2022 VP1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	31 Mar 2026	28.8	2.502 AU	2.138 AU	18h02m	-25°27'	99.3°	23.2°

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
2026-03-31 00:00 UT   18 02 42.6   -25 27 40     2.138    2.502   99.3   23.2   270   28.8 
2026-03-31 02:37 UT   18 02 45.7   -25 27 46     2.137    2.502   99.4   23.2   270   28.8 
2026-04-01 00:00 UT   18 03 10.1   -25 28 38     2.126    2.504  100.2   23.1   270   28.7 
2026-04-02 00:00 UT   18 03 36.0   -25 29 36     2.115    2.507  101.1   23.0   270   28.7 
2026-04-03 00:00 UT   18 04 00.2   -25 30 35     2.103    2.509  102.0   22.9   270   28.7 
2026-04-04 00:00 UT   18 04 22.8   -25 31 34     2.092    2.512  102.9   22.8   270   28.7 
2026-04-05 00:00 UT   18 04 43.6   -25 32 33     2.080    2.514  103.8   22.7   270   28.7 
2026-04-06 00:00 UT   18 05 02.6   -25 33 33     2.069    2.516  104.7   22.6   270   28.7 
2026-04-07 00:00 UT   18 05 19.9   -25 34 33     2.058    2.519  105.6   22.5   270   28.7 
2026-04-08 00:00 UT   18 05 35.4   -25 35 34     2.046    2.521  106.5   22.4   270   28.7 
2026-04-09 00:00 UT   18 05 49.1   -25 36 36     2.035    2.523  107.5   22.2   270   28.6 
2026-04-10 00:00 UT   18 06 01.0   -25 37 38     2.024    2.526  108.4   22.1   270   28.6 
2026-04-11 00:00 UT   18 06 11.0   -25 38 40     2.012    2.528  109.3   22.0   270   28.6 
2026-04-12 00:00 UT   18 06 19.2   -25 39 43     2.001    2.530  110.3   21.8   270   28.6 
2026-04-13 00:00 UT   18 06 25.4   -25 40 47     1.990    2.532  111.3   21.7   270   28.6 
2026-04-14 00:00 UT   18 06 29.7   -25 41 52     1.979    2.534  112.2   21.5   270   28.6 
2026-04-15 00:00 UT   18 06 32.1   -25 42 57     1.968    2.537  113.2   21.3   270   28.6 
2026-04-16 00:00 UT   18 06 32.5   -25 44 02     1.957    2.539  114.2   21.1   270   28.5 
2026-04-17 00:00 UT   18 06 30.9   -25 45 08     1.946    2.541  115.1   21.0   270   28.5 
2026-04-18 00:00 UT   18 06 27.4   -25 46 15     1.936    2.543  116.1   20.8   271   28.5 
2026-04-19 00:00 UT   18 06 21.8   -25 47 22     1.925    2.545  117.1   20.6   271   28.5 
2026-04-20 00:00 UT   18 06 14.1   -25 48 29     1.914    2.547  118.1   20.4   271   28.5 
2026-04-21 00:00 UT   18 06 04.5   -25 49 37     1.904    2.549  119.1   20.1   271   28.5 
2026-04-22 00:00 UT   18 05 52.8   -25 50 46     1.894    2.551  120.2   19.9   271   28.4 
2026-04-23 00:00 UT   18 05 39.0   -25 51 55     1.883    2.553  121.2   19.7   271   28.4 
2026-04-24 00:00 UT   18 05 23.2   -25 53 04     1.873    2.555  122.2   19.4   271   28.4 
2026-04-25 00:00 UT   18 05 05.2   -25 54 13     1.863    2.557  123.3   19.2   271   28.4 
2026-04-26 00:00 UT   18 04 45.2   -25 55 22     1.853    2.559  124.3   18.9   271   28.4 
2026-04-27 00:00 UT   18 04 23.1   -25 56 31     1.843    2.561  125.4   18.7   271   28.3 
2026-04-28 00:00 UT   18 03 59.0   -25 57 40     1.834    2.563  126.4   18.4   271   28.3 
2026-04-29 00:00 UT   18 03 32.7   -25 58 49     1.824    2.565  127.5   18.1   272   28.3 
2026-04-30 00:00 UT   18 03 04.3   -25 59 58     1.815    2.567  128.6   17.9   272   28.3 

    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.