2014 VA
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	14 Jul 2026	29.2	2.292 AU	2.235 AU	12h39m	-05°42'	80.2°	25.9°

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)                : 0.4464644
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.8438233
            i (Inclination)                 : 2.32008
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 250.51315
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 109.65102
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 165.93849
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 180.17906
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 2.18489
            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
2026-07-14 00:00 UT   12 39 51.8   -05 42 32     2.235    2.292   80.2   25.9   113   29.2 
2026-07-14 11:34 UT   12 40 18.5   -05 44 53     2.240    2.290   79.8   25.9   113   29.2 
2026-07-15 00:00 UT   12 40 47.6   -05 47 26     2.245    2.288   79.5   25.9   113   29.2 
2026-07-16 00:00 UT   12 41 44.4   -05 52 27     2.254    2.285   78.8   25.9   113   29.2 
2026-07-17 00:00 UT   12 42 42.2   -05 57 34     2.263    2.281   78.1   25.8   113   29.3 
2026-07-18 00:00 UT   12 43 41.0   -06 02 48     2.272    2.277   77.4   25.8   113   29.3 
2026-07-19 00:00 UT   12 44 40.8   -06 08 08     2.281    2.273   76.7   25.8   113   29.3 
2026-07-20 00:00 UT   12 45 41.6   -06 13 34     2.290    2.269   76.0   25.8   113   29.3 
2026-07-21 00:00 UT   12 46 43.3   -06 19 06     2.299    2.265   75.3   25.7   113   29.3 
2026-07-22 00:00 UT   12 47 45.9   -06 24 44     2.307    2.261   74.6   25.7   113   29.3 
2026-07-23 00:00 UT   12 48 49.5   -06 30 28     2.316    2.257   73.9   25.6   113   29.3 
2026-07-24 00:00 UT   12 49 54.0   -06 36 17     2.325    2.253   73.3   25.6   113   29.3 
2026-07-25 00:00 UT   12 50 59.4   -06 42 12     2.333    2.249   72.6   25.5   113   29.3 
2026-07-26 00:00 UT   12 52 05.7   -06 48 13     2.342    2.245   71.9   25.5   113   29.3 
2026-07-27 00:00 UT   12 53 12.9   -06 54 19     2.350    2.241   71.3   25.4   113   29.3 
2026-07-28 00:00 UT   12 54 21.0   -07 00 30     2.358    2.237   70.6   25.4   113   29.3 
2026-07-29 00:00 UT   12 55 29.9   -07 06 46     2.366    2.233   70.0   25.3   113   29.3 
2026-07-30 00:00 UT   12 56 39.7   -07 13 07     2.375    2.229   69.3   25.2   113   29.3 
2026-07-31 00:00 UT   12 57 50.4   -07 19 33     2.383    2.224   68.7   25.2   113   29.3 
2026-08-01 00:00 UT   12 59 01.9   -07 26 04     2.390    2.220   68.0   25.1   113   29.3 
2026-08-02 00:00 UT   13 00 14.2   -07 32 40     2.398    2.216   67.4   25.0   113   29.3 
2026-08-03 00:00 UT   13 01 27.4   -07 39 21     2.406    2.212   66.8   24.9   113   29.3 
2026-08-04 00:00 UT   13 02 41.4   -07 46 06     2.414    2.208   66.1   24.9   113   29.3 
2026-08-05 00:00 UT   13 03 56.2   -07 52 56     2.421    2.203   65.5   24.8   113   29.3 
2026-08-06 00:00 UT   13 05 11.9   -07 59 50     2.429    2.199   64.9   24.7   113   29.3 
2026-08-07 00:00 UT   13 06 28.4   -08 06 48     2.436    2.195   64.3   24.6   113   29.3 
2026-08-08 00:00 UT   13 07 45.7   -08 13 51     2.444    2.191   63.6   24.5   113   29.3 
2026-08-09 00:00 UT   13 09 03.8   -08 20 58     2.451    2.186   63.0   24.4   113   29.3 
2026-08-10 00:00 UT   13 10 22.7   -08 28 09     2.458    2.182   62.4   24.3   113   29.3 
2026-08-11 00:00 UT   13 11 42.4   -08 35 25     2.465    2.178   61.8   24.2   113   29.3 

    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.