2022 JP1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	11 Apr 2026	30.2	2.669 AU	2.821 AU	05h53m	+53°00'	71.0°	20.8°

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
2026-04-11 00:00 UT   05 53 06.9   +53 00 51     2.821    2.669   71.0   20.8    78   30.2 
2026-04-11 06:28 UT   05 53 32.4   +52 59 26     2.824    2.669   70.9   20.8    78   30.2 
2026-04-12 00:00 UT   05 54 42.1   +52 55 33     2.831    2.668   70.4   20.7    78   30.2 
2026-04-13 00:00 UT   05 56 18.4   +52 50 16     2.841    2.666   69.8   20.7    78   30.2 
2026-04-14 00:00 UT   05 57 55.6   +52 45 01     2.851    2.664   69.2   20.6    77   30.2 
2026-04-15 00:00 UT   05 59 33.8   +52 39 46     2.860    2.663   68.6   20.5    77   30.2 
2026-04-16 00:00 UT   06 01 13.0   +52 34 33     2.870    2.661   68.0   20.5    77   30.2 
2026-04-17 00:00 UT   06 02 53.1   +52 29 21     2.880    2.660   67.4   20.4    77   30.2 
2026-04-18 00:00 UT   06 04 34.2   +52 24 10     2.889    2.658   66.8   20.3    77   30.2 
2026-04-19 00:00 UT   06 06 16.1   +52 18 59     2.898    2.656   66.2   20.2    77   30.2 
2026-04-20 00:00 UT   06 07 58.9   +52 13 49     2.908    2.655   65.6   20.2    76   30.2 
2026-04-21 00:00 UT   06 09 42.5   +52 08 40     2.917    2.653   65.0   20.1    76   30.2 
2026-04-22 00:00 UT   06 11 26.9   +52 03 31     2.926    2.651   64.4   20.0    76   30.2 
2026-04-23 00:00 UT   06 13 12.2   +51 58 23     2.935    2.649   63.8   19.9    76   30.2 
2026-04-24 00:00 UT   06 14 58.2   +51 53 15     2.944    2.648   63.2   19.8    76   30.2 
2026-04-25 00:00 UT   06 16 45.0   +51 48 07     2.953    2.646   62.6   19.7    76   30.2 
2026-04-26 00:00 UT   06 18 32.5   +51 42 59     2.962    2.644   62.1   19.6    75   30.2 
2026-04-27 00:00 UT   06 20 20.8   +51 37 51     2.970    2.642   61.5   19.6    75   30.2 
2026-04-28 00:00 UT   06 22 09.7   +51 32 43     2.979    2.640   60.9   19.5    75   30.2 
2026-04-29 00:00 UT   06 23 59.3   +51 27 35     2.987    2.639   60.4   19.4    75   30.2 
2026-04-30 00:00 UT   06 25 49.6   +51 22 26     2.995    2.637   59.8   19.3    75   30.2 
2026-05-01 00:00 UT   06 27 40.6   +51 17 16     3.004    2.635   59.2   19.2    75   30.2 
2026-05-02 00:00 UT   06 29 32.2   +51 12 06     3.012    2.633   58.7   19.1    75   30.2 
2026-05-03 00:00 UT   06 31 24.4   +51 06 56     3.020    2.631   58.1   19.0    74   30.2 
2026-05-04 00:00 UT   06 33 17.2   +51 01 44     3.028    2.629   57.6   18.9    74   30.2 
2026-05-05 00:00 UT   06 35 10.7   +50 56 31     3.035    2.627   57.0   18.8    74   30.2 
2026-05-06 00:00 UT   06 37 04.7   +50 51 18     3.043    2.625   56.5   18.7    74   30.2 
2026-05-07 00:00 UT   06 38 59.3   +50 46 03     3.051    2.623   56.0   18.6    74   30.2 
2026-05-08 00:00 UT   06 40 54.4   +50 40 47     3.058    2.621   55.4   18.5    74   30.2 
2026-05-09 00:00 UT   06 42 50.1   +50 35 30     3.066    2.619   54.9   18.4    73   30.2 
2026-05-10 00:00 UT   06 44 46.3   +50 30 11     3.073    2.616   54.4   18.3    73   30.2 

    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.