(245) Vera
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	18 Sep 2025	12.3	2.484 AU	1.831 AU	03h35m	+16°08'	119.4°	20.6°
Opposition	12 Nov 2025	11.0	2.502 AU	1.512 AU	03h12m	+16°11'	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)                : 0.1975086
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 3.0948512
            i (Inclination)                 : 5.17930
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 61.03177
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 331.97667
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 336.56848
            Epoch                           : 2025 May 05

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 33.10555
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -2.43081
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 5.44            
        

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
2025-09-18 00:00 UT   03 35 57.7   +16 08 13     1.831    2.484  119.4   20.6   258   12.3 
2025-09-18 04:05 UT   03 36 00.7   +16 08 32     1.829    2.484  119.5   20.6   258   12.3 
2025-09-19 00:00 UT   03 36 14.8   +16 09 59     1.821    2.484  120.3   20.4   258   12.3 
2025-09-20 00:00 UT   03 36 30.4   +16 11 41     1.810    2.484  121.2   20.2   258   12.2 
2025-09-21 00:00 UT   03 36 44.2   +16 13 18     1.800    2.484  122.1   20.0   258   12.2 
2025-09-22 00:00 UT   03 36 56.4   +16 14 51     1.790    2.484  123.0   19.8   259   12.2 
2025-09-23 00:00 UT   03 37 06.9   +16 16 20     1.780    2.484  124.0   19.6   259   12.2 
2025-09-24 00:00 UT   03 37 15.7   +16 17 45     1.770    2.484  124.9   19.3   259   12.2 
2025-09-25 00:00 UT   03 37 22.8   +16 19 05     1.760    2.484  125.8   19.1   259   12.1 
2025-09-26 00:00 UT   03 37 28.2   +16 20 21     1.751    2.485  126.8   18.9   259   12.1 
2025-09-27 00:00 UT   03 37 31.9   +16 21 33     1.741    2.485  127.8   18.6   259   12.1 
2025-09-28 00:00 UT   03 37 33.8   +16 22 40     1.732    2.485  128.7   18.3   259   12.1 
2025-09-29 00:00 UT   03 37 34.0   +16 23 44     1.723    2.485  129.7   18.1   259   12.1 
2025-09-30 00:00 UT   03 37 32.5   +16 24 43     1.713    2.485  130.7   17.8   259   12.0 
2025-10-01 00:00 UT   03 37 29.3   +16 25 38     1.704    2.485  131.7   17.5   259   12.0 
2025-10-02 00:00 UT   03 37 24.3   +16 26 29     1.696    2.486  132.7   17.2   259   12.0 
2025-10-03 00:00 UT   03 37 17.5   +16 27 16     1.687    2.486  133.7   16.9   259   12.0 
2025-10-04 00:00 UT   03 37 09.1   +16 27 59     1.679    2.486  134.7   16.6   259   12.0 
2025-10-05 00:00 UT   03 36 58.9   +16 28 38     1.670    2.486  135.7   16.3   259   11.9 
2025-10-06 00:00 UT   03 36 47.0   +16 29 13     1.662    2.486  136.7   16.0   260   11.9 
2025-10-07 00:00 UT   03 36 33.4   +16 29 44     1.654    2.487  137.8   15.7   260   11.9 
2025-10-08 00:00 UT   03 36 18.0   +16 30 11     1.646    2.487  138.8   15.3   260   11.9 
2025-10-09 00:00 UT   03 36 00.9   +16 30 34     1.639    2.487  139.9   15.0   260   11.8 
2025-10-10 00:00 UT   03 35 42.2   +16 30 53     1.631    2.487  140.9   14.7   260   11.8 
2025-10-11 00:00 UT   03 35 21.7   +16 31 09     1.624    2.488  142.0   14.3   260   11.8 
2025-10-12 00:00 UT   03 34 59.6   +16 31 20     1.617    2.488  143.1   14.0   260   11.8 
2025-10-13 00:00 UT   03 34 35.8   +16 31 28     1.610    2.488  144.1   13.6   260   11.8 
2025-10-14 00:00 UT   03 34 10.4   +16 31 31     1.603    2.489  145.2   13.2   260   11.7 
2025-10-15 00:00 UT   03 33 43.3   +16 31 31     1.597    2.489  146.3   12.8   260   11.7 
2025-10-16 00:00 UT   03 33 14.7   +16 31 27     1.591    2.489  147.4   12.5   260   11.7 
2025-10-17 00:00 UT   03 32 44.4   +16 31 20     1.584    2.490  148.5   12.1   260   11.7 
2025-10-18 00:00 UT   03 32 12.6   +16 31 09     1.579    2.490  149.6   11.7   260   11.6 

    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.