2019 VX3
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	6 Sep 2026	32.3	3.059 AU	2.748 AU	17h23m	-17°08'	98.2°	19.0°

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)                : 0.6279069
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.0100721
            i (Inclination)                 : 6.40398
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 222.95604
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 254.15145
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 95.46710
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 297.01302
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -6.15958
            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
2026-09-06 00:00 UT   17 23 49.5   -17 08 48     2.748    3.059   98.2   19.0    94   32.3 
2026-09-06 01:00 UT   17 23 50.4   -17 08 53     2.749    3.059   98.2   19.0    94   32.3 
2026-09-07 00:00 UT   17 24 13.4   -17 10 40     2.766    3.062   97.3   19.1    94   32.3 
2026-09-08 00:00 UT   17 24 38.4   -17 12 32     2.783    3.065   96.5   19.1    94   32.3 
2026-09-09 00:00 UT   17 25 04.6   -17 14 23     2.801    3.068   95.6   19.1    94   32.3 
2026-09-10 00:00 UT   17 25 31.9   -17 16 14     2.818    3.070   94.8   19.1    94   32.4 
2026-09-11 00:00 UT   17 26 00.3   -17 18 06     2.836    3.073   93.9   19.1    94   32.4 
2026-09-12 00:00 UT   17 26 29.8   -17 19 57     2.853    3.076   93.1   19.1    94   32.4 
2026-09-13 00:00 UT   17 27 00.3   -17 21 47     2.871    3.078   92.2   19.1    94   32.4 
2026-09-14 00:00 UT   17 27 31.9   -17 23 37     2.888    3.081   91.4   19.1    93   32.4 
2026-09-15 00:00 UT   17 28 04.6   -17 25 27     2.906    3.084   90.5   19.0    93   32.4 
2026-09-16 00:00 UT   17 28 38.2   -17 27 16     2.923    3.086   89.7   19.0    93   32.4 
2026-09-17 00:00 UT   17 29 12.9   -17 29 05     2.941    3.089   88.9   19.0    93   32.5 
2026-09-18 00:00 UT   17 29 48.5   -17 30 52     2.958    3.091   88.0   19.0    93   32.5 
2026-09-19 00:00 UT   17 30 25.1   -17 32 40     2.975    3.094   87.2   18.9    93   32.5 
2026-09-20 00:00 UT   17 31 02.7   -17 34 26     2.993    3.096   86.4   18.9    93   32.5 
2026-09-21 00:00 UT   17 31 41.1   -17 36 11     3.010    3.099   85.6   18.8    92   32.5 
2026-09-22 00:00 UT   17 32 20.5   -17 37 56     3.028    3.101   84.8   18.8    92   32.5 
2026-09-23 00:00 UT   17 33 00.8   -17 39 40     3.045    3.104   83.9   18.8    92   32.5 
2026-09-24 00:00 UT   17 33 42.0   -17 41 22     3.062    3.106   83.1   18.7    92   32.5 
2026-09-25 00:00 UT   17 34 24.0   -17 43 04     3.079    3.109   82.3   18.6    92   32.6 
2026-09-26 00:00 UT   17 35 06.9   -17 44 44     3.097    3.111   81.5   18.6    92   32.6 
2026-09-27 00:00 UT   17 35 50.6   -17 46 24     3.114    3.114   80.7   18.5    92   32.6 
2026-09-28 00:00 UT   17 36 35.1   -17 48 02     3.131    3.116   79.9   18.5    91   32.6 
2026-09-29 00:00 UT   17 37 20.5   -17 49 39     3.148    3.118   79.1   18.4    91   32.6 
2026-09-30 00:00 UT   17 38 06.6   -17 51 14     3.165    3.121   78.3   18.3    91   32.6 
2026-10-01 00:00 UT   17 38 53.6   -17 52 48     3.182    3.123   77.5   18.2    91   32.6 
2026-10-02 00:00 UT   17 39 41.3   -17 54 21     3.199    3.125   76.8   18.2    91   32.6 
2026-10-03 00:00 UT   17 40 29.7   -17 55 52     3.216    3.128   76.0   18.1    91   32.7 
2026-10-04 00:00 UT   17 41 19.0   -17 57 22     3.232    3.130   75.2   18.0    90   32.7 
2026-10-05 00:00 UT   17 42 08.9   -17 58 50     3.249    3.132   74.4   17.9    90   32.7 
2026-10-06 00:00 UT   17 42 59.6   -18 00 17     3.266    3.134   73.6   17.8    90   32.7 

    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.