2007 VR29
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	19 Dec 2025	29.8	2.580 AU	3.511 AU	16h40m	-18°34'	16.2°	6.1°

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 2007 VR29 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.4507963
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.8063631
            i (Inclination)                 : 12.18883
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 221.94365
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 214.97097
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 142.42524
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 256.30348
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -6.95063
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.43            
        

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
2025-12-19 00:00 UT   16 40 34.6   -18 34 09     3.511    2.580   16.2    6.1   290   29.8 
2025-12-19 12:21 UT   16 41 26.7   -18 34 54     3.509    2.581   16.5    6.2   290   29.8 
2025-12-20 00:00 UT   16 42 15.9   -18 35 35     3.508    2.581   16.8    6.3   290   29.8 
2025-12-21 00:00 UT   16 43 57.0   -18 36 56     3.505    2.583   17.4    6.5   289   29.8 
2025-12-22 00:00 UT   16 45 38.0   -18 38 12     3.501    2.584   18.0    6.8   289   29.8 
2025-12-23 00:00 UT   16 47 18.8   -18 39 23     3.498    2.585   18.6    7.0   288   29.8 
2025-12-24 00:00 UT   16 48 59.5   -18 40 29     3.494    2.586   19.2    7.2   288   29.8 
2025-12-25 00:00 UT   16 50 40.0   -18 41 30     3.491    2.587   19.9    7.4   287   29.8 
2025-12-26 00:00 UT   16 52 20.4   -18 42 26     3.487    2.588   20.5    7.6   287   29.8 
2025-12-27 00:00 UT   16 54 00.6   -18 43 18     3.483    2.590   21.1    7.9   286   29.8 
2025-12-28 00:00 UT   16 55 40.7   -18 44 04     3.479    2.591   21.7    8.1   286   29.8 
2025-12-29 00:00 UT   16 57 20.5   -18 44 45     3.474    2.592   22.3    8.3   286   29.8 
2025-12-30 00:00 UT   16 59 00.2   -18 45 22     3.470    2.593   22.9    8.5   285   29.9 
2025-12-31 00:00 UT   17 00 39.7   -18 45 53     3.465    2.594   23.6    8.7   285   29.9 
2026-01-01 00:00 UT   17 02 19.0   -18 46 19     3.460    2.595   24.2    8.9   285   29.9 
2026-01-02 00:00 UT   17 03 58.2   -18 46 41     3.455    2.596   24.8    9.1   284   29.9 
2026-01-03 00:00 UT   17 05 37.1   -18 46 57     3.450    2.597   25.4    9.4   284   29.9 
2026-01-04 00:00 UT   17 07 15.8   -18 47 09     3.445    2.598   26.1    9.6   284   29.9 
2026-01-05 00:00 UT   17 08 54.3   -18 47 15     3.439    2.599   26.7    9.8   283   29.9 
2026-01-06 00:00 UT   17 10 32.7   -18 47 17     3.434    2.600   27.3   10.0   283   29.9 
2026-01-07 00:00 UT   17 12 10.7   -18 47 13     3.428    2.600   28.0   10.2   283   29.9 
2026-01-08 00:00 UT   17 13 48.6   -18 47 05     3.422    2.601   28.6   10.4   282   29.9 
2026-01-09 00:00 UT   17 15 26.3   -18 46 51     3.416    2.602   29.2   10.6   282   29.9 

    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.