2019 VU5
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	24 May 2026	30.2	2.924 AU	3.126 AU	09h03m	+22°57'	69.2°	18.9°

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 VU5 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.7061957
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.8455713
            i (Inclination)                 : 6.47894
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 47.64836
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 268.38084
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 164.49283
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 136.01880
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -6.47634
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.51            
        

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
2026-05-24 00:00 UT   09 03 26.5   +22 57 50     3.126    2.924   69.2   18.9   104   30.2 
2026-05-24 00:49 UT   09 03 28.0   +22 57 40     3.126    2.924   69.2   18.9   104   30.2 
2026-05-25 00:00 UT   09 04 11.4   +22 52 52     3.137    2.921   68.5   18.8   104   30.2 
2026-05-26 00:00 UT   09 04 57.1   +22 47 50     3.148    2.918   67.7   18.7   104   30.2 
2026-05-27 00:00 UT   09 05 43.7   +22 42 47     3.158    2.915   67.0   18.7   104   30.2 
2026-05-28 00:00 UT   09 06 30.9   +22 37 40     3.169    2.912   66.2   18.6   104   30.2 
2026-05-29 00:00 UT   09 07 19.0   +22 32 30     3.180    2.908   65.4   18.5   104   30.2 
2026-05-30 00:00 UT   09 08 07.8   +22 27 18     3.190    2.905   64.7   18.4   104   30.2 
2026-05-31 00:00 UT   09 08 57.4   +22 22 02     3.200    2.902   64.0   18.3   104   30.2 
2026-06-01 00:00 UT   09 09 47.6   +22 16 44     3.211    2.898   63.2   18.2   104   30.2 
2026-06-02 00:00 UT   09 10 38.6   +22 11 23     3.221    2.895   62.5   18.1   104   30.2 
2026-06-03 00:00 UT   09 11 30.3   +22 05 59     3.231    2.892   61.7   18.0   104   30.2 
2026-06-04 00:00 UT   09 12 22.7   +22 00 33     3.240    2.888   61.0   17.9   104   30.2 
2026-06-05 00:00 UT   09 13 15.7   +21 55 03     3.250    2.885   60.3   17.8   104   30.2 
2026-06-06 00:00 UT   09 14 09.5   +21 49 31     3.260    2.881   59.5   17.7   104   30.2 
2026-06-07 00:00 UT   09 15 03.9   +21 43 56     3.269    2.878   58.8   17.6   104   30.2 
2026-06-08 00:00 UT   09 15 58.9   +21 38 18     3.279    2.874   58.1   17.4   104   30.2 
2026-06-09 00:00 UT   09 16 54.6   +21 32 37     3.288    2.871   57.4   17.3   104   30.2 
2026-06-10 00:00 UT   09 17 50.9   +21 26 54     3.297    2.867   56.7   17.2   104   30.2 
2026-06-11 00:00 UT   09 18 47.8   +21 21 07     3.306    2.864   56.0   17.1   104   30.2 
2026-06-12 00:00 UT   09 19 45.3   +21 15 18     3.315    2.860   55.2   17.0   104   30.2 
2026-06-13 00:00 UT   09 20 43.4   +21 09 26     3.323    2.856   54.5   16.8   104   30.2 
2026-06-14 00:00 UT   09 21 42.1   +21 03 31     3.332    2.853   53.8   16.7   104   30.2 
2026-06-15 00:00 UT   09 22 41.4   +20 57 33     3.340    2.849   53.1   16.6   104   30.2 
2026-06-16 00:00 UT   09 23 41.3   +20 51 33     3.349    2.845   52.4   16.4   104   30.2 
2026-06-17 00:00 UT   09 24 41.7   +20 45 30     3.357    2.842   51.7   16.3   104   30.2 
2026-06-18 00:00 UT   09 25 42.6   +20 39 24     3.365    2.838   51.0   16.2   104   30.2 
2026-06-19 00:00 UT   09 26 44.1   +20 33 15     3.372    2.834   50.3   16.0   104   30.2 
2026-06-20 00:00 UT   09 27 46.2   +20 27 03     3.380    2.830   49.7   15.9   104   30.2 
2026-06-21 00:00 UT   09 28 48.7   +20 20 49     3.388    2.826   49.0   15.7   104   30.2 
2026-06-22 00:00 UT   09 29 51.7   +20 14 32     3.395    2.823   48.3   15.6   104   30.2 
2026-06-23 00:00 UT   09 30 55.2   +20 08 12     3.402    2.819   47.6   15.4   104   30.2 

    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.