2007 VR29
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	4 Oct 2026	29.5	2.341 AU	2.415 AU	17h35m	-12°23'	73.7°	24.2°

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)                : 0.4534443
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.8158372
            i (Inclination)                 : 12.25138
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 221.95846
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 214.90663
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 203.23158
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 256.24816
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -6.97465
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.45            
        

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
2026-10-04 00:00 UT   17 35 18.1   -12 23 13     2.415    2.341   73.7   24.2    89   29.5 
2026-10-04 12:36 UT   17 35 53.7   -12 24 54     2.420    2.339   73.4   24.2    89   29.5 
2026-10-05 00:00 UT   17 36 26.2   -12 26 24     2.424    2.338   73.1   24.2    89   29.5 
2026-10-06 00:00 UT   17 37 35.3   -12 29 33     2.434    2.334   72.4   24.1    89   29.5 
2026-10-07 00:00 UT   17 38 45.4   -12 32 38     2.443    2.331   71.7   24.0    89   29.5 
2026-10-08 00:00 UT   17 39 56.6   -12 35 40     2.452    2.327   71.0   24.0    88   29.5 
2026-10-09 00:00 UT   17 41 08.7   -12 38 40     2.461    2.324   70.3   23.9    88   29.5 
2026-10-10 00:00 UT   17 42 21.8   -12 41 35     2.470    2.320   69.7   23.8    88   29.5 
2026-10-11 00:00 UT   17 43 35.9   -12 44 28     2.479    2.316   69.0   23.7    88   29.5 
2026-10-12 00:00 UT   17 44 50.9   -12 47 17     2.487    2.313   68.3   23.6    87   29.5 
2026-10-13 00:00 UT   17 46 06.9   -12 50 03     2.496    2.309   67.7   23.6    87   29.5 
2026-10-14 00:00 UT   17 47 23.8   -12 52 45     2.505    2.306   67.0   23.5    87   29.5 
2026-10-15 00:00 UT   17 48 41.6   -12 55 23     2.513    2.302   66.3   23.4    86   29.5 
2026-10-16 00:00 UT   17 50 00.3   -12 57 57     2.522    2.298   65.7   23.3    86   29.5 
2026-10-17 00:00 UT   17 51 19.9   -13 00 28     2.530    2.294   65.0   23.2    86   29.5 
2026-10-18 00:00 UT   17 52 40.4   -13 02 55     2.538    2.291   64.4   23.1    86   29.5 
2026-10-19 00:00 UT   17 54 01.8   -13 05 17     2.546    2.287   63.7   23.0    85   29.5 
2026-10-20 00:00 UT   17 55 24.0   -13 07 36     2.554    2.283   63.1   22.9    85   29.5 
2026-10-21 00:00 UT   17 56 47.1   -13 09 50     2.562    2.279   62.5   22.8    85   29.5 
2026-10-22 00:00 UT   17 58 11.1   -13 11 60     2.570    2.276   61.8   22.7    85   29.5 
2026-10-23 00:00 UT   17 59 35.8   -13 14 06     2.578    2.272   61.2   22.6    84   29.5 
2026-10-24 00:00 UT   18 01 01.4   -13 16 07     2.585    2.268   60.5   22.5    84   29.5 
2026-10-25 00:00 UT   18 02 27.8   -13 18 04     2.593    2.264   59.9   22.3    84   29.5 
2026-10-26 00:00 UT   18 03 54.9   -13 19 56     2.600    2.260   59.3   22.2    84   29.5 
2026-10-27 00:00 UT   18 05 22.9   -13 21 44     2.607    2.256   58.7   22.1    83   29.5 
2026-10-28 00:00 UT   18 06 51.7   -13 23 27     2.615    2.252   58.0   22.0    83   29.5 
2026-10-29 00:00 UT   18 08 21.2   -13 25 06     2.622    2.248   57.4   21.9    83   29.5 
2026-10-30 00:00 UT   18 09 51.5   -13 26 39     2.629    2.244   56.8   21.7    82   29.5 

    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.