2022 JP1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	8 Sep 2026	29.6	2.196 AU	3.043 AU	11h00m	+33°04'	27.2°	12.1°

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 JP1 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.5178532
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.7940801
            i (Inclination)                 : 35.17537
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 52.71066
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 233.76420
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 233.81072
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 100.83222
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -27.68834
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.40            
        

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
2026-09-08 00:00 UT   11 00 34.2   +33 04 06     3.043    2.196   27.2   12.1   358   29.6 
2026-09-08 06:37 UT   11 01 09.2   +33 00 39     3.041    2.194   27.2   12.1   357   29.6 
2026-09-09 00:00 UT   11 02 41.1   +32 51 35     3.036    2.191   27.4   12.2   357   29.6 
2026-09-10 00:00 UT   11 04 47.9   +32 39 01     3.029    2.186   27.5   12.3   356   29.6 
2026-09-11 00:00 UT   11 06 54.8   +32 26 23     3.021    2.181   27.7   12.4   355   29.6 
2026-09-12 00:00 UT   11 09 01.7   +32 13 42     3.014    2.176   27.9   12.5   355   29.6 
2026-09-13 00:00 UT   11 11 08.5   +32 00 58     3.006    2.171   28.1   12.6   354   29.6 
2026-09-14 00:00 UT   11 13 15.3   +31 48 10     2.998    2.166   28.3   12.7   353   29.6 
2026-09-15 00:00 UT   11 15 22.1   +31 35 19     2.990    2.161   28.5   12.9   352   29.6 
2026-09-16 00:00 UT   11 17 29.0   +31 22 25     2.982    2.156   28.8   13.0   352   29.6 
2026-09-17 00:00 UT   11 19 35.8   +31 09 28     2.974    2.151   29.0   13.1   351   29.6 
2026-09-18 00:00 UT   11 21 42.6   +30 56 27     2.966    2.146   29.2   13.2   350   29.5 
2026-09-19 00:00 UT   11 23 49.4   +30 43 23     2.958    2.140   29.4   13.3   350   29.5 
2026-09-20 00:00 UT   11 25 56.2   +30 30 16     2.950    2.135   29.6   13.5   349   29.5 
2026-09-21 00:00 UT   11 28 03.0   +30 17 06     2.941    2.130   29.9   13.6   348   29.5 
2026-09-22 00:00 UT   11 30 09.8   +30 03 52     2.933    2.125   30.1   13.7   348   29.5 
2026-09-23 00:00 UT   11 32 16.6   +29 50 36     2.924    2.120   30.3   13.8   347   29.5 
2026-09-24 00:00 UT   11 34 23.5   +29 37 16     2.915    2.114   30.6   14.0   346   29.5 

    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.