2019 VU5
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	17 Apr 2026	29.9	3.026 AU	2.673 AU	08h47m	+25°23'	100.8°	19.0°

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
2026-04-17 00:00 UT   08 47 50.0   +25 23 26     2.673    3.026  100.8   19.0   107   29.9 
2026-04-17 11:33 UT   08 47 51.1   +25 22 06     2.679    3.025  100.3   19.1   107   29.9 
2026-04-18 00:00 UT   08 47 52.7   +25 20 38     2.686    3.023   99.8   19.1   107   29.9 
2026-04-19 00:00 UT   08 47 56.9   +25 17 46     2.698    3.021   98.9   19.2   107   30.0 
2026-04-20 00:00 UT   08 48 02.6   +25 14 50     2.711    3.019   98.0   19.2   107   30.0 
2026-04-21 00:00 UT   08 48 09.7   +25 11 48     2.724    3.016   97.0   19.3   106   30.0 
2026-04-22 00:00 UT   08 48 18.2   +25 08 43     2.736    3.014   96.1   19.4   106   30.0 
2026-04-23 00:00 UT   08 48 28.2   +25 05 33     2.749    3.011   95.2   19.4   106   30.0 
2026-04-24 00:00 UT   08 48 39.5   +25 02 19     2.762    3.009   94.3   19.5   106   30.0 
2026-04-25 00:00 UT   08 48 52.2   +24 59 01     2.775    3.007   93.4   19.5   106   30.0 
2026-04-26 00:00 UT   08 49 06.3   +24 55 39     2.787    3.004   92.5   19.5   106   30.0 
2026-04-27 00:00 UT   08 49 21.6   +24 52 13     2.800    3.001   91.6   19.6   106   30.0 
2026-04-28 00:00 UT   08 49 38.3   +24 48 43     2.813    2.999   90.7   19.6   106   30.0 
2026-04-29 00:00 UT   08 49 56.2   +24 45 10     2.826    2.996   89.8   19.6   106   30.1 
2026-04-30 00:00 UT   08 50 15.4   +24 41 32     2.838    2.994   88.9   19.7   106   30.1 
2026-05-01 00:00 UT   08 50 35.8   +24 37 52     2.851    2.991   88.1   19.7   106   30.1 
2026-05-02 00:00 UT   08 50 57.5   +24 34 07     2.863    2.988   87.2   19.7   105   30.1 
2026-05-03 00:00 UT   08 51 20.3   +24 30 19     2.876    2.986   86.3   19.7   105   30.1 
2026-05-04 00:00 UT   08 51 44.3   +24 26 27     2.888    2.983   85.5   19.7   105   30.1 
2026-05-05 00:00 UT   08 52 09.5   +24 22 32     2.901    2.980   84.6   19.7   105   30.1 
2026-05-06 00:00 UT   08 52 35.9   +24 18 34     2.913    2.978   83.8   19.7   105   30.1 
2026-05-07 00:00 UT   08 53 03.3   +24 14 32     2.926    2.975   82.9   19.7   105   30.1 
2026-05-08 00:00 UT   08 53 31.9   +24 10 27     2.938    2.972   82.1   19.7   105   30.1 
2026-05-09 00:00 UT   08 54 01.6   +24 06 19     2.950    2.969   81.2   19.6   105   30.1 
2026-05-10 00:00 UT   08 54 32.3   +24 02 07     2.963    2.967   80.4   19.6   105   30.1 
2026-05-11 00:00 UT   08 55 04.1   +23 57 52     2.975    2.964   79.6   19.6   105   30.1 
2026-05-12 00:00 UT   08 55 36.9   +23 53 33     2.987    2.961   78.8   19.5   105   30.1 
2026-05-13 00:00 UT   08 56 10.8   +23 49 12     2.999    2.958   78.0   19.5   105   30.2 
2026-05-14 00:00 UT   08 56 45.7   +23 44 47     3.011    2.955   77.1   19.5   105   30.2 
2026-05-15 00:00 UT   08 57 21.6   +23 40 19     3.023    2.952   76.3   19.4   105   30.2 
2026-05-16 00:00 UT   08 57 58.4   +23 35 48     3.035    2.949   75.5   19.4   105   30.2 
2026-05-17 00:00 UT   08 58 36.3   +23 31 14     3.046    2.946   74.7   19.3   105   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.