2007 VR29
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	18 Mar 2026	29.8	2.615 AU	2.691 AU	18h50m	-15°27'	74.9°	21.6°

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 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
2026-03-18 00:00 UT   18 50 23.5   -15 27 26     2.691    2.615   74.9   21.6   267   29.8 
2026-03-18 09:38 UT   18 50 48.9   -15 25 18     2.685    2.615   75.2   21.6   267   29.8 
2026-03-19 00:00 UT   18 51 26.5   -15 22 07     2.677    2.614   75.7   21.6   267   29.8 
2026-03-20 00:00 UT   18 52 28.6   -15 16 45     2.662    2.614   76.4   21.7   267   29.8 
2026-03-21 00:00 UT   18 53 29.8   -15 11 19     2.648    2.613   77.1   21.8   266   29.8 
2026-03-22 00:00 UT   18 54 30.2   -15 05 51     2.634    2.613   77.9   21.9   266   29.7 
2026-03-23 00:00 UT   18 55 29.6   -15 00 19     2.620    2.612   78.6   22.0   266   29.7 
2026-03-24 00:00 UT   18 56 28.2   -14 54 45     2.605    2.612   79.3   22.0   266   29.7 
2026-03-25 00:00 UT   18 57 25.8   -14 49 07     2.591    2.611   80.1   22.1   266   29.7 
2026-03-26 00:00 UT   18 58 22.5   -14 43 27     2.577    2.610   80.8   22.2   265   29.7 
2026-03-27 00:00 UT   18 59 18.2   -14 37 43     2.562    2.610   81.6   22.2   265   29.7 
2026-03-28 00:00 UT   19 00 13.0   -14 31 57     2.548    2.609   82.3   22.3   265   29.7 
2026-03-29 00:00 UT   19 01 06.8   -14 26 07     2.533    2.608   83.1   22.3   265   29.7 
2026-03-30 00:00 UT   19 01 59.7   -14 20 16     2.519    2.608   83.8   22.4   265   29.7 
2026-03-31 00:00 UT   19 02 51.5   -14 14 21     2.504    2.607   84.6   22.4   265   29.6 
2026-04-01 00:00 UT   19 03 42.4   -14 08 24     2.489    2.606   85.4   22.5   264   29.6 
2026-04-02 00:00 UT   19 04 32.2   -14 02 24     2.475    2.606   86.1   22.5   264   29.6 
2026-04-03 00:00 UT   19 05 20.9   -13 56 21     2.460    2.605   86.9   22.5   264   29.6 
2026-04-04 00:00 UT   19 06 08.6   -13 50 16     2.445    2.604   87.7   22.6   264   29.6 
2026-04-05 00:00 UT   19 06 55.3   -13 44 09     2.431    2.603   88.4   22.6   264   29.6 
2026-04-06 00:00 UT   19 07 40.8   -13 37 59     2.416    2.602   89.2   22.6   263   29.6 
2026-04-07 00:00 UT   19 08 25.3   -13 31 47     2.401    2.601   90.0   22.6   263   29.6 
2026-04-08 00:00 UT   19 09 08.6   -13 25 33     2.387    2.601   90.8   22.6   263   29.5 
2026-04-09 00:00 UT   19 09 50.8   -13 19 16     2.372    2.600   91.6   22.6   263   29.5 
2026-04-10 00:00 UT   19 10 31.8   -13 12 57     2.357    2.599   92.4   22.7   263   29.5 
2026-04-11 00:00 UT   19 11 11.6   -13 06 37     2.342    2.598   93.2   22.7   262   29.5 
2026-04-12 00:00 UT   19 11 50.3   -13 00 14     2.328    2.597   94.0   22.6   262   29.5 
2026-04-13 00:00 UT   19 12 27.7   -12 53 49     2.313    2.596   94.8   22.6   262   29.5 
2026-04-14 00:00 UT   19 13 03.9   -12 47 23     2.298    2.595   95.6   22.6   262   29.5 
2026-04-15 00:00 UT   19 13 38.8   -12 40 55     2.283    2.594   96.4   22.6   262   29.4 
2026-04-16 00:00 UT   19 14 12.4   -12 34 25     2.269    2.593   97.2   22.6   261   29.4 
2026-04-17 00:00 UT   19 14 44.8   -12 27 54     2.254    2.592   98.0   22.5   261   29.4 

    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.