2010 LK34
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	11 Aug 2026	28.2	3.297 AU	3.911 AU	12h22m	+02°02'	46.5°	12.9°

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 2010 LK34 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.8072543
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.8286926
            i (Inclination)                 : 5.31991
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 130.05725
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 249.31491
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 64.27004
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 199.29029
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -4.97607
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.47            
        

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
2026-08-11 00:00 UT   12 22 42.0   +02 02 57     3.911    3.297   46.5   12.9   109   28.2 
2026-08-11 03:08 UT   12 22 48.7   +02 02 09     3.912    3.297   46.4   12.9   109   28.2 
2026-08-12 00:00 UT   12 23 33.0   +01 56 49     3.922    3.297   45.8   12.7   109   28.2 
2026-08-13 00:00 UT   12 24 24.3   +01 50 40     3.934    3.298   45.1   12.6   109   28.2 
2026-08-14 00:00 UT   12 25 16.0   +01 44 30     3.945    3.298   44.4   12.4   109   28.2 
2026-08-15 00:00 UT   12 26 08.1   +01 38 18     3.957    3.299   43.7   12.2   109   28.2 
2026-08-16 00:00 UT   12 27 00.4   +01 32 06     3.968    3.299   42.9   12.1   109   28.2 
2026-08-17 00:00 UT   12 27 53.2   +01 25 51     3.979    3.300   42.2   11.9   109   28.2 
2026-08-18 00:00 UT   12 28 46.2   +01 19 36     3.989    3.300   41.5   11.7   109   28.2 
2026-08-19 00:00 UT   12 29 39.5   +01 13 20     4.000    3.301   40.8   11.6   109   28.2 
2026-08-20 00:00 UT   12 30 33.2   +01 07 02     4.010    3.301   40.1   11.4   108   28.2 
2026-08-21 00:00 UT   12 31 27.1   +01 00 44     4.021    3.302   39.4   11.2   108   28.2 
2026-08-22 00:00 UT   12 32 21.4   +00 54 24     4.031    3.302   38.7   11.0   108   28.2 
2026-08-23 00:00 UT   12 33 16.0   +00 48 04     4.040    3.302   38.0   10.9   108   28.2 
2026-08-24 00:00 UT   12 34 10.8   +00 41 42     4.050    3.303   37.3   10.7   108   28.2 
2026-08-25 00:00 UT   12 35 05.9   +00 35 20     4.060    3.303   36.6   10.5   108   28.2 
2026-08-26 00:00 UT   12 36 01.3   +00 28 57     4.069    3.303   35.8   10.3   108   28.2 
2026-08-27 00:00 UT   12 36 57.0   +00 22 33     4.078    3.303   35.1   10.1   107   28.2 
2026-08-28 00:00 UT   12 37 52.9   +00 16 09     4.087    3.304   34.4   10.0   107   28.2 
2026-08-29 00:00 UT   12 38 49.1   +00 09 43     4.096    3.304   33.7    9.8   107   28.2 
2026-08-30 00:00 UT   12 39 45.6   +00 03 17     4.104    3.304   33.0    9.6   107   28.2 
2026-08-31 00:00 UT   12 40 42.3   +00 03 09     4.113    3.304   32.3    9.4   107   28.2 
2026-09-01 00:00 UT   12 41 39.3   +00 09 37     4.121    3.304   31.6    9.2   107   28.2 
2026-09-02 00:00 UT   12 42 36.5   +00 16 05     4.129    3.305   30.9    9.0   106   28.2 
2026-09-03 00:00 UT   12 43 34.0   +00 22 33     4.137    3.305   30.2    8.8   106   28.2 
2026-09-04 00:00 UT   12 44 31.7   +00 29 02     4.145    3.305   29.5    8.7   106   28.2 
2026-09-05 00:00 UT   12 45 29.7   +00 35 32     4.152    3.305   28.8    8.5   106   28.2 
2026-09-06 00:00 UT   12 46 27.8   +00 42 02     4.159    3.305   28.1    8.3   106   28.2 
2026-09-07 00:00 UT   12 47 26.3   +00 48 32     4.166    3.305   27.4    8.1   105   28.2 
2026-09-08 00:00 UT   12 48 24.9   +00 55 03     4.173    3.305   26.8    7.9   105   28.2 
2026-09-09 00:00 UT   12 49 23.8   -01 01 34     4.180    3.305   26.1    7.7   105   28.2 
2026-09-10 00:00 UT   12 50 22.9   -01 08 05     4.187    3.305   25.4    7.5   105   28.2 

    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.