2019 VW3
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	25 Dec 2025	33.6	3.962 AU	4.811 AU	16h17m	-19°27'	27.3°	6.5°

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 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
2025-12-25 00:00 UT   16 17 18.7   -19 27 39     4.811    3.962   27.3    6.5   284   33.6 
2025-12-25 18:58 UT   16 18 08.9   -19 29 07     4.804    3.962   27.9    6.7   283   33.6 
2025-12-26 00:00 UT   16 18 22.2   -19 29 31     4.803    3.961   28.0    6.7   283   33.6 
2025-12-27 00:00 UT   16 19 25.4   -19 31 21     4.794    3.961   28.8    6.9   283   33.6 
2025-12-28 00:00 UT   16 20 28.5   -19 33 08     4.786    3.960   29.6    7.0   283   33.6 
2025-12-29 00:00 UT   16 21 31.3   -19 34 53     4.777    3.960   30.3    7.2   283   33.6 
2025-12-30 00:00 UT   16 22 33.9   -19 36 35     4.768    3.959   31.1    7.4   283   33.6 
2025-12-31 00:00 UT   16 23 36.4   -19 38 15     4.759    3.958   31.9    7.5   282   33.6 
2026-01-01 00:00 UT   16 24 38.6   -19 39 53     4.750    3.958   32.6    7.7   282   33.6 
2026-01-02 00:00 UT   16 25 40.6   -19 41 28     4.741    3.957   33.4    7.9   282   33.6 
2026-01-03 00:00 UT   16 26 42.4   -19 43 01     4.731    3.957   34.2    8.0   282   33.6 
2026-01-04 00:00 UT   16 27 43.9   -19 44 31     4.721    3.956   35.0    8.2   282   33.6 
2026-01-05 00:00 UT   16 28 45.2   -19 45 59     4.711    3.955   35.7    8.4   282   33.6 
2026-01-06 00:00 UT   16 29 46.2   -19 47 24     4.701    3.955   36.5    8.5   281   33.6 
2026-01-07 00:00 UT   16 30 47.0   -19 48 47     4.691    3.954   37.3    8.7   281   33.6 
2026-01-08 00:00 UT   16 31 47.5   -19 50 07     4.680    3.953   38.1    8.8   281   33.6 
2026-01-09 00:00 UT   16 32 47.7   -19 51 25     4.670    3.952   38.9    9.0   281   33.6 
2026-01-10 00:00 UT   16 33 47.7   -19 52 41     4.659    3.952   39.6    9.1   281   33.6 
2026-01-11 00:00 UT   16 34 47.4   -19 53 54     4.648    3.951   40.4    9.3   281   33.6 
2026-01-12 00:00 UT   16 35 46.7   -19 55 04     4.636    3.950   41.2    9.4   281   33.6 
2026-01-13 00:00 UT   16 36 45.8   -19 56 12     4.625    3.949   42.0    9.6   280   33.6 
2026-01-14 00:00 UT   16 37 44.5   -19 57 17     4.614    3.949   42.8    9.7   280   33.6 
2026-01-15 00:00 UT   16 38 42.9   -19 58 20     4.602    3.948   43.6    9.9   280   33.6 
2026-01-16 00:00 UT   16 39 41.0   -19 59 20     4.590    3.947   44.4   10.0   280   33.6 
2026-01-17 00:00 UT   16 40 38.7   -20 00 18     4.578    3.946   45.2   10.2   280   33.6 
2026-01-18 00:00 UT   16 41 36.1   -20 01 13     4.566    3.945   46.0   10.3   280   33.6 
2026-01-19 00:00 UT   16 42 33.1   -20 02 06     4.553    3.945   46.7   10.5   280   33.6 
2026-01-20 00:00 UT   16 43 29.7   -20 02 56     4.541    3.944   47.5   10.6   280   33.6 
2026-01-21 00:00 UT   16 44 25.9   -20 03 44     4.528    3.943   48.3   10.7   279   33.6 
2026-01-22 00:00 UT   16 45 21.8   -20 04 29     4.515    3.942   49.1   10.9   279   33.6 
2026-01-23 00:00 UT   16 46 17.2   -20 05 12     4.502    3.941   49.9   11.0   279   33.6 
2026-01-24 00:00 UT   16 47 12.2   -20 05 52     4.489    3.940   50.7   11.2   279   33.6 

    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.