(240) Vanadis
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	8 Dec 2025	15.1	2.975 AU	3.488 AU	13h32m	-07°50'	51.4°	15.0°
Opposition	22 Apr 2026	13.4	3.148 AU	2.144 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)                : 0.2089082
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.6625207
            i (Inclination)                 : 2.10627
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 115.04811
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 300.69890
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 110.47345
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 55.76401
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -1.81100
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.34            
        

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
2025-12-08 00:00 UT   13 32 54.6   -07 50 36     3.488    2.975   51.4   15.0   293   15.1 
2025-12-08 10:00 UT   13 33 24.5   -07 53 20     3.484    2.976   51.7   15.1   293   15.1 
2025-12-09 00:00 UT   13 34 06.4   -07 57 07     3.479    2.977   52.1   15.1   293   15.1 
2025-12-10 00:00 UT   13 35 17.9   -08 03 34     3.469    2.979   52.8   15.3   293   15.1 
2025-12-11 00:00 UT   13 36 28.9   -08 09 57     3.459    2.980   53.5   15.4   293   15.1 
2025-12-12 00:00 UT   13 37 39.5   -08 16 16     3.448    2.982   54.2   15.5   293   15.1 
2025-12-13 00:00 UT   13 38 49.7   -08 22 31     3.438    2.983   54.9   15.7   292   15.1 
2025-12-14 00:00 UT   13 39 59.5   -08 28 41     3.428    2.985   55.6   15.8   292   15.1 
2025-12-15 00:00 UT   13 41 08.8   -08 34 48     3.417    2.987   56.4   15.9   292   15.1 
2025-12-16 00:00 UT   13 42 17.6   -08 40 51     3.407    2.988   57.1   16.0   292   15.1 
2025-12-17 00:00 UT   13 43 26.0   -08 46 50     3.396    2.990   57.8   16.2   292   15.1 
2025-12-18 00:00 UT   13 44 33.9   -08 52 44     3.385    2.991   58.5   16.3   292   15.1 
2025-12-19 00:00 UT   13 45 41.3   -08 58 34     3.374    2.993   59.2   16.4   292   15.1 
2025-12-20 00:00 UT   13 46 48.2   -09 04 20     3.363    2.995   60.0   16.5   292   15.1 
2025-12-21 00:00 UT   13 47 54.5   -09 10 01     3.352    2.996   60.7   16.6   292   15.0 
2025-12-22 00:00 UT   13 49 00.4   -09 15 38     3.341    2.998   61.4   16.8   292   15.0 
2025-12-23 00:00 UT   13 50 05.7   -09 21 10     3.330    2.999   62.2   16.9   292   15.0 
2025-12-24 00:00 UT   13 51 10.5   -09 26 38     3.318    3.001   62.9   17.0   292   15.0 
2025-12-25 00:00 UT   13 52 14.7   -09 32 02     3.307    3.002   63.6   17.1   291   15.0 
2025-12-26 00:00 UT   13 53 18.4   -09 37 21     3.295    3.004   64.4   17.2   291   15.0 
2025-12-27 00:00 UT   13 54 21.5   -09 42 35     3.284    3.005   65.1   17.3   291   15.0 
2025-12-28 00:00 UT   13 55 24.0   -09 47 45     3.272    3.007   65.9   17.4   291   15.0 
2025-12-29 00:00 UT   13 56 25.9   -09 52 50     3.260    3.009   66.6   17.5   291   15.0 
2025-12-30 00:00 UT   13 57 27.2   -09 57 50     3.248    3.010   67.4   17.6   291   15.0 
2025-12-31 00:00 UT   13 58 27.9   -10 02 46     3.236    3.012   68.1   17.6   291   15.0 
2026-01-01 00:00 UT   13 59 28.0   -10 07 37     3.224    3.013   68.9   17.7   291   15.0 
2026-01-02 00:00 UT   14 00 27.5   -10 12 23     3.212    3.015   69.7   17.8   291   15.0 
2026-01-03 00:00 UT   14 01 26.3   -10 17 04     3.200    3.016   70.4   17.9   291   15.0 
2026-01-04 00:00 UT   14 02 24.4   -10 21 40     3.188    3.018   71.2   18.0   291   15.0 
2026-01-05 00:00 UT   14 03 21.9   -10 26 12     3.175    3.019   72.0   18.0   291   15.0 
2026-01-06 00:00 UT   14 04 18.7   -10 30 39     3.163    3.021   72.7   18.1   291   15.0 
2026-01-07 00:00 UT   14 05 14.8   -10 35 00     3.150    3.022   73.5   18.2   290   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.