2019 VU5
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	16 Feb 2026	28.9	3.125 AU	2.155 AU	09h33m	+24°27'	166.8°	4.1°

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
2026-02-16 00:00 UT   09 33 03.1   +24 27 59     2.155    3.125  166.8    4.1   154   28.9 
2026-02-16 13:41 UT   09 32 17.4   +24 31 11     2.156    3.124  166.3    4.3   152   29.0 
2026-02-17 00:00 UT   09 31 42.9   +24 33 33     2.157    3.124  165.9    4.4   150   29.0 
2026-02-18 00:00 UT   09 30 22.9   +24 38 57     2.158    3.123  164.9    4.7   146   29.0 
2026-02-19 00:00 UT   09 29 03.3   +24 44 12     2.160    3.122  163.8    5.1   143   29.0 
2026-02-20 00:00 UT   09 27 44.0   +24 49 18     2.163    3.121  162.7    5.4   141   29.0 
2026-02-21 00:00 UT   09 26 25.3   +24 54 13     2.166    3.120  161.6    5.7   138   29.0 
2026-02-22 00:00 UT   09 25 07.1   +24 58 59     2.169    3.119  160.5    6.1   136   29.1 
2026-02-23 00:00 UT   09 23 49.5   +25 03 35     2.172    3.117  159.3    6.4   134   29.1 
2026-02-24 00:00 UT   09 22 32.6   +25 07 60     2.176    3.116  158.2    6.8   132   29.1 
2026-02-25 00:00 UT   09 21 16.4   +25 12 15     2.180    3.115  157.0    7.1   131   29.1 
2026-02-26 00:00 UT   09 20 01.1   +25 16 19     2.184    3.114  155.8    7.5   129   29.1 
2026-02-27 00:00 UT   09 18 46.7   +25 20 13     2.189    3.113  154.6    7.8   128   29.2 
2026-02-28 00:00 UT   09 17 33.2   +25 23 57     2.194    3.111  153.4    8.2   127   29.2 
2026-03-01 00:00 UT   09 16 20.7   +25 27 29     2.199    3.110  152.2    8.5   126   29.2 
2026-03-02 00:00 UT   09 15 09.2   +25 30 51     2.205    3.109  151.0    8.9   125   29.2 
2026-03-03 00:00 UT   09 13 58.9   +25 34 03     2.210    3.108  149.8    9.2   124   29.2 
2026-03-04 00:00 UT   09 12 49.7   +25 37 04     2.216    3.106  148.6    9.6   123   29.2 
2026-03-05 00:00 UT   09 11 41.6   +25 39 54     2.223    3.105  147.4    9.9   122   29.3 
2026-03-06 00:00 UT   09 10 34.9   +25 42 34     2.229    3.103  146.2   10.2   121   29.3 
2026-03-07 00:00 UT   09 09 29.4   +25 45 04     2.236    3.102  145.1   10.6   120   29.3 
2026-03-08 00:00 UT   09 08 25.3   +25 47 23     2.243    3.101  143.9   10.9   120   29.3 
2026-03-09 00:00 UT   09 07 22.5   +25 49 32     2.251    3.099  142.7   11.2   119   29.3 
2026-03-10 00:00 UT   09 06 21.2   +25 51 30     2.258    3.098  141.5   11.5   118   29.4 
2026-03-11 00:00 UT   09 05 21.3   +25 53 19     2.266    3.096  140.3   11.8   118   29.4 
2026-03-12 00:00 UT   09 04 22.9   +25 54 57     2.274    3.095  139.1   12.1   117   29.4 
2026-03-13 00:00 UT   09 03 26.0   +25 56 25     2.283    3.093  138.0   12.4   117   29.4 
2026-03-14 00:00 UT   09 02 30.7   +25 57 44     2.291    3.092  136.8   12.7   116   29.4 
2026-03-15 00:00 UT   09 01 36.9   +25 58 53     2.300    3.090  135.6   13.0   116   29.5 
2026-03-16 00:00 UT   09 00 44.8   +25 59 52     2.309    3.088  134.5   13.3   115   29.5 
2026-03-17 00:00 UT   08 59 54.2   +26 00 42     2.318    3.087  133.3   13.6   115   29.5 
2026-03-18 00:00 UT   08 59 05.4   +26 01 23     2.328    3.085  132.2   13.8   114   29.5 

    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.