2010 LK34
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	13 May 2026	27.2	3.152 AU	2.488 AU	11h50m	+07°24'	122.8°	15.6°

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 2010 LK34 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.8072543
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.8286926
            i (Inclination)                 : 5.31991
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 130.05725
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 249.31491
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 64.27004
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 199.29029
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -4.97607
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.47            
        

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
2026-05-13 00:00 UT   11 50 38.2   +07 24 55     2.488    3.152  122.8   15.6   117   27.2 
2026-05-13 01:31 UT   11 50 36.6   +07 24 59     2.489    3.152  122.7   15.6   117   27.2 
2026-05-14 00:00 UT   11 50 13.0   +07 25 52     2.504    3.155  121.7   15.8   117   27.3 
2026-05-15 00:00 UT   11 49 49.2   +07 26 39     2.519    3.157  120.7   16.0   117   27.3 
2026-05-16 00:00 UT   11 49 27.0   +07 27 17     2.535    3.160  119.6   16.1   117   27.3 
2026-05-17 00:00 UT   11 49 06.1   +07 27 45     2.551    3.163  118.6   16.3   117   27.3 
2026-05-18 00:00 UT   11 48 46.8   +07 28 04     2.567    3.165  117.6   16.5   117   27.3 
2026-05-19 00:00 UT   11 48 28.8   +07 28 14     2.583    3.168  116.6   16.6   116   27.4 
2026-05-20 00:00 UT   11 48 12.4   +07 28 14     2.600    3.170  115.5   16.7   116   27.4 
2026-05-21 00:00 UT   11 47 57.3   +07 28 06     2.616    3.173  114.5   16.9   116   27.4 
2026-05-22 00:00 UT   11 47 43.6   +07 27 49     2.632    3.175  113.5   17.0   116   27.4 
2026-05-23 00:00 UT   11 47 31.3   +07 27 24     2.649    3.177  112.5   17.1   116   27.4 
2026-05-24 00:00 UT   11 47 20.3   +07 26 50     2.665    3.180  111.5   17.2   116   27.5 
2026-05-25 00:00 UT   11 47 10.8   +07 26 07     2.682    3.182  110.5   17.3   116   27.5 
2026-05-26 00:00 UT   11 47 02.5   +07 25 17     2.699    3.185  109.6   17.4   115   27.5 
2026-05-27 00:00 UT   11 46 55.6   +07 24 19     2.716    3.187  108.6   17.5   115   27.5 
2026-05-28 00:00 UT   11 46 49.9   +07 23 12     2.733    3.189  107.6   17.6   115   27.5 
2026-05-29 00:00 UT   11 46 45.6   +07 21 59     2.750    3.191  106.7   17.7   115   27.6 
2026-05-30 00:00 UT   11 46 42.4   +07 20 37     2.767    3.194  105.7   17.8   115   27.6 
2026-05-31 00:00 UT   11 46 40.6   +07 19 09     2.784    3.196  104.7   17.9   115   27.6 
2026-06-01 00:00 UT   11 46 40.0   +07 17 33     2.801    3.198  103.8   17.9   115   27.6 
2026-06-02 00:00 UT   11 46 40.5   +07 15 50     2.818    3.200  102.9   18.0   115   27.6 
2026-06-03 00:00 UT   11 46 42.3   +07 13 60     2.835    3.202  101.9   18.1   115   27.6 
2026-06-04 00:00 UT   11 46 45.2   +07 12 03     2.852    3.205  101.0   18.1   115   27.7 
2026-06-05 00:00 UT   11 46 49.4   +07 09 59     2.870    3.207  100.1   18.1   114   27.7 
2026-06-06 00:00 UT   11 46 54.6   +07 07 49     2.887    3.209   99.2   18.2   114   27.7 
2026-06-07 00:00 UT   11 47 01.0   +07 05 33     2.904    3.211   98.2   18.2   114   27.7 
2026-06-08 00:00 UT   11 47 08.5   +07 03 10     2.921    3.213   97.3   18.3   114   27.7 
2026-06-09 00:00 UT   11 47 17.0   +07 00 40     2.939    3.215   96.4   18.3   114   27.7 
2026-06-10 00:00 UT   11 47 26.7   +06 58 05     2.956    3.217   95.5   18.3   114   27.7 
2026-06-11 00:00 UT   11 47 37.4   +06 55 23     2.973    3.219   94.6   18.3   114   27.8 
2026-06-12 00:00 UT   11 47 49.2   +06 52 36     2.991    3.221   93.8   18.3   114   27.8 

    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.