(240) Vanadis
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	20 May 2025	14.5	2.569 AU	2.773 AU	08h37m	+19°37'	67.8°	21.4°
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) : 115.04807
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 300.72481
            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
2025-05-20 00:00 UT   08 37 36.8   +19 37 15     2.773    2.569   67.8   21.4   104   14.5 
2025-05-20 20:50 UT   08 38 52.1   +19 32 43     2.785    2.571   67.3   21.3   104   14.5 
2025-05-21 00:00 UT   08 39 03.6   +19 32 02     2.787    2.571   67.2   21.3   104   14.5 
2025-05-22 00:00 UT   08 40 30.7   +19 26 45     2.801    2.573   66.6   21.2   104   14.5 
2025-05-23 00:00 UT   08 41 58.1   +19 21 24     2.815    2.575   66.0   21.0   104   14.5 
2025-05-24 00:00 UT   08 43 25.8   +19 15 59     2.829    2.578   65.4   20.9   105   14.5 
2025-05-25 00:00 UT   08 44 53.8   +19 10 30     2.843    2.580   64.8   20.8   105   14.5 
2025-05-26 00:00 UT   08 46 22.1   +19 04 58     2.857    2.582   64.2   20.7   105   14.5 
2025-05-27 00:00 UT   08 47 50.6   +18 59 21     2.870    2.584   63.6   20.6   105   14.5 
2025-05-28 00:00 UT   08 49 19.4   +18 53 40     2.884    2.587   63.0   20.4   105   14.5 
2025-05-29 00:00 UT   08 50 48.4   +18 47 55     2.897    2.589   62.4   20.3   105   14.5 
2025-05-30 00:00 UT   08 52 17.7   +18 42 07     2.911    2.591   61.8   20.2   105   14.5 
2025-05-31 00:00 UT   08 53 47.2   +18 36 14     2.924    2.593   61.2   20.0   105   14.6 
2025-06-01 00:00 UT   08 55 16.9   +18 30 18     2.938    2.596   60.6   19.9   105   14.6 
2025-06-02 00:00 UT   08 56 46.7   +18 24 18     2.951    2.598   60.0   19.8   105   14.6 
2025-06-03 00:00 UT   08 58 16.8   +18 18 14     2.964    2.600   59.5   19.6   106   14.6 
2025-06-04 00:00 UT   08 59 47.1   +18 12 07     2.978    2.602   58.9   19.5   106   14.6 
2025-06-05 00:00 UT   09 01 17.5   +18 05 56     2.991    2.605   58.3   19.4   106   14.6 
2025-06-06 00:00 UT   09 02 48.1   +17 59 41     3.004    2.607   57.7   19.2   106   14.6 
2025-06-07 00:00 UT   09 04 18.9   +17 53 23     3.017    2.609   57.1   19.1   106   14.6 
2025-06-08 00:00 UT   09 05 49.8   +17 47 01     3.030    2.611   56.5   18.9   106   14.6 
2025-06-09 00:00 UT   09 07 20.8   +17 40 35     3.043    2.614   56.0   18.8   106   14.6 
2025-06-10 00:00 UT   09 08 52.0   +17 34 06     3.055    2.616   55.4   18.6   106   14.6 
2025-06-11 00:00 UT   09 10 23.3   +17 27 33     3.068    2.618   54.8   18.5   106   14.6 
2025-06-12 00:00 UT   09 11 54.8   +17 20 57     3.081    2.620   54.2   18.3   106   14.6 

    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.