2019 VU5
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	3 Dec 2025	30.1	3.141 AU	2.830 AU	10h24m	+17°37'	99.1°	18.1°

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
2025-12-03 00:00 UT   10 24 56.2   +17 37 01     2.830    3.141   99.1   18.1   290   30.1 
2025-12-03 22:46 UT   10 25 07.6   +17 38 24     2.816    3.142  100.0   18.0   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 
2025-12-20 00:00 UT   10 25 16.4   +18 21 21     2.585    3.148  116.4   16.3   288   29.9 
2025-12-21 00:00 UT   10 25 04.4   +18 25 17     2.571    3.148  117.4   16.1   287   29.8 
2025-12-22 00:00 UT   10 24 50.9   +18 29 22     2.557    3.148  118.5   15.9   287   29.8 
2025-12-23 00:00 UT   10 24 35.8   +18 33 35     2.544    3.148  119.6   15.8   287   29.8 
2025-12-24 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 

    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.