2019 VX3
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	9 Jan 2026	30.8	1.758 AU	2.487 AU	16h53m	-21°29'	33.9°	18.2°

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 VX3 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.6279329
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.0098250
            i (Inclination)                 : 6.40469
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 222.96011
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 254.13688
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 26.30267
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 297.00242
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -6.15982
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.85            
        

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
2026-01-09 00:00 UT   16 53 17.5   -21 29 35     2.487    1.758   33.9   18.2   278   30.8 
2026-01-09 02:59 UT   16 53 33.8   -21 29 47     2.488    1.759   33.9   18.2   278   30.8 
2026-01-10 00:00 UT   16 55 28.4   -21 31 08     2.489    1.767   34.4   18.3   278   30.9 
2026-01-11 00:00 UT   16 57 38.2   -21 32 33     2.490    1.775   34.9   18.5   278   30.9 
2026-01-12 00:00 UT   16 59 47.2   -21 33 50     2.492    1.784   35.4   18.6   278   30.9 
2026-01-13 00:00 UT   17 01 55.1   -21 34 59     2.493    1.792   35.9   18.8   277   30.9 
2026-01-14 00:00 UT   17 04 02.1   -21 36 00     2.494    1.801   36.5   18.9   277   30.9 
2026-01-15 00:00 UT   17 06 08.2   -21 36 54     2.495    1.809   37.0   19.1   277   30.9 
2026-01-16 00:00 UT   17 08 13.2   -21 37 41     2.496    1.817   37.5   19.3   277   31.0 
2026-01-17 00:00 UT   17 10 17.3   -21 38 20     2.496    1.826   38.1   19.4   277   31.0 
2026-01-18 00:00 UT   17 12 20.4   -21 38 51     2.497    1.834   38.6   19.6   276   31.0 
2026-01-19 00:00 UT   17 14 22.6   -21 39 16     2.497    1.842   39.2   19.7   276   31.0 
2026-01-20 00:00 UT   17 16 23.7   -21 39 34     2.497    1.851   39.7   19.9   276   31.0 
2026-01-21 00:00 UT   17 18 23.9   -21 39 44     2.497    1.859   40.3   20.0   276   31.0 
2026-01-22 00:00 UT   17 20 23.1   -21 39 48     2.497    1.867   40.8   20.2   276   31.0 
2026-01-23 00:00 UT   17 22 21.3   -21 39 45     2.497    1.875   41.4   20.3   275   31.1 
2026-01-24 00:00 UT   17 24 18.5   -21 39 36     2.496    1.883   41.9   20.5   275   31.1 
2026-01-25 00:00 UT   17 26 14.7   -21 39 21     2.496    1.891   42.5   20.6   275   31.1 
2026-01-26 00:00 UT   17 28 09.9   -21 38 59     2.495    1.899   43.1   20.7   275   31.1 

    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.