2019 VX3
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	20 Jun 2026	30.5	2.782 AU	1.773 AU	18h07m	-15°59'	171.8°	3.0°

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
2026-06-20 00:00 UT   18 07 20.5   -15 59 06     1.773    2.782  171.8    3.0   204   30.5 
2026-06-20 17:19 UT   18 06 21.2   -15 58 42     1.775    2.785  172.1    2.9   198   30.5 
2026-06-21 00:00 UT   18 05 58.4   -15 58 33     1.776    2.787  172.2    2.8   196   30.5 
2026-06-22 00:00 UT   18 04 36.5   -15 58 02     1.780    2.791  172.5    2.7   186   30.5 
2026-06-23 00:00 UT   18 03 15.0   -15 57 33     1.784    2.795  172.5    2.7   176   30.5 
2026-06-24 00:00 UT   18 01 54.0   -15 57 07     1.789    2.800  172.3    2.8   167   30.5 
2026-06-25 00:00 UT   18 00 33.4   -15 56 43     1.794    2.804  171.9    2.9   158   30.5 
2026-06-26 00:00 UT   17 59 13.4   -15 56 21     1.799    2.808  171.4    3.1   150   30.5 
2026-06-27 00:00 UT   17 57 54.1   -15 56 02     1.804    2.812  170.7    3.4   144   30.6 
2026-06-28 00:00 UT   17 56 35.4   -15 55 44     1.810    2.816  169.9    3.6   138   30.6 
2026-06-29 00:00 UT   17 55 17.6   -15 55 30     1.816    2.821  169.0    3.9   133   30.6 
2026-06-30 00:00 UT   17 54 00.5   -15 55 17     1.822    2.825  168.0    4.3   129   30.6 
2026-07-01 00:00 UT   17 52 44.4   -15 55 07     1.829    2.829  167.0    4.6   126   30.7 
2026-07-02 00:00 UT   17 51 29.2   -15 54 60     1.836    2.833  166.0    5.0   123   30.7 
2026-07-03 00:00 UT   17 50 14.9   -15 54 55     1.843    2.837  164.9    5.3   120   30.7 
2026-07-04 00:00 UT   17 49 01.8   -15 54 52     1.851    2.841  163.8    5.7   118   30.8 
2026-07-05 00:00 UT   17 47 49.7   -15 54 52     1.858    2.845  162.7    6.1   116   30.8 
2026-07-06 00:00 UT   17 46 38.8   -15 54 54     1.866    2.849  161.6    6.5   115   30.8 
2026-07-07 00:00 UT   17 45 29.1   -15 54 59     1.875    2.853  160.5    6.8   113   30.9 
2026-07-08 00:00 UT   17 44 20.7   -15 55 06     1.883    2.857  159.4    7.2   112   30.9 
2026-07-09 00:00 UT   17 43 13.5   -15 55 16     1.892    2.861  158.2    7.6   111   30.9 
2026-07-10 00:00 UT   17 42 07.7   -15 55 29     1.901    2.865  157.1    7.9   110   30.9 
2026-07-11 00:00 UT   17 41 03.3   -15 55 44     1.911    2.869  155.9    8.3   109   31.0 
2026-07-12 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 

    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.