2011 VG9
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	18 Apr 2026	28.7	3.349 AU	3.746 AU	05h47m	+22°35'	59.4°	15.0°

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)                : 0.7756707
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.2774632
            i (Inclination)                 : 1.26648
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 235.80757
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 66.15402
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 49.56944
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 301.95641
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 1.15835
            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
2026-04-18 00:00 UT   05 47 11.0   +22 35 20     3.746    3.349   59.4   15.0    89   28.7 
2026-04-18 16:22 UT   05 47 50.2   +22 35 35     3.758    3.352   58.9   14.9    89   28.7 
2026-04-19 00:00 UT   05 48 08.6   +22 35 43     3.764    3.354   58.7   14.8    89   28.7 
2026-04-20 00:00 UT   05 49 06.6   +22 36 04     3.782    3.359   57.9   14.7    89   28.7 
2026-04-21 00:00 UT   05 50 05.0   +22 36 24     3.800    3.363   57.2   14.5    90   28.7 
2026-04-22 00:00 UT   05 51 03.8   +22 36 43     3.818    3.368   56.4   14.4    90   28.7 
2026-04-23 00:00 UT   05 52 03.0   +22 37 01     3.836    3.373   55.7   14.3    90   28.7 
2026-04-24 00:00 UT   05 53 02.6   +22 37 17     3.853    3.377   54.9   14.1    90   28.8 
2026-04-25 00:00 UT   05 54 02.5   +22 37 31     3.871    3.382   54.2   14.0    90   28.8 
2026-04-26 00:00 UT   05 55 02.8   +22 37 44     3.888    3.387   53.4   13.8    90   28.8 
2026-04-27 00:00 UT   05 56 03.4   +22 37 55     3.905    3.391   52.7   13.7    90   28.8 
2026-04-28 00:00 UT   05 57 04.3   +22 38 05     3.922    3.396   52.0   13.5    90   28.8 
2026-04-29 00:00 UT   05 58 05.6   +22 38 13     3.939    3.400   51.2   13.3    90   28.8 
2026-04-30 00:00 UT   05 59 07.2   +22 38 20     3.956    3.405   50.5   13.2    91   28.8 
2026-05-01 00:00 UT   06 00 09.0   +22 38 25     3.972    3.410   49.8   13.0    91   28.8 
2026-05-02 00:00 UT   06 01 11.2   +22 38 28     3.989    3.414   49.0   12.9    91   28.8 
2026-05-03 00:00 UT   06 02 13.6   +22 38 30     4.005    3.419   48.3   12.7    91   28.8 
2026-05-04 00:00 UT   06 03 16.4   +22 38 30     4.021    3.423   47.6   12.6    91   28.8 
2026-05-05 00:00 UT   06 04 19.4   +22 38 28     4.037    3.428   46.8   12.4    91   28.8 
2026-05-06 00:00 UT   06 05 22.6   +22 38 24     4.053    3.432   46.1   12.2    91   28.8 
2026-05-07 00:00 UT   06 06 26.1   +22 38 19     4.069    3.436   45.4   12.1    91   28.8 
2026-05-08 00:00 UT   06 07 29.9   +22 38 12     4.084    3.441   44.7   11.9    92   28.8 
2026-05-09 00:00 UT   06 08 33.9   +22 38 03     4.100    3.445   44.0   11.7    92   28.8 
2026-05-10 00:00 UT   06 09 38.2   +22 37 52     4.115    3.450   43.2   11.6    92   28.8 
2026-05-11 00:00 UT   06 10 42.6   +22 37 40     4.130    3.454   42.5   11.4    92   28.9 
2026-05-12 00:00 UT   06 11 47.3   +22 37 26     4.145    3.458   41.8   11.2    92   28.9 
2026-05-13 00:00 UT   06 12 52.2   +22 37 10     4.160    3.463   41.1   11.1    92   28.9 
2026-05-14 00:00 UT   06 13 57.4   +22 36 52     4.174    3.467   40.4   10.9    92   28.9 
2026-05-15 00:00 UT   06 15 02.7   +22 36 32     4.189    3.471   39.7   10.7    92   28.9 
2026-05-16 00:00 UT   06 16 08.2   +22 36 10     4.203    3.475   38.9   10.5    93   28.9 
2026-05-17 00:00 UT   06 17 13.9   +22 35 46     4.217    3.480   38.2   10.4    93   28.9 
2026-05-18 00:00 UT   06 18 19.7   +22 35 20     4.231    3.484   37.5   10.2    93   28.9 

    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.