(245) Vera
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	23 Aug 2026	13.8	2.920 AU	3.814 AU	08h35m	+22°04'	24.1°	8.1°
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) : 61.03194
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 332.01065
            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
2026-08-23 00:00 UT   08 35 30.1   +22 04 03     3.814    2.920   24.1    8.1   292   13.8 
2026-08-23 22:05 UT   08 36 58.2   +21 59 30     3.810    2.922   24.7    8.3   292   13.8 
2026-08-24 00:00 UT   08 37 05.8   +21 59 07     3.810    2.922   24.7    8.3   292   13.8 
2026-08-25 00:00 UT   08 38 41.2   +21 54 08     3.806    2.924   25.3    8.5   292   13.8 
2026-08-26 00:00 UT   08 40 16.3   +21 49 08     3.802    2.926   25.9    8.7   292   13.8 
2026-08-27 00:00 UT   08 41 51.0   +21 44 07     3.798    2.928   26.4    8.8   292   13.8 
2026-08-28 00:00 UT   08 43 25.4   +21 39 04     3.794    2.930   27.0    9.0   292   13.8 
2026-08-29 00:00 UT   08 44 59.4   +21 33 59     3.789    2.932   27.6    9.2   292   13.8 
2026-08-30 00:00 UT   08 46 33.1   +21 28 53     3.785    2.934   28.2    9.4   292   13.8 
2026-08-31 00:00 UT   08 48 06.4   +21 23 45     3.780    2.936   28.8    9.5   292   13.8 
2026-09-01 00:00 UT   08 49 39.3   +21 18 37     3.775    2.938   29.4    9.7   292   13.8 
2026-09-02 00:00 UT   08 51 11.9   +21 13 27     3.770    2.940   30.0    9.9   292   13.8 
2026-09-03 00:00 UT   08 52 44.2   +21 08 15     3.765    2.942   30.6   10.0   292   13.8 
2026-09-04 00:00 UT   08 54 16.0   +21 03 03     3.760    2.944   31.2   10.2   292   13.8 
2026-09-05 00:00 UT   08 55 47.5   +20 57 50     3.755    2.946   31.8   10.4   292   13.8 
2026-09-06 00:00 UT   08 57 18.7   +20 52 35     3.749    2.948   32.4   10.6   292   13.8 
2026-09-07 00:00 UT   08 58 49.4   +20 47 20     3.743    2.950   33.0   10.7   292   13.8 
2026-09-08 00:00 UT   09 00 19.8   +20 42 04     3.738    2.952   33.6   10.9   292   13.8 
2026-09-09 00:00 UT   09 01 49.7   +20 36 47     3.732    2.954   34.2   11.1   292   13.9 
2026-09-10 00:00 UT   09 03 19.3   +20 31 30     3.726    2.956   34.8   11.2   292   13.9 
2026-09-11 00:00 UT   09 04 48.5   +20 26 12     3.720    2.957   35.4   11.4   292   13.9 
2026-09-12 00:00 UT   09 06 17.2   +20 20 53     3.714    2.959   36.0   11.5   292   13.9 
2026-09-13 00:00 UT   09 07 45.6   +20 15 34     3.707    2.961   36.6   11.7   292   13.9 
2026-09-14 00:00 UT   09 09 13.5   +20 10 15     3.701    2.963   37.3   11.9   292   13.9 
2026-09-15 00:00 UT   09 10 41.0   +20 04 55     3.694    2.965   37.9   12.0   292   13.9 

    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.