2022 VP1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	17 Jan 2026	29.0	2.264 AU	2.837 AU	16h35m	-23°10'	45.8°	18.2°

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 2022 VP1 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.4748514
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.7975704
            i (Inclination)                 : 1.97105
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 6.13580
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 82.21258
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 77.06076
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 88.34383
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 1.95287
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.41            
        

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
2026-01-17 00:00 UT   16 35 41.4   -23 10 33     2.837    2.264   45.8   18.2   277   29.0 
2026-01-17 11:14 UT   16 36 28.8   -23 12 21     2.834    2.266   46.1   18.2   277   29.0 
2026-01-18 00:00 UT   16 37 22.5   -23 14 24     2.831    2.268   46.5   18.3   277   29.0 
2026-01-19 00:00 UT   16 39 03.1   -23 18 10     2.825    2.272   47.1   18.5   277   29.0 
2026-01-20 00:00 UT   16 40 43.1   -23 21 52     2.819    2.276   47.7   18.7   277   29.0 
2026-01-21 00:00 UT   16 42 22.6   -23 25 29     2.813    2.280   48.3   18.8   277   29.0 
2026-01-22 00:00 UT   16 44 01.4   -23 29 01     2.806    2.284   49.0   19.0   276   29.0 
2026-01-23 00:00 UT   16 45 39.7   -23 32 28     2.799    2.288   49.6   19.1   276   29.0 
2026-01-24 00:00 UT   16 47 17.4   -23 35 51     2.793    2.292   50.3   19.3   276   29.0 
2026-01-25 00:00 UT   16 48 54.5   -23 39 09     2.786    2.296   50.9   19.4   276   29.0 
2026-01-26 00:00 UT   16 50 30.9   -23 42 23     2.779    2.300   51.5   19.6   276   29.0 
2026-01-27 00:00 UT   16 52 06.7   -23 45 33     2.772    2.304   52.2   19.7   276   29.0 
2026-01-28 00:00 UT   16 53 41.9   -23 48 38     2.765    2.308   52.8   19.9   276   29.0 
2026-01-29 00:00 UT   16 55 16.5   -23 51 39     2.757    2.311   53.5   20.0   275   29.0 
2026-01-30 00:00 UT   16 56 50.4   -23 54 35     2.750    2.315   54.2   20.2   275   29.0 
2026-01-31 00:00 UT   16 58 23.6   -23 57 28     2.742    2.319   54.8   20.3   275   29.0 
2026-02-01 00:00 UT   16 59 56.2   -24 00 16     2.735    2.323   55.5   20.5   275   29.0 
2026-02-02 00:00 UT   17 01 28.1   -24 03 00     2.727    2.326   56.1   20.6   275   29.0 
2026-02-03 00:00 UT   17 02 59.3   -24 05 41     2.719    2.330   56.8   20.7   275   29.1 
2026-02-04 00:00 UT   17 04 29.8   -24 08 17     2.711    2.334   57.5   20.9   275   29.1 
2026-02-05 00:00 UT   17 05 59.6   -24 10 50     2.703    2.337   58.1   21.0   275   29.1 
2026-02-06 00:00 UT   17 07 28.7   -24 13 19     2.694    2.341   58.8   21.1   274   29.1 
2026-02-07 00:00 UT   17 08 57.1   -24 15 44     2.686    2.344   59.5   21.2   274   29.1 
2026-02-08 00:00 UT   17 10 24.7   -24 18 05     2.677    2.348   60.2   21.4   274   29.1 
2026-02-09 00:00 UT   17 11 51.6   -24 20 23     2.669    2.352   60.8   21.5   274   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.