2007 VR29
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	4 Sep 2026	28.6	2.247 AU	1.751 AU	17h50m	-08°28'	105.9°	25.6°

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 2007 VR29 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.4506899
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.8064921
            i (Inclination)                 : 12.18724
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 221.93785
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 214.98233
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 223.60105
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 256.30911
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -6.95171
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.43            
        

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
2026-09-04 00:00 UT   17 50 29.6   -08 28 60     1.751    2.247  105.9   25.6    95   28.6 
2026-09-04 11:42 UT   17 50 37.1   -08 31 23     1.756    2.246  105.4   25.7    95   28.7 
2026-09-05 00:00 UT   17 50 45.3   -08 33 53     1.760    2.244  105.0   25.7    95   28.7 
2026-09-06 00:00 UT   17 51 02.9   -08 38 47     1.769    2.240  104.2   25.9    95   28.7 
2026-09-07 00:00 UT   17 51 22.2   -08 43 40     1.777    2.236  103.3   26.0    94   28.7 
2026-09-08 00:00 UT   17 51 43.4   -08 48 32     1.786    2.232  102.5   26.2    94   28.7 
2026-09-09 00:00 UT   17 52 06.5   -08 53 24     1.794    2.228  101.6   26.3    94   28.7 
2026-09-10 00:00 UT   17 52 31.3   -08 58 15     1.803    2.224  100.8   26.4    94   28.7 
2026-09-11 00:00 UT   17 52 57.9   -09 03 05     1.812    2.220  100.0   26.5    93   28.7 
2026-09-12 00:00 UT   17 53 26.2   -09 07 54     1.820    2.216   99.1   26.7    93   28.7 
2026-09-13 00:00 UT   17 53 56.3   -09 12 42     1.829    2.211   98.3   26.8    93   28.7 
2026-09-14 00:00 UT   17 54 28.1   -09 17 28     1.838    2.207   97.5   26.9    92   28.7 
2026-09-15 00:00 UT   17 55 01.7   -09 22 12     1.846    2.203   96.7   27.0    92   28.8 
2026-09-16 00:00 UT   17 55 36.9   -09 26 55     1.855    2.199   95.9   27.1    92   28.8 
2026-09-17 00:00 UT   17 56 13.8   -09 31 35     1.864    2.195   95.1   27.1    92   28.8 
2026-09-18 00:00 UT   17 56 52.3   -09 36 14     1.872    2.191   94.3   27.2    91   28.8 
2026-09-19 00:00 UT   17 57 32.4   -09 40 51     1.881    2.187   93.6   27.3    91   28.8 
2026-09-20 00:00 UT   17 58 14.2   -09 45 25     1.889    2.182   92.8   27.4    91   28.8 
2026-09-21 00:00 UT   17 58 57.5   -09 49 56     1.898    2.178   92.0   27.4    91   28.8 
2026-09-22 00:00 UT   17 59 42.4   -09 54 26     1.907    2.174   91.2   27.5    90   28.8 
2026-09-23 00:00 UT   18 00 28.9   -09 58 52     1.915    2.170   90.5   27.6    90   28.8 
2026-09-24 00:00 UT   18 01 16.8   -10 03 16     1.924    2.165   89.7   27.6    90   28.8 
2026-09-25 00:00 UT   18 02 06.3   -10 07 37     1.932    2.161   89.0   27.7    90   28.8 
2026-09-26 00:00 UT   18 02 57.3   -10 11 55     1.941    2.157   88.2   27.7    89   28.8 
2026-09-27 00:00 UT   18 03 49.7   -10 16 09     1.949    2.152   87.5   27.7    89   28.8 
2026-09-28 00:00 UT   18 04 43.6   -10 20 21     1.957    2.148   86.8   27.8    89   28.9 
2026-09-29 00:00 UT   18 05 38.9   -10 24 29     1.966    2.143   86.0   27.8    89   28.9 
2026-09-30 00:00 UT   18 06 35.6   -10 28 34     1.974    2.139   85.3   27.8    88   28.9 
2026-10-01 00:00 UT   18 07 33.7   -10 32 36     1.982    2.134   84.6   27.8    88   28.9 
2026-10-02 00:00 UT   18 08 33.3   -10 36 34     1.990    2.130   83.9   27.9    88   28.9 
2026-10-03 00:00 UT   18 09 34.2   -10 40 28     1.998    2.126   83.1   27.9    87   28.9 
2026-10-04 00:00 UT   18 10 36.4   -10 44 19     2.006    2.121   82.4   27.9    87   28.9 

    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.