2014 VA
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	11 Aug 2026	29.3	2.178 AU	2.465 AU	13h11m	-08°35'	61.8°	24.2°

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
2026-08-11 00:00 UT   13 11 42.4   -08 35 25     2.465    2.178   61.8   24.2   113   29.3 
2026-08-11 13:54 UT   13 12 28.9   -08 39 39     2.469    2.175   61.5   24.2   113   29.3 
2026-08-12 00:00 UT   13 13 02.9   -08 42 44     2.472    2.173   61.2   24.1   113   29.3 
2026-08-13 00:00 UT   13 14 24.2   -08 50 07     2.479    2.169   60.6   24.0   113   29.3 
2026-08-14 00:00 UT   13 15 46.3   -08 57 34     2.485    2.164   60.0   23.9   113   29.3 
2026-08-15 00:00 UT   13 17 09.1   -09 05 04     2.492    2.160   59.4   23.8   113   29.3 
2026-08-16 00:00 UT   13 18 32.8   -09 12 38     2.498    2.155   58.8   23.7   113   29.3 
2026-08-17 00:00 UT   13 19 57.2   -09 20 15     2.505    2.151   58.2   23.6   112   29.3 
2026-08-18 00:00 UT   13 21 22.3   -09 27 56     2.511    2.146   57.6   23.5   112   29.3 
2026-08-19 00:00 UT   13 22 48.3   -09 35 40     2.517    2.142   57.0   23.4   112   29.3 
2026-08-20 00:00 UT   13 24 14.9   -09 43 27     2.523    2.137   56.4   23.2   112   29.3 
2026-08-21 00:00 UT   13 25 42.4   -09 51 17     2.529    2.133   55.9   23.1   112   29.3 
2026-08-22 00:00 UT   13 27 10.6   -09 59 10     2.535    2.128   55.3   23.0   112   29.3 
2026-08-23 00:00 UT   13 28 39.5   -10 07 06     2.541    2.124   54.7   22.9   112   29.3 
2026-08-24 00:00 UT   13 30 09.1   -10 15 05     2.546    2.119   54.1   22.8   112   29.3 
2026-08-25 00:00 UT   13 31 39.5   -10 23 06     2.552    2.114   53.6   22.6   112   29.3 
2026-08-26 00:00 UT   13 33 10.7   -10 31 10     2.557    2.110   53.0   22.5   112   29.2 
2026-08-27 00:00 UT   13 34 42.6   -10 39 17     2.563    2.105   52.4   22.4   112   29.2 
2026-08-28 00:00 UT   13 36 15.2   -10 47 26     2.568    2.100   51.9   22.2   112   29.2 
2026-08-29 00:00 UT   13 37 48.5   -10 55 37     2.573    2.095   51.3   22.1   112   29.2 
2026-08-30 00:00 UT   13 39 22.6   -11 03 50     2.578    2.091   50.8   22.0   112   29.2 
2026-08-31 00:00 UT   13 40 57.4   -11 12 06     2.583    2.086   50.2   21.8   112   29.2 
2026-09-01 00:00 UT   13 42 32.9   -11 20 24     2.587    2.081   49.7   21.7   112   29.2 
2026-09-02 00:00 UT   13 44 09.2   -11 28 44     2.592    2.076   49.1   21.6   112   29.2 

    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.