2019 VU5
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	2 Mar 2026	29.2	3.109 AU	2.205 AU	09h15m	+25°30'	151.0°	8.9°

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 VU5 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.7061957
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.8455713
            i (Inclination)                 : 6.47894
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 47.64836
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 268.38084
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 164.49283
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 136.01880
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -6.47634
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.51            
        

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
2026-03-02 00:00 UT   09 15 09.2   +25 30 51     2.205    3.109  151.0    8.9   125   29.2 
2026-03-02 15:57 UT   09 14 22.3   +25 32 60     2.208    3.108  150.2    9.1   124   29.2 
2026-03-03 00:00 UT   09 13 58.9   +25 34 03     2.210    3.108  149.8    9.2   124   29.2 
2026-03-04 00:00 UT   09 12 49.7   +25 37 04     2.216    3.106  148.6    9.6   123   29.2 
2026-03-05 00:00 UT   09 11 41.6   +25 39 54     2.223    3.105  147.4    9.9   122   29.3 
2026-03-06 00:00 UT   09 10 34.9   +25 42 34     2.229    3.103  146.2   10.2   121   29.3 
2026-03-07 00:00 UT   09 09 29.4   +25 45 04     2.236    3.102  145.1   10.6   120   29.3 
2026-03-08 00:00 UT   09 08 25.3   +25 47 23     2.243    3.101  143.9   10.9   120   29.3 
2026-03-09 00:00 UT   09 07 22.5   +25 49 32     2.251    3.099  142.7   11.2   119   29.3 
2026-03-10 00:00 UT   09 06 21.2   +25 51 30     2.258    3.098  141.5   11.5   118   29.4 
2026-03-11 00:00 UT   09 05 21.3   +25 53 19     2.266    3.096  140.3   11.8   118   29.4 
2026-03-12 00:00 UT   09 04 22.9   +25 54 57     2.274    3.095  139.1   12.1   117   29.4 
2026-03-13 00:00 UT   09 03 26.0   +25 56 25     2.283    3.093  138.0   12.4   117   29.4 
2026-03-14 00:00 UT   09 02 30.7   +25 57 44     2.291    3.092  136.8   12.7   116   29.4 
2026-03-15 00:00 UT   09 01 36.9   +25 58 53     2.300    3.090  135.6   13.0   116   29.5 
2026-03-16 00:00 UT   09 00 44.8   +25 59 52     2.309    3.088  134.5   13.3   115   29.5 
2026-03-17 00:00 UT   08 59 54.2   +26 00 42     2.318    3.087  133.3   13.6   115   29.5 
2026-03-18 00:00 UT   08 59 05.4   +26 01 23     2.328    3.085  132.2   13.8   114   29.5 
2026-03-19 00:00 UT   08 58 18.2   +26 01 55     2.337    3.084  131.0   14.1   114   29.5 
2026-03-20 00:00 UT   08 57 32.6   +26 02 17     2.347    3.082  129.9   14.4   113   29.5 
2026-03-21 00:00 UT   08 56 48.8   +26 02 31     2.357    3.080  128.8   14.6   113   29.6 
2026-03-22 00:00 UT   08 56 06.7   +26 02 36     2.367    3.078  127.6   14.8   113   29.6 
2026-03-23 00:00 UT   08 55 26.4   +26 02 33     2.377    3.077  126.5   15.1   112   29.6 
2026-03-24 00:00 UT   08 54 47.7   +26 02 21     2.388    3.075  125.4   15.3   112   29.6 
2026-03-25 00:00 UT   08 54 10.9   +26 02 01     2.399    3.073  124.3   15.5   112   29.6 
2026-03-26 00:00 UT   08 53 35.7   +26 01 33     2.409    3.071  123.2   15.8   111   29.6 
2026-03-27 00:00 UT   08 53 02.3   +26 00 58     2.420    3.069  122.1   16.0   111   29.7 
2026-03-28 00:00 UT   08 52 30.6   +26 00 15     2.431    3.068  121.1   16.2   111   29.7 
2026-03-29 00:00 UT   08 52 00.7   +25 59 24     2.442    3.066  120.0   16.4   111   29.7 
2026-03-30 00:00 UT   08 51 32.5   +25 58 27     2.454    3.064  118.9   16.6   110   29.7 
2026-03-31 00:00 UT   08 51 06.0   +25 57 22     2.465    3.062  117.8   16.8   110   29.7 
2026-04-01 00:00 UT   08 50 41.2   +25 56 10     2.477    3.060  116.8   16.9   110   29.7 

    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.