2019 VK4
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	16 Jul 2026	30.6	2.561 AU	1.671 AU	22h15m	-20°12'	143.7°	13.6°

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
2026-07-16 00:00 UT   22 15 33.4   -20 12 07     1.671    2.561  143.7   13.6   261   30.6 
2026-07-16 17:23 UT   22 15 01.5   -20 16 58     1.662    2.559  144.5   13.3   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 
2026-07-19 00:00 UT   22 13 14.5   -20 32 36     1.638    2.551  147.0   12.5   263   30.5 
2026-07-20 00:00 UT   22 12 24.1   -20 39 39     1.627    2.547  148.2   12.1   264   30.5 
2026-07-21 00:00 UT   22 11 31.8   -20 46 49     1.617    2.544  149.3   11.8   264   30.5 
2026-07-22 00:00 UT   22 10 37.4   -20 54 05     1.607    2.540  150.4   11.4   265   30.5 
2026-07-23 00:00 UT   22 09 41.1   -21 01 27     1.597    2.536  151.6   11.0   266   30.4 
2026-07-24 00:00 UT   22 08 42.9   -21 08 54     1.587    2.533  152.7   10.6   267   30.4 
2026-07-25 00:00 UT   22 07 42.6   -21 16 26     1.578    2.529  153.8   10.2   268   30.4 
2026-07-26 00:00 UT   22 06 40.5   -21 24 02     1.568    2.525  154.9    9.8   269   30.3 
2026-07-27 00:00 UT   22 05 36.5   -21 31 42     1.560    2.522  156.1    9.4   271   30.3 
2026-07-28 00:00 UT   22 04 30.6   -21 39 25     1.551    2.518  157.2    9.0   272   30.3 
2026-07-29 00:00 UT   22 03 22.9   -21 47 12     1.543    2.514  158.3    8.6   274   30.2 
2026-07-30 00:00 UT   22 02 13.3   -21 55 01     1.534    2.510  159.4    8.2   275   30.2 
2026-07-31 00:00 UT   22 01 02.0   -22 02 51     1.527    2.506  160.5    7.8   277   30.2 
2026-08-01 00:00 UT   21 59 49.0   -22 10 43     1.519    2.503  161.6    7.3   279   30.1 
2026-08-02 00:00 UT   21 58 34.3   -22 18 36     1.512    2.499  162.7    6.9   282   30.1 
2026-08-03 00:00 UT   21 57 18.0   -22 26 29     1.505    2.495  163.7    6.5   284   30.1 
2026-08-04 00:00 UT   21 56 00.1   -22 34 21     1.498    2.491  164.8    6.1   287   30.0 
2026-08-05 00:00 UT   21 54 40.6   -22 42 13     1.491    2.487  165.7    5.8   291   30.0 
2026-08-06 00:00 UT   21 53 19.7   -22 50 03     1.485    2.483  166.7    5.4   294   30.0 
2026-08-07 00:00 UT   21 51 57.4   -22 57 51     1.479    2.479  167.6    5.1   299   29.9 
2026-08-08 00:00 UT   21 50 33.7   -23 05 36     1.473    2.475  168.4    4.7   304   29.9 
2026-08-09 00:00 UT   21 49 08.8   -23 13 18     1.468    2.471  169.1    4.5   310   29.9 
2026-08-10 00:00 UT   21 47 42.7   -23 20 55     1.463    2.467  169.6    4.2   316   29.9 
2026-08-11 00:00 UT   21 46 15.5   -23 28 28     1.458    2.463  170.1    4.1   323   29.8 
2026-08-12 00:00 UT   21 44 47.2   -23 35 55     1.454    2.459  170.4    3.9   331   29.8 
2026-08-13 00:00 UT   21 43 18.1   -23 43 17     1.449    2.455  170.5    3.9   339   29.8 

    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.