(245) Vera
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	10 Oct 2025	11.8	2.487 AU	1.631 AU	03h35m	+16°30'	140.9°	14.7°
Opposition	12 Nov 2025	11.0	2.502 AU	1.512 AU	03h12m	+16°12'	178.4°	0.6°

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 Vera are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.1975759
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 3.0950810
            i (Inclination)                 : 5.17919
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 61.03195
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 332.01064
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 12.75018
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 33.13962
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -2.42805
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 5.45            
        

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. A more printer-friendly version of the same chart can be found below.

Ephemerides:

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2025-10-10 00:00 UT   03 35 42.5   +16 30 55     1.631    2.487  140.9   14.7   260   11.8 
2025-10-10 04:41 UT   03 35 38.6   +16 30 58     1.630    2.487  141.1   14.6   260   11.8 
2025-10-11 00:00 UT   03 35 22.1   +16 31 10     1.624    2.488  142.0   14.3   260   11.8 
2025-10-12 00:00 UT   03 34 59.9   +16 31 21     1.617    2.488  143.1   14.0   260   11.8 
2025-10-13 00:00 UT   03 34 36.1   +16 31 29     1.610    2.488  144.1   13.6   260   11.8 
2025-10-14 00:00 UT   03 34 10.7   +16 31 33     1.603    2.489  145.2   13.2   260   11.7 
2025-10-15 00:00 UT   03 33 43.7   +16 31 33     1.597    2.489  146.3   12.8   260   11.7 
2025-10-16 00:00 UT   03 33 15.0   +16 31 29     1.590    2.489  147.4   12.5   260   11.7 
2025-10-17 00:00 UT   03 32 44.8   +16 31 22     1.584    2.490  148.5   12.1   260   11.7 
2025-10-18 00:00 UT   03 32 13.0   +16 31 11     1.579    2.490  149.6   11.7   260   11.6 
2025-10-19 00:00 UT   03 31 39.7   +16 30 56     1.573    2.490  150.8   11.3   261   11.6 
2025-10-20 00:00 UT   03 31 04.9   +16 30 38     1.568    2.491  151.9   10.9   261   11.6 
2025-10-21 00:00 UT   03 30 28.7   +16 30 17     1.562    2.491  153.0   10.4   261   11.6 
2025-10-22 00:00 UT   03 29 51.1   +16 29 53     1.557    2.491  154.2   10.0   261   11.6 
2025-10-23 00:00 UT   03 29 12.2   +16 29 25     1.553    2.492  155.3    9.6   261   11.5 
2025-10-24 00:00 UT   03 28 31.9   +16 28 54     1.548    2.492  156.5    9.2   261   11.5 
2025-10-25 00:00 UT   03 27 50.4   +16 28 21     1.544    2.492  157.6    8.7   261   11.5 
2025-10-26 00:00 UT   03 27 07.7   +16 27 44     1.540    2.493  158.8    8.3   262   11.5 
2025-10-27 00:00 UT   03 26 23.9   +16 27 05     1.536    2.493  159.9    7.9   262   11.4 
2025-10-28 00:00 UT   03 25 39.0   +16 26 24     1.533    2.494  161.1    7.4   262   11.4 
2025-10-29 00:00 UT   03 24 53.1   +16 25 40     1.529    2.494  162.3    7.0   262   11.4 
2025-10-30 00:00 UT   03 24 06.2   +16 24 53     1.526    2.495  163.5    6.5   263   11.4 
2025-10-31 00:00 UT   03 23 18.3   +16 24 05     1.524    2.495  164.7    6.0   263   11.3 
2025-11-01 00:00 UT   03 22 29.7   +16 23 15     1.521    2.496  165.8    5.6   264   11.3 
2025-11-02 00:00 UT   03 21 40.3   +16 22 22     1.519    2.496  167.0    5.1   264   11.3 
2025-11-03 00:00 UT   03 20 50.2   +16 21 28     1.517    2.497  168.2    4.7   265   11.3 
2025-11-04 00:00 UT   03 19 59.4   +16 20 33     1.515    2.497  169.4    4.2   266   11.2 
2025-11-05 00:00 UT   03 19 08.0   +16 19 36     1.514    2.498  170.6    3.7   267   11.2 
2025-11-06 00:00 UT   03 18 16.2   +16 18 38     1.513    2.498  171.8    3.3   268   11.2 
2025-11-07 00:00 UT   03 17 23.9   +16 17 38     1.512    2.499  173.0    2.8   270   11.1 
2025-11-08 00:00 UT   03 16 31.2   +16 16 38     1.511    2.499  174.1    2.3   273   11.1 
2025-11-09 00:00 UT   03 15 38.2   +16 15 37     1.511    2.500  175.3    1.9   277   11.1 

    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.