2021 VJ5
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	3 Nov 2025	30.8	3.056 AU	3.637 AU	11h13m	-18°48'	47.5°	13.9°

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 2021 VJ5 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.5531493
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.0761783
            i (Inclination)                 : 29.84363
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 221.96223
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 134.49324
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 137.98339
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 180.52199
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 20.79217
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.99            
        

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
2025-11-03 00:00 UT   11 13 35.1   -18 48 09     3.637    3.056   47.5   13.9   273   30.8 
2025-11-03 08:54 UT   11 13 57.8   -18 51 34     3.634    3.057   47.8   13.9   273   30.8 
2025-11-04 00:00 UT   11 14 36.2   -18 57 21     3.630    3.059   48.1   14.0   274   30.8 
2025-11-05 00:00 UT   11 15 36.9   -19 06 34     3.622    3.061   48.8   14.1   274   30.8 
2025-11-06 00:00 UT   11 16 37.1   -19 15 46     3.615    3.063   49.4   14.2   275   30.8 
2025-11-07 00:00 UT   11 17 36.8   -19 24 59     3.607    3.065   50.0   14.3   275   30.8 
2025-11-08 00:00 UT   11 18 35.9   -19 34 12     3.599    3.068   50.6   14.5   276   30.8 
2025-11-09 00:00 UT   11 19 34.5   -19 43 25     3.591    3.070   51.3   14.6   276   30.8 
2025-11-10 00:00 UT   11 20 32.6   -19 52 38     3.582    3.072   51.9   14.7   276   30.8 
2025-11-11 00:00 UT   11 21 30.2   -20 01 51     3.574    3.074   52.6   14.8   277   30.8 
2025-11-12 00:00 UT   11 22 27.1   -20 11 03     3.566    3.077   53.2   14.9   277   30.8 
2025-11-13 00:00 UT   11 23 23.6   -20 20 16     3.557    3.079   53.8   15.0   278   30.8 
2025-11-14 00:00 UT   11 24 19.4   -20 29 28     3.548    3.081   54.5   15.2   278   30.8 
2025-11-15 00:00 UT   11 25 14.7   -20 38 40     3.539    3.083   55.2   15.3   279   30.8 
2025-11-16 00:00 UT   11 26 09.3   -20 47 52     3.530    3.085   55.8   15.4   279   30.8 
2025-11-17 00:00 UT   11 27 03.4   -20 57 04     3.521    3.087   56.5   15.5   279   30.8 
2025-11-18 00:00 UT   11 27 56.8   -21 06 15     3.512    3.089   57.1   15.6   280   30.8 
2025-11-19 00:00 UT   11 28 49.6   -21 15 25     3.502    3.091   57.8   15.7   280   30.8 
2025-11-20 00:00 UT   11 29 41.8   -21 24 35     3.493    3.094   58.5   15.8   281   30.8 
2025-11-21 00:00 UT   11 30 33.3   -21 33 44     3.483    3.096   59.2   15.9   281   30.8 
2025-11-22 00:00 UT   11 31 24.1   -21 42 52     3.474    3.098   59.9   16.0   281   30.8 
2025-11-23 00:00 UT   11 32 14.3   -21 51 59     3.464    3.100   60.5   16.1   282   30.8 
2025-11-24 00:00 UT   11 33 03.8   -22 01 06     3.454    3.102   61.2   16.2   282   30.8 
2025-11-25 00:00 UT   11 33 52.6   -22 10 12     3.444    3.104   61.9   16.3   282   30.8 
2025-11-26 00:00 UT   11 34 40.7   -22 19 16     3.433    3.106   62.6   16.4   283   30.8 
2025-11-27 00:00 UT   11 35 28.1   -22 28 19     3.423    3.108   63.3   16.5   283   30.8 
2025-11-28 00:00 UT   11 36 14.7   -22 37 21     3.413    3.109   64.0   16.6   284   30.8 
2025-11-29 00:00 UT   11 37 00.6   -22 46 22     3.402    3.111   64.7   16.7   284   30.8 
2025-11-30 00:00 UT   11 37 45.8   -22 55 22     3.391    3.113   65.4   16.7   284   30.8 
2025-12-01 00:00 UT   11 38 30.2   -23 04 20     3.381    3.115   66.1   16.8   285   30.7 
2025-12-02 00:00 UT   11 39 13.8   -23 13 16     3.370    3.117   66.9   16.9   285   30.7 
2025-12-03 00:00 UT   11 39 56.6   -23 22 11     3.359    3.119   67.6   17.0   285   30.7 

    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.