2021 VJ5
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	8 Jun 2026	30.6	3.184 AU	2.983 AU	10h49m	-12°54'	92.0°	18.6°

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 2021 VJ5 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.5531493
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.0761783
            i (Inclination)                 : 29.84363
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 221.96223
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 134.49324
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 137.98339
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 180.52199
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 20.79217
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.99            
        

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
2026-06-08 00:00 UT   10 49 45.7   -12 54 42     2.983    3.184   92.0   18.6   113   30.6 
2026-06-08 04:22 UT   10 49 52.1   -12 53 39     2.985    3.184   91.8   18.6   113   30.6 
2026-06-09 00:00 UT   10 50 20.8   -12 49 03     2.996    3.183   91.2   18.6   113   30.6 
2026-06-10 00:00 UT   10 50 56.7   -12 43 34     3.009    3.182   90.4   18.6   113   30.6 
2026-06-11 00:00 UT   10 51 33.5   -12 38 16     3.022    3.181   89.6   18.6   114   30.6 
2026-06-12 00:00 UT   10 52 11.1   -12 33 07     3.035    3.180   88.8   18.6   114   30.6 
2026-06-13 00:00 UT   10 52 49.6   -12 28 08     3.048    3.178   88.0   18.6   114   30.6 
2026-06-14 00:00 UT   10 53 28.9   -12 23 20     3.061    3.177   87.2   18.6   115   30.6 
2026-06-15 00:00 UT   10 54 09.0   -12 18 41     3.074    3.176   86.4   18.6   115   30.6 
2026-06-16 00:00 UT   10 54 49.8   -12 14 12     3.087    3.175   85.6   18.6   115   30.7 
2026-06-17 00:00 UT   10 55 31.5   -12 09 52     3.100    3.173   84.8   18.6   115   30.7 
2026-06-18 00:00 UT   10 56 13.9   -12 05 42     3.113    3.172   84.0   18.6   116   30.7 
2026-06-19 00:00 UT   10 56 57.1   -12 01 42     3.126    3.171   83.2   18.6   116   30.7 
2026-06-20 00:00 UT   10 57 41.0   -11 57 52     3.139    3.170   82.5   18.5   116   30.7 
2026-06-21 00:00 UT   10 58 25.7   -11 54 10     3.152    3.168   81.7   18.5   116   30.7 
2026-06-22 00:00 UT   10 59 11.0   -11 50 38     3.164    3.167   80.9   18.5   116   30.7 
2026-06-23 00:00 UT   10 59 57.1   -11 47 15     3.177    3.166   80.1   18.4   117   30.7 
2026-06-24 00:00 UT   11 00 43.8   -11 44 01     3.190    3.164   79.4   18.4   117   30.7 
2026-06-25 00:00 UT   11 01 31.2   -11 40 57     3.203    3.163   78.6   18.4   117   30.7 
2026-06-26 00:00 UT   11 02 19.3   -11 38 01     3.215    3.161   77.8   18.3   117   30.7 
2026-06-27 00:00 UT   11 03 08.0   -11 35 13     3.228    3.160   77.1   18.3   118   30.7 
2026-06-28 00:00 UT   11 03 57.3   -11 32 35     3.240    3.158   76.3   18.2   118   30.7 
2026-06-29 00:00 UT   11 04 47.3   -11 30 05     3.253    3.157   75.6   18.2   118   30.7 
2026-06-30 00:00 UT   11 05 37.9   -11 27 43     3.265    3.156   74.8   18.1   118   30.7 
2026-07-01 00:00 UT   11 06 29.1   -11 25 30     3.278    3.154   74.1   18.1   118   30.7 
2026-07-02 00:00 UT   11 07 20.9   -11 23 26     3.290    3.153   73.3   18.0   119   30.8 
2026-07-03 00:00 UT   11 08 13.3   -11 21 29     3.302    3.151   72.6   17.9   119   30.8 
2026-07-04 00:00 UT   11 09 06.3   -11 19 41     3.314    3.149   71.9   17.9   119   30.8 
2026-07-05 00:00 UT   11 09 59.8   -11 18 00     3.326    3.148   71.1   17.8   119   30.8 
2026-07-06 00:00 UT   11 10 53.9   -11 16 28     3.338    3.146   70.4   17.7   119   30.8 
2026-07-07 00:00 UT   11 11 48.6   -11 15 03     3.350    3.145   69.7   17.6   119   30.8 
2026-07-08 00:00 UT   11 12 43.8   -11 13 47     3.362    3.143   68.9   17.6   120   30.8 

    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.