(245) Vera
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	20 Sep 2026	13.9	2.976 AU	3.660 AU	09h17m	+19°38'	41.0°	12.8°
Opposition	18 Feb 2027	12.6	3.264 AU	2.281 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)                : 0.1980283
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 3.0971830
            i (Inclination)                 : 5.17752
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 61.02343
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 332.12202
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 48.82796
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 33.24216
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -2.41838
            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
2026-09-20 00:00 UT   09 17 52.7   +19 38 09     3.660    2.976   41.0   12.8   292   13.9 
2026-09-20 22:25 UT   09 19 12.1   +19 33 11     3.653    2.978   41.6   12.9   292   13.9 
2026-09-21 00:00 UT   09 19 17.6   +19 32 50     3.653    2.978   41.6   12.9   292   13.9 
2026-09-22 00:00 UT   09 20 42.1   +19 27 30     3.645    2.980   42.3   13.1   292   13.9 
2026-09-23 00:00 UT   09 22 06.1   +19 22 10     3.638    2.982   42.9   13.2   292   13.9 
2026-09-24 00:00 UT   09 23 29.6   +19 16 51     3.630    2.984   43.5   13.4   292   13.9 
2026-09-25 00:00 UT   09 24 52.7   +19 11 33     3.622    2.986   44.2   13.5   292   13.9 
2026-09-26 00:00 UT   09 26 15.3   +19 06 14     3.614    2.988   44.8   13.7   292   13.9 
2026-09-27 00:00 UT   09 27 37.5   +19 00 57     3.606    2.990   45.4   13.8   292   13.9 
2026-09-28 00:00 UT   09 28 59.2   +18 55 40     3.598    2.991   46.1   14.0   292   13.9 
2026-09-29 00:00 UT   09 30 20.4   +18 50 23     3.590    2.993   46.7   14.1   292   13.9 
2026-09-30 00:00 UT   09 31 41.1   +18 45 08     3.581    2.995   47.4   14.2   292   13.9 
2026-10-01 00:00 UT   09 33 01.4   +18 39 53     3.573    2.997   48.0   14.4   292   13.9 
2026-10-02 00:00 UT   09 34 21.1   +18 34 40     3.564    2.999   48.7   14.5   292   13.9 
2026-10-03 00:00 UT   09 35 40.4   +18 29 27     3.556    3.001   49.4   14.7   292   13.9 
2026-10-04 00:00 UT   09 36 59.2   +18 24 15     3.547    3.003   50.0   14.8   292   13.9 
2026-10-05 00:00 UT   09 38 17.4   +18 19 05     3.538    3.005   50.7   14.9   292   13.9 
2026-10-06 00:00 UT   09 39 35.2   +18 13 56     3.529    3.007   51.3   15.0   292   13.9 
2026-10-07 00:00 UT   09 40 52.4   +18 08 48     3.520    3.009   52.0   15.2   292   13.9 
2026-10-08 00:00 UT   09 42 09.1   +18 03 42     3.510    3.011   52.7   15.3   292   13.9 
2026-10-09 00:00 UT   09 43 25.3   +17 58 37     3.501    3.013   53.3   15.4   292   13.9 
2026-10-10 00:00 UT   09 44 40.9   +17 53 34     3.492    3.015   54.0   15.5   292   13.9 
2026-10-11 00:00 UT   09 45 55.9   +17 48 33     3.482    3.017   54.7   15.7   292   13.9 
2026-10-12 00:00 UT   09 47 10.5   +17 43 34     3.472    3.019   55.4   15.8   292   13.9 
2026-10-13 00:00 UT   09 48 24.4   +17 38 36     3.463    3.021   56.1   15.9   292   13.9 
2026-10-14 00:00 UT   09 49 37.8   +17 33 41     3.453    3.023   56.7   16.0   292   13.9 
2026-10-15 00:00 UT   09 50 50.6   +17 28 48     3.443    3.025   57.4   16.1   292   13.9 
2026-10-16 00:00 UT   09 52 02.8   +17 23 57     3.433    3.027   58.1   16.2   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.