2019 VD3
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	15 May 2026	30.8	3.418 AU	2.420 AU	14h42m	-15°47'	169.2°	3.2°

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
2026-05-15 00:00 UT   14 42 08.8   -15 47 31     2.420    3.418  169.2    3.2   107   30.8 
2026-05-15 01:07 UT   14 42 06.0   -15 47 18     2.420    3.418  169.1    3.2   107   30.8 
2026-05-16 00:00 UT   14 41 09.1   -15 42 41     2.419    3.414  168.0    3.5   107   30.8 
2026-05-17 00:00 UT   14 40 09.7   -15 37 50     2.419    3.411  166.7    3.9   108   30.8 
2026-05-18 00:00 UT   14 39 10.7   -15 33 01     2.418    3.407  165.5    4.3   108   30.9 
2026-05-19 00:00 UT   14 38 12.1   -15 28 12     2.418    3.403  164.3    4.6   108   30.9 
2026-05-20 00:00 UT   14 37 14.0   -15 23 24     2.419    3.400  163.1    5.0   108   30.9 
2026-05-21 00:00 UT   14 36 16.5   -15 18 38     2.420    3.396  161.9    5.3   108   30.9 
2026-05-22 00:00 UT   14 35 19.5   -15 13 53     2.420    3.392  160.7    5.7   108   30.9 
2026-05-23 00:00 UT   14 34 23.2   -15 09 10     2.422    3.389  159.5    6.0   108   30.9 
2026-05-24 00:00 UT   14 33 27.6   -15 04 29     2.423    3.385  158.3    6.4   108   31.0 
2026-05-25 00:00 UT   14 32 32.6   -14 59 51     2.425    3.381  157.1    6.7   108   31.0 
2026-05-26 00:00 UT   14 31 38.4   -14 55 15     2.427    3.377  155.9    7.0   108   31.0 
2026-05-27 00:00 UT   14 30 45.0   -14 50 42     2.430    3.373  154.7    7.4   108   31.0 
2026-05-28 00:00 UT   14 29 52.4   -14 46 12     2.432    3.370  153.5    7.7   108   31.0 
2026-05-29 00:00 UT   14 29 00.6   -14 41 45     2.435    3.366  152.4    8.0   108   31.0 
2026-05-30 00:00 UT   14 28 09.7   -14 37 22     2.438    3.362  151.2    8.4   109   31.0 
2026-05-31 00:00 UT   14 27 19.8   -14 33 02     2.442    3.358  150.0    8.7   109   31.1 
2026-06-01 00:00 UT   14 26 30.8   -14 28 46     2.446    3.354  148.8    9.0   109   31.1 
2026-06-02 00:00 UT   14 25 42.7   -14 24 34     2.450    3.351  147.7    9.3   109   31.1 
2026-06-03 00:00 UT   14 24 55.7   -14 20 26     2.454    3.347  146.5    9.6   109   31.1 
2026-06-04 00:00 UT   14 24 09.7   -14 16 23     2.458    3.343  145.4    9.9   109   31.1 
2026-06-05 00:00 UT   14 23 24.7   -14 12 25     2.463    3.339  144.2   10.2   109   31.1 
2026-06-06 00:00 UT   14 22 40.9   -14 08 31     2.468    3.335  143.1   10.5   109   31.1 
2026-06-07 00:00 UT   14 21 58.1   -14 04 42     2.473    3.331  141.9   10.8   109   31.2 
2026-06-08 00:00 UT   14 21 16.5   -14 00 58     2.478    3.327  140.8   11.1   109   31.2 
2026-06-09 00:00 UT   14 20 36.0   -13 57 20     2.484    3.323  139.7   11.4   109   31.2 
2026-06-10 00:00 UT   14 19 56.7   -13 53 47     2.490    3.319  138.5   11.7   109   31.2 
2026-06-11 00:00 UT   14 19 18.5   -13 50 19     2.496    3.315  137.4   12.0   109   31.2 
2026-06-12 00:00 UT   14 18 41.6   -13 46 58     2.502    3.311  136.3   12.2   109   31.2 
2026-06-13 00:00 UT   14 18 06.0   -13 43 42     2.508    3.307  135.2   12.5   109   31.2 
2026-06-14 00:00 UT   14 17 31.5   -13 40 32     2.515    3.303  134.1   12.8   109   31.3 

    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.