2019 VD3
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	9 Oct 2026	31.6	2.685 AU	3.404 AU	15h23m	-18°08'	37.8°	13.2°

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)                : 0.6041612
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.4488873
            i (Inclination)                 : 1.68242
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 227.42846
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 153.04433
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 263.61601
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 200.48277
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 0.76256
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.83            
        

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
2026-10-09 00:00 UT   15 23 24.4   -18 08 23     3.404    2.685   37.8   13.2   104   31.6 
2026-10-09 08:10 UT   15 23 52.8   -18 10 05     3.405    2.683   37.6   13.1   104   31.6 
2026-10-10 00:00 UT   15 24 48.0   -18 13 22     3.407    2.679   37.1   13.0   104   31.6 
2026-10-11 00:00 UT   15 26 12.3   -18 18 21     3.409    2.673   36.5   12.8   104   31.6 
2026-10-12 00:00 UT   15 27 37.2   -18 23 19     3.411    2.667   35.9   12.7   104   31.5 
2026-10-13 00:00 UT   15 29 02.7   -18 28 17     3.413    2.661   35.2   12.5   103   31.5 
2026-10-14 00:00 UT   15 30 29.0   -18 33 14     3.415    2.655   34.6   12.3   103   31.5 
2026-10-15 00:00 UT   15 31 55.8   -18 38 10     3.417    2.649   33.9   12.1   103   31.5 
2026-10-16 00:00 UT   15 33 23.3   -18 43 06     3.419    2.643   33.3   12.0   103   31.5 
2026-10-17 00:00 UT   15 34 51.5   -18 48 02     3.420    2.637   32.7   11.8   103   31.5 
2026-10-18 00:00 UT   15 36 20.3   -18 52 56     3.422    2.630   32.0   11.6   103   31.5 
2026-10-19 00:00 UT   15 37 49.7   -18 57 50     3.423    2.624   31.4   11.4   103   31.5 
2026-10-20 00:00 UT   15 39 19.8   -19 02 42     3.424    2.618   30.8   11.2   102   31.5 
2026-10-21 00:00 UT   15 40 50.4   -19 07 34     3.425    2.612   30.1   11.0   102   31.4 
2026-10-22 00:00 UT   15 42 21.8   -19 12 24     3.425    2.606   29.5   10.8   102   31.4 
2026-10-23 00:00 UT   15 43 53.7   -19 17 13     3.426    2.599   28.9   10.7   102   31.4 
2026-10-24 00:00 UT   15 45 26.3   -19 22 01     3.426    2.593   28.3   10.5   102   31.4 
2026-10-25 00:00 UT   15 46 59.5   -19 26 48     3.427    2.587   27.6   10.3   102   31.4 
2026-10-26 00:00 UT   15 48 33.3   -19 31 33     3.427    2.581   27.0   10.1   102   31.4 
2026-10-27 00:00 UT   15 50 07.7   -19 36 17     3.427    2.574   26.4    9.9   101   31.4 
2026-10-28 00:00 UT   15 51 42.8   -19 40 59     3.426    2.568   25.8    9.7   101   31.4 
2026-10-29 00:00 UT   15 53 18.5   -19 45 39     3.426    2.562   25.2    9.5   101   31.3 
2026-10-30 00:00 UT   15 54 54.8   -19 50 18     3.425    2.555   24.6    9.3   101   31.3 
2026-10-31 00:00 UT   15 56 31.8   -19 54 55     3.425    2.549   24.0    9.1   101   31.3 
2026-11-01 00:00 UT   15 58 09.4   -19 59 30     3.424    2.543   23.3    8.9   101   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.