2019 VD3
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	15 Apr 2026	31.2	3.520 AU	2.588 AU	15h10m	-17°57'	154.5°	7.0°

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 VD3 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.6049437
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.4524117
            i (Inclination)                 : 1.68410
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 227.42756
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 153.05267
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 210.80306
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 200.49023
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 0.76310
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.84            
        

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
2026-04-15 00:00 UT   15 10 43.1   -17 57 11     2.588    3.520  154.5    7.0   286   31.2 
2026-04-15 02:20 UT   15 10 38.4   -17 56 51     2.587    3.520  154.6    7.0   286   31.2 
2026-04-16 00:00 UT   15 09 54.8   -17 53 46     2.578    3.517  155.7    6.7   286   31.2 
2026-04-17 00:00 UT   15 09 05.5   -17 50 16     2.569    3.514  156.9    6.4   286   31.2 
2026-04-18 00:00 UT   15 08 15.3   -17 46 42     2.559    3.511  158.1    6.1   286   31.1 
2026-04-19 00:00 UT   15 07 24.2   -17 43 02     2.550    3.507  159.2    5.8   286   31.1 
2026-04-20 00:00 UT   15 06 32.2   -17 39 18     2.541    3.504  160.4    5.5   286   31.1 
2026-04-21 00:00 UT   15 05 39.4   -17 35 30     2.533    3.501  161.6    5.2   286   31.1 
2026-04-22 00:00 UT   15 04 45.7   -17 31 36     2.525    3.498  162.8    4.9   286   31.0 
2026-04-23 00:00 UT   15 03 51.3   -17 27 39     2.517    3.494  164.0    4.5   287   31.0 
2026-04-24 00:00 UT   15 02 56.2   -17 23 37     2.509    3.491  165.2    4.2   287   31.0 
2026-04-25 00:00 UT   15 02 00.4   -17 19 32     2.502    3.488  166.4    3.9   287   31.0 
2026-04-26 00:00 UT   15 01 04.0   -17 15 22     2.495    3.484  167.7    3.5   287   30.9 
2026-04-27 00:00 UT   15 00 06.9   -17 11 08     2.488    3.481  168.9    3.2   287   30.9 
2026-04-28 00:00 UT   14 59 09.3   -17 06 51     2.482    3.477  170.1    2.9   287   30.9 
2026-04-29 00:00 UT   14 58 11.2   -17 02 30     2.476    3.474  171.3    2.5   287   30.8 
2026-04-30 00:00 UT   14 57 12.6   -16 58 06     2.470    3.471  172.5    2.2   287   30.8 
2026-05-01 00:00 UT   14 56 13.6   -16 53 39     2.464    3.467  173.7    1.8   288   30.8 
2026-05-02 00:00 UT   14 55 14.2   -16 49 09     2.459    3.464  174.9    1.5   288   30.7 
2026-05-03 00:00 UT   14 54 14.5   -16 44 36     2.454    3.460  176.2    1.1   288   30.7 
2026-05-04 00:00 UT   14 53 14.5   -16 40 00     2.450    3.457  177.4    0.8   289   30.7 
2026-05-05 00:00 UT   14 52 14.2   -16 35 22     2.445    3.453  178.6    0.4   291   30.6 
2026-05-06 00:00 UT   14 51 13.8   -16 30 41     2.441    3.450  179.8    0.1   316   30.6 
2026-05-07 00:00 UT   14 50 13.2   -16 25 59     2.438    3.446  178.9    0.3   102   30.6 
2026-05-08 00:00 UT   14 49 12.4   -16 21 15     2.434    3.443  177.7    0.7   105   30.6 
2026-05-09 00:00 UT   14 48 11.7   -16 16 29     2.431    3.439  176.5    1.0   106   30.7 
2026-05-10 00:00 UT   14 47 10.9   -16 11 41     2.429    3.436  175.3    1.4   106   30.7 
2026-05-11 00:00 UT   14 46 10.2   -16 06 53     2.426    3.432  174.1    1.7   107   30.7 
2026-05-12 00:00 UT   14 45 09.6   -16 02 03     2.424    3.429  172.8    2.1   107   30.7 
2026-05-13 00:00 UT   14 44 09.1   -15 57 13     2.422    3.425  171.6    2.5   107   30.8 
2026-05-14 00:00 UT   14 43 08.8   -15 52 22     2.421    3.422  170.4    2.8   107   30.8 
2026-05-15 00:00 UT   14 42 08.8   -15 47 31     2.420    3.418  169.2    3.2   107   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.