2014 VA
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	22 Sep 2026	29.1	1.976 AU	2.659 AU	14h18m	-14°20'	38.6°	18.5°

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 2014 VA are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.4464637
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.8438754
            i (Inclination)                 : 2.32008
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 250.51233
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 109.64096
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 244.69389
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 180.16817
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 2.18502
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.50            
        

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
2026-09-22 00:00 UT   14 18 51.2   -14 20 10     2.659    1.976   38.6   18.5   110   29.1 
2026-09-22 15:09 UT   14 20 01.8   -14 25 39     2.660    1.973   38.2   18.4   110   29.1 
2026-09-23 00:00 UT   14 20 43.1   -14 28 51     2.661    1.971   38.1   18.3   110   29.1 
2026-09-24 00:00 UT   14 22 35.8   -14 37 32     2.663    1.965   37.6   18.1   109   29.0 
2026-09-25 00:00 UT   14 24 29.3   -14 46 13     2.665    1.960   37.1   18.0   109   29.0 
2026-09-26 00:00 UT   14 26 23.5   -14 54 53     2.667    1.955   36.6   17.8   109   29.0 
2026-09-27 00:00 UT   14 28 18.5   -15 03 33     2.668    1.950   36.1   17.6   109   29.0 
2026-09-28 00:00 UT   14 30 14.2   -15 12 13     2.670    1.944   35.6   17.4   109   29.0 
2026-09-29 00:00 UT   14 32 10.7   -15 20 51     2.671    1.939   35.1   17.3   109   29.0 
2026-09-30 00:00 UT   14 34 08.0   -15 29 30     2.673    1.934   34.6   17.1   109   29.0 
2026-10-01 00:00 UT   14 36 06.1   -15 38 07     2.674    1.928   34.1   16.9   109   29.0 
2026-10-02 00:00 UT   14 38 05.0   -15 46 44     2.675    1.923   33.6   16.8   108   29.0 
2026-10-03 00:00 UT   14 40 04.7   -15 55 19     2.676    1.917   33.1   16.6   108   28.9 
2026-10-04 00:00 UT   14 42 05.2   -16 03 54     2.677    1.912   32.7   16.4   108   28.9 
2026-10-05 00:00 UT   14 44 06.5   -16 12 27     2.677    1.906   32.2   16.2   108   28.9 
2026-10-06 00:00 UT   14 46 08.6   -16 20 59     2.678    1.901   31.7   16.0   108   28.9 
2026-10-07 00:00 UT   14 48 11.5   -16 29 30     2.678    1.896   31.2   15.9   108   28.9 
2026-10-08 00:00 UT   14 50 15.3   -16 37 58     2.679    1.890   30.8   15.7   108   28.9 
2026-10-09 00:00 UT   14 52 19.9   -16 46 26     2.679    1.885   30.3   15.5   107   28.9 

    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.