2019 VK3
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	2 Oct 2026	27.5	1.641 AU	0.845 AU	20h56m	-07°57'	125.2°	29.9°

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 2019 VK3 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.6322158
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.0348860
            i (Inclination)                 : 4.96737
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 232.24167
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 302.25371
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 36.61043
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 174.59276
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -4.19937
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 1.05            
        

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
2026-10-02 00:00 UT   20 56 10.4   -07 57 07     0.845    1.641  125.2   29.9    80   27.5 
2026-10-02 10:24 UT   20 56 05.2   -08 01 06     0.851    1.642  124.8   30.0    80   27.5 
2026-10-03 00:00 UT   20 55 59.4   -08 06 11     0.857    1.644  124.2   30.2    80   27.6 
2026-10-04 00:00 UT   20 55 51.7   -08 14 51     0.870    1.646  123.2   30.6    80   27.6 
2026-10-05 00:00 UT   20 55 47.1   -08 23 09     0.882    1.648  122.2   30.9    79   27.6 
2026-10-06 00:00 UT   20 55 45.7   -08 31 04     0.894    1.651  121.2   31.2    79   27.7 
2026-10-07 00:00 UT   20 55 47.2   -08 38 39     0.907    1.653  120.2   31.5    79   27.7 
2026-10-08 00:00 UT   20 55 51.7   -08 45 52     0.919    1.655  119.2   31.8    78   27.8 
2026-10-09 00:00 UT   20 55 59.0   -08 52 45     0.932    1.657  118.2   32.1    78   27.8 
2026-10-10 00:00 UT   20 56 09.1   -08 59 18     0.944    1.659  117.3   32.3    78   27.8 
2026-10-11 00:00 UT   20 56 21.9   -09 05 30     0.957    1.661  116.3   32.6    78   27.9 
2026-10-12 00:00 UT   20 56 37.3   -09 11 24     0.969    1.663  115.4   32.8    77   27.9 
2026-10-13 00:00 UT   20 56 55.2   -09 16 59     0.982    1.665  114.5   33.1    77   28.0 
2026-10-14 00:00 UT   20 57 15.6   -09 22 15     0.995    1.667  113.5   33.3    77   28.0 
2026-10-15 00:00 UT   20 57 38.4   -09 27 13     1.008    1.668  112.6   33.5    77   28.0 
2026-10-16 00:00 UT   20 58 03.6   -09 31 54     1.020    1.670  111.7   33.7    77   28.1 
2026-10-17 00:00 UT   20 58 31.0   -09 36 17     1.033    1.672  110.8   33.9    76   28.1 
2026-10-18 00:00 UT   20 59 00.5   -09 40 24     1.046    1.673  110.0   34.0    76   28.1 
2026-10-19 00:00 UT   20 59 32.3   -09 44 14     1.059    1.674  109.1   34.2    76   28.2 
2026-10-20 00:00 UT   21 00 06.0   -09 47 48     1.072    1.676  108.2   34.4    76   28.2 
2026-10-21 00:00 UT   21 00 41.8   -09 51 06     1.085    1.677  107.4   34.5    76   28.2 
2026-10-22 00:00 UT   21 01 19.5   -09 54 08     1.098    1.678  106.5   34.7    75   28.3 
2026-10-23 00:00 UT   21 01 59.2   -09 56 56     1.111    1.679  105.7   34.8    75   28.3 
2026-10-24 00:00 UT   21 02 40.6   -09 59 29     1.123    1.681  104.8   34.9    75   28.3 
2026-10-25 00:00 UT   21 03 23.8   -10 01 47     1.136    1.682  104.0   35.0    75   28.3 
2026-10-26 00:00 UT   21 04 08.7   -10 03 51     1.149    1.683  103.2   35.1    75   28.4 
2026-10-27 00:00 UT   21 04 55.3   -10 05 42     1.162    1.683  102.4   35.2    75   28.4 
2026-10-28 00:00 UT   21 05 43.6   -10 07 19     1.175    1.684  101.6   35.3    74   28.4 
2026-10-29 00:00 UT   21 06 33.4   -10 08 42     1.188    1.685  100.8   35.4    74   28.5 
2026-10-30 00:00 UT   21 07 24.7   -10 09 53     1.201    1.686  100.0   35.5    74   28.5 
2026-10-31 00:00 UT   21 08 17.6   -10 10 50     1.214    1.686   99.2   35.5    74   28.5 
2026-11-01 00:00 UT   21 09 11.9   -10 11 35     1.227    1.687   98.4   35.6    74   28.5 

    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.