(245) Vera
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	27 Oct 2025	11.4	2.493 AU	1.536 AU	03h26m	+16°27'	159.9°	7.9°
Opposition	12 Nov 2025	11.0	2.502 AU	1.512 AU	03h12m	+16°12'	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)                : 0.1975759
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 3.0950810
            i (Inclination)                 : 5.17919
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 61.03195
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 332.01064
            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
2025-10-27 00:00 UT   03 26 23.9   +16 27 05     1.536    2.493  159.9    7.9   262   11.4 
2025-10-27 09:14 UT   03 26 06.8   +16 26 50     1.535    2.493  160.4    7.7   262   11.4 
2025-10-28 00:00 UT   03 25 39.0   +16 26 24     1.533    2.494  161.1    7.4   262   11.4 
2025-10-29 00:00 UT   03 24 53.1   +16 25 40     1.529    2.494  162.3    7.0   262   11.4 
2025-10-30 00:00 UT   03 24 06.2   +16 24 53     1.526    2.495  163.5    6.5   263   11.4 
2025-10-31 00:00 UT   03 23 18.3   +16 24 05     1.524    2.495  164.7    6.0   263   11.3 
2025-11-01 00:00 UT   03 22 29.7   +16 23 15     1.521    2.496  165.8    5.6   264   11.3 
2025-11-02 00:00 UT   03 21 40.3   +16 22 22     1.519    2.496  167.0    5.1   264   11.3 
2025-11-03 00:00 UT   03 20 50.2   +16 21 28     1.517    2.497  168.2    4.7   265   11.3 
2025-11-04 00:00 UT   03 19 59.4   +16 20 33     1.515    2.497  169.4    4.2   266   11.2 
2025-11-05 00:00 UT   03 19 08.0   +16 19 36     1.514    2.498  170.6    3.7   267   11.2 
2025-11-06 00:00 UT   03 18 16.2   +16 18 38     1.513    2.498  171.8    3.3   268   11.2 
2025-11-07 00:00 UT   03 17 23.9   +16 17 38     1.512    2.499  173.0    2.8   270   11.1 
2025-11-08 00:00 UT   03 16 31.2   +16 16 38     1.511    2.499  174.1    2.3   273   11.1 
2025-11-09 00:00 UT   03 15 38.2   +16 15 37     1.511    2.500  175.3    1.9   277   11.1 
2025-11-10 00:00 UT   03 14 45.0   +16 14 36     1.511    2.500  176.4    1.4   283   11.0 
2025-11-11 00:00 UT   03 13 51.6   +16 13 34     1.511    2.501  177.4    1.0   296   11.0 
2025-11-12 00:00 UT   03 12 58.2   +16 12 32     1.512    2.501  178.2    0.7   321   11.0 
2025-11-13 00:00 UT   03 12 04.7   +16 11 30     1.512    2.502  178.3    0.7     1   11.0 
2025-11-14 00:00 UT   03 11 11.3   +16 10 29     1.513    2.502  177.7    0.9    32   11.0 
2025-11-15 00:00 UT   03 10 18.0   +16 09 28     1.515    2.503  176.7    1.3    47   11.0 
2025-11-16 00:00 UT   03 09 24.9   +16 08 28     1.516    2.504  175.6    1.7    55   11.1 
2025-11-17 00:00 UT   03 08 32.1   +16 07 28     1.518    2.504  174.5    2.2    59   11.1 
2025-11-18 00:00 UT   03 07 39.7   +16 06 30     1.520    2.505  173.3    2.6    62   11.1 
2025-11-19 00:00 UT   03 06 47.7   +16 05 34     1.523    2.506  172.1    3.1    64   11.2 
2025-11-20 00:00 UT   03 05 56.2   +16 04 39     1.525    2.506  170.9    3.6    66   11.2 
2025-11-21 00:00 UT   03 05 05.3   +16 03 46     1.528    2.507  169.7    4.0    67   11.2 
2025-11-22 00:00 UT   03 04 15.1   +16 02 56     1.532    2.507  168.5    4.5    68   11.3 
2025-11-23 00:00 UT   03 03 25.6   +16 02 08     1.535    2.508  167.3    5.0    69   11.3 
2025-11-24 00:00 UT   03 02 36.8   +16 01 22     1.539    2.509  166.1    5.4    69   11.3 
2025-11-25 00:00 UT   03 01 49.0   +16 00 39     1.543    2.509  164.9    5.9    70   11.4 
2025-11-26 00:00 UT   03 01 02.0   +15 59 60     1.547    2.510  163.8    6.3    70   11.4 

    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.