2019 VM1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	18 Apr 2026	29.9	1.814 AU	1.428 AU	19h42m	-26°46'	94.8°	33.5°

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
2026-04-18 00:00 UT   19 42 15.1   -26 46 55     1.428    1.814   94.8   33.5   261   29.9 
2026-04-18 08:26 UT   19 42 50.7   -26 47 37     1.424    1.813   95.0   33.5   260   29.9 
2026-04-19 00:00 UT   19 43 56.0   -26 48 57     1.415    1.811   95.4   33.5   260   29.8 
2026-04-20 00:00 UT   19 45 36.2   -26 51 03     1.402    1.809   96.1   33.5   260   29.8 
2026-04-21 00:00 UT   19 47 15.7   -26 53 13     1.390    1.807   96.7   33.5   260   29.8 
2026-04-22 00:00 UT   19 48 54.4   -26 55 27     1.377    1.805   97.3   33.5   260   29.8 
2026-04-23 00:00 UT   19 50 32.3   -26 57 45     1.364    1.802   97.9   33.5   260   29.8 
2026-04-24 00:00 UT   19 52 09.5   -27 00 08     1.351    1.800   98.5   33.5   260   29.7 
2026-04-25 00:00 UT   19 53 45.9   -27 02 36     1.339    1.798   99.1   33.5   260   29.7 
2026-04-26 00:00 UT   19 55 21.4   -27 05 09     1.326    1.795   99.8   33.5   260   29.7 
2026-04-27 00:00 UT   19 56 56.1   -27 07 48     1.313    1.793  100.4   33.5   260   29.7 
2026-04-28 00:00 UT   19 58 30.0   -27 10 32     1.301    1.790  101.0   33.5   260   29.6 
2026-04-29 00:00 UT   20 00 03.1   -27 13 22     1.288    1.788  101.7   33.5   260   29.6 
2026-04-30 00:00 UT   20 01 35.3   -27 16 18     1.275    1.786  102.3   33.4   260   29.6 
2026-05-01 00:00 UT   20 03 06.6   -27 19 21     1.263    1.783  102.9   33.4   260   29.6 
2026-05-02 00:00 UT   20 04 37.0   -27 22 31     1.250    1.781  103.6   33.4   260   29.5 
2026-05-03 00:00 UT   20 06 06.5   -27 25 47     1.238    1.778  104.2   33.3   260   29.5 
2026-05-04 00:00 UT   20 07 35.1   -27 29 11     1.225    1.775  104.9   33.3   260   29.5 
2026-05-05 00:00 UT   20 09 02.6   -27 32 42     1.213    1.773  105.5   33.2   260   29.5 
2026-05-06 00:00 UT   20 10 29.2   -27 36 22     1.201    1.770  106.2   33.2   260   29.4 
2026-05-07 00:00 UT   20 11 54.8   -27 40 09     1.188    1.768  106.9   33.1   260   29.4 
2026-05-08 00:00 UT   20 13 19.4   -27 44 06     1.176    1.765  107.5   33.0   260   29.4 
2026-05-09 00:00 UT   20 14 42.8   -27 48 11     1.164    1.762  108.2   33.0   260   29.3 
2026-05-10 00:00 UT   20 16 05.2   -27 52 25     1.151    1.760  108.9   32.9   260   29.3 
2026-05-11 00:00 UT   20 17 26.4   -27 56 50     1.139    1.757  109.5   32.8   260   29.3 
2026-05-12 00:00 UT   20 18 46.5   -28 01 24     1.127    1.754  110.2   32.7   260   29.3 
2026-05-13 00:00 UT   20 20 05.4   -28 06 08     1.115    1.751  110.9   32.6   260   29.2 

    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.