2019 VK4
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	18 Mar 2026	32.4	2.820 AU	3.428 AU	21h02m	-21°51'	45.5°	14.6°

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
2026-03-18 00:00 UT   21 02 41.7   -21 51 49     3.428    2.820   45.5   14.6   249   32.4 
2026-03-18 15:28 UT   21 03 33.5   -21 48 51     3.420    2.820   45.9   14.7   249   32.4 
2026-03-19 00:00 UT   21 04 02.0   -21 47 12     3.416    2.819   46.1   14.7   249   32.4 
2026-03-20 00:00 UT   21 05 21.9   -21 42 36     3.405    2.818   46.8   14.9   249   32.4 
2026-03-21 00:00 UT   21 06 41.4   -21 37 60     3.393    2.817   47.5   15.1   249   32.4 
2026-03-22 00:00 UT   21 08 00.5   -21 33 24     3.382    2.817   48.1   15.3   249   32.4 
2026-03-23 00:00 UT   21 09 19.2   -21 28 49     3.370    2.816   48.8   15.5   249   32.4 
2026-03-24 00:00 UT   21 10 37.5   -21 24 15     3.358    2.815   49.5   15.6   249   32.4 
2026-03-25 00:00 UT   21 11 55.4   -21 19 41     3.346    2.814   50.2   15.8   249   32.4 
2026-03-26 00:00 UT   21 13 12.9   -21 15 08     3.334    2.813   50.8   16.0   249   32.4 
2026-03-27 00:00 UT   21 14 29.9   -21 10 36     3.322    2.811   51.5   16.1   249   32.4 
2026-03-28 00:00 UT   21 15 46.5   -21 06 04     3.309    2.810   52.2   16.3   249   32.4 
2026-03-29 00:00 UT   21 17 02.7   -21 01 34     3.297    2.809   52.9   16.5   249   32.4 
2026-03-30 00:00 UT   21 18 18.4   -20 57 04     3.284    2.808   53.6   16.6   249   32.4 
2026-03-31 00:00 UT   21 19 33.7   -20 52 36     3.271    2.807   54.2   16.8   249   32.4 
2026-04-01 00:00 UT   21 20 48.6   -20 48 09     3.258    2.806   54.9   16.9   249   32.4 
2026-04-02 00:00 UT   21 22 03.0   -20 43 42     3.245    2.805   55.6   17.1   249   32.4 
2026-04-03 00:00 UT   21 23 16.9   -20 39 17     3.232    2.804   56.3   17.3   249   32.4 
2026-04-04 00:00 UT   21 24 30.4   -20 34 54     3.219    2.802   57.0   17.4   249   32.4 
2026-04-05 00:00 UT   21 25 43.5   -20 30 32     3.205    2.801   57.7   17.6   249   32.4 
2026-04-06 00:00 UT   21 26 56.0   -20 26 11     3.192    2.800   58.4   17.7   249   32.4 
2026-04-07 00:00 UT   21 28 08.1   -20 21 52     3.178    2.799   59.1   17.9   249   32.4 
2026-04-08 00:00 UT   21 29 19.7   -20 17 34     3.165    2.797   59.7   18.0   249   32.4 
2026-04-09 00:00 UT   21 30 30.8   -20 13 19     3.151    2.796   60.4   18.2   249   32.4 
2026-04-10 00:00 UT   21 31 41.4   -20 09 05     3.137    2.795   61.1   18.3   249   32.4 
2026-04-11 00:00 UT   21 32 51.5   -20 04 53     3.123    2.793   61.8   18.4   249   32.4 
2026-04-12 00:00 UT   21 34 01.1   -20 00 43     3.109    2.792   62.5   18.6   249   32.3 
2026-04-13 00:00 UT   21 35 10.2   -19 56 35     3.095    2.790   63.2   18.7   249   32.3 
2026-04-14 00:00 UT   21 36 18.7   -19 52 29     3.080    2.789   63.9   18.8   249   32.3 
2026-04-15 00:00 UT   21 37 26.7   -19 48 26     3.066    2.788   64.6   19.0   249   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.