I originally thought A/2018 V3 was an asteroid (although it may end up being a comet) with a very long perihelion distance. But I was wrong; its max distance is just 4 A.U.’s but the eccentricity is .989( 99 times longer than wide orbit) and its inclination to the solar system is 165 degrees (almost perpendicular.)
Anyway some of the objects in our NEO follow-up program are as faint or even a bit dimmer than 21.5 V magnitude. Even with the arrow pointing to the object its hard to see. Only with consistent movement in the predicted angle is it identifiable as a target. This image is a combination of 14 – 2minute images taken on the night of 11-14-18 and severely cropped. At the time the MPC listed it as 21.6 V magnitude. It would also be easier to see inverted (dark stars on white background) .
Gary