2019 VW3
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	13 Aug 2026	32.8	3.530 AU	3.156 AU	16h09m	-15°28'	103.3°	16.2°

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
2026-08-13 00:00 UT   16 09 30.7   -15 28 23     3.156    3.530  103.3   16.2   102   32.8 
2026-08-13 04:18 UT   16 09 31.6   -15 28 33     3.158    3.530  103.2   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 
2026-08-16 00:00 UT   16 09 51.4   -15 31 31     3.191    3.520  100.6   16.4   102   32.8 
2026-08-17 00:00 UT   16 10 00.6   -15 32 40     3.203    3.517   99.7   16.5   102   32.8 
2026-08-18 00:00 UT   16 10 11.0   -15 33 52     3.215    3.514   98.7   16.5   101   32.9 
2026-08-19 00:00 UT   16 10 22.5   -15 35 07     3.226    3.510   97.8   16.6   101   32.9 
2026-08-20 00:00 UT   16 10 35.1   -15 36 25     3.238    3.507   96.9   16.6   101   32.9 
2026-08-21 00:00 UT   16 10 48.9   -15 37 45     3.250    3.504   96.0   16.7   101   32.9 
2026-08-22 00:00 UT   16 11 03.7   -15 39 09     3.262    3.500   95.1   16.7   101   32.9 
2026-08-23 00:00 UT   16 11 19.7   -15 40 35     3.274    3.497   94.2   16.8   101   32.9 
2026-08-24 00:00 UT   16 11 36.8   -15 42 04     3.286    3.494   93.4   16.8   101   32.9 
2026-08-25 00:00 UT   16 11 54.9   -15 43 35     3.298    3.490   92.5   16.8   101   32.9 
2026-08-26 00:00 UT   16 12 14.1   -15 45 09     3.309    3.487   91.6   16.8   101   32.9 
2026-08-27 00:00 UT   16 12 34.3   -15 46 45     3.321    3.484   90.7   16.9   100   32.9 
2026-08-28 00:00 UT   16 12 55.6   -15 48 23     3.333    3.480   89.8   16.9   100   32.9 
2026-08-29 00:00 UT   16 13 18.0   -15 50 04     3.345    3.477   89.0   16.9   100   32.9 
2026-08-30 00:00 UT   16 13 41.3   -15 51 47     3.357    3.473   88.1   16.9   100   32.9 
2026-08-31 00:00 UT   16 14 05.7   -15 53 33     3.369    3.470   87.3   16.9   100   32.9 
2026-09-01 00:00 UT   16 14 31.1   -15 55 20     3.380    3.466   86.4   16.9   100   32.9 
2026-09-02 00:00 UT   16 14 57.5   -15 57 09     3.392    3.463   85.5   16.9   100   32.9 
2026-09-03 00:00 UT   16 15 24.9   -15 59 00     3.404    3.459   84.7   16.9   100   33.0 
2026-09-04 00:00 UT   16 15 53.3   -16 00 54     3.415    3.456   83.8   16.9   100   33.0 
2026-09-05 00:00 UT   16 16 22.6   -16 02 49     3.427    3.452   83.0   16.9    99   33.0 
2026-09-06 00:00 UT   16 16 53.0   -16 04 45     3.439    3.449   82.2   16.8    99   33.0 
2026-09-07 00:00 UT   16 17 24.2   -16 06 44     3.450    3.445   81.3   16.8    99   33.0 
2026-09-08 00:00 UT   16 17 56.5   -16 08 44     3.462    3.442   80.5   16.8    99   33.0 
2026-09-09 00:00 UT   16 18 29.7   -16 10 45     3.473    3.438   79.7   16.8    99   33.0 
2026-09-10 00:00 UT   16 19 03.8   -16 12 48     3.484    3.434   78.8   16.7    99   33.0 
2026-09-11 00:00 UT   16 19 38.8   -16 14 53     3.496    3.431   78.0   16.7    99   33.0 
2026-09-12 00:00 UT   16 20 14.8   -16 16 58     3.507    3.427   77.2   16.6    99   33.0 

    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.