(245) Vera
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	6 Jul 2025	13.2	2.505 AU	2.716 AU	02h21m	+10°27'	67.2°	22.0°
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) : 61.03178
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 331.97666
            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
2025-07-06 00:00 UT   02 21 57.0   +10 27 59     2.716    2.505   67.2   22.0   250   13.2 
2025-07-06 00:31 UT   02 21 58.9   +10 28 08     2.716    2.505   67.2   22.0   250   13.2 
2025-07-07 00:00 UT   02 23 23.0   +10 35 18     2.705    2.504   67.8   22.1   250   13.2 
2025-07-08 00:00 UT   02 24 48.6   +10 42 34     2.693    2.504   68.4   22.2   250   13.2 
2025-07-09 00:00 UT   02 26 13.8   +10 49 45     2.681    2.503   69.0   22.3   250   13.2 
2025-07-10 00:00 UT   02 27 38.7   +10 56 52     2.669    2.502   69.6   22.4   250   13.2 
2025-07-11 00:00 UT   02 29 03.1   +11 03 55     2.657    2.502   70.1   22.5   250   13.2 
2025-07-12 00:00 UT   02 30 27.1   +11 10 53     2.645    2.501   70.7   22.6   250   13.1 
2025-07-13 00:00 UT   02 31 50.7   +11 17 48     2.633    2.501   71.3   22.6   251   13.1 
2025-07-14 00:00 UT   02 33 13.8   +11 24 38     2.621    2.500   71.9   22.7   251   13.1 
2025-07-15 00:00 UT   02 34 36.5   +11 31 24     2.609    2.500   72.5   22.8   251   13.1 
2025-07-16 00:00 UT   02 35 58.7   +11 38 05     2.597    2.499   73.1   22.9   251   13.1 
2025-07-17 00:00 UT   02 37 20.4   +11 44 42     2.585    2.499   73.7   23.0   251   13.1 
2025-07-18 00:00 UT   02 38 41.7   +11 51 15     2.573    2.498   74.3   23.1   251   13.1 
2025-07-19 00:00 UT   02 40 02.5   +11 57 44     2.561    2.498   74.9   23.1   251   13.1 
2025-07-20 00:00 UT   02 41 22.7   +12 04 07     2.549    2.497   75.5   23.2   251   13.1 
2025-07-21 00:00 UT   02 42 42.4   +12 10 27     2.537    2.497   76.1   23.3   252   13.1 
2025-07-22 00:00 UT   02 44 01.6   +12 16 42     2.525    2.496   76.8   23.3   252   13.1 
2025-07-23 00:00 UT   02 45 20.2   +12 22 52     2.512    2.496   77.4   23.4   252   13.1 
2025-07-24 00:00 UT   02 46 38.3   +12 28 58     2.500    2.495   78.0   23.5   252   13.0 
2025-07-25 00:00 UT   02 47 55.7   +12 34 59     2.488    2.495   78.6   23.5   252   13.0 
2025-07-26 00:00 UT   02 49 12.6   +12 40 56     2.476    2.494   79.2   23.6   252   13.0 
2025-07-27 00:00 UT   02 50 28.9   +12 46 48     2.463    2.494   79.9   23.6   252   13.0 
2025-07-28 00:00 UT   02 51 44.5   +12 52 35     2.451    2.493   80.5   23.7   252   13.0 
2025-07-29 00:00 UT   02 52 59.5   +12 58 18     2.439    2.493   81.1   23.7   253   13.0 
2025-07-30 00:00 UT   02 54 13.8   +13 03 57     2.426    2.492   81.8   23.8   253   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.