2019 VU5
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	19 Nov 2025	30.3	3.131 AU	3.039 AU	10h20m	+17°30'	86.1°	18.4°

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
2025-11-19 00:00 UT   10 20 03.6   +17 30 11     3.039    3.131   86.1   18.4   292   30.3 
2025-11-19 17:18 UT   10 20 24.0   +17 29 57     3.028    3.131   86.7   18.4   292   30.3 
2025-11-20 00:00 UT   10 20 31.7   +17 29 52     3.024    3.132   87.0   18.4   292   30.3 
2025-11-21 00:00 UT   10 20 58.7   +17 29 41     3.009    3.132   87.9   18.4   292   30.2 
2025-11-22 00:00 UT   10 21 24.7   +17 29 36     2.995    3.133   88.8   18.4   291   30.2 
2025-11-23 00:00 UT   10 21 49.6   +17 29 38     2.980    3.134   89.7   18.4   291   30.2 
2025-11-24 00:00 UT   10 22 13.4   +17 29 48     2.965    3.135   90.6   18.4   291   30.2 
2025-11-25 00:00 UT   10 22 36.1   +17 30 05     2.950    3.136   91.5   18.3   291   30.2 
2025-11-26 00:00 UT   10 22 57.7   +17 30 30     2.935    3.136   92.5   18.3   291   30.2 
2025-11-27 00:00 UT   10 23 18.2   +17 31 03     2.920    3.137   93.4   18.3   291   30.2 
2025-11-28 00:00 UT   10 23 37.5   +17 31 43     2.905    3.138   94.3   18.3   291   30.2 
2025-11-29 00:00 UT   10 23 55.6   +17 32 30     2.890    3.138   95.3   18.2   291   30.2 
2025-11-30 00:00 UT   10 24 12.6   +17 33 26     2.875    3.139   96.2   18.2   291   30.1 
2025-12-01 00:00 UT   10 24 28.3   +17 34 30     2.860    3.140   97.2   18.2   291   30.1 
2025-12-02 00:00 UT   10 24 42.9   +17 35 41     2.845    3.140   98.1   18.1   290   30.1 
2025-12-03 00:00 UT   10 24 56.2   +17 37 01     2.830    3.141   99.1   18.1   290   30.1 
2025-12-04 00:00 UT   10 25 08.2   +17 38 29     2.816    3.142  100.1   18.0   290   30.1 
2025-12-05 00:00 UT   10 25 19.0   +17 40 05     2.801    3.142  101.0   17.9   290   30.1 
2025-12-06 00:00 UT   10 25 28.6   +17 41 50     2.786    3.143  102.0   17.9   290   30.1 
2025-12-07 00:00 UT   10 25 36.8   +17 43 42     2.771    3.143  103.0   17.8   290   30.1 
2025-12-08 00:00 UT   10 25 43.7   +17 45 44     2.756    3.144  104.0   17.7   290   30.0 
2025-12-09 00:00 UT   10 25 49.2   +17 47 54     2.742    3.144  105.0   17.6   290   30.0 
2025-12-10 00:00 UT   10 25 53.4   +17 50 12     2.727    3.144  106.0   17.5   289   30.0 
2025-12-11 00:00 UT   10 25 56.2   +17 52 39     2.713    3.145  107.0   17.4   289   30.0 
2025-12-12 00:00 UT   10 25 57.6   +17 55 15     2.698    3.145  108.0   17.3   289   30.0 
2025-12-13 00:00 UT   10 25 57.6   +17 57 60     2.684    3.146  109.0   17.2   289   30.0 
2025-12-14 00:00 UT   10 25 56.2   +18 00 53     2.669    3.146  110.1   17.1   289   30.0 
2025-12-15 00:00 UT   10 25 53.3   +18 03 56     2.655    3.146  111.1   17.0   289   29.9 
2025-12-16 00:00 UT   10 25 48.9   +18 07 07     2.641    3.147  112.1   16.8   288   29.9 
2025-12-17 00:00 UT   10 25 43.1   +18 10 27     2.627    3.147  113.2   16.7   288   29.9 
2025-12-18 00:00 UT   10 25 35.7   +18 13 56     2.613    3.147  114.2   16.6   288   29.9 
2025-12-19 00:00 UT   10 25 26.8   +18 17 34     2.599    3.148  115.3   16.4   288   29.9 

    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.