2019 VU5
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	23 Dec 2025	29.8	3.148 AU	2.544 AU	10h24m	+18°33'	119.6°	15.8°

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
2025-12-23 00:00 UT   10 24 35.8   +18 33 35     2.544    3.148  119.6   15.8   287   29.8 
2025-12-23 12:58 UT   10 24 26.9   +18 35 56     2.537    3.148  120.2   15.7   287   29.8 
2025-12-24 00:00 UT   10 24 19.1   +18 37 57     2.531    3.148  120.7   15.6   287   29.8 
2025-12-25 00:00 UT   10 24 00.7   +18 42 28     2.517    3.149  121.8   15.4   286   29.8 
2025-12-26 00:00 UT   10 23 40.8   +18 47 08     2.504    3.149  122.9   15.2   286   29.8 
2025-12-27 00:00 UT   10 23 19.3   +18 51 56     2.491    3.149  124.0   15.0   286   29.7 
2025-12-28 00:00 UT   10 22 56.1   +18 56 52     2.479    3.149  125.1   14.8   286   29.7 
2025-12-29 00:00 UT   10 22 31.3   +19 01 57     2.466    3.149  126.2   14.6   285   29.7 
2025-12-30 00:00 UT   10 22 04.8   +19 07 10     2.454    3.149  127.4   14.4   285   29.7 
2025-12-31 00:00 UT   10 21 36.7   +19 12 30     2.441    3.149  128.5   14.1   285   29.7 
2026-01-01 00:00 UT   10 21 07.0   +19 17 59     2.429    3.149  129.6   13.9   284   29.6 
2026-01-02 00:00 UT   10 20 35.6   +19 23 35     2.417    3.149  130.8   13.7   284   29.6 
2026-01-03 00:00 UT   10 20 02.5   +19 29 19     2.406    3.149  131.9   13.4   284   29.6 
2026-01-04 00:00 UT   10 19 27.8   +19 35 11     2.394    3.149  133.1   13.2   283   29.6 
2026-01-05 00:00 UT   10 18 51.4   +19 41 09     2.383    3.149  134.2   12.9   283   29.6 
2026-01-06 00:00 UT   10 18 13.4   +19 47 15     2.372    3.148  135.4   12.7   282   29.5 
2026-01-07 00:00 UT   10 17 33.7   +19 53 27     2.361    3.148  136.6   12.4   282   29.5 
2026-01-08 00:00 UT   10 16 52.3   +19 59 46     2.350    3.148  137.7   12.1   282   29.5 
2026-01-09 00:00 UT   10 16 09.3   +20 06 12     2.340    3.148  138.9   11.8   281   29.5 
2026-01-10 00:00 UT   10 15 24.6   +20 12 43     2.330    3.148  140.1   11.6   281   29.5 
2026-01-11 00:00 UT   10 14 38.3   +20 19 21     2.320    3.147  141.3   11.3   280   29.4 
2026-01-12 00:00 UT   10 13 50.4   +20 26 03     2.310    3.147  142.5   11.0   279   29.4 
2026-01-13 00:00 UT   10 13 00.8   +20 32 51     2.300    3.147  143.7   10.7   279   29.4 
2026-01-14 00:00 UT   10 12 09.6   +20 39 44     2.291    3.147  144.9   10.4   278   29.4 
2026-01-15 00:00 UT   10 11 16.9   +20 46 42     2.282    3.146  146.1   10.1   277   29.4 
2026-01-16 00:00 UT   10 10 22.6   +20 53 44     2.273    3.146  147.3    9.7   277   29.3 
2026-01-17 00:00 UT   10 09 26.7   +21 00 49     2.265    3.146  148.5    9.4   276   29.3 
2026-01-18 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 

    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.