2019 VX3
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	8 Feb 2026	31.2	2.001 AU	2.472 AU	17h51m	-21°25'	50.8°	22.5°

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
2026-02-08 00:00 UT   17 51 35.5   -21 25 31     2.472    2.001   50.8   22.5   272   31.2 
2026-02-08 05:30 UT   17 51 58.7   -21 25 08     2.471    2.003   51.0   22.5   272   31.3 
2026-02-09 00:00 UT   17 53 16.4   -21 23 52     2.469    2.009   51.5   22.6   272   31.3 
2026-02-10 00:00 UT   17 54 56.3   -21 22 09     2.466    2.016   52.1   22.7   272   31.3 
2026-02-11 00:00 UT   17 56 35.1   -21 20 21     2.463    2.024   52.7   22.8   272   31.3 
2026-02-12 00:00 UT   17 58 12.9   -21 18 29     2.460    2.032   53.4   22.9   272   31.3 
2026-02-13 00:00 UT   17 59 49.5   -21 16 32     2.457    2.039   54.0   23.1   272   31.3 
2026-02-14 00:00 UT   18 01 25.2   -21 14 31     2.453    2.047   54.6   23.2   271   31.3 
2026-02-15 00:00 UT   18 02 59.7   -21 12 26     2.449    2.054   55.3   23.3   271   31.3 
2026-02-16 00:00 UT   18 04 33.1   -21 10 17     2.446    2.061   55.9   23.4   271   31.3 
2026-02-17 00:00 UT   18 06 05.4   -21 08 04     2.442    2.069   56.6   23.5   271   31.3 
2026-02-18 00:00 UT   18 07 36.6   -21 05 47     2.438    2.076   57.2   23.6   271   31.3 
2026-02-19 00:00 UT   18 09 06.7   -21 03 26     2.433    2.084   57.9   23.7   271   31.3 
2026-02-20 00:00 UT   18 10 35.6   -21 01 02     2.429    2.091   58.5   23.8   270   31.3 
2026-02-21 00:00 UT   18 12 03.4   -20 58 34     2.425    2.098   59.2   23.9   270   31.4 
2026-02-22 00:00 UT   18 13 30.0   -20 56 03     2.420    2.105   59.9   24.0   270   31.4 
2026-02-23 00:00 UT   18 14 55.5   -20 53 29     2.415    2.113   60.6   24.1   270   31.4 
2026-02-24 00:00 UT   18 16 19.9   -20 50 51     2.411    2.120   61.2   24.2   270   31.4 
2026-02-25 00:00 UT   18 17 43.0   -20 48 10     2.406    2.127   61.9   24.2   270   31.4 
2026-02-26 00:00 UT   18 19 05.0   -20 45 27     2.400    2.134   62.6   24.3   269   31.4 
2026-02-27 00:00 UT   18 20 25.9   -20 42 40     2.395    2.141   63.3   24.4   269   31.4 
2026-02-28 00:00 UT   18 21 45.5   -20 39 50     2.390    2.148   64.0   24.5   269   31.4 
2026-03-01 00:00 UT   18 23 03.9   -20 36 58     2.384    2.156   64.7   24.5   269   31.4 
2026-03-02 00:00 UT   18 24 21.2   -20 34 04     2.379    2.163   65.4   24.6   269   31.4 
2026-03-03 00:00 UT   18 25 37.2   -20 31 06     2.373    2.170   66.1   24.7   269   31.4 
2026-03-04 00:00 UT   18 26 52.0   -20 28 07     2.367    2.177   66.8   24.7   269   31.4 

    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.