2019 VW3
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	24 Jan 2026	33.6	3.940 AU	4.489 AU	16h47m	-20°05'	50.7°	11.2°

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 VW3 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.5841477
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.5101474
            i (Inclination)                 : 8.24625
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 223.61954
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 191.77326
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 184.29069
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 235.27442
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -1.67699
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.98            
        

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
2026-01-24 00:00 UT   16 47 12.2   -20 05 52     4.489    3.940   50.7   11.2   279   33.6 
2026-01-24 17:18 UT   16 47 51.6   -20 06 19     4.479    3.940   51.3   11.2   279   33.6 
2026-01-25 00:00 UT   16 48 06.8   -20 06 29     4.475    3.939   51.5   11.3   279   33.6 
2026-01-26 00:00 UT   16 49 01.0   -20 07 04     4.462    3.938   52.3   11.4   279   33.6 
2026-01-27 00:00 UT   16 49 54.7   -20 07 37     4.448    3.938   53.2   11.5   279   33.6 
2026-01-28 00:00 UT   16 50 48.0   -20 08 07     4.435    3.937   54.0   11.7   278   33.6 
2026-01-29 00:00 UT   16 51 40.8   -20 08 35     4.421    3.936   54.8   11.8   278   33.6 
2026-01-30 00:00 UT   16 52 33.2   -20 09 00     4.407    3.935   55.6   11.9   278   33.6 
2026-01-31 00:00 UT   16 53 25.0   -20 09 23     4.392    3.934   56.4   12.0   278   33.6 
2026-02-01 00:00 UT   16 54 16.4   -20 09 43     4.378    3.933   57.2   12.2   278   33.6 
2026-02-02 00:00 UT   16 55 07.3   -20 10 01     4.364    3.932   58.0   12.3   278   33.6 
2026-02-03 00:00 UT   16 55 57.7   -20 10 16     4.349    3.931   58.8   12.4   278   33.6 
2026-02-04 00:00 UT   16 56 47.6   -20 10 29     4.335    3.930   59.7   12.5   278   33.6 
2026-02-05 00:00 UT   16 57 37.0   -20 10 40     4.320    3.929   60.5   12.6   278   33.6 
2026-02-06 00:00 UT   16 58 25.8   -20 10 48     4.305    3.928   61.3   12.7   277   33.6 
2026-02-07 00:00 UT   16 59 14.1   -20 10 54     4.290    3.927   62.1   12.8   277   33.6 
2026-02-08 00:00 UT   17 00 01.8   -20 10 57     4.275    3.926   63.0   12.9   277   33.6 
2026-02-09 00:00 UT   17 00 49.0   -20 10 58     4.259    3.925   63.8   13.0   277   33.6 
2026-02-10 00:00 UT   17 01 35.6   -20 10 57     4.244    3.923   64.6   13.1   277   33.6 
2026-02-11 00:00 UT   17 02 21.6   -20 10 53     4.228    3.922   65.4   13.2   277   33.6 
2026-02-12 00:00 UT   17 03 07.0   -20 10 47     4.213    3.921   66.3   13.3   277   33.6 
2026-02-13 00:00 UT   17 03 51.8   -20 10 38     4.197    3.920   67.1   13.4   277   33.6 
2026-02-14 00:00 UT   17 04 36.0   -20 10 27     4.181    3.919   68.0   13.5   277   33.6 
2026-02-15 00:00 UT   17 05 19.5   -20 10 14     4.165    3.918   68.8   13.6   276   33.5 
2026-02-16 00:00 UT   17 06 02.4   -20 09 58     4.149    3.917   69.6   13.7   276   33.5 
2026-02-17 00:00 UT   17 06 44.6   -20 09 41     4.133    3.916   70.5   13.8   276   33.5 
2026-02-18 00:00 UT   17 07 26.2   -20 09 20     4.117    3.914   71.3   13.8   276   33.5 
2026-02-19 00:00 UT   17 08 07.1   -20 08 58     4.101    3.913   72.2   13.9   276   33.5 
2026-02-20 00:00 UT   17 08 47.3   -20 08 33     4.085    3.912   73.0   14.0   276   33.5 
2026-02-21 00:00 UT   17 09 26.7   -20 08 06     4.068    3.911   73.9   14.1   276   33.5 
2026-02-22 00:00 UT   17 10 05.5   -20 07 37     4.052    3.910   74.7   14.1   276   33.5 
2026-02-23 00:00 UT   17 10 43.5   -20 07 06     4.035    3.908   75.6   14.2   276   33.5 

    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.