2019 VX3
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	15 Aug 2026	31.9	2.993 AU	2.376 AU	17h20m	-16°30'	118.4°	17.3°

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
2026-08-15 00:00 UT   17 20 27.5   -16 30 01     2.376    2.993  118.4   17.3    98   31.9 
2026-08-15 23:43 UT   17 20 21.8   -16 31 35     2.392    2.997  117.5   17.5    97   31.9 
2026-08-16 00:00 UT   17 20 21.8   -16 31 36     2.392    2.997  117.4   17.5    97   31.9 
2026-08-17 00:00 UT   17 20 17.6   -16 33 13     2.408    3.000  116.5   17.6    97   31.9 
2026-08-18 00:00 UT   17 20 15.0   -16 34 52     2.425    3.003  115.5   17.7    97   31.9 
2026-08-19 00:00 UT   17 20 13.8   -16 36 31     2.441    3.006  114.6   17.8    97   32.0 
2026-08-20 00:00 UT   17 20 14.1   -16 38 12     2.457    3.009  113.6   17.9    97   32.0 
2026-08-21 00:00 UT   17 20 15.9   -16 39 54     2.474    3.012  112.7   18.1    97   32.0 
2026-08-22 00:00 UT   17 20 19.2   -16 41 37     2.491    3.015  111.7   18.2    97   32.0 
2026-08-23 00:00 UT   17 20 23.9   -16 43 21     2.508    3.018  110.8   18.3    96   32.0 
2026-08-24 00:00 UT   17 20 30.0   -16 45 05     2.524    3.021  109.9   18.3    96   32.1 
2026-08-25 00:00 UT   17 20 37.4   -16 46 51     2.541    3.025  108.9   18.4    96   32.1 
2026-08-26 00:00 UT   17 20 46.3   -16 48 38     2.558    3.028  108.0   18.5    96   32.1 
2026-08-27 00:00 UT   17 20 56.5   -16 50 25     2.575    3.030  107.1   18.6    96   32.1 
2026-08-28 00:00 UT   17 21 08.0   -16 52 13     2.592    3.033  106.2   18.7    96   32.1 
2026-08-29 00:00 UT   17 21 20.9   -16 54 02     2.610    3.036  105.3   18.7    96   32.2 
2026-08-30 00:00 UT   17 21 35.0   -16 55 51     2.627    3.039  104.4   18.8    95   32.2 
2026-08-31 00:00 UT   17 21 50.4   -16 57 41     2.644    3.042  103.5   18.8    95   32.2 
2026-09-01 00:00 UT   17 22 07.1   -16 59 31     2.661    3.045  102.6   18.9    95   32.2 
2026-09-02 00:00 UT   17 22 25.0   -17 01 22     2.679    3.048  101.7   18.9    95   32.2 
2026-09-03 00:00 UT   17 22 44.2   -17 03 13     2.696    3.051  100.8   19.0    95   32.2 
2026-09-04 00:00 UT   17 23 04.5   -17 05 04     2.713    3.054   99.9   19.0    95   32.3 
2026-09-05 00:00 UT   17 23 26.1   -17 06 55     2.731    3.056   99.1   19.0    95   32.3 
2026-09-06 00:00 UT   17 23 48.8   -17 08 47     2.748    3.059   98.2   19.0    94   32.3 
2026-09-07 00:00 UT   17 24 12.7   -17 10 39     2.766    3.062   97.3   19.1    94   32.3 
2026-09-08 00:00 UT   17 24 37.8   -17 12 30     2.783    3.065   96.5   19.1    94   32.3 
2026-09-09 00:00 UT   17 25 04.0   -17 14 22     2.801    3.068   95.6   19.1    94   32.3 
2026-09-10 00:00 UT   17 25 31.3   -17 16 13     2.818    3.070   94.8   19.1    94   32.4 
2026-09-11 00:00 UT   17 25 59.7   -17 18 04     2.836    3.073   93.9   19.1    94   32.4 
2026-09-12 00:00 UT   17 26 29.2   -17 19 55     2.853    3.076   93.1   19.1    94   32.4 
2026-09-13 00:00 UT   17 26 59.7   -17 21 46     2.871    3.078   92.2   19.1    94   32.4 
2026-09-14 00:00 UT   17 27 31.3   -17 23 36     2.888    3.081   91.4   19.1    93   32.4 

    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.