2019 VK4
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	18 Jun 2026	31.4	2.650 AU	2.053 AU	22h23m	-18°07'	115.2°	20.3°

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
2026-06-18 00:00 UT   22 23 14.1   -18 07 06     2.053    2.650  115.2   20.3   252   31.4 
2026-06-18 08:10 UT   22 23 16.6   -18 07 51     2.047    2.649  115.5   20.2   252   31.4 
2026-06-19 00:00 UT   22 23 21.1   -18 09 22     2.037    2.647  116.2   20.2   252   31.4 
2026-06-20 00:00 UT   22 23 26.5   -18 11 48     2.022    2.644  117.1   20.0   252   31.3 
2026-06-21 00:00 UT   22 23 30.4   -18 14 24     2.007    2.641  118.0   19.9   253   31.3 
2026-06-22 00:00 UT   22 23 32.7   -18 17 09     1.992    2.639  119.0   19.7   253   31.3 
2026-06-23 00:00 UT   22 23 33.4   -18 20 04     1.977    2.636  119.9   19.5   253   31.3 
2026-06-24 00:00 UT   22 23 32.5   -18 23 09     1.962    2.633  120.9   19.3   253   31.2 
2026-06-25 00:00 UT   22 23 29.9   -18 26 23     1.947    2.630  121.9   19.2   253   31.2 
2026-06-26 00:00 UT   22 23 25.6   -18 29 48     1.933    2.627  122.8   19.0   254   31.2 
2026-06-27 00:00 UT   22 23 19.6   -18 33 22     1.918    2.624  123.8   18.8   254   31.2 
2026-06-28 00:00 UT   22 23 11.9   -18 37 07     1.904    2.621  124.8   18.6   254   31.1 
2026-06-29 00:00 UT   22 23 02.4   -18 41 01     1.890    2.617  125.8   18.4   254   31.1 
2026-06-30 00:00 UT   22 22 51.2   -18 45 05     1.875    2.614  126.8   18.1   255   31.1 
2026-07-01 00:00 UT   22 22 38.1   -18 49 19     1.861    2.611  127.8   17.9   255   31.1 
2026-07-02 00:00 UT   22 22 23.3   -18 53 43     1.848    2.608  128.8   17.7   255   31.0 
2026-07-03 00:00 UT   22 22 06.6   -18 58 17     1.834    2.605  129.8   17.4   255   31.0 
2026-07-04 00:00 UT   22 21 48.1   -19 03 01     1.820    2.602  130.9   17.2   256   31.0 
2026-07-05 00:00 UT   22 21 27.6   -19 07 55     1.807    2.598  131.9   16.9   256   31.0 
2026-07-06 00:00 UT   22 21 05.3   -19 12 58     1.794    2.595  132.9   16.7   256   30.9 
2026-07-07 00:00 UT   22 20 41.0   -19 18 12     1.781    2.592  134.0   16.4   257   30.9 
2026-07-08 00:00 UT   22 20 14.8   -19 23 35     1.768    2.589  135.0   16.1   257   30.9 
2026-07-09 00:00 UT   22 19 46.7   -19 29 07     1.755    2.585  136.1   15.8   258   30.8 
2026-07-10 00:00 UT   22 19 16.5   -19 34 49     1.742    2.582  137.2   15.5   258   30.8 
2026-07-11 00:00 UT   22 18 44.4   -19 40 40     1.730    2.579  138.2   15.2   258   30.8 
2026-07-12 00:00 UT   22 18 10.2   -19 46 40     1.718    2.575  139.3   14.9   259   30.8 
2026-07-13 00:00 UT   22 17 34.0   -19 52 49     1.706    2.572  140.4   14.6   259   30.7 
2026-07-14 00:00 UT   22 16 55.8   -19 59 07     1.694    2.568  141.5   14.3   260   30.7 
2026-07-15 00:00 UT   22 16 15.6   -20 05 33     1.682    2.565  142.6   13.9   260   30.7 
2026-07-16 00:00 UT   22 15 33.4   -20 12 07     1.671    2.561  143.7   13.6   261   30.6 
2026-07-17 00:00 UT   22 14 49.1   -20 18 49     1.659    2.558  144.8   13.2   262   30.6 
2026-07-18 00:00 UT   22 14 02.8   -20 25 39     1.648    2.554  145.9   12.9   262   30.6 

    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.