2011 VG9
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	20 Sep 2026	29.3	3.882 AU	4.419 AU	08h27m	+18°10'	51.9°	11.8°

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 2011 VG9 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.7753679
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.2795004
            i (Inclination)                 : 1.26267
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 235.63859
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 66.38101
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 106.77546
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 302.01449
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 1.15688
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.44            
        

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
2026-09-20 00:00 UT   08 27 28.5   +18 10 02     4.419    3.882   51.9   11.8   283   29.3 
2026-09-20 22:14 UT   08 28 09.4   +18 07 27     4.410    3.884   52.7   11.9   283   29.3 
2026-09-21 00:00 UT   08 28 12.7   +18 07 14     4.409    3.884   52.7   11.9   283   29.3 
2026-09-22 00:00 UT   08 28 56.2   +18 04 28     4.398    3.886   53.5   12.0   283   29.3 
2026-09-23 00:00 UT   08 29 39.3   +18 01 42     4.387    3.888   54.3   12.1   283   29.3 
2026-09-24 00:00 UT   08 30 21.8   +17 58 58     4.376    3.890   55.1   12.2   283   29.3 
2026-09-25 00:00 UT   08 31 03.7   +17 56 14     4.364    3.892   55.9   12.3   283   29.3 
2026-09-26 00:00 UT   08 31 45.0   +17 53 32     4.353    3.895   56.8   12.4   284   29.3 
2026-09-27 00:00 UT   08 32 25.8   +17 50 51     4.341    3.897   57.6   12.5   284   29.3 
2026-09-28 00:00 UT   08 33 06.0   +17 48 12     4.330    3.899   58.4   12.6   284   29.3 
2026-09-29 00:00 UT   08 33 45.5   +17 45 34     4.318    3.901   59.2   12.7   284   29.3 
2026-09-30 00:00 UT   08 34 24.5   +17 42 57     4.306    3.903   60.0   12.8   284   29.3 
2026-10-01 00:00 UT   08 35 02.9   +17 40 22     4.294    3.905   60.8   12.9   284   29.3 
2026-10-02 00:00 UT   08 35 40.6   +17 37 48     4.281    3.907   61.7   13.0   284   29.3 
2026-10-03 00:00 UT   08 36 17.7   +17 35 16     4.269    3.909   62.5   13.1   284   29.3 
2026-10-04 00:00 UT   08 36 54.2   +17 32 46     4.256    3.911   63.3   13.2   284   29.3 
2026-10-05 00:00 UT   08 37 30.0   +17 30 17     4.244    3.913   64.2   13.3   284   29.3 
2026-10-06 00:00 UT   08 38 05.1   +17 27 50     4.231    3.915   65.0   13.4   284   29.3 
2026-10-07 00:00 UT   08 38 39.6   +17 25 26     4.218    3.917   65.9   13.5   284   29.2 
2026-10-08 00:00 UT   08 39 13.4   +17 23 03     4.205    3.919   66.7   13.5   284   29.2 
2026-10-09 00:00 UT   08 39 46.4   +17 20 42     4.192    3.921   67.6   13.6   284   29.2 
2026-10-10 00:00 UT   08 40 18.8   +17 18 23     4.179    3.923   68.4   13.7   284   29.2 
2026-10-11 00:00 UT   08 40 50.4   +17 16 06     4.165    3.924   69.3   13.8   284   29.2 
2026-10-12 00:00 UT   08 41 21.4   +17 13 52     4.152    3.926   70.1   13.8   285   29.2 
2026-10-13 00:00 UT   08 41 51.5   +17 11 40     4.138    3.928   71.0   13.9   285   29.2 
2026-10-14 00:00 UT   08 42 21.0   +17 09 30     4.125    3.930   71.9   14.0   285   29.2 
2026-10-15 00:00 UT   08 42 49.6   +17 07 23     4.111    3.932   72.7   14.0   285   29.2 
2026-10-16 00:00 UT   08 43 17.5   +17 05 18     4.097    3.934   73.6   14.1   285   29.2 
2026-10-17 00:00 UT   08 43 44.6   +17 03 16     4.083    3.935   74.5   14.1   285   29.2 
2026-10-18 00:00 UT   08 44 11.0   +17 01 16     4.069    3.937   75.4   14.2   285   29.2 
2026-10-19 00:00 UT   08 44 36.5   +16 59 19     4.055    3.939   76.2   14.2   285   29.2 
2026-10-20 00:00 UT   08 45 01.2   +16 57 25     4.041    3.941   77.1   14.3   285   29.2 

    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.