2007 VR29
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	16 Jul 2026	27.9	2.416 AU	1.458 AU	18h18m	-05°29'	154.7°	10.4°

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
2026-07-16 00:00 UT   18 18 50.0   -05 29 57     1.458    2.416  154.7   10.4   131   27.9 
2026-07-16 09:43 UT   18 18 19.2   -05 30 17     1.458    2.415  154.3   10.5   130   27.9 
2026-07-17 00:00 UT   18 17 34.3   -05 30 50     1.459    2.413  153.8   10.7   129   27.9 
2026-07-18 00:00 UT   18 16 19.7   -05 31 53     1.461    2.410  152.9   11.1   127   27.9 
2026-07-19 00:00 UT   18 15 06.1   -05 33 05     1.463    2.407  151.9   11.5   126   27.9 
2026-07-20 00:00 UT   18 13 53.8   -05 34 27     1.465    2.404  151.0   11.8   124   28.0 
2026-07-21 00:00 UT   18 12 42.7   -05 35 58     1.467    2.402  150.0   12.2   122   28.0 
2026-07-22 00:00 UT   18 11 32.8   -05 37 38     1.470    2.399  149.0   12.6   121   28.0 
2026-07-23 00:00 UT   18 10 24.4   -05 39 27     1.473    2.396  148.0   13.0   120   28.0 
2026-07-24 00:00 UT   18 09 17.4   -05 41 25     1.476    2.393  147.0   13.4   118   28.0 
2026-07-25 00:00 UT   18 08 11.8   -05 43 31     1.479    2.389  145.9   13.8   117   28.0 
2026-07-26 00:00 UT   18 07 07.8   -05 45 46     1.483    2.386  144.9   14.2   116   28.0 
2026-07-27 00:00 UT   18 06 05.3   -05 48 08     1.487    2.383  143.9   14.5   115   28.1 
2026-07-28 00:00 UT   18 05 04.5   -05 50 39     1.491    2.380  142.8   14.9   114   28.1 
2026-07-29 00:00 UT   18 04 05.4   -05 53 17     1.495    2.377  141.8   15.3   113   28.1 
2026-07-30 00:00 UT   18 03 07.9   -05 56 03     1.499    2.374  140.8   15.7   112   28.1 
2026-07-31 00:00 UT   18 02 12.2   -05 58 57     1.504    2.371  139.7   16.1   112   28.1 
2026-08-01 00:00 UT   18 01 18.3   -06 01 57     1.509    2.368  138.7   16.4   111   28.1 
2026-08-02 00:00 UT   18 00 26.2   -06 05 05     1.514    2.364  137.6   16.8   110   28.2 
2026-08-03 00:00 UT   17 59 36.0   -06 08 19     1.519    2.361  136.6   17.2   109   28.2 
2026-08-04 00:00 UT   17 58 47.6   -06 11 40     1.524    2.358  135.6   17.5   109   28.2 
2026-08-05 00:00 UT   17 58 01.1   -06 15 06     1.529    2.355  134.5   17.9   108   28.2 
2026-08-06 00:00 UT   17 57 16.6   -06 18 40     1.535    2.351  133.5   18.2   107   28.2 
2026-08-07 00:00 UT   17 56 34.0   -06 22 19     1.541    2.348  132.5   18.6   107   28.2 
2026-08-08 00:00 UT   17 55 53.4   -06 26 03     1.547    2.345  131.5   18.9   106   28.3 
2026-08-09 00:00 UT   17 55 14.8   -06 29 53     1.553    2.341  130.4   19.2   106   28.3 
2026-08-10 00:00 UT   17 54 38.2   -06 33 48     1.559    2.338  129.4   19.6   105   28.3 
2026-08-11 00:00 UT   17 54 03.6   -06 37 49     1.566    2.335  128.4   19.9   104   28.3 
2026-08-12 00:00 UT   17 53 31.1   -06 41 54     1.572    2.331  127.4   20.2   104   28.3 
2026-08-13 00:00 UT   17 53 00.7   -06 46 03     1.579    2.328  126.4   20.5   103   28.3 
2026-08-14 00:00 UT   17 52 32.3   -06 50 17     1.586    2.324  125.4   20.8   103   28.4 
2026-08-15 00:00 UT   17 52 06.0   -06 54 35     1.593    2.321  124.4   21.1   103   28.4 

    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.