2010 LK34
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	8 Jan 2026	27.0	2.620 AU	2.492 AU	13h23m	-04°15'	86.4°	22.0°

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
2026-01-08 00:00 UT   13 23 47.9   -04 15 57     2.492    2.620   86.4   22.0   292   27.0 
2026-01-08 13:27 UT   13 24 00.1   -04 15 57     2.486    2.624   86.9   22.0   292   27.0 
2026-01-09 00:00 UT   13 24 09.4   -04 15 54     2.482    2.627   87.3   22.0   292   27.0 
2026-01-10 00:00 UT   13 24 29.5   -04 15 43     2.472    2.633   88.3   21.9   292   27.0 
2026-01-11 00:00 UT   13 24 48.3   -04 15 22     2.462    2.638   89.2   21.9   292   27.0 
2026-01-12 00:00 UT   13 25 05.8   -04 14 51     2.452    2.644   90.2   21.8   292   27.0 
2026-01-13 00:00 UT   13 25 21.9   -04 14 12     2.442    2.650   91.1   21.8   292   27.0 
2026-01-14 00:00 UT   13 25 36.6   -04 13 23     2.432    2.656   92.1   21.7   292   27.0 
2026-01-15 00:00 UT   13 25 49.8   -04 12 24     2.422    2.662   93.1   21.7   292   27.0 
2026-01-16 00:00 UT   13 26 01.6   -04 11 15     2.412    2.668   94.0   21.6   291   27.0 
2026-01-17 00:00 UT   13 26 12.0   -04 09 57     2.401    2.674   95.0   21.5   291   27.0 
2026-01-18 00:00 UT   13 26 20.9   -04 08 29     2.391    2.679   96.0   21.4   291   27.0 
2026-01-19 00:00 UT   13 26 28.3   -04 06 51     2.381    2.685   97.0   21.3   291   27.0 
2026-01-20 00:00 UT   13 26 34.2   -04 05 03     2.371    2.691   98.0   21.2   291   27.0 
2026-01-21 00:00 UT   13 26 38.6   -04 03 06     2.361    2.696   99.0   21.1   291   27.0 
2026-01-22 00:00 UT   13 26 41.4   -04 00 58     2.351    2.702  100.0   21.0   291   27.0 
2026-01-23 00:00 UT   13 26 42.7   -03 58 39     2.341    2.708  101.1   20.9   291   26.9 
2026-01-24 00:00 UT   13 26 42.4   -03 56 11     2.331    2.713  102.1   20.8   291   26.9 
2026-01-25 00:00 UT   13 26 40.5   -03 53 32     2.321    2.719  103.1   20.7   291   26.9 
2026-01-26 00:00 UT   13 26 37.0   -03 50 44     2.310    2.724  104.2   20.5   291   26.9 
2026-01-27 00:00 UT   13 26 31.9   -03 47 44     2.301    2.730  105.2   20.4   290   26.9 
2026-01-28 00:00 UT   13 26 25.2   -03 44 35     2.291    2.735  106.3   20.2   290   26.9 
2026-01-29 00:00 UT   13 26 16.8   -03 41 15     2.281    2.740  107.3   20.1   290   26.9 
2026-01-30 00:00 UT   13 26 06.8   -03 37 45     2.271    2.746  108.4   19.9   290   26.9 
2026-01-31 00:00 UT   13 25 55.2   -03 34 04     2.261    2.751  109.5   19.7   290   26.9 
2026-02-01 00:00 UT   13 25 41.9   -03 30 13     2.251    2.757  110.6   19.6   290   26.9 
2026-02-02 00:00 UT   13 25 26.9   -03 26 11     2.242    2.762  111.7   19.4   290   26.8 
2026-02-03 00:00 UT   13 25 10.2   -03 21 59     2.232    2.767  112.8   19.2   290   26.8 
2026-02-04 00:00 UT   13 24 51.8   -03 17 37     2.223    2.772  113.9   19.0   290   26.8 
2026-02-05 00:00 UT   13 24 31.8   -03 13 04     2.214    2.777  115.0   18.8   289   26.8 
2026-02-06 00:00 UT   13 24 10.0   -03 08 20     2.204    2.783  116.1   18.6   289   26.8 
2026-02-07 00:00 UT   13 23 46.4   -03 03 26     2.195    2.788  117.2   18.3   289   26.8 

    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.