(240) Vanadis
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	23 Jun 2025	14.7	2.645 AU	3.215 AU	09h28m	+16°04'	48.0°	16.6°
Opposition	22 Apr 2026	13.4	3.149 AU	2.145 AU	14h03m	-09°17'	176.9°	1.0°

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 Vanadis are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.2089976
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.6627793
            i (Inclination)                 : 2.10625
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 115.04806
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 300.72482
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 65.06574
            Epoch                           : 2025 May 05

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 55.78989
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -1.81049
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.35            
        

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. A more printer-friendly version of the same chart can be found below.

Ephemerides:

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2025-06-23 00:00 UT   09 28 47.5   +16 04 38     3.215    2.645   48.0   16.6   107   14.7 
2025-06-23 05:30 UT   09 29 08.7   +16 02 58     3.218    2.645   47.8   16.5   107   14.7 
2025-06-24 00:00 UT   09 30 20.1   +15 57 22     3.227    2.647   47.4   16.4   107   14.7 
2025-06-25 00:00 UT   09 31 52.7   +15 50 03     3.239    2.649   46.8   16.3   107   14.7 
2025-06-26 00:00 UT   09 33 25.4   +15 42 41     3.250    2.651   46.3   16.1   108   14.7 
2025-06-27 00:00 UT   09 34 58.1   +15 35 15     3.262    2.654   45.7   15.9   108   14.7 
2025-06-28 00:00 UT   09 36 30.9   +15 27 47     3.273    2.656   45.2   15.7   108   14.7 
2025-06-29 00:00 UT   09 38 03.8   +15 20 16     3.284    2.658   44.6   15.6   108   14.7 
2025-06-30 00:00 UT   09 39 36.7   +15 12 42     3.295    2.660   44.0   15.4   108   14.7 
2025-07-01 00:00 UT   09 41 09.6   +15 05 05     3.307    2.662   43.5   15.2   108   14.7 
2025-07-02 00:00 UT   09 42 42.5   +14 57 25     3.318    2.665   42.9   15.1   108   14.7 
2025-07-03 00:00 UT   09 44 15.5   +14 49 42     3.329    2.667   42.4   14.9   108   14.7 
2025-07-04 00:00 UT   09 45 48.5   +14 41 57     3.339    2.669   41.8   14.7   108   14.7 
2025-07-05 00:00 UT   09 47 21.4   +14 34 09     3.350    2.671   41.3   14.5   108   14.7 
2025-07-06 00:00 UT   09 48 54.5   +14 26 18     3.361    2.673   40.7   14.4   108   14.7 
2025-07-07 00:00 UT   09 50 27.5   +14 18 24     3.371    2.676   40.1   14.2   108   14.7 
2025-07-08 00:00 UT   09 52 00.5   +14 10 28     3.382    2.678   39.6   14.0   108   14.7 
2025-07-09 00:00 UT   09 53 33.5   +14 02 29     3.392    2.680   39.0   13.8   108   14.7 
2025-07-10 00:00 UT   09 55 06.5   +13 54 28     3.402    2.682   38.5   13.6   108   14.7 
2025-07-11 00:00 UT   09 56 39.5   +13 46 24     3.413    2.684   37.9   13.5   108   14.7 
2025-07-12 00:00 UT   09 58 12.5   +13 38 18     3.423    2.687   37.4   13.3   109   14.7 
2025-07-13 00:00 UT   09 59 45.5   +13 30 10     3.433    2.689   36.8   13.1   109   14.7 
2025-07-14 00:00 UT   10 01 18.5   +13 21 59     3.442    2.691   36.3   12.9   109   14.7 

    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.