2019 VM1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	13 Jul 2026	26.9	1.540 AU	0.554 AU	20h32m	-41°09'	156.3°	15.4°

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 VM1 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.3070380
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.4619049
            i (Inclination)                 : 8.46710
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 49.60973
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 1.37289
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 146.82826
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 50.96766
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 0.20213
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 1.77            
        

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
2026-07-13 00:00 UT   20 32 54.4   -41 09 60     0.554    1.540  156.3   15.4   320   26.9 
2026-07-13 10:18 UT   20 32 15.2   -41 18 20     0.552    1.538  156.5   15.3   321   26.9 
2026-07-14 00:00 UT   20 31 21.9   -41 29 24     0.549    1.536  156.6   15.2   323   26.9 
2026-07-15 00:00 UT   20 29 45.2   -41 48 40     0.544    1.532  156.8   15.1   327   26.8 
2026-07-16 00:00 UT   20 28 04.3   -42 07 44     0.540    1.528  157.0   15.1   330   26.8 
2026-07-17 00:00 UT   20 26 19.3   -42 26 36     0.535    1.524  157.1   15.1   334   26.8 
2026-07-18 00:00 UT   20 24 30.4   -42 45 12     0.531    1.519  157.1   15.1   338   26.8 
2026-07-19 00:00 UT   20 22 37.6   -43 03 30     0.527    1.515  157.0   15.2   341   26.8 
2026-07-20 00:00 UT   20 20 41.1   -43 21 28     0.523    1.511  156.8   15.3   345   26.7 
2026-07-21 00:00 UT   20 18 41.0   -43 39 04     0.519    1.507  156.6   15.5   349   26.7 
2026-07-22 00:00 UT   20 16 37.6   -43 56 15     0.516    1.503  156.3   15.8   353   26.7 
2026-07-23 00:00 UT   20 14 31.0   -44 12 60     0.512    1.498  155.9   16.1   356   26.7 
2026-07-24 00:00 UT   20 12 21.3   -44 29 16     0.509    1.494  155.5   16.4   360   26.7 
2026-07-25 00:00 UT   20 10 09.0   -44 45 01     0.506    1.490  155.0   16.8     3   26.7 
2026-07-26 00:00 UT   20 07 54.0   -45 00 14     0.503    1.485  154.4   17.2     7   26.7 
2026-07-27 00:00 UT   20 05 36.8   -45 14 53     0.500    1.481  153.8   17.6    10   26.7 
2026-07-28 00:00 UT   20 03 17.6   -45 28 55     0.498    1.477  153.1   18.1    13   26.7 
2026-07-29 00:00 UT   20 00 56.6   -45 42 20     0.496    1.473  152.4   18.6    16   26.7 
2026-07-30 00:00 UT   19 58 34.2   -45 55 06     0.493    1.468  151.7   19.2    19   26.7 
2026-07-31 00:00 UT   19 56 10.6   -46 07 11     0.491    1.464  150.9   19.7    21   26.7 

    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.