2019 VD3
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	22 Jan 2026	32.6	3.742 AU	3.933 AU	15h09m	-18°01'	71.7°	14.5°

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
2026-01-22 00:00 UT   15 09 21.0   -18 01 44     3.933    3.742   71.7   14.5   286   32.6 
2026-01-22 21:48 UT   15 09 58.3   -18 04 09     3.917    3.740   72.5   14.5   285   32.5 
2026-01-23 00:00 UT   15 10 02.0   -18 04 23     3.915    3.740   72.6   14.5   285   32.5 
2026-01-24 00:00 UT   15 10 42.4   -18 06 59     3.898    3.738   73.4   14.6   285   32.5 
2026-01-25 00:00 UT   15 11 22.1   -18 09 32     3.881    3.736   74.3   14.7   285   32.5 
2026-01-26 00:00 UT   15 12 01.1   -18 12 02     3.863    3.734   75.1   14.8   285   32.5 
2026-01-27 00:00 UT   15 12 39.5   -18 14 28     3.845    3.732   76.0   14.8   285   32.5 
2026-01-28 00:00 UT   15 13 17.2   -18 16 51     3.828    3.729   76.9   14.9   285   32.5 
2026-01-29 00:00 UT   15 13 54.2   -18 19 11     3.810    3.727   77.7   15.0   285   32.5 
2026-01-30 00:00 UT   15 14 30.4   -18 21 27     3.792    3.725   78.6   15.0   285   32.5 
2026-01-31 00:00 UT   15 15 06.0   -18 23 41     3.775    3.723   79.5   15.1   285   32.5 
2026-02-01 00:00 UT   15 15 40.8   -18 25 51     3.757    3.720   80.3   15.1   285   32.5 
2026-02-02 00:00 UT   15 16 14.8   -18 27 57     3.739    3.718   81.2   15.2   285   32.5 
2026-02-03 00:00 UT   15 16 48.1   -18 30 00     3.721    3.716   82.1   15.2   285   32.4 
2026-02-04 00:00 UT   15 17 20.6   -18 32 00     3.703    3.713   83.0   15.3   285   32.4 
2026-02-05 00:00 UT   15 17 52.3   -18 33 56     3.685    3.711   83.8   15.3   285   32.4 
2026-02-06 00:00 UT   15 18 23.2   -18 35 49     3.667    3.709   84.7   15.4   285   32.4 
2026-02-07 00:00 UT   15 18 53.3   -18 37 39     3.649    3.706   85.6   15.4   285   32.4 
2026-02-08 00:00 UT   15 19 22.6   -18 39 24     3.631    3.704   86.5   15.4   285   32.4 
2026-02-09 00:00 UT   15 19 51.0   -18 41 07     3.613    3.702   87.4   15.4   285   32.4 
2026-02-10 00:00 UT   15 20 18.5   -18 42 45     3.594    3.699   88.3   15.5   285   32.4 
2026-02-11 00:00 UT   15 20 45.2   -18 44 20     3.576    3.697   89.2   15.5   285   32.4 
2026-02-12 00:00 UT   15 21 10.9   -18 45 52     3.558    3.695   90.1   15.5   285   32.3 
2026-02-13 00:00 UT   15 21 35.8   -18 47 19     3.540    3.692   91.0   15.5   285   32.3 
2026-02-14 00:00 UT   15 21 59.7   -18 48 43     3.522    3.690   92.0   15.5   285   32.3 
2026-02-15 00:00 UT   15 22 22.7   -18 50 03     3.503    3.687   92.9   15.5   285   32.3 
2026-02-16 00:00 UT   15 22 44.7   -18 51 20     3.485    3.685   93.8   15.5   285   32.3 
2026-02-17 00:00 UT   15 23 05.7   -18 52 32     3.467    3.682   94.7   15.5   285   32.3 
2026-02-18 00:00 UT   15 23 25.8   -18 53 41     3.449    3.680   95.6   15.5   285   32.3 
2026-02-19 00:00 UT   15 23 44.8   -18 54 46     3.431    3.677   96.6   15.5   285   32.3 
2026-02-20 00:00 UT   15 24 02.9   -18 55 47     3.412    3.675   97.5   15.5   285   32.2 
2026-02-21 00:00 UT   15 24 19.9   -18 56 43     3.394    3.672   98.5   15.4   285   32.2 

    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.