2019 VK3
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	26 Jun 2026	26.7	1.020 AU	0.509 AU	00h52m	+15°51'	76.0°	75.1°

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)                : 0.6322026
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.0349227
            i (Inclination)                 : 4.96729
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 232.24298
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 302.25001
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 209.37762
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 174.59036
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -4.19947
            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
2026-06-26 00:00 UT   00 52 38.3   +15 51 21     0.509    1.020   76.0   75.1   249   26.7 
2026-06-26 02:00 UT   00 52 30.7   +15 51 25     0.509    1.021   76.1   75.0   249   26.7 
2026-06-27 00:00 UT   00 51 06.6   +15 52 09     0.508    1.031   77.3   74.0   249   26.7 
2026-06-28 00:00 UT   00 49 34.4   +15 52 53     0.507    1.042   78.5   73.0   249   26.7 
2026-06-29 00:00 UT   00 48 01.3   +15 53 32     0.506    1.052   79.8   71.9   249   26.7 
2026-06-30 00:00 UT   00 46 27.1   +15 54 05     0.505    1.063   81.1   70.9   248   26.6 
2026-07-01 00:00 UT   00 44 51.7   +15 54 30     0.504    1.073   82.4   69.9   248   26.6 
2026-07-02 00:00 UT   00 43 14.7   +15 54 47     0.503    1.084   83.7   68.8   248   26.6 
2026-07-03 00:00 UT   00 41 35.9   +15 54 53     0.502    1.094   85.0   67.8   247   26.6 
2026-07-04 00:00 UT   00 39 55.1   +15 54 48     0.500    1.104   86.3   66.8   247   26.6 
2026-07-05 00:00 UT   00 38 12.1   +15 54 31     0.499    1.114   87.6   65.8   247   26.5 
2026-07-06 00:00 UT   00 36 26.7   +15 53 59     0.497    1.123   88.9   64.8   247   26.5 
2026-07-07 00:00 UT   00 34 38.7   +15 53 12     0.495    1.133   90.3   63.8   246   26.5 
2026-07-08 00:00 UT   00 32 47.8   +15 52 07     0.494    1.143   91.6   62.8   246   26.5 
2026-07-09 00:00 UT   00 30 53.8   +15 50 44     0.492    1.152   93.0   61.8   246   26.5 
2026-07-10 00:00 UT   00 28 56.6   +15 49 01     0.490    1.162   94.4   60.8   245   26.4 
2026-07-11 00:00 UT   00 26 56.0   +15 46 57     0.488    1.171   95.8   59.8   245   26.4 
2026-07-12 00:00 UT   00 24 51.8   +15 44 29     0.486    1.180   97.2   58.7   245   26.4 
2026-07-13 00:00 UT   00 22 43.9   +15 41 37     0.484    1.189   98.6   57.7   244   26.4 
2026-07-14 00:00 UT   00 20 32.0   +15 38 18     0.482    1.198  100.0   56.7   244   26.4 
2026-07-15 00:00 UT   00 18 16.1   +15 34 31     0.480    1.207  101.5   55.6   243   26.3 

    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.