2019 VD3
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	16 Mar 2026	31.9	3.611 AU	2.994 AU	15h25m	-18°59'	121.2°	13.6°

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 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
2026-03-16 00:00 UT   15 25 39.1   -18 59 02     2.994    3.611  121.2   13.6   285   31.9 
2026-03-16 02:18 UT   15 25 38.1   -18 58 58     2.993    3.611  121.3   13.6   285   31.9 
2026-03-17 00:00 UT   15 25 27.9   -18 58 13     2.978    3.608  122.2   13.5   285   31.8 
2026-03-18 00:00 UT   15 25 15.3   -18 57 19     2.962    3.605  123.3   13.3   285   31.8 
2026-03-19 00:00 UT   15 25 01.4   -18 56 21     2.946    3.602  124.3   13.2   285   31.8 
2026-03-20 00:00 UT   15 24 46.2   -18 55 17     2.930    3.599  125.4   13.0   285   31.8 
2026-03-21 00:00 UT   15 24 29.7   -18 54 08     2.915    3.597  126.4   12.9   285   31.8 
2026-03-22 00:00 UT   15 24 11.9   -18 52 54     2.899    3.594  127.5   12.7   285   31.7 
2026-03-23 00:00 UT   15 23 52.7   -18 51 35     2.884    3.591  128.6   12.5   285   31.7 
2026-03-24 00:00 UT   15 23 32.3   -18 50 11     2.869    3.588  129.7   12.4   285   31.7 
2026-03-25 00:00 UT   15 23 10.5   -18 48 42     2.854    3.585  130.7   12.2   285   31.7 
2026-03-26 00:00 UT   15 22 47.4   -18 47 07     2.839    3.582  131.8   12.0   285   31.7 
2026-03-27 00:00 UT   15 22 23.0   -18 45 27     2.824    3.579  132.9   11.8   285   31.6 
2026-03-28 00:00 UT   15 21 57.4   -18 43 43     2.810    3.576  134.0   11.6   285   31.6 
2026-03-29 00:00 UT   15 21 30.4   -18 41 53     2.796    3.573  135.1   11.4   285   31.6 
2026-03-30 00:00 UT   15 21 02.1   -18 39 57     2.782    3.570  136.2   11.2   285   31.6 
2026-03-31 00:00 UT   15 20 32.6   -18 37 57     2.768    3.567  137.3   10.9   285   31.6 
2026-04-01 00:00 UT   15 20 01.7   -18 35 51     2.754    3.564  138.4   10.7   285   31.5 
2026-04-02 00:00 UT   15 19 29.6   -18 33 40     2.741    3.561  139.6   10.5   285   31.5 
2026-04-03 00:00 UT   15 18 56.3   -18 31 23     2.728    3.558  140.7   10.3   285   31.5 
2026-04-04 00:00 UT   15 18 21.7   -18 29 01     2.715    3.555  141.8   10.0   285   31.5 
2026-04-05 00:00 UT   15 17 45.9   -18 26 34     2.702    3.552  142.9    9.8   285   31.4 
2026-04-06 00:00 UT   15 17 08.8   -18 24 02     2.690    3.549  144.1    9.5   285   31.4 
2026-04-07 00:00 UT   15 16 30.6   -18 21 24     2.677    3.546  145.2    9.3   285   31.4 
2026-04-08 00:00 UT   15 15 51.1   -18 18 41     2.665    3.543  146.4    9.0   285   31.4 
2026-04-09 00:00 UT   15 15 10.5   -18 15 52     2.654    3.539  147.5    8.7   285   31.4 
2026-04-10 00:00 UT   15 14 28.7   -18 12 58     2.642    3.536  148.7    8.5   286   31.3 
2026-04-11 00:00 UT   15 13 45.7   -18 09 59     2.631    3.533  149.8    8.2   286   31.3 
2026-04-12 00:00 UT   15 13 01.7   -18 06 55     2.620    3.530  151.0    7.9   286   31.3 
2026-04-13 00:00 UT   15 12 16.5   -18 03 45     2.609    3.527  152.2    7.6   286   31.3 
2026-04-14 00:00 UT   15 11 30.3   -18 00 31     2.599    3.524  153.3    7.3   286   31.2 
2026-04-15 00:00 UT   15 10 43.1   -17 57 11     2.588    3.520  154.5    7.0   286   31.2 

    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.