2011 VG9
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	15 Oct 2026	29.2	3.932 AU	4.111 AU	08h42m	+17°07'	72.7°	14.0°

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 2011 VG9 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.7753679
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.2795004
            i (Inclination)                 : 1.26268
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 235.63843
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 66.38117
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 106.77546
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 302.01449
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 1.15689
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.44            
        

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
2026-10-15 00:00 UT   08 42 49.6   +17 07 23     4.111    3.932   72.7   14.0   285   29.2 
2026-10-15 17:23 UT   08 43 09.9   +17 05 52     4.101    3.933   73.4   14.1   285   29.2 
2026-10-16 00:00 UT   08 43 17.5   +17 05 18     4.097    3.934   73.6   14.1   285   29.2 
2026-10-17 00:00 UT   08 43 44.6   +17 03 16     4.083    3.935   74.5   14.1   285   29.2 
2026-10-18 00:00 UT   08 44 11.0   +17 01 16     4.069    3.937   75.4   14.2   285   29.2 
2026-10-19 00:00 UT   08 44 36.5   +16 59 19     4.055    3.939   76.2   14.2   285   29.2 
2026-10-20 00:00 UT   08 45 01.2   +16 57 25     4.041    3.941   77.1   14.3   285   29.2 
2026-10-21 00:00 UT   08 45 25.1   +16 55 34     4.027    3.942   78.0   14.3   285   29.2 
2026-10-22 00:00 UT   08 45 48.1   +16 53 45     4.012    3.944   78.9   14.3   285   29.2 
2026-10-23 00:00 UT   08 46 10.4   +16 51 60     3.998    3.946   79.8   14.4   285   29.2 
2026-10-24 00:00 UT   08 46 31.7   +16 50 17     3.984    3.948   80.7   14.4   285   29.2 
2026-10-25 00:00 UT   08 46 52.2   +16 48 38     3.969    3.949   81.6   14.4   285   29.2 
2026-10-26 00:00 UT   08 47 11.9   +16 47 01     3.955    3.951   82.6   14.4   285   29.2 
2026-10-27 00:00 UT   08 47 30.6   +16 45 28     3.940    3.953   83.5   14.5   285   29.2 
2026-10-28 00:00 UT   08 47 48.5   +16 43 58     3.926    3.954   84.4   14.5   285   29.2 
2026-10-29 00:00 UT   08 48 05.4   +16 42 31     3.911    3.956   85.3   14.5   285   29.1 
2026-10-30 00:00 UT   08 48 21.5   +16 41 08     3.896    3.957   86.3   14.5   285   29.1 
2026-10-31 00:00 UT   08 48 36.6   +16 39 48     3.882    3.959   87.2   14.5   285   29.1 
2026-11-01 00:00 UT   08 48 50.8   +16 38 31     3.867    3.961   88.1   14.5   285   29.1 
2026-11-02 00:00 UT   08 49 04.0   +16 37 18     3.852    3.962   89.1   14.5   285   29.1 
2026-11-03 00:00 UT   08 49 16.2   +16 36 09     3.837    3.964   90.0   14.5   286   29.1 
2026-11-04 00:00 UT   08 49 27.5   +16 35 03     3.822    3.965   91.0   14.5   286   29.1 
2026-11-05 00:00 UT   08 49 37.8   +16 34 01     3.808    3.967   91.9   14.5   286   29.1 
2026-11-06 00:00 UT   08 49 47.0   +16 33 03     3.793    3.968   92.9   14.4   286   29.1 
2026-11-07 00:00 UT   08 49 55.3   +16 32 09     3.778    3.970   93.9   14.4   286   29.1 
2026-11-08 00:00 UT   08 50 02.5   +16 31 19     3.763    3.971   94.8   14.4   286   29.1 
2026-11-09 00:00 UT   08 50 08.7   +16 30 33     3.748    3.973   95.8   14.4   286   29.1 
2026-11-10 00:00 UT   08 50 13.9   +16 29 51     3.733    3.974   96.8   14.3   286   29.0 
2026-11-11 00:00 UT   08 50 18.0   +16 29 13     3.719    3.976   97.8   14.3   286   29.0 
2026-11-12 00:00 UT   08 50 21.0   +16 28 39     3.704    3.977   98.8   14.2   286   29.0 
2026-11-13 00:00 UT   08 50 22.9   +16 28 10     3.689    3.978   99.8   14.2   286   29.0 
2026-11-14 00:00 UT   08 50 23.8   +16 27 45     3.674    3.980  100.8   14.1   286   29.0 

    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.