2019 VU5
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	1 Apr 2026	29.7	3.060 AU	2.477 AU	08h50m	+25°56'	116.8°	16.9°

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
2026-04-01 00:00 UT   08 50 41.2   +25 56 10     2.477    3.060  116.8   16.9   110   29.7 
2026-04-01 18:37 UT   08 50 23.2   +25 55 10     2.486    3.058  116.0   17.1   110   29.7 
2026-04-02 00:00 UT   08 50 18.1   +25 54 52     2.488    3.058  115.7   17.1   110   29.7 
2026-04-03 00:00 UT   08 49 56.8   +25 53 27     2.500    3.056  114.7   17.3   109   29.8 
2026-04-04 00:00 UT   08 49 37.1   +25 51 56     2.512    3.054  113.7   17.5   109   29.8 
2026-04-05 00:00 UT   08 49 19.1   +25 50 18     2.524    3.052  112.6   17.6   109   29.8 
2026-04-06 00:00 UT   08 49 02.8   +25 48 34     2.536    3.050  111.6   17.8   109   29.8 
2026-04-07 00:00 UT   08 48 48.1   +25 46 45     2.548    3.048  110.6   17.9   109   29.8 
2026-04-08 00:00 UT   08 48 35.1   +25 44 49     2.560    3.046  109.6   18.0   108   29.8 
2026-04-09 00:00 UT   08 48 23.8   +25 42 48     2.573    3.044  108.6   18.2   108   29.8 
2026-04-10 00:00 UT   08 48 14.0   +25 40 41     2.585    3.041  107.6   18.3   108   29.9 
2026-04-11 00:00 UT   08 48 05.9   +25 38 29     2.597    3.039  106.6   18.4   108   29.9 
2026-04-12 00:00 UT   08 47 59.3   +25 36 11     2.610    3.037  105.6   18.5   108   29.9 
2026-04-13 00:00 UT   08 47 54.3   +25 33 48     2.622    3.035  104.6   18.6   108   29.9 
2026-04-14 00:00 UT   08 47 51.0   +25 31 20     2.635    3.033  103.7   18.7   107   29.9 
2026-04-15 00:00 UT   08 47 49.1   +25 28 47     2.648    3.030  102.7   18.8   107   29.9 
2026-04-16 00:00 UT   08 47 48.8   +25 26 09     2.660    3.028  101.7   18.9   107   29.9 
2026-04-17 00:00 UT   08 47 50.0   +25 23 26     2.673    3.026  100.8   19.0   107   29.9 
2026-04-18 00:00 UT   08 47 52.7   +25 20 38     2.686    3.023   99.8   19.1   107   29.9 
2026-04-19 00:00 UT   08 47 56.9   +25 17 46     2.698    3.021   98.9   19.2   107   30.0 
2026-04-20 00:00 UT   08 48 02.6   +25 14 50     2.711    3.019   98.0   19.2   107   30.0 
2026-04-21 00:00 UT   08 48 09.7   +25 11 48     2.724    3.016   97.0   19.3   106   30.0 
2026-04-22 00:00 UT   08 48 18.2   +25 08 43     2.736    3.014   96.1   19.4   106   30.0 
2026-04-23 00:00 UT   08 48 28.2   +25 05 33     2.749    3.011   95.2   19.4   106   30.0 
2026-04-24 00:00 UT   08 48 39.5   +25 02 19     2.762    3.009   94.3   19.5   106   30.0 
2026-04-25 00:00 UT   08 48 52.2   +24 59 01     2.775    3.007   93.4   19.5   106   30.0 
2026-04-26 00:00 UT   08 49 06.3   +24 55 39     2.787    3.004   92.5   19.5   106   30.0 
2026-04-27 00:00 UT   08 49 21.6   +24 52 13     2.800    3.001   91.6   19.6   106   30.0 
2026-04-28 00:00 UT   08 49 38.3   +24 48 43     2.813    2.999   90.7   19.6   106   30.0 
2026-04-29 00:00 UT   08 49 56.2   +24 45 10     2.826    2.996   89.8   19.6   106   30.1 
2026-04-30 00:00 UT   08 50 15.4   +24 41 32     2.838    2.994   88.9   19.7   106   30.1 
2026-05-01 00:00 UT   08 50 35.8   +24 37 52     2.851    2.991   88.1   19.7   106   30.1 

    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.