(245) Vera
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	12 Mar 2026	13.3	2.628 AU	2.809 AU	03h51m	+21°50'	69.3°	20.7°
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
2026-03-12 00:00 UT   03 51 12.5   +21 50 59     2.809    2.628   69.3   20.7    77   13.3 
2026-03-12 04:32 UT   03 51 28.8   +21 51 57     2.811    2.628   69.2   20.7    77   13.3 
2026-03-13 00:00 UT   03 52 39.2   +21 56 04     2.823    2.629   68.6   20.6    77   13.3 
2026-03-14 00:00 UT   03 54 06.6   +22 01 09     2.836    2.631   68.0   20.5    77   13.3 
2026-03-15 00:00 UT   03 55 34.5   +22 06 11     2.850    2.632   67.4   20.4    77   13.3 
2026-03-16 00:00 UT   03 57 03.1   +22 11 12     2.863    2.634   66.7   20.3    78   13.4 
2026-03-17 00:00 UT   03 58 32.3   +22 16 11     2.877    2.635   66.1   20.2    78   13.4 
2026-03-18 00:00 UT   04 00 02.0   +22 21 09     2.890    2.636   65.4   20.1    78   13.4 
2026-03-19 00:00 UT   04 01 32.3   +22 26 04     2.903    2.638   64.8   20.0    78   13.4 
2026-03-20 00:00 UT   04 03 03.2   +22 30 58     2.917    2.640   64.2   19.8    78   13.4 
2026-03-21 00:00 UT   04 04 34.6   +22 35 49     2.930    2.641   63.5   19.7    78   13.4 
2026-03-22 00:00 UT   04 06 06.6   +22 40 38     2.943    2.643   62.9   19.6    78   13.4 
2026-03-23 00:00 UT   04 07 39.1   +22 45 25     2.956    2.644   62.3   19.5    78   13.4 
2026-03-24 00:00 UT   04 09 12.1   +22 50 09     2.969    2.646   61.6   19.4    78   13.4 
2026-03-25 00:00 UT   04 10 45.6   +22 54 51     2.982    2.647   61.0   19.2    78   13.4 
2026-03-26 00:00 UT   04 12 19.6   +22 59 31     2.995    2.649   60.4   19.1    79   13.4 
2026-03-27 00:00 UT   04 13 54.2   +23 04 08     3.008    2.650   59.8   19.0    79   13.4 
2026-03-28 00:00 UT   04 15 29.1   +23 08 42     3.021    2.652   59.2   18.9    79   13.4 
2026-03-29 00:00 UT   04 17 04.6   +23 13 14     3.034    2.653   58.5   18.7    79   13.4 
2026-03-30 00:00 UT   04 18 40.5   +23 17 43     3.047    2.655   57.9   18.6    79   13.5 
2026-03-31 00:00 UT   04 20 16.9   +23 22 09     3.059    2.656   57.3   18.4    79   13.5 
2026-04-01 00:00 UT   04 21 53.7   +23 26 32     3.072    2.658   56.7   18.3    79   13.5 
2026-04-02 00:00 UT   04 23 30.9   +23 30 52     3.084    2.660   56.1   18.2    79   13.5 
2026-04-03 00:00 UT   04 25 08.6   +23 35 10     3.097    2.661   55.5   18.0    79   13.5 
2026-04-04 00:00 UT   04 26 46.7   +23 39 24     3.109    2.663   54.9   17.9    80   13.5 

    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.