2007 VR29
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	5 Aug 2026	28.2	2.355 AU	1.529 AU	17h58m	-06°15'	134.5°	17.9°

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 2007 VR29 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.4507963
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.8063631
            i (Inclination)                 : 12.18883
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 221.94365
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 214.97097
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 142.42524
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 256.30348
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -6.95063
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.43            
        

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
2026-08-05 00:00 UT   17 58 01.1   -06 15 06     1.529    2.355  134.5   17.9   108   28.2 
2026-08-05 09:41 UT   17 57 42.9   -06 16 32     1.532    2.353  134.1   18.0   108   28.2 
2026-08-06 00:00 UT   17 57 16.6   -06 18 40     1.535    2.351  133.5   18.2   107   28.2 
2026-08-07 00:00 UT   17 56 34.0   -06 22 19     1.541    2.348  132.5   18.6   107   28.2 
2026-08-08 00:00 UT   17 55 53.4   -06 26 03     1.547    2.345  131.5   18.9   106   28.3 
2026-08-09 00:00 UT   17 55 14.8   -06 29 53     1.553    2.341  130.4   19.2   106   28.3 
2026-08-10 00:00 UT   17 54 38.2   -06 33 48     1.559    2.338  129.4   19.6   105   28.3 
2026-08-11 00:00 UT   17 54 03.6   -06 37 49     1.566    2.335  128.4   19.9   104   28.3 
2026-08-12 00:00 UT   17 53 31.1   -06 41 54     1.572    2.331  127.4   20.2   104   28.3 
2026-08-13 00:00 UT   17 53 00.7   -06 46 03     1.579    2.328  126.4   20.5   103   28.3 
2026-08-14 00:00 UT   17 52 32.3   -06 50 17     1.586    2.324  125.4   20.8   103   28.4 
2026-08-15 00:00 UT   17 52 06.0   -06 54 35     1.593    2.321  124.4   21.1   103   28.4 
2026-08-16 00:00 UT   17 51 41.8   -06 58 56     1.600    2.318  123.4   21.4   102   28.4 
2026-08-17 00:00 UT   17 51 19.7   -07 03 21     1.607    2.314  122.4   21.7   102   28.4 
2026-08-18 00:00 UT   17 50 59.7   -07 07 49     1.615    2.310  121.5   21.9   101   28.4 
2026-08-19 00:00 UT   17 50 41.7   -07 12 21     1.622    2.307  120.5   22.2   101   28.4 
2026-08-20 00:00 UT   17 50 25.8   -07 16 55     1.630    2.303  119.5   22.5   100   28.4 
2026-08-21 00:00 UT   17 50 12.0   -07 21 32     1.637    2.300  118.6   22.7   100   28.5 
2026-08-22 00:00 UT   17 50 00.2   -07 26 11     1.645    2.296  117.6   23.0   100   28.5 
2026-08-23 00:00 UT   17 49 50.5   -07 30 52     1.653    2.292  116.7   23.2    99   28.5 
2026-08-24 00:00 UT   17 49 42.8   -07 35 36     1.661    2.289  115.8   23.4    99   28.5 
2026-08-25 00:00 UT   17 49 37.1   -07 40 21     1.668    2.285  114.8   23.7    99   28.5 
2026-08-26 00:00 UT   17 49 33.5   -07 45 08     1.677    2.281  113.9   23.9    98   28.5 
2026-08-27 00:00 UT   17 49 31.8   -07 49 56     1.685    2.278  113.0   24.1    98   28.5 
2026-08-28 00:00 UT   17 49 32.1   -07 54 46     1.693    2.274  112.1   24.3    98   28.6 
2026-08-29 00:00 UT   17 49 34.4   -07 59 36     1.701    2.270  111.2   24.5    97   28.6 
2026-08-30 00:00 UT   17 49 38.7   -08 04 28     1.709    2.266  110.3   24.7    97   28.6 
2026-08-31 00:00 UT   17 49 44.9   -08 09 20     1.718    2.263  109.4   24.9    97   28.6 
2026-09-01 00:00 UT   17 49 53.0   -08 14 13     1.726    2.259  108.5   25.1    96   28.6 
2026-09-02 00:00 UT   17 50 03.0   -08 19 06     1.734    2.255  107.6   25.2    96   28.6 
2026-09-03 00:00 UT   17 50 14.9   -08 23 60     1.743    2.251  106.7   25.4    96   28.6 
2026-09-04 00:00 UT   17 50 28.8   -08 28 54     1.751    2.247  105.9   25.6    95   28.6 

    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.