2019 VK4
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	11 Jan 2026	32.1	2.833 AU	3.812 AU	19h23m	-26°18'	4.6°	1.6°

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 2019 VK4 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.5632679
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.8157231
            i (Inclination)                 : 5.86061
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 32.03526
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 79.42967
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 149.79803
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 111.41065
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 5.76082
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.45            
        

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
2026-01-11 00:00 UT   19 23 38.4   -26 18 55     3.812    2.833    4.6    1.6   194   32.1 
2026-01-11 08:16 UT   19 24 11.7   -26 17 55     3.812    2.833    4.6    1.6   196   32.1 
2026-01-12 00:00 UT   19 25 15.1   -26 15 58     3.812    2.833    4.8    1.7   201   32.1 
2026-01-13 00:00 UT   19 26 51.6   -26 12 59     3.812    2.833    5.2    1.8   207   32.1 
2026-01-14 00:00 UT   19 28 28.0   -26 09 56     3.811    2.834    5.6    1.9   212   32.1 
2026-01-15 00:00 UT   19 30 04.3   -26 06 51     3.811    2.834    6.0    2.1   217   32.1 
2026-01-16 00:00 UT   19 31 40.4   -26 03 43     3.810    2.835    6.5    2.3   221   32.1 
2026-01-17 00:00 UT   19 33 16.4   -26 00 32     3.809    2.835    7.0    2.4   224   32.1 
2026-01-18 00:00 UT   19 34 52.3   -25 57 19     3.808    2.835    7.6    2.6   227   32.1 
2026-01-19 00:00 UT   19 36 28.1   -25 54 03     3.807    2.836    8.1    2.8   229   32.2 
2026-01-20 00:00 UT   19 38 03.7   -25 50 44     3.805    2.836    8.7    3.0   231   32.2 
2026-01-21 00:00 UT   19 39 39.2   -25 47 23     3.803    2.836    9.3    3.2   233   32.2 
2026-01-22 00:00 UT   19 41 14.5   -25 43 59     3.801    2.837    9.8    3.4   235   32.2 
2026-01-23 00:00 UT   19 42 49.7   -25 40 33     3.799    2.837   10.4    3.6   236   32.2 
2026-01-24 00:00 UT   19 44 24.6   -25 37 05     3.797    2.837   11.0    3.8   237   32.2 
2026-01-25 00:00 UT   19 45 59.5   -25 33 34     3.795    2.837   11.7    4.0   238   32.2 
2026-01-26 00:00 UT   19 47 34.1   -25 30 00     3.792    2.838   12.3    4.2   239   32.2 
2026-01-27 00:00 UT   19 49 08.6   -25 26 24     3.789    2.838   12.9    4.4   240   32.2 
2026-01-28 00:00 UT   19 50 42.8   -25 22 46     3.786    2.838   13.5    4.6   241   32.3 
2026-01-29 00:00 UT   19 52 16.9   -25 19 06     3.783    2.838   14.1    4.9   242   32.3 
2026-01-30 00:00 UT   19 53 50.8   -25 15 23     3.780    2.838   14.8    5.1   242   32.3 
2026-01-31 00:00 UT   19 55 24.5   -25 11 38     3.776    2.838   15.4    5.3   243   32.3 
2026-02-01 00:00 UT   19 56 58.0   -25 07 51     3.772    2.838   16.0    5.5   243   32.3 
2026-02-02 00:00 UT   19 58 31.3   -25 04 02     3.768    2.838   16.6    5.7   244   32.3 
2026-02-03 00:00 UT   20 00 04.5   -25 00 10     3.764    2.838   17.3    5.9   244   32.3 

    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.