(240) Vanadis
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	12 Jul 2025	14.7	2.687 AU	3.423 AU	09h58m	+13°38'	37.4°	13.3°
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
2025-07-12 00:00 UT   09 58 12.5   +13 38 18     3.423    2.687   37.4   13.3   109   14.7 
2025-07-12 05:58 UT   09 58 35.6   +13 36 17     3.425    2.687   37.2   13.2   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 
2025-07-15 00:00 UT   10 02 51.4   +13 13 45     3.452    2.693   35.7   12.7   109   14.7 
2025-07-16 00:00 UT   10 04 24.4   +13 05 29     3.462    2.695   35.2   12.5   109   14.7 
2025-07-17 00:00 UT   10 05 57.3   +12 57 11     3.471    2.697   34.6   12.4   109   14.7 
2025-07-18 00:00 UT   10 07 30.2   +12 48 51     3.481    2.700   34.1   12.2   109   14.7 
2025-07-19 00:00 UT   10 09 03.1   +12 40 28     3.490    2.702   33.5   12.0   109   14.7 
2025-07-20 00:00 UT   10 10 36.0   +12 32 03     3.499    2.704   33.0   11.8   109   14.7 
2025-07-21 00:00 UT   10 12 08.9   +12 23 36     3.509    2.706   32.4   11.6   109   14.7 
2025-07-22 00:00 UT   10 13 41.8   +12 15 07     3.518    2.708   31.9   11.4   109   14.7 
2025-07-23 00:00 UT   10 15 14.6   +12 06 36     3.527    2.710   31.3   11.2   109   14.7 
2025-07-24 00:00 UT   10 16 47.4   +11 58 02     3.535    2.713   30.8   11.0   109   14.7 
2025-07-25 00:00 UT   10 18 20.1   +11 49 27     3.544    2.715   30.2   10.8   109   14.7 
2025-07-26 00:00 UT   10 19 52.9   +11 40 50     3.553    2.717   29.7   10.7   109   14.7 
2025-07-27 00:00 UT   10 21 25.5   +11 32 10     3.561    2.719   29.1   10.5   109   14.7 
2025-07-28 00:00 UT   10 22 58.2   +11 23 29     3.569    2.721   28.6   10.3   109   14.7 
2025-07-29 00:00 UT   10 24 30.8   +11 14 46     3.578    2.723   28.0   10.1   109   14.7 
2025-07-30 00:00 UT   10 26 03.4   +11 06 01     3.586    2.726   27.5    9.9   109   14.7 
2025-07-31 00:00 UT   10 27 35.9   +10 57 15     3.594    2.728   26.9    9.7   109   14.7 
2025-08-01 00:00 UT   10 29 08.3   +10 48 26     3.602    2.730   26.4    9.5   109   14.7 
2025-08-02 00:00 UT   10 30 40.7   +10 39 36     3.610    2.732   25.8    9.3   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.