2019 VU5
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	20 Oct 2025	30.5	3.095 AU	3.450 AU	09h59m	+18°25'	61.1°	16.4°

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 VU5 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.7057230
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.8459407
            i (Inclination)                 : 6.48142
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 47.73000
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 268.30753
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 85.91661
            Epoch                           : 2025 May 05

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 136.02665
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -6.47858
            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
2025-10-20 00:00 UT   09 59 16.5   +18 25 01     3.450    3.095   61.1   16.4   293   30.5 
2025-10-20 17:06 UT   09 59 54.0   +18 22 53     3.441    3.096   61.7   16.4   293   30.5 
2025-10-21 00:00 UT   10 00 09.0   +18 22 01     3.438    3.096   61.9   16.5   293   30.4 
2025-10-22 00:00 UT   10 01 00.9   +18 19 05     3.425    3.098   62.7   16.6   293   30.4 
2025-10-23 00:00 UT   10 01 52.1   +18 16 13     3.413    3.099   63.5   16.7   293   30.4 
2025-10-24 00:00 UT   10 02 42.6   +18 13 25     3.400    3.101   64.3   16.8   293   30.4 
2025-10-25 00:00 UT   10 03 32.4   +18 10 42     3.387    3.102   65.1   16.9   293   30.4 
2025-10-26 00:00 UT   10 04 21.6   +18 08 02     3.375    3.103   65.9   17.0   293   30.4 
2025-10-27 00:00 UT   10 05 10.0   +18 05 27     3.362    3.105   66.7   17.1   293   30.4 
2025-10-28 00:00 UT   10 05 57.8   +18 02 57     3.348    3.106   67.5   17.2   293   30.4 
2025-10-29 00:00 UT   10 06 44.8   +18 00 31     3.335    3.108   68.3   17.3   293   30.4 
2025-10-30 00:00 UT   10 07 31.1   +17 58 10     3.322    3.109   69.1   17.4   293   30.4 
2025-10-31 00:00 UT   10 08 16.7   +17 55 54     3.309    3.110   69.9   17.4   293   30.4 
2025-11-01 00:00 UT   10 09 01.5   +17 53 42     3.295    3.111   70.7   17.5   293   30.4 
2025-11-02 00:00 UT   10 09 45.5   +17 51 36     3.282    3.113   71.5   17.6   293   30.4 
2025-11-03 00:00 UT   10 10 28.8   +17 49 34     3.268    3.114   72.3   17.7   293   30.4 
2025-11-04 00:00 UT   10 11 11.3   +17 47 38     3.254    3.115   73.2   17.7   293   30.4 
2025-11-05 00:00 UT   10 11 53.0   +17 45 47     3.240    3.116   74.0   17.8   293   30.4 
2025-11-06 00:00 UT   10 12 33.9   +17 44 01     3.226    3.117   74.8   17.9   293   30.4 
2025-11-07 00:00 UT   10 13 14.0   +17 42 21     3.212    3.119   75.7   17.9   293   30.4 
2025-11-08 00:00 UT   10 13 53.2   +17 40 46     3.198    3.120   76.5   18.0   292   30.4 
2025-11-09 00:00 UT   10 14 31.6   +17 39 17     3.184    3.121   77.4   18.0   292   30.4 
2025-11-10 00:00 UT   10 15 09.2   +17 37 54     3.170    3.122   78.2   18.1   292   30.3 
2025-11-11 00:00 UT   10 15 45.9   +17 36 37     3.156    3.123   79.1   18.1   292   30.3 
2025-11-12 00:00 UT   10 16 21.7   +17 35 25     3.141    3.124   79.9   18.2   292   30.3 
2025-11-13 00:00 UT   10 16 56.5   +17 34 20     3.127    3.125   80.8   18.2   292   30.3 
2025-11-14 00:00 UT   10 17 30.5   +17 33 21     3.112    3.126   81.7   18.3   292   30.3 
2025-11-15 00:00 UT   10 18 03.5   +17 32 28     3.098    3.127   82.5   18.3   292   30.3 
2025-11-16 00:00 UT   10 18 35.6   +17 31 42     3.083    3.128   83.4   18.3   292   30.3 
2025-11-17 00:00 UT   10 19 06.7   +17 31 03     3.068    3.129   84.3   18.3   292   30.3 
2025-11-18 00:00 UT   10 19 36.8   +17 30 30     3.054    3.130   85.2   18.3   292   30.3 
2025-11-19 00:00 UT   10 20 05.9   +17 30 04     3.039    3.131   86.1   18.4   292   30.3 

    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.