2019 VX3
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	9 Apr 2026	31.4	2.410 AU	2.101 AU	18h56m	-18°27'	95.3°	24.4°

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
2026-04-09 00:00 UT   18 56 32.7   -18 27 14     2.101    2.410   95.3   24.4   264   31.4 
2026-04-09 16:41 UT   18 56 47.5   -18 24 54     2.095    2.415   96.0   24.4   264   31.4 
2026-04-10 00:00 UT   18 56 53.7   -18 23 52     2.093    2.416   96.2   24.3   264   31.4 
2026-04-11 00:00 UT   18 57 12.9   -18 20 32     2.084    2.422   97.1   24.2   264   31.3 
2026-04-12 00:00 UT   18 57 30.4   -18 17 13     2.076    2.428   98.0   24.1   264   31.3 
2026-04-13 00:00 UT   18 57 46.2   -18 13 55     2.068    2.434   98.9   24.0   264   31.3 
2026-04-14 00:00 UT   18 58 00.2   -18 10 38     2.059    2.440   99.9   23.9   263   31.3 
2026-04-15 00:00 UT   18 58 12.3   -18 07 23     2.051    2.446  100.8   23.8   263   31.3 
2026-04-16 00:00 UT   18 58 22.7   -18 04 09     2.043    2.452  101.7   23.6   263   31.3 
2026-04-17 00:00 UT   18 58 31.2   -18 00 57     2.034    2.458  102.6   23.5   263   31.3 
2026-04-18 00:00 UT   18 58 37.9   -17 57 47     2.026    2.464  103.6   23.3   263   31.3 
2026-04-19 00:00 UT   18 58 42.8   -17 54 38     2.018    2.469  104.5   23.2   263   31.3 
2026-04-20 00:00 UT   18 58 45.7   -17 51 32     2.010    2.475  105.5   23.0   263   31.3 
2026-04-21 00:00 UT   18 58 46.9   -17 48 27     2.001    2.481  106.5   22.9   263   31.3 
2026-04-22 00:00 UT   18 58 46.1   -17 45 24     1.993    2.487  107.4   22.7   263   31.3 
2026-04-23 00:00 UT   18 58 43.4   -17 42 23     1.985    2.492  108.4   22.5   263   31.2 
2026-04-24 00:00 UT   18 58 38.8   -17 39 24     1.977    2.498  109.4   22.3   262   31.2 
2026-04-25 00:00 UT   18 58 32.4   -17 36 27     1.969    2.504  110.4   22.1   262   31.2 
2026-04-26 00:00 UT   18 58 24.0   -17 33 33     1.961    2.509  111.4   21.9   262   31.2 
2026-04-27 00:00 UT   18 58 13.7   -17 30 40     1.953    2.515  112.4   21.7   262   31.2 
2026-04-28 00:00 UT   18 58 01.5   -17 27 50     1.945    2.520  113.4   21.5   262   31.2 
2026-04-29 00:00 UT   18 57 47.3   -17 25 02     1.938    2.526  114.4   21.3   262   31.2 
2026-04-30 00:00 UT   18 57 31.2   -17 22 17     1.930    2.531  115.4   21.1   262   31.2 
2026-05-01 00:00 UT   18 57 13.2   -17 19 34     1.922    2.537  116.4   20.8   262   31.2 
2026-05-02 00:00 UT   18 56 53.3   -17 16 53     1.915    2.542  117.5   20.6   262   31.2 
2026-05-03 00:00 UT   18 56 31.3   -17 14 15     1.908    2.548  118.5   20.3   261   31.1 
2026-05-04 00:00 UT   18 56 07.5   -17 11 39     1.900    2.553  119.6   20.1   261   31.1 
2026-05-05 00:00 UT   18 55 41.7   -17 09 06     1.893    2.559  120.6   19.8   261   31.1 
2026-05-06 00:00 UT   18 55 13.9   -17 06 35     1.886    2.564  121.7   19.6   261   31.1 
2026-05-07 00:00 UT   18 54 44.2   -17 04 07     1.879    2.569  122.8   19.3   261   31.1 
2026-05-08 00:00 UT   18 54 12.5   -17 01 42     1.872    2.575  123.9   19.0   261   31.1 
2026-05-09 00:00 UT   18 53 38.9   -16 59 19     1.866    2.580  124.9   18.7   261   31.1 

    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.