(245) Vera
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	14 Jan 2026	12.5	2.554 AU	2.013 AU	02h52m	+17°11'	112.3°	20.9°
Opposition	18 Feb 2027	12.6	3.263 AU	2.280 AU	10h18m	+18°28'	172.6°	2.2°

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 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.

Ephemerides:

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2026-01-14 00:00 UT   02 52 32.7   +17 11 21     2.013    2.554  112.3   20.9    73   12.5 
2026-01-14 02:22 UT   02 52 35.6   +17 11 43     2.014    2.554  112.3   20.9    73   12.5 
2026-01-15 00:00 UT   02 53 02.3   +17 15 06     2.026    2.555  111.5   21.0    73   12.6 
2026-01-16 00:00 UT   02 53 33.4   +17 18 55     2.039    2.556  110.6   21.1    73   12.6 
2026-01-17 00:00 UT   02 54 05.9   +17 22 49     2.052    2.557  109.7   21.2    74   12.6 
2026-01-18 00:00 UT   02 54 39.8   +17 26 47     2.066    2.559  108.8   21.3    74   12.6 
2026-01-19 00:00 UT   02 55 15.1   +17 30 50     2.079    2.560  108.0   21.4    74   12.6 
2026-01-20 00:00 UT   02 55 51.9   +17 34 56     2.092    2.561  107.1   21.5    74   12.7 
2026-01-21 00:00 UT   02 56 30.0   +17 39 07     2.106    2.562  106.3   21.6    74   12.7 
2026-01-22 00:00 UT   02 57 09.5   +17 43 22     2.120    2.563  105.4   21.7    74   12.7 
2026-01-23 00:00 UT   02 57 50.3   +17 47 40     2.133    2.564  104.6   21.8    74   12.7 
2026-01-24 00:00 UT   02 58 32.4   +17 52 02     2.147    2.565  103.7   21.9    74   12.7 
2026-01-25 00:00 UT   02 59 15.8   +17 56 28     2.161    2.567  102.9   22.0    74   12.7 
2026-01-26 00:00 UT   03 00 00.6   +18 00 57     2.175    2.568  102.1   22.0    74   12.8 
2026-01-27 00:00 UT   03 00 46.6   +18 05 30     2.188    2.569  101.2   22.1    74   12.8 
2026-01-28 00:00 UT   03 01 33.8   +18 10 05     2.202    2.570  100.4   22.1    74   12.8 
2026-01-29 00:00 UT   03 02 22.2   +18 14 44     2.216    2.571   99.6   22.2    74   12.8 
2026-01-30 00:00 UT   03 03 11.9   +18 19 26     2.230    2.573   98.8   22.2    74   12.8 
2026-01-31 00:00 UT   03 04 02.7   +18 24 10     2.244    2.574   98.0   22.3    74   12.8 
2026-02-01 00:00 UT   03 04 54.7   +18 28 58     2.258    2.575   97.2   22.3    74   12.9 
2026-02-02 00:00 UT   03 05 47.9   +18 33 47     2.272    2.576   96.4   22.3    74   12.9 
2026-02-03 00:00 UT   03 06 42.2   +18 38 39     2.287    2.577   95.6   22.4    74   12.9 
2026-02-04 00:00 UT   03 07 37.6   +18 43 34     2.301    2.579   94.9   22.4    74   12.9 
2026-02-05 00:00 UT   03 08 34.1   +18 48 31     2.315    2.580   94.1   22.4    74   12.9 
2026-02-06 00:00 UT   03 09 31.6   +18 53 30     2.329    2.581   93.3   22.4    74   12.9 
2026-02-07 00:00 UT   03 10 30.3   +18 58 31     2.343    2.582   92.5   22.4    75   12.9 
2026-02-08 00:00 UT   03 11 30.0   +19 03 33     2.357    2.584   91.8   22.4    75   13.0 
2026-02-09 00:00 UT   03 12 30.7   +19 08 38     2.372    2.585   91.0   22.4    75   13.0 
2026-02-10 00:00 UT   03 13 32.5   +19 13 44     2.386    2.586   90.3   22.4    75   13.0 
2026-02-11 00:00 UT   03 14 35.2   +19 18 52     2.400    2.588   89.5   22.4    75   13.0 
2026-02-12 00:00 UT   03 15 39.0   +19 24 01     2.414    2.589   88.8   22.4    75   13.0 
2026-02-13 00:00 UT   03 16 43.8   +19 29 12     2.429    2.590   88.0   22.4    75   13.0 

    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.