2014 VA
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	12 Mar 2026	28.5	2.614 AU	1.734 AU	13h29m	-12°34'	145.5°	12.4°

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
2026-03-12 00:00 UT   13 29 50.8   -12 34 42     1.734    2.614  145.5   12.4   296   28.5 
2026-03-12 05:16 UT   13 29 40.6   -12 33 51     1.732    2.614  145.8   12.3   296   28.5 
2026-03-13 00:00 UT   13 29 03.6   -12 30 43     1.725    2.613  146.7   12.0   296   28.5 
2026-03-14 00:00 UT   13 28 14.7   -12 26 32     1.715    2.611  147.9   11.7   296   28.5 
2026-03-15 00:00 UT   13 27 24.3   -12 22 10     1.706    2.610  149.1   11.3   297   28.5 
2026-03-16 00:00 UT   13 26 32.2   -12 17 37     1.697    2.608  150.3   10.9   297   28.4 
2026-03-17 00:00 UT   13 25 38.6   -12 12 52     1.689    2.607  151.6   10.5   297   28.4 
2026-03-18 00:00 UT   13 24 43.5   -12 07 56     1.680    2.605  152.8   10.1   298   28.4 
2026-03-19 00:00 UT   13 23 46.9   -12 02 49     1.672    2.604  154.0    9.6   298   28.3 
2026-03-20 00:00 UT   13 22 48.8   -11 57 31     1.665    2.602  155.3    9.2   298   28.3 
2026-03-21 00:00 UT   13 21 49.4   -11 52 03     1.657    2.601  156.5    8.8   299   28.3 
2026-03-22 00:00 UT   13 20 48.6   -11 46 24     1.650    2.599  157.7    8.3   299   28.2 
2026-03-23 00:00 UT   13 19 46.6   -11 40 34     1.643    2.598  159.0    7.9   300   28.2 
2026-03-24 00:00 UT   13 18 43.4   -11 34 35     1.636    2.596  160.2    7.5   301   28.2 
2026-03-25 00:00 UT   13 17 38.9   -11 28 25     1.629    2.594  161.5    7.0   301   28.2 
2026-03-26 00:00 UT   13 16 33.4   -11 22 06     1.623    2.593  162.8    6.5   302   28.1 
2026-03-27 00:00 UT   13 15 26.9   -11 15 38     1.617    2.591  164.0    6.1   303   28.1 
2026-03-28 00:00 UT   13 14 19.4   -11 09 01     1.612    2.589  165.3    5.6   304   28.1 
2026-03-29 00:00 UT   13 13 10.9   -11 02 15     1.606    2.588  166.5    5.1   305   28.0 
2026-03-30 00:00 UT   13 12 01.6   -10 55 21     1.601    2.586  167.8    4.7   307   28.0 
2026-03-31 00:00 UT   13 10 51.6   -10 48 19     1.597    2.584  169.1    4.2   308   28.0 
2026-04-01 00:00 UT   13 09 40.8   -10 41 09     1.592    2.582  170.3    3.7   310   27.9 
2026-04-02 00:00 UT   13 08 29.4   -10 33 52     1.588    2.581  171.5    3.3   313   27.9 
2026-04-03 00:00 UT   13 07 17.4   -10 26 28     1.584    2.579  172.7    2.8   317   27.9 
2026-04-04 00:00 UT   13 06 05.0   -10 18 58     1.580    2.577  173.9    2.4   322   27.8 
2026-04-05 00:00 UT   13 04 52.1   -10 11 21     1.577    2.575  175.0    1.9   330   27.8 
2026-04-06 00:00 UT   13 03 38.8   -10 03 39     1.574    2.573  176.0    1.6   341   27.8 
2026-04-07 00:00 UT   13 02 25.3   -09 55 52     1.572    2.571  176.7    1.3   358   27.7 
2026-04-08 00:00 UT   13 01 11.6   -09 47 60     1.569    2.569  177.0    1.2    22   27.7 
2026-04-09 00:00 UT   12 59 57.8   -09 40 04     1.567    2.568  176.7    1.3    45   27.7 
2026-04-10 00:00 UT   12 58 44.0   -09 32 04     1.565    2.566  176.0    1.5    63   27.7 

    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.