2019 VD3
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	20 Dec 2025	32.7	3.807 AU	4.440 AU	14h42m	-16°07'	44.9°	10.5°

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
2025-12-20 00:00 UT   14 42 04.2   -16 07 07     4.440    3.807   44.9   10.5   287   32.7 
2025-12-20 17:49 UT   14 42 45.6   -16 10 13     4.430    3.805   45.5   10.6   287   32.7 
2025-12-21 00:00 UT   14 42 60.0   -16 11 18     4.427    3.805   45.7   10.7   287   32.7 
2025-12-22 00:00 UT   14 43 55.6   -16 15 26     4.413    3.803   46.5   10.8   287   32.7 
2025-12-23 00:00 UT   14 44 50.8   -16 19 31     4.400    3.801   47.3   11.0   287   32.7 
2025-12-24 00:00 UT   14 45 45.7   -16 23 34     4.386    3.800   48.0   11.1   287   32.7 
2025-12-25 00:00 UT   14 46 40.3   -16 27 35     4.372    3.798   48.8   11.2   287   32.7 
2025-12-26 00:00 UT   14 47 34.6   -16 31 33     4.358    3.796   49.6   11.4   287   32.7 
2025-12-27 00:00 UT   14 48 28.6   -16 35 29     4.344    3.794   50.4   11.5   287   32.7 
2025-12-28 00:00 UT   14 49 22.2   -16 39 22     4.330    3.792   51.2   11.7   287   32.7 
2025-12-29 00:00 UT   14 50 15.4   -16 43 13     4.316    3.790   52.0   11.8   287   32.7 
2025-12-30 00:00 UT   14 51 08.2   -16 47 01     4.301    3.789   52.8   11.9   287   32.7 
2025-12-31 00:00 UT   14 52 00.7   -16 50 46     4.286    3.787   53.6   12.1   287   32.7 
2026-01-01 00:00 UT   14 52 52.8   -16 54 29     4.272    3.785   54.4   12.2   287   32.7 
2026-01-02 00:00 UT   14 53 44.6   -16 58 09     4.257    3.783   55.2   12.3   287   32.7 
2026-01-03 00:00 UT   14 54 35.9   -17 01 47     4.242    3.781   56.0   12.5   286   32.7 
2026-01-04 00:00 UT   14 55 26.8   -17 05 22     4.226    3.779   56.8   12.6   286   32.7 
2026-01-05 00:00 UT   14 56 17.3   -17 08 54     4.211    3.777   57.6   12.7   286   32.7 
2026-01-06 00:00 UT   14 57 07.4   -17 12 23     4.196    3.775   58.5   12.8   286   32.7 
2026-01-07 00:00 UT   14 57 57.0   -17 15 50     4.180    3.773   59.3   12.9   286   32.6 
2026-01-08 00:00 UT   14 58 46.2   -17 19 14     4.164    3.771   60.1   13.1   286   32.6 
2026-01-09 00:00 UT   14 59 34.9   -17 22 35     4.148    3.769   60.9   13.2   286   32.6 
2026-01-10 00:00 UT   15 00 23.1   -17 25 54     4.132    3.767   61.7   13.3   286   32.6 
2026-01-11 00:00 UT   15 01 10.9   -17 29 09     4.116    3.765   62.5   13.4   286   32.6 
2026-01-12 00:00 UT   15 01 58.2   -17 32 22     4.100    3.763   63.4   13.5   286   32.6 
2026-01-13 00:00 UT   15 02 44.9   -17 35 32     4.084    3.761   64.2   13.6   286   32.6 
2026-01-14 00:00 UT   15 03 31.2   -17 38 38     4.067    3.759   65.0   13.7   286   32.6 
2026-01-15 00:00 UT   15 04 16.9   -17 41 42     4.051    3.757   65.8   13.8   286   32.6 
2026-01-16 00:00 UT   15 05 02.1   -17 44 43     4.034    3.755   66.7   13.9   286   32.6 
2026-01-17 00:00 UT   15 05 46.7   -17 47 41     4.018    3.753   67.5   14.0   286   32.6 
2026-01-18 00:00 UT   15 06 30.7   -17 50 36     4.001    3.751   68.4   14.1   286   32.6 
2026-01-19 00:00 UT   15 07 14.2   -17 53 27     3.984    3.749   69.2   14.2   286   32.6 

    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.