2019 VW3
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	16 Jul 2026	32.5	3.616 AU	2.864 AU	16h15m	-15°25'	131.2°	12.2°

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
2026-07-16 00:00 UT   16 15 03.5   -15 25 36     2.864    3.616  131.2   12.2   105   32.5 
2026-07-16 03:20 UT   16 14 59.5   -15 25 29     2.865    3.616  131.1   12.2   105   32.5 
2026-07-17 00:00 UT   16 14 35.1   -15 24 49     2.873    3.613  130.2   12.4   105   32.5 
2026-07-18 00:00 UT   16 14 07.8   -15 24 05     2.882    3.610  129.1   12.6   105   32.5 
2026-07-19 00:00 UT   16 13 41.8   -15 23 26     2.891    3.607  128.1   12.8   105   32.5 
2026-07-20 00:00 UT   16 13 17.0   -15 22 51     2.900    3.604  127.0   13.0   105   32.6 
2026-07-21 00:00 UT   16 12 53.4   -15 22 20     2.909    3.601  126.0   13.2   105   32.6 
2026-07-22 00:00 UT   16 12 31.0   -15 21 53     2.919    3.598  125.0   13.4   104   32.6 
2026-07-23 00:00 UT   16 12 09.9   -15 21 30     2.928    3.595  123.9   13.6   104   32.6 
2026-07-24 00:00 UT   16 11 50.0   -15 21 11     2.938    3.592  122.9   13.7   104   32.6 
2026-07-25 00:00 UT   16 11 31.4   -15 20 56     2.948    3.589  121.9   13.9   104   32.6 
2026-07-26 00:00 UT   16 11 14.0   -15 20 45     2.958    3.586  120.9   14.1   104   32.6 
2026-07-27 00:00 UT   16 10 57.8   -15 20 38     2.968    3.583  119.9   14.2   104   32.6 
2026-07-28 00:00 UT   16 10 42.9   -15 20 35     2.978    3.580  118.8   14.4   104   32.7 
2026-07-29 00:00 UT   16 10 29.2   -15 20 36     2.989    3.577  117.8   14.5   104   32.7 
2026-07-30 00:00 UT   16 10 16.7   -15 20 41     2.999    3.574  116.8   14.7   103   32.7 
2026-07-31 00:00 UT   16 10 05.5   -15 20 50     3.010    3.571  115.8   14.8   103   32.7 
2026-08-01 00:00 UT   16 09 55.5   -15 21 02     3.021    3.568  114.9   15.0   103   32.7 
2026-08-02 00:00 UT   16 09 46.8   -15 21 19     3.031    3.565  113.9   15.1   103   32.7 
2026-08-03 00:00 UT   16 09 39.2   -15 21 39     3.042    3.562  112.9   15.2   103   32.7 
2026-08-04 00:00 UT   16 09 32.9   -15 22 03     3.053    3.559  111.9   15.3   103   32.7 
2026-08-05 00:00 UT   16 09 27.8   -15 22 31     3.064    3.556  110.9   15.5   103   32.7 
2026-08-06 00:00 UT   16 09 24.0   -15 23 02     3.076    3.553  110.0   15.6   103   32.7 
2026-08-07 00:00 UT   16 09 21.3   -15 23 38     3.087    3.549  109.0   15.7   103   32.8 
2026-08-08 00:00 UT   16 09 19.9   -15 24 16     3.098    3.546  108.1   15.8   102   32.8 
2026-08-09 00:00 UT   16 09 19.6   -15 24 59     3.110    3.543  107.1   15.9   102   32.8 
2026-08-10 00:00 UT   16 09 20.6   -15 25 45     3.121    3.540  106.2   16.0   102   32.8 
2026-08-11 00:00 UT   16 09 22.8   -15 26 34     3.133    3.537  105.2   16.1   102   32.8 
2026-08-12 00:00 UT   16 09 26.1   -15 27 27     3.144    3.533  104.3   16.1   102   32.8 
2026-08-13 00:00 UT   16 09 30.7   -15 28 23     3.156    3.530  103.3   16.2   102   32.8 
2026-08-14 00:00 UT   16 09 36.4   -15 29 22     3.167    3.527  102.4   16.3   102   32.8 
2026-08-15 00:00 UT   16 09 43.3   -15 30 25     3.179    3.524  101.5   16.4   102   32.8 

    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.