2019 VX3
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	11 Jul 2026	31.0	2.869 AU	1.911 AU	17h41m	-15°55'	155.9°	8.3°

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 VX3 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.6279329
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.0098250
            i (Inclination)                 : 6.40469
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 222.96011
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 254.13688
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 26.30267
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 297.00242
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -6.15982
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.85            
        

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
2026-07-11 00:00 UT   17 41 03.3   -15 55 44     1.911    2.869  155.9    8.3   109   31.0 
2026-07-11 18:30 UT   17 40 14.6   -15 55 57     1.918    2.872  155.0    8.6   108   31.0 
2026-07-12 00:00 UT   17 40 00.3   -15 56 01     1.920    2.873  154.8    8.7   108   31.0 
2026-07-13 00:00 UT   17 38 58.7   -15 56 22     1.930    2.877  153.6    9.0   107   31.0 
2026-07-14 00:00 UT   17 37 58.7   -15 56 44     1.941    2.881  152.5    9.4   107   31.1 
2026-07-15 00:00 UT   17 37 00.1   -15 57 10     1.951    2.885  151.4    9.7   106   31.1 
2026-07-16 00:00 UT   17 36 03.1   -15 57 38     1.962    2.888  150.2   10.1   105   31.1 
2026-07-17 00:00 UT   17 35 07.7   -15 58 09     1.973    2.892  149.1   10.4   105   31.1 
2026-07-18 00:00 UT   17 34 13.9   -15 58 42     1.984    2.896  147.9   10.7   104   31.2 
2026-07-19 00:00 UT   17 33 21.7   -15 59 18     1.995    2.900  146.8   11.1   104   31.2 
2026-07-20 00:00 UT   17 32 31.2   -15 59 56     2.007    2.903  145.7   11.4   104   31.2 
2026-07-21 00:00 UT   17 31 42.3   -16 00 37     2.019    2.907  144.6   11.7   103   31.3 
2026-07-22 00:00 UT   17 30 55.1   -16 01 21     2.031    2.911  143.5   12.0   103   31.3 
2026-07-23 00:00 UT   17 30 09.6   -16 02 07     2.043    2.914  142.4   12.3   102   31.3 
2026-07-24 00:00 UT   17 29 25.8   -16 02 55     2.056    2.918  141.3   12.6   102   31.3 
2026-07-25 00:00 UT   17 28 43.7   -16 03 46     2.068    2.922  140.2   12.9   102   31.4 
2026-07-26 00:00 UT   17 28 03.2   -16 04 39     2.081    2.925  139.1   13.1   101   31.4 
2026-07-27 00:00 UT   17 27 24.5   -16 05 35     2.095    2.929  138.0   13.4   101   31.4 
2026-07-28 00:00 UT   17 26 47.5   -16 06 33     2.108    2.933  136.9   13.7   101   31.4 
2026-07-29 00:00 UT   17 26 12.2   -16 07 33     2.121    2.936  135.8   13.9   101   31.5 
2026-07-30 00:00 UT   17 25 38.6   -16 08 36     2.135    2.940  134.7   14.2   100   31.5 
2026-07-31 00:00 UT   17 25 06.7   -16 09 41     2.149    2.943  133.7   14.4   100   31.5 
2026-08-01 00:00 UT   17 24 36.4   -16 10 48     2.163    2.947  132.6   14.7   100   31.5 
2026-08-02 00:00 UT   17 24 07.9   -16 11 57     2.177    2.950  131.6   14.9   100   31.6 
2026-08-03 00:00 UT   17 23 41.1   -16 13 09     2.192    2.954  130.5   15.1   100   31.6 
2026-08-04 00:00 UT   17 23 15.9   -16 14 23     2.206    2.957  129.5   15.4    99   31.6 
2026-08-05 00:00 UT   17 22 52.4   -16 15 38     2.221    2.960  128.4   15.6    99   31.6 
2026-08-06 00:00 UT   17 22 30.6   -16 16 56     2.236    2.964  127.4   15.8    99   31.7 
2026-08-07 00:00 UT   17 22 10.4   -16 18 16     2.251    2.967  126.4   16.0    99   31.7 
2026-08-08 00:00 UT   17 21 51.8   -16 19 38     2.266    2.971  125.4   16.2    99   31.7 
2026-08-09 00:00 UT   17 21 35.0   -16 21 02     2.281    2.974  124.4   16.3    98   31.7 
2026-08-10 00:00 UT   17 21 19.7   -16 22 27     2.297    2.977  123.4   16.5    98   31.8 

    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.