2022 JP1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	6 Dec 2025	29.2	2.693 AU	1.908 AU	07h28m	+57°47'	134.6°	15.1°

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)                : 0.5178331
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.7941196
            i (Inclination)                 : 35.18936
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 52.74911
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 233.72219
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 151.80958
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 100.82198
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -27.68258
            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
2025-12-06 00:00 UT   07 28 11.3   +57 47 56     1.908    2.693  134.6   15.1   236   29.2 
2025-12-06 18:12 UT   07 26 56.8   +57 59 46     1.905    2.694  135.1   15.0   235   29.1 
2025-12-07 00:00 UT   07 26 32.6   +58 03 31     1.904    2.694  135.2   14.9   234   29.1 
2025-12-08 00:00 UT   07 24 49.7   +58 18 51     1.900    2.695  135.8   14.8   232   29.1 
2025-12-09 00:00 UT   07 23 02.8   +58 33 57     1.897    2.697  136.4   14.6   230   29.1 
2025-12-10 00:00 UT   07 21 11.7   +58 48 46     1.893    2.698  136.9   14.4   228   29.1 
2025-12-11 00:00 UT   07 19 16.5   +59 03 17     1.890    2.699  137.4   14.3   226   29.1 
2025-12-12 00:00 UT   07 17 17.3   +59 17 31     1.887    2.700  137.9   14.2   224   29.1 
2025-12-13 00:00 UT   07 15 14.2   +59 31 24     1.884    2.701  138.4   14.0   222   29.1 
2025-12-14 00:00 UT   07 13 07.1   +59 44 56     1.882    2.702  138.8   13.9   219   29.1 
2025-12-15 00:00 UT   07 10 56.2   +59 58 07     1.880    2.702  139.2   13.8   217   29.1 
2025-12-16 00:00 UT   07 08 41.6   +60 10 54     1.878    2.703  139.6   13.7   215   29.1 
2025-12-17 00:00 UT   07 06 23.4   +60 23 16     1.876    2.704  139.9   13.6   212   29.1 
2025-12-18 00:00 UT   07 04 01.7   +60 35 14     1.875    2.705  140.2   13.5   210   29.1 
2025-12-19 00:00 UT   07 01 36.7   +60 46 44     1.874    2.706  140.4   13.4   208   29.1 
2025-12-20 00:00 UT   06 59 08.5   +60 57 48     1.873    2.707  140.7   13.3   205   29.1 
2025-12-21 00:00 UT   06 56 37.3   +61 08 23     1.872    2.708  140.9   13.3   202   29.1 
2025-12-22 00:00 UT   06 54 03.3   +61 18 28     1.872    2.708  141.0   13.2   200   29.1 
2025-12-23 00:00 UT   06 51 26.7   +61 28 04     1.872    2.709  141.1   13.2   197   29.1 
2025-12-24 00:00 UT   06 48 47.8   +61 37 09     1.872    2.710  141.2   13.1   195   29.1 
2025-12-25 00:00 UT   06 46 06.6   +61 45 42     1.873    2.711  141.2   13.1   192   29.1 
2025-12-26 00:00 UT   06 43 23.6   +61 53 44     1.874    2.711  141.2   13.1   189   29.1 
2025-12-27 00:00 UT   06 40 38.9   +62 01 13     1.875    2.712  141.2   13.1   187   29.1 
2025-12-28 00:00 UT   06 37 52.8   +62 08 09     1.876    2.713  141.1   13.2   184   29.1 
2025-12-29 00:00 UT   06 35 05.6   +62 14 31     1.878    2.713  141.0   13.2   181   29.1 
2025-12-30 00:00 UT   06 32 17.5   +62 20 21     1.880    2.714  140.8   13.2   179   29.1 

    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.