2019 VW3
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	10 Mar 2026	33.4	3.889 AU	3.781 AU	17h18m	-19°54'	88.8°	14.8°

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 VW3 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.5841477
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.5101474
            i (Inclination)                 : 8.24625
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 223.61954
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 191.77326
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 184.29069
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 235.27442
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -1.67699
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.98            
        

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
2026-03-10 00:00 UT   17 18 39.4   -19 54 60     3.781    3.889   88.8   14.8   274   33.4 
2026-03-10 22:59 UT   17 19 03.2   -19 53 58     3.765    3.887   89.6   14.8   274   33.4 
2026-03-11 00:00 UT   17 19 04.2   -19 53 55     3.764    3.887   89.7   14.8   274   33.4 
2026-03-12 00:00 UT   17 19 28.2   -19 52 48     3.747    3.886   90.6   14.8   274   33.3 
2026-03-13 00:00 UT   17 19 51.2   -19 51 40     3.729    3.885   91.5   14.8   274   33.3 
2026-03-14 00:00 UT   17 20 13.3   -19 50 29     3.712    3.883   92.4   14.8   274   33.3 
2026-03-15 00:00 UT   17 20 34.4   -19 49 16     3.695    3.882   93.3   14.8   274   33.3 
2026-03-16 00:00 UT   17 20 54.6   -19 48 02     3.678    3.880   94.2   14.8   274   33.3 
2026-03-17 00:00 UT   17 21 13.7   -19 46 46     3.661    3.879   95.2   14.8   274   33.3 
2026-03-18 00:00 UT   17 21 31.9   -19 45 27     3.643    3.877   96.1   14.8   273   33.3 
2026-03-19 00:00 UT   17 21 49.0   -19 44 07     3.626    3.876   97.0   14.8   273   33.3 
2026-03-20 00:00 UT   17 22 05.1   -19 42 45     3.609    3.874   97.9   14.7   273   33.3 
2026-03-21 00:00 UT   17 22 20.2   -19 41 22     3.592    3.873   98.9   14.7   273   33.2 
2026-03-22 00:00 UT   17 22 34.2   -19 39 56     3.575    3.871   99.8   14.7   273   33.2 
2026-03-23 00:00 UT   17 22 47.1   -19 38 29     3.558    3.870  100.8   14.7   273   33.2 
2026-03-24 00:00 UT   17 22 59.0   -19 36 60     3.541    3.868  101.7   14.6   273   33.2 
2026-03-25 00:00 UT   17 23 09.9   -19 35 29     3.524    3.867  102.7   14.6   273   33.2 
2026-03-26 00:00 UT   17 23 19.6   -19 33 56     3.507    3.865  103.6   14.5   273   33.2 
2026-03-27 00:00 UT   17 23 28.2   -19 32 22     3.490    3.863  104.6   14.5   273   33.2 
2026-03-28 00:00 UT   17 23 35.8   -19 30 46     3.473    3.862  105.5   14.4   273   33.2 
2026-03-29 00:00 UT   17 23 42.2   -19 29 08     3.457    3.860  106.5   14.4   273   33.1 
2026-03-30 00:00 UT   17 23 47.5   -19 27 29     3.440    3.859  107.4   14.3   272   33.1 
2026-03-31 00:00 UT   17 23 51.7   -19 25 48     3.423    3.857  108.4   14.2   272   33.1 
2026-04-01 00:00 UT   17 23 54.7   -19 24 05     3.407    3.855  109.4   14.1   272   33.1 
2026-04-02 00:00 UT   17 23 56.6   -19 22 21     3.390    3.854  110.4   14.1   272   33.1 
2026-04-03 00:00 UT   17 23 57.4   -19 20 34     3.374    3.852  111.4   14.0   272   33.1 
2026-04-04 00:00 UT   17 23 56.9   -19 18 47     3.358    3.850  112.3   13.9   272   33.1 
2026-04-05 00:00 UT   17 23 55.4   -19 16 57     3.342    3.849  113.3   13.8   272   33.0 
2026-04-06 00:00 UT   17 23 52.6   -19 15 07     3.325    3.847  114.3   13.7   272   33.0 
2026-04-07 00:00 UT   17 23 48.6   -19 13 14     3.309    3.845  115.3   13.6   272   33.0 
2026-04-08 00:00 UT   17 23 43.5   -19 11 20     3.294    3.844  116.3   13.5   272   33.0 
2026-04-09 00:00 UT   17 23 37.1   -19 09 24     3.278    3.842  117.3   13.4   272   33.0 

    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.