2019 GL4
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	25 Jun 2026	24.3	1.396 AU	0.593 AU	21h38m	-82°34'	117.9°	40.0°

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 2019 GL4 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.2984661
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.4449270
            i (Inclination)                 : 22.91179
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 22.91045
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 152.61165
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 303.89425
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : -2.60087
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 10.31686
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 1.74            
        

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
2026-06-25 00:00 UT   21 38 05.5   -82 34 21     0.593    1.396  117.9   40.0   306   24.3 
2026-06-25 14:33 UT   21 32 60.0   -82 40 19     0.595    1.398  118.0   39.9   308   24.3 
2026-06-26 00:00 UT   21 29 34.2   -82 43 57     0.596    1.400  118.1   39.8   309   24.3 
2026-06-27 00:00 UT   21 20 26.7   -82 52 13     0.600    1.405  118.3   39.6   313   24.3 
2026-06-28 00:00 UT   21 10 46.0   -82 59 03     0.605    1.409  118.5   39.4   317   24.3 
2026-06-29 00:00 UT   21 00 36.4   -83 04 23     0.609    1.413  118.7   39.1   320   24.3 
2026-06-30 00:00 UT   20 50 02.9   -83 08 08     0.613    1.418  118.8   38.9   324   24.3 
2026-07-01 00:00 UT   20 39 11.8   -83 10 14     0.617    1.422  119.0   38.7   328   24.4 
2026-07-02 00:00 UT   20 28 09.9   -83 10 38     0.621    1.426  119.1   38.5   332   24.4 
2026-07-03 00:00 UT   20 17 04.6   -83 09 20     0.625    1.431  119.3   38.3   336   24.4 
2026-07-04 00:00 UT   20 06 03.3   -83 06 19     0.630    1.435  119.4   38.1   340   24.4 
2026-07-05 00:00 UT   19 55 13.1   -83 01 36     0.634    1.439  119.6   37.9   344   24.4 
2026-07-06 00:00 UT   19 44 40.5   -82 55 14     0.638    1.443  119.7   37.7   348   24.4 
2026-07-07 00:00 UT   19 34 31.2   -82 47 15     0.643    1.448  119.8   37.6   352   24.5 
2026-07-08 00:00 UT   19 24 49.9   -82 37 44     0.647    1.452  119.9   37.4   355   24.5 
2026-07-09 00:00 UT   19 15 40.0   -82 26 45     0.652    1.456  120.0   37.2   359   24.5 
2026-07-10 00:00 UT   19 07 04.0   -82 14 24     0.656    1.460  120.1   37.0     2   24.5 
2026-07-11 00:00 UT   18 59 03.5   -82 00 46     0.661    1.465  120.1   36.9     5   24.5 
2026-07-12 00:00 UT   18 51 39.0   -81 45 56     0.666    1.469  120.2   36.7     9   24.5 
2026-07-13 00:00 UT   18 44 50.4   -81 30 00     0.671    1.473  120.2   36.6    12   24.6 
2026-07-14 00:00 UT   18 38 36.9   -81 13 04     0.676    1.477  120.3   36.5    14   24.6 
2026-07-15 00:00 UT   18 32 57.5   -80 55 12     0.680    1.481  120.3   36.3    17   24.6 
2026-07-16 00:00 UT   18 27 50.6   -80 36 29     0.685    1.486  120.3   36.2    19   24.6 
2026-07-17 00:00 UT   18 23 14.6   -80 17 01     0.690    1.490  120.4   36.1    22   24.6 
2026-07-18 00:00 UT   18 19 07.6   -79 56 50     0.696    1.494  120.4   35.9    24   24.7 
2026-07-19 00:00 UT   18 15 27.7   -79 36 01     0.701    1.498  120.4   35.8    26   24.7 
2026-07-20 00:00 UT   18 12 13.2   -79 14 38     0.706    1.502  120.3   35.7    28   24.7 

    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.