(416) Vaticana
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Opposition	25 Feb 2026	11.8	2.777 AU	1.824 AU	11h07m	+26°51'	160.5°	6.8°
Today	18 Apr 2026	12.3	2.658 AU	2.007 AU	10h30m	+26°41'	120.2°	19.0°

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 Vaticana are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.2197317
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.7918574
            i (Inclination)                 : 12.83213
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 57.91481
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 200.15509
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 263.59322
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 77.60567
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -4.38889
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.66            
        

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
2026-04-18 00:00 UT   10 30 08.6   +26 41 30     2.007    2.658  120.2   19.0   122   12.3 
2026-04-18 09:22 UT   10 30 04.5   +26 39 11     2.010    2.657  119.9   19.1   122   12.3 
2026-04-19 00:00 UT   10 29 58.7   +26 35 30     2.016    2.656  119.3   19.2   122   12.3 
2026-04-20 00:00 UT   10 29 50.4   +26 29 20     2.024    2.654  118.4   19.4   121   12.4 
2026-04-21 00:00 UT   10 29 43.9   +26 23 00     2.033    2.651  117.5   19.6   121   12.4 
2026-04-22 00:00 UT   10 29 38.9   +26 16 31     2.041    2.649  116.6   19.8   120   12.4 
2026-04-23 00:00 UT   10 29 35.7   +26 09 52     2.050    2.647  115.8   20.0   120   12.4 
2026-04-24 00:00 UT   10 29 34.1   +26 03 04     2.059    2.644  114.9   20.2   120   12.4 
2026-04-25 00:00 UT   10 29 34.1   +25 56 07     2.068    2.642  114.0   20.4   119   12.4 
2026-04-26 00:00 UT   10 29 35.8   +25 49 01     2.077    2.640  113.1   20.5   119   12.4 
2026-04-27 00:00 UT   10 29 39.0   +25 41 47     2.086    2.637  112.3   20.7   119   12.4 
2026-04-28 00:00 UT   10 29 43.9   +25 34 25     2.095    2.635  111.4   20.8   118   12.5 
2026-04-29 00:00 UT   10 29 50.3   +25 26 55     2.105    2.633  110.6   21.0   118   12.5 
2026-04-30 00:00 UT   10 29 58.3   +25 19 17     2.114    2.630  109.7   21.1   118   12.5 
2026-05-01 00:00 UT   10 30 07.8   +25 11 31     2.123    2.628  108.9   21.3   117   12.5 
2026-05-02 00:00 UT   10 30 18.9   +25 03 38     2.133    2.626  108.0   21.4   117   12.5 
2026-05-03 00:00 UT   10 30 31.5   +24 55 37     2.143    2.624  107.2   21.5   117   12.5 
2026-05-04 00:00 UT   10 30 45.5   +24 47 30     2.152    2.621  106.4   21.7   117   12.5 
2026-05-05 00:00 UT   10 31 01.1   +24 39 15     2.162    2.619  105.5   21.8   116   12.5 
2026-05-06 00:00 UT   10 31 18.1   +24 30 54     2.172    2.617  104.7   21.9   116   12.6 
2026-05-07 00:00 UT   10 31 36.6   +24 22 26     2.181    2.614  103.9   22.0   116   12.6 
2026-05-08 00:00 UT   10 31 56.5   +24 13 52     2.191    2.612  103.1   22.1   116   12.6 
2026-05-09 00:00 UT   10 32 17.9   +24 05 11     2.201    2.610  102.3   22.2   115   12.6 
2026-05-10 00:00 UT   10 32 40.6   +23 56 24     2.211    2.607  101.5   22.3   115   12.6 
2026-05-11 00:00 UT   10 33 04.7   +23 47 31     2.221    2.605  100.7   22.4   115   12.6 
2026-05-12 00:00 UT   10 33 30.2   +23 38 32     2.231    2.603   99.9   22.5   115   12.6 
2026-05-13 00:00 UT   10 33 57.0   +23 29 27     2.241    2.600   99.1   22.6   115   12.6 
2026-05-14 00:00 UT   10 34 25.2   +23 20 16     2.251    2.598   98.4   22.6   114   12.6 
2026-05-15 00:00 UT   10 34 54.7   +23 10 59     2.261    2.596   97.6   22.7   114   12.6 
2026-05-16 00:00 UT   10 35 25.4   +23 01 38     2.271    2.593   96.8   22.8   114   12.7 
2026-05-17 00:00 UT   10 35 57.5   +22 52 10     2.281    2.591   96.1   22.8   114   12.7 
2026-05-18 00:00 UT   10 36 30.8   +22 42 37     2.291    2.589   95.3   22.9   114   12.7 

    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.