2019 VU5
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	17 Jan 2026	29.3	3.146 AU	2.265 AU	10h09m	+21°00'	148.5°	9.4°

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)                : 0.7061957
            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
2026-01-17 00:00 UT   10 09 26.7   +21 00 49     2.265    3.146  148.5    9.4   276   29.3 
2026-01-17 11:13 UT   10 09 00.1   +21 04 10     2.261    3.145  149.0    9.3   276   29.3 
2026-01-18 00:00 UT   10 08 29.3   +21 07 58     2.257    3.145  149.7    9.1   275   29.3 
2026-01-19 00:00 UT   10 07 30.5   +21 15 11     2.249    3.145  150.9    8.8   274   29.3 
2026-01-20 00:00 UT   10 06 30.1   +21 22 25     2.241    3.144  152.1    8.4   273   29.3 
2026-01-21 00:00 UT   10 05 28.4   +21 29 42     2.234    3.144  153.3    8.1   272   29.2 
2026-01-22 00:00 UT   10 04 25.3   +21 37 01     2.227    3.144  154.5    7.8   271   29.2 
2026-01-23 00:00 UT   10 03 20.8   +21 44 21     2.220    3.143  155.7    7.4   270   29.2 
2026-01-24 00:00 UT   10 02 15.0   +21 51 42     2.214    3.143  156.8    7.1   268   29.2 
2026-01-25 00:00 UT   10 01 08.0   +21 59 04     2.207    3.142  158.0    6.7   267   29.1 
2026-01-26 00:00 UT   09 59 59.7   +22 06 25     2.202    3.141  159.2    6.4   265   29.1 
2026-01-27 00:00 UT   09 58 50.3   +22 13 46     2.196    3.141  160.3    6.1   263   29.1 
2026-01-28 00:00 UT   09 57 39.7   +22 21 07     2.191    3.140  161.5    5.7   261   29.1 
2026-01-29 00:00 UT   09 56 28.1   +22 28 25     2.186    3.140  162.6    5.4   259   29.1 
2026-01-30 00:00 UT   09 55 15.4   +22 35 42     2.181    3.139  163.7    5.1   256   29.0 
2026-01-31 00:00 UT   09 54 01.8   +22 42 57     2.177    3.138  164.7    4.7   253   29.0 
2026-02-01 00:00 UT   09 52 47.3   +22 50 09     2.173    3.138  165.7    4.4   249   29.0 
2026-02-02 00:00 UT   09 51 32.0   +22 57 18     2.170    3.137  166.7    4.1   246   29.0 
2026-02-03 00:00 UT   09 50 15.8   +23 04 23     2.167    3.136  167.6    3.9   241   28.9 
2026-02-04 00:00 UT   09 48 58.9   +23 11 24     2.164    3.136  168.4    3.6   236   28.9 
2026-02-05 00:00 UT   09 47 41.3   +23 18 21     2.161    3.135  169.1    3.4   230   28.9 
2026-02-06 00:00 UT   09 46 23.2   +23 25 13     2.159    3.134  169.7    3.2   223   28.9 
2026-02-07 00:00 UT   09 45 04.4   +23 31 60     2.157    3.133  170.2    3.1   216   28.9 
2026-02-08 00:00 UT   09 43 45.3   +23 38 41     2.155    3.132  170.5    3.0   208   28.9 
2026-02-09 00:00 UT   09 42 25.7   +23 45 16     2.154    3.132  170.6    3.0   200   28.9 
2026-02-10 00:00 UT   09 41 05.7   +23 51 44     2.153    3.131  170.5    3.0   192   28.9 
2026-02-11 00:00 UT   09 39 45.5   +23 58 06     2.153    3.130  170.2    3.1   184   28.9 
2026-02-12 00:00 UT   09 38 25.1   +24 04 20     2.153    3.129  169.8    3.2   176   28.9 
2026-02-13 00:00 UT   09 37 04.6   +24 10 27     2.153    3.128  169.2    3.4   170   28.9 
2026-02-14 00:00 UT   09 35 44.1   +24 16 26     2.153    3.127  168.5    3.6   164   28.9 

    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.