(240) Vanadis |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
Today | 14 Oct 2025 | 14.8 | 2.879 AU | 3.825 AU | 12h19m | -00°33' | 15.9° | 5.4° |
Opposition | 22 Apr 2026 | 13.4 | 3.149 AU | 2.145 AU | 14h03m | -09°17' | 176.9° | 1.0° |
(240) Vanadis - 2025-10-14
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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
2025-10-14 00:00 UT 12 19 34.7 +00 33 47 3.825 2.879 15.9 5.4 298 14.8
2025-10-14 16:09 UT 12 20 32.2 +00 39 49 3.824 2.880 16.3 5.6 298 14.8
2025-10-15 00:00 UT 12 21 00.2 +00 42 45 3.823 2.881 16.5 5.6 298 14.8
2025-10-16 00:00 UT 12 22 25.6 +00 51 41 3.821 2.883 17.1 5.8 298 14.8
2025-10-17 00:00 UT 12 23 50.9 -01 00 36 3.818 2.884 17.7 6.0 298 14.8
2025-10-18 00:00 UT 12 25 16.0 -01 09 30 3.815 2.886 18.3 6.2 298 14.8
2025-10-19 00:00 UT 12 26 41.0 -01 18 22 3.812 2.888 18.9 6.4 298 14.9
2025-10-20 00:00 UT 12 28 05.8 -01 27 12 3.809 2.890 19.5 6.6 297 14.9
2025-10-21 00:00 UT 12 29 30.4 -01 36 00 3.806 2.892 20.1 6.8 297 14.9
2025-10-22 00:00 UT 12 30 54.9 -01 44 47 3.803 2.894 20.8 7.0 297 14.9
2025-10-23 00:00 UT 12 32 19.3 -01 53 32 3.799 2.896 21.4 7.2 297 14.9
2025-10-24 00:00 UT 12 33 43.4 -02 02 15 3.796 2.897 22.0 7.4 297 14.9
2025-10-25 00:00 UT 12 35 07.4 -02 10 56 3.792 2.899 22.6 7.6 297 14.9
2025-10-26 00:00 UT 12 36 31.2 -02 19 35 3.788 2.901 23.2 7.8 297 14.9
2025-10-27 00:00 UT 12 37 54.8 -02 28 12 3.784 2.903 23.8 8.0 296 14.9
2025-10-28 00:00 UT 12 39 18.3 -02 36 47 3.780 2.905 24.5 8.1 296 14.9
2025-10-29 00:00 UT 12 40 41.5 -02 45 20 3.776 2.907 25.1 8.3 296 14.9
2025-10-30 00:00 UT 12 42 04.6 -02 53 51 3.771 2.908 25.7 8.5 296 14.9
2025-10-31 00:00 UT 12 43 27.5 -03 02 19 3.767 2.910 26.3 8.7 296 14.9
2025-11-01 00:00 UT 12 44 50.2 -03 10 45 3.762 2.912 27.0 8.9 296 14.9
2025-11-02 00:00 UT 12 46 12.6 -03 19 09 3.757 2.914 27.6 9.1 296 15.0
2025-11-03 00:00 UT 12 47 34.9 -03 27 31 3.752 2.916 28.2 9.3 296 15.0
2025-11-04 00:00 UT 12 48 57.0 -03 35 51 3.747 2.917 28.8 9.4 296 15.0
2025-11-05 00:00 UT 12 50 18.9 -03 44 08 3.741 2.919 29.5 9.6 296 15.0
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.