2007 VX83
ephemeris date magn radius delta ra dec elong phase
Today11 Mar 202631.91.749 AU2.582 AU21h39m-10°00'26.4°14.6°
2007 VX83 - 2026-03-11
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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 VX83 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.4497945
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.2226226
            i (Inclination)                 : 5.57593
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 224.49177
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 275.14687
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 75.76974
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 139.66298
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -5.55338
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 1.35            
        

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
2026-03-11 00:00 UT   21 39 44.8   -10 00 35     2.582    1.749   26.4   14.6   259   31.9 
2026-03-11 15:37 UT   21 41 06.4   -09 53 13     2.580    1.750   26.7   14.8   258   31.9 
2026-03-12 00:00 UT   21 41 50.1   -09 49 15     2.579    1.751   26.9   14.9   258   31.9 
2026-03-13 00:00 UT   21 43 55.0   -09 37 52     2.575    1.752   27.3   15.1   258   31.9 
2026-03-14 00:00 UT   21 45 59.6   -09 26 26     2.571    1.754   27.8   15.3   258   31.9 
2026-03-15 00:00 UT   21 48 03.9   -09 14 57     2.567    1.755   28.2   15.5   258   31.9 
2026-03-16 00:00 UT   21 50 07.7   -09 03 25     2.563    1.756   28.7   15.8   257   31.9 
2026-03-17 00:00 UT   21 52 11.3   -08 51 50     2.558    1.757   29.1   16.0   257   31.9 
2026-03-18 00:00 UT   21 54 14.5   -08 40 13     2.554    1.758   29.6   16.2   257   31.9 
2026-03-19 00:00 UT   21 56 17.3   -08 28 33     2.549    1.759   30.0   16.4   257   31.9 
2026-03-20 00:00 UT   21 58 19.9   -08 16 50     2.545    1.760   30.5   16.7   256   31.9 
2026-03-21 00:00 UT   22 00 22.0   -08 05 05     2.540    1.761   30.9   16.9   256   32.0 
2026-03-22 00:00 UT   22 02 23.9   -07 53 17     2.535    1.762   31.4   17.1   256   32.0 
2026-03-23 00:00 UT   22 04 25.4   -07 41 26     2.530    1.763   31.8   17.3   256   32.0 
2026-03-24 00:00 UT   22 06 26.7   -07 29 34     2.525    1.764   32.3   17.6   256   32.0 
2026-03-25 00:00 UT   22 08 27.6   -07 17 39     2.520    1.765   32.7   17.8   255   32.0 
2026-03-26 00:00 UT   22 10 28.1   -07 05 42     2.514    1.766   33.2   18.0   255   32.0 


    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.