2019 VW3
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	1 May 2026	32.6	3.801 AU	2.969 AU	17h16m	-18°20'	140.5°	9.7°

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
2026-05-01 00:00 UT   17 16 08.5   -18 20 41     2.969    3.801  140.5    9.7   269   32.6 
2026-05-01 00:29 UT   17 16 07.8   -18 20 38     2.969    3.801  140.5    9.7   269   32.6 
2026-05-02 00:00 UT   17 15 34.4   -18 18 13     2.958    3.799  141.6    9.5   268   32.6 
2026-05-03 00:00 UT   17 14 59.1   -18 15 43     2.946    3.797  142.7    9.3   268   32.6 
2026-05-04 00:00 UT   17 14 22.8   -18 13 12     2.935    3.795  143.8    9.0   268   32.5 
2026-05-05 00:00 UT   17 13 45.3   -18 10 40     2.924    3.793  144.9    8.8   268   32.5 
2026-05-06 00:00 UT   17 13 06.8   -18 08 06     2.913    3.791  146.0    8.6   267   32.5 
2026-05-07 00:00 UT   17 12 27.2   -18 05 32     2.902    3.789  147.1    8.3   267   32.5 
2026-05-08 00:00 UT   17 11 46.6   -18 02 56     2.892    3.787  148.2    8.1   267   32.5 
2026-05-09 00:00 UT   17 11 04.9   -18 00 19     2.881    3.785  149.3    7.8   266   32.4 
2026-05-10 00:00 UT   17 10 22.3   -17 57 41     2.871    3.783  150.5    7.6   266   32.4 
2026-05-11 00:00 UT   17 09 38.6   -17 55 02     2.862    3.781  151.6    7.3   266   32.4 
2026-05-12 00:00 UT   17 08 54.0   -17 52 23     2.852    3.778  152.7    7.0   265   32.4 
2026-05-13 00:00 UT   17 08 08.4   -17 49 42     2.843    3.776  153.8    6.8   265   32.4 
2026-05-14 00:00 UT   17 07 22.0   -17 47 00     2.834    3.774  154.9    6.5   264   32.3 
2026-05-15 00:00 UT   17 06 34.6   -17 44 18     2.826    3.772  156.1    6.2   264   32.3 
2026-05-16 00:00 UT   17 05 46.4   -17 41 35     2.818    3.770  157.2    6.0   263   32.3 
2026-05-17 00:00 UT   17 04 57.4   -17 38 51     2.810    3.768  158.3    5.7   262   32.3 
2026-05-18 00:00 UT   17 04 07.6   -17 36 06     2.802    3.766  159.4    5.4   262   32.3 
2026-05-19 00:00 UT   17 03 17.0   -17 33 21     2.794    3.763  160.6    5.1   261   32.2 
2026-05-20 00:00 UT   17 02 25.8   -17 30 36     2.787    3.761  161.7    4.9   260   32.2 
2026-05-21 00:00 UT   17 01 33.8   -17 27 50     2.780    3.759  162.8    4.6   258   32.2 
2026-05-22 00:00 UT   17 00 41.2   -17 25 03     2.774    3.757  163.9    4.3   257   32.2 
2026-05-23 00:00 UT   16 59 48.0   -17 22 16     2.768    3.754  165.0    4.0   256   32.1 
2026-05-24 00:00 UT   16 58 54.2   -17 19 29     2.762    3.752  166.1    3.7   254   32.1 
2026-05-25 00:00 UT   16 57 59.8   -17 16 42     2.756    3.750  167.2    3.4   252   32.1 
2026-05-26 00:00 UT   16 57 05.0   -17 13 55     2.750    3.748  168.2    3.2   249   32.1 
2026-05-27 00:00 UT   16 56 09.7   -17 11 07     2.745    3.745  169.2    2.9   246   32.1 
2026-05-28 00:00 UT   16 55 14.0   -17 08 20     2.741    3.743  170.2    2.6   243   32.0 
2026-05-29 00:00 UT   16 54 18.0   -17 05 33     2.736    3.741  171.2    2.4   239   32.0 
2026-05-30 00:00 UT   16 53 21.6   -17 02 46     2.732    3.738  172.1    2.1   233   32.0 
2026-05-31 00:00 UT   16 52 24.9   -16 59 59     2.728    3.736  172.9    1.9   227   32.0 

    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.