2019 VD3
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	22 Feb 2026	32.2	3.670 AU	3.376 AU	15h24m	-18°57'	99.4°	15.4°

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 2019 VD3 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.6049437
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.4524117
            i (Inclination)                 : 1.68410
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 227.42756
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 153.05267
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 210.80306
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 200.49023
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 0.76310
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.84            
        

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
2026-02-22 00:00 UT   15 24 35.8   -18 57 36     3.376    3.670   99.4   15.4   284   32.2 
2026-02-22 22:25 UT   15 24 49.8   -18 58 22     3.359    3.667  100.3   15.4   284   32.2 
2026-02-23 00:00 UT   15 24 50.8   -18 58 25     3.358    3.667  100.3   15.4   284   32.2 
2026-02-24 00:00 UT   15 25 04.6   -18 59 10     3.340    3.665  101.3   15.4   284   32.2 
2026-02-25 00:00 UT   15 25 17.4   -18 59 51     3.322    3.662  102.2   15.3   284   32.2 
2026-02-26 00:00 UT   15 25 29.0   -19 00 27     3.304    3.660  103.2   15.3   284   32.2 
2026-02-27 00:00 UT   15 25 39.6   -19 00 60     3.286    3.657  104.2   15.2   284   32.1 
2026-02-28 00:00 UT   15 25 49.1   -19 01 28     3.268    3.654  105.1   15.2   284   32.1 
2026-03-01 00:00 UT   15 25 57.4   -19 01 52     3.251    3.652  106.1   15.1   284   32.1 
2026-03-02 00:00 UT   15 26 04.6   -19 02 12     3.233    3.649  107.1   15.0   284   32.1 
2026-03-03 00:00 UT   15 26 10.7   -19 02 28     3.215    3.646  108.1   15.0   284   32.1 
2026-03-04 00:00 UT   15 26 15.5   -19 02 39     3.198    3.644  109.0   14.9   284   32.1 
2026-03-05 00:00 UT   15 26 19.2   -19 02 46     3.180    3.641  110.0   14.8   284   32.0 
2026-03-06 00:00 UT   15 26 21.8   -19 02 49     3.163    3.638  111.0   14.7   284   32.0 
2026-03-07 00:00 UT   15 26 23.1   -19 02 47     3.146    3.636  112.0   14.7   284   32.0 
2026-03-08 00:00 UT   15 26 23.2   -19 02 41     3.128    3.633  113.0   14.6   284   32.0 
2026-03-09 00:00 UT   15 26 22.1   -19 02 30     3.111    3.630  114.0   14.5   284   32.0 
2026-03-10 00:00 UT   15 26 19.7   -19 02 14     3.094    3.628  115.0   14.4   284   32.0 
2026-03-11 00:00 UT   15 26 16.1   -19 01 54     3.077    3.625  116.0   14.3   284   31.9 
2026-03-12 00:00 UT   15 26 11.3   -19 01 29     3.060    3.622  117.1   14.1   284   31.9 
2026-03-13 00:00 UT   15 26 05.2   -19 00 60     3.044    3.619  118.1   14.0   284   31.9 
2026-03-14 00:00 UT   15 25 57.8   -19 00 25     3.027    3.616  119.1   13.9   284   31.9 
2026-03-15 00:00 UT   15 25 49.1   -18 59 46     3.011    3.614  120.1   13.8   285   31.9 
2026-03-16 00:00 UT   15 25 39.1   -18 59 02     2.994    3.611  121.2   13.6   285   31.9 
2026-03-17 00:00 UT   15 25 27.9   -18 58 13     2.978    3.608  122.2   13.5   285   31.8 
2026-03-18 00:00 UT   15 25 15.3   -18 57 19     2.962    3.605  123.3   13.3   285   31.8 
2026-03-19 00:00 UT   15 25 01.4   -18 56 21     2.946    3.602  124.3   13.2   285   31.8 
2026-03-20 00:00 UT   15 24 46.2   -18 55 17     2.930    3.599  125.4   13.0   285   31.8 
2026-03-21 00:00 UT   15 24 29.7   -18 54 08     2.915    3.597  126.4   12.9   285   31.8 
2026-03-22 00:00 UT   15 24 11.9   -18 52 54     2.899    3.594  127.5   12.7   285   31.7 
2026-03-23 00:00 UT   15 23 52.7   -18 51 35     2.884    3.591  128.6   12.5   285   31.7 
2026-03-24 00:00 UT   15 23 32.3   -18 50 11     2.869    3.588  129.7   12.4   285   31.7 

    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.