2019 VX3
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	9 May 2026	31.1	2.580 AU	1.866 AU	18h53m	-16°59'	124.9°	18.7°

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 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
2026-05-09 00:00 UT   18 53 38.9   -16 59 19     1.866    2.580  124.9   18.7   261   31.1 
2026-05-09 14:49 UT   18 53 17.2   -16 57 52     1.862    2.583  125.6   18.5   260   31.1 
2026-05-10 00:00 UT   18 53 03.4   -16 56 59     1.859    2.585  126.0   18.4   260   31.1 
2026-05-11 00:00 UT   18 52 25.9   -16 54 41     1.853    2.591  127.1   18.1   260   31.0 
2026-05-12 00:00 UT   18 51 46.5   -16 52 26     1.846    2.596  128.2   17.8   260   31.0 
2026-05-13 00:00 UT   18 51 05.2   -16 50 14     1.840    2.601  129.3   17.5   260   31.0 
2026-05-14 00:00 UT   18 50 22.0   -16 48 05     1.834    2.606  130.5   17.2   260   31.0 
2026-05-15 00:00 UT   18 49 37.0   -16 45 59     1.829    2.611  131.6   16.8   260   31.0 
2026-05-16 00:00 UT   18 48 50.0   -16 43 55     1.823    2.616  132.7   16.5   259   31.0 
2026-05-17 00:00 UT   18 48 01.3   -16 41 54     1.817    2.622  133.9   16.1   259   31.0 
2026-05-18 00:00 UT   18 47 10.7   -16 39 56     1.812    2.627  135.0   15.8   259   30.9 
2026-05-19 00:00 UT   18 46 18.3   -16 38 01     1.807    2.632  136.2   15.4   259   30.9 
2026-05-20 00:00 UT   18 45 24.2   -16 36 08     1.802    2.637  137.3   15.1   258   30.9 
2026-05-21 00:00 UT   18 44 28.3   -16 34 18     1.798    2.642  138.5   14.7   258   30.9 
2026-05-22 00:00 UT   18 43 30.8   -16 32 31     1.793    2.647  139.6   14.3   258   30.9 
2026-05-23 00:00 UT   18 42 31.7   -16 30 47     1.789    2.652  140.8   14.0   258   30.9 
2026-05-24 00:00 UT   18 41 30.9   -16 29 05     1.785    2.657  142.0   13.6   257   30.9 
2026-05-25 00:00 UT   18 40 28.6   -16 27 26     1.781    2.662  143.2   13.2   257   30.8 
2026-05-26 00:00 UT   18 39 24.8   -16 25 50     1.777    2.667  144.4   12.8   257   30.8 
2026-05-27 00:00 UT   18 38 19.5   -16 24 16     1.774    2.672  145.5   12.4   256   30.8 
2026-05-28 00:00 UT   18 37 12.8   -16 22 45     1.771    2.676  146.7   12.0   256   30.8 
2026-05-29 00:00 UT   18 36 04.7   -16 21 17     1.768    2.681  147.9   11.6   255   30.8 
2026-05-30 00:00 UT   18 34 55.2   -16 19 51     1.765    2.686  149.1   11.2   255   30.8 
2026-05-31 00:00 UT   18 33 44.6   -16 18 28     1.763    2.691  150.3   10.8   254   30.8 
2026-06-01 00:00 UT   18 32 32.6   -16 17 07     1.761    2.696  151.5   10.3   254   30.7 
2026-06-02 00:00 UT   18 31 19.6   -16 15 48     1.759    2.700  152.7    9.9   253   30.7 
2026-06-03 00:00 UT   18 30 05.4   -16 14 32     1.757    2.705  153.9    9.5   252   30.7 
2026-06-04 00:00 UT   18 28 50.2   -16 13 19     1.756    2.710  155.1    9.1   252   30.7 
2026-06-05 00:00 UT   18 27 34.0   -16 12 08     1.755    2.715  156.3    8.6   251   30.7 
2026-06-06 00:00 UT   18 26 16.9   -16 10 59     1.754    2.719  157.5    8.2   250   30.7 
2026-06-07 00:00 UT   18 24 58.9   -16 09 53     1.753    2.724  158.7    7.8   249   30.6 
2026-06-08 00:00 UT   18 23 40.1   -16 08 49     1.753    2.729  159.9    7.4   248   30.6 

    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.