2019 VK3
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	18 Sep 2026	26.8	1.599 AU	0.687 AU	21h05m	-05°04'	141.1°	23.2°

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 VK3 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.6322158
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.0348860
            i (Inclination)                 : 4.96737
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 232.24167
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 302.25371
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 36.61043
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 174.59276
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -4.19937
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 1.05            
        

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
2026-09-18 00:00 UT   21 05 22.0   -05 04 56     0.687    1.599  141.1   23.2    87   26.8 
2026-09-18 09:33 UT   21 04 54.6   -05 11 08     0.691    1.600  140.6   23.5    87   26.8 
2026-09-19 00:00 UT   21 04 14.6   -05 20 21     0.697    1.602  139.9   23.8    86   26.9 
2026-09-20 00:00 UT   21 03 12.1   -05 35 14     0.708    1.606  138.7   24.4    86   26.9 
2026-09-21 00:00 UT   21 02 14.1   -05 49 38     0.719    1.609  137.5   24.9    85   27.0 
2026-09-22 00:00 UT   21 01 20.7   -06 03 31     0.730    1.612  136.3   25.5    84   27.0 
2026-09-23 00:00 UT   21 00 31.7   -06 16 55     0.741    1.615  135.1   26.0    84   27.1 
2026-09-24 00:00 UT   20 59 47.0   -06 29 50     0.752    1.619  134.0   26.5    83   27.1 
2026-09-25 00:00 UT   20 59 06.4   -06 42 17     0.763    1.622  132.9   27.0    83   27.2 
2026-09-26 00:00 UT   20 58 29.9   -06 54 16     0.775    1.625  131.7   27.4    82   27.2 
2026-09-27 00:00 UT   20 57 57.4   -07 05 48     0.786    1.628  130.6   27.9    82   27.3 
2026-09-28 00:00 UT   20 57 28.8   -07 16 54     0.798    1.630  129.5   28.3    82   27.3 
2026-09-29 00:00 UT   20 57 03.8   -07 27 35     0.810    1.633  128.4   28.7    81   27.4 
2026-09-30 00:00 UT   20 56 42.5   -07 37 50     0.821    1.636  127.3   29.1    81   27.4 
2026-10-01 00:00 UT   20 56 24.7   -07 47 41     0.833    1.639  126.3   29.5    80   27.5 
2026-10-02 00:00 UT   20 56 10.4   -07 57 07     0.845    1.641  125.2   29.9    80   27.5 
2026-10-03 00:00 UT   20 55 59.4   -08 06 11     0.857    1.644  124.2   30.2    80   27.6 
2026-10-04 00:00 UT   20 55 51.7   -08 14 51     0.870    1.646  123.2   30.6    80   27.6 
2026-10-05 00:00 UT   20 55 47.1   -08 23 09     0.882    1.648  122.2   30.9    79   27.6 
2026-10-06 00:00 UT   20 55 45.7   -08 31 04     0.894    1.651  121.2   31.2    79   27.7 
2026-10-07 00:00 UT   20 55 47.2   -08 38 39     0.907    1.653  120.2   31.5    79   27.7 
2026-10-08 00:00 UT   20 55 51.7   -08 45 52     0.919    1.655  119.2   31.8    78   27.8 
2026-10-09 00:00 UT   20 55 59.0   -08 52 45     0.932    1.657  118.2   32.1    78   27.8 
2026-10-10 00:00 UT   20 56 09.1   -08 59 18     0.944    1.659  117.3   32.3    78   27.8 
2026-10-11 00:00 UT   20 56 21.9   -09 05 30     0.957    1.661  116.3   32.6    78   27.9 
2026-10-12 00:00 UT   20 56 37.3   -09 11 24     0.969    1.663  115.4   32.8    77   27.9 
2026-10-13 00:00 UT   20 56 55.2   -09 16 59     0.982    1.665  114.5   33.1    77   28.0 
2026-10-14 00:00 UT   20 57 15.6   -09 22 15     0.995    1.667  113.5   33.3    77   28.0 
2026-10-15 00:00 UT   20 57 38.4   -09 27 13     1.008    1.668  112.6   33.5    77   28.0 
2026-10-16 00:00 UT   20 58 03.6   -09 31 54     1.020    1.670  111.7   33.7    77   28.1 
2026-10-17 00:00 UT   20 58 31.0   -09 36 17     1.033    1.672  110.8   33.9    76   28.1 
2026-10-18 00:00 UT   20 59 00.5   -09 40 24     1.046    1.673  110.0   34.0    76   28.1 

    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.