2019 VD3
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	6 Nov 2025	32.6	3.872 AU	4.838 AU	13h58m	-12°31'	11.6°	3.0°

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
2025-11-06 00:00 UT   13 58 10.1   -12 31 20     4.838    3.872   11.6    3.0   288   32.6 
2025-11-06 06:51 UT   13 58 27.7   -12 32 54     4.837    3.872   11.8    3.0   288   32.6 
2025-11-07 00:00 UT   13 59 11.8   -12 36 47     4.833    3.871   12.4    3.1   288   32.6 
2025-11-08 00:00 UT   14 00 13.5   -12 42 13     4.828    3.870   13.1    3.3   288   32.6 
2025-11-09 00:00 UT   14 01 15.2   -12 47 37     4.823    3.868   13.8    3.5   288   32.6 
2025-11-10 00:00 UT   14 02 16.8   -12 53 00     4.818    3.867   14.6    3.7   288   32.6 
2025-11-11 00:00 UT   14 03 18.4   -12 58 23     4.812    3.866   15.3    3.9   288   32.6 
2025-11-12 00:00 UT   14 04 20.1   -13 03 44     4.806    3.864   16.0    4.1   288   32.6 
2025-11-13 00:00 UT   14 05 21.6   -13 09 04     4.800    3.863   16.8    4.2   288   32.6 
2025-11-14 00:00 UT   14 06 23.2   -13 14 22     4.794    3.862   17.5    4.4   288   32.6 
2025-11-15 00:00 UT   14 07 24.7   -13 19 40     4.788    3.861   18.3    4.6   288   32.6 
2025-11-16 00:00 UT   14 08 26.2   -13 24 56     4.781    3.859   19.0    4.8   288   32.6 
2025-11-17 00:00 UT   14 09 27.6   -13 30 10     4.774    3.858   19.8    5.0   288   32.6 
2025-11-18 00:00 UT   14 10 28.9   -13 35 24     4.767    3.856   20.5    5.1   288   32.7 
2025-11-19 00:00 UT   14 11 30.2   -13 40 36     4.760    3.855   21.2    5.3   288   32.7 
2025-11-20 00:00 UT   14 12 31.4   -13 45 46     4.752    3.854   22.0    5.5   288   32.7 
2025-11-21 00:00 UT   14 13 32.6   -13 50 55     4.745    3.852   22.7    5.7   288   32.7 
2025-11-22 00:00 UT   14 14 33.6   -13 56 02     4.737    3.851   23.5    5.9   288   32.7 
2025-11-23 00:00 UT   14 15 34.6   -14 01 08     4.729    3.850   24.2    6.0   288   32.7 
2025-11-24 00:00 UT   14 16 35.5   -14 06 12     4.720    3.848   25.0    6.2   288   32.7 
2025-11-25 00:00 UT   14 17 36.3   -14 11 15     4.712    3.847   25.7    6.4   288   32.7 
2025-11-26 00:00 UT   14 18 36.9   -14 16 15     4.703    3.845   26.5    6.6   288   32.7 
2025-11-27 00:00 UT   14 19 37.5   -14 21 15     4.695    3.844   27.2    6.7   288   32.7 
2025-11-28 00:00 UT   14 20 37.9   -14 26 12     4.685    3.842   28.0    6.9   288   32.7 
2025-11-29 00:00 UT   14 21 38.2   -14 31 08     4.676    3.841   28.8    7.1   288   32.7 
2025-11-30 00:00 UT   14 22 38.4   -14 36 02     4.667    3.839   29.5    7.3   288   32.7 
2025-12-01 00:00 UT   14 23 38.4   -14 40 54     4.657    3.838   30.3    7.4   288   32.7 
2025-12-02 00:00 UT   14 24 38.3   -14 45 44     4.647    3.836   31.0    7.6   288   32.7 
2025-12-03 00:00 UT   14 25 38.0   -14 50 32     4.637    3.835   31.8    7.8   288   32.7 
2025-12-04 00:00 UT   14 26 37.6   -14 55 19     4.627    3.833   32.5    8.0   288   32.7 
2025-12-05 00:00 UT   14 27 37.0   -15 00 04     4.617    3.832   33.3    8.1   288   32.7 
2025-12-06 00:00 UT   14 28 36.2   -15 04 46     4.606    3.830   34.1    8.3   288   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.