2019 LZ4
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	13 Oct 2026	27.6	1.902 AU	1.259 AU	21h01m	-13°47'	114.4°	28.6°

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 LZ4 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.4244238
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.4359150
            i (Inclination)                 : 2.01036
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 254.49459
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 293.94453
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 52.00884
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 188.45221
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -1.83728
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 1.72            
        

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
2026-10-13 00:00 UT   21 01 10.6   -13 47 40     1.259    1.902  114.4   28.6    75   27.6 
2026-10-13 21:43 UT   21 01 44.0   -13 46 50     1.271    1.904  113.6   28.7    75   27.6 
2026-10-14 00:00 UT   21 01 47.6   -13 46 44     1.272    1.905  113.5   28.7    75   27.6 
2026-10-15 00:00 UT   21 02 26.3   -13 45 39     1.286    1.908  112.7   28.8    75   27.7 
2026-10-16 00:00 UT   21 03 06.7   -13 44 25     1.300    1.911  111.9   29.0    75   27.7 
2026-10-17 00:00 UT   21 03 48.7   -13 43 03     1.314    1.913  111.1   29.1    74   27.7 
2026-10-18 00:00 UT   21 04 32.2   -13 41 31     1.328    1.916  110.2   29.2    74   27.8 
2026-10-19 00:00 UT   21 05 17.3   -13 39 51     1.342    1.919  109.4   29.3    74   27.8 
2026-10-20 00:00 UT   21 06 03.8   -13 38 03     1.356    1.922  108.6   29.4    74   27.8 
2026-10-21 00:00 UT   21 06 51.8   -13 36 06     1.370    1.925  107.8   29.5    74   27.9 
2026-10-22 00:00 UT   21 07 41.3   -13 34 02     1.384    1.927  107.1   29.6    74   27.9 
2026-10-23 00:00 UT   21 08 32.1   -13 31 48     1.398    1.930  106.3   29.7    74   27.9 
2026-10-24 00:00 UT   21 09 24.2   -13 29 27     1.412    1.933  105.5   29.7    74   27.9 
2026-10-25 00:00 UT   21 10 17.6   -13 26 59     1.427    1.935  104.7   29.8    74   28.0 
2026-10-26 00:00 UT   21 11 12.3   -13 24 22     1.441    1.938  103.9   29.9    74   28.0 
2026-10-27 00:00 UT   21 12 08.3   -13 21 37     1.455    1.940  103.2   29.9    73   28.0 
2026-10-28 00:00 UT   21 13 05.4   -13 18 45     1.469    1.943  102.4   30.0    73   28.0 
2026-10-29 00:00 UT   21 14 03.7   -13 15 46     1.484    1.945  101.7   30.0    73   28.1 
2026-10-30 00:00 UT   21 15 03.2   -13 12 39     1.498    1.948  100.9   30.0    73   28.1 
2026-10-31 00:00 UT   21 16 03.7   -13 09 24     1.512    1.950  100.2   30.1    73   28.1 
2026-11-01 00:00 UT   21 17 05.4   -13 06 03     1.527    1.953   99.4   30.1    73   28.1 
2026-11-02 00:00 UT   21 18 08.1   -13 02 34     1.541    1.955   98.7   30.1    73   28.2 
2026-11-03 00:00 UT   21 19 11.9   -12 58 58     1.556    1.957   97.9   30.1    73   28.2 
2026-11-04 00:00 UT   21 20 16.7   -12 55 14     1.570    1.960   97.2   30.1    73   28.2 
2026-11-05 00:00 UT   21 21 22.5   -12 51 24     1.584    1.962   96.5   30.1    72   28.2 
2026-11-06 00:00 UT   21 22 29.3   -12 47 26     1.599    1.964   95.8   30.1    72   28.2 
2026-11-07 00:00 UT   21 23 37.0   -12 43 22     1.613    1.966   95.0   30.1    72   28.3 
2026-11-08 00:00 UT   21 24 45.7   -12 39 10     1.628    1.968   94.3   30.1    72   28.3 
2026-11-09 00:00 UT   21 25 55.2   -12 34 52     1.642    1.971   93.6   30.1    72   28.3 
2026-11-10 00:00 UT   21 27 05.7   -12 30 27     1.656    1.973   92.9   30.1    72   28.3 
2026-11-11 00:00 UT   21 28 17.0   -12 25 55     1.671    1.975   92.2   30.1    72   28.4 
2026-11-12 00:00 UT   21 29 29.2   -12 21 17     1.685    1.977   91.5   30.0    72   28.4 

    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.