UT   12 26 34.4   +00 48 07     2.976    2.338   42.1   16.5   295   36.0 
2025-11-12 00:00 UT   12 28 01.7   +00 57 28     2.968    2.339   42.7   16.7   295   36.0 
2025-11-13 00:00 UT   12 29 28.7   -01 06 47     2.959    2.339   43.3   16.9   295   36.0 
2025-11-14 00:00 UT   12 30 55.5   -01 16 04     2.950    2.340   43.9   17.1   295   36.0 
2025-11-15 00:00 UT   12 32 22.0   -01 25 18     2.941    2.341   44.6   17.2   295   36.0 
2025-11-16 00:00 UT   12 33 48.1   -01 34 29     2.931    2.342   45.2   17.4   295   36.0 

    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.