2019 VK4
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	14 Sep 2026	30.2	2.309 AU	1.462 AU	20h57m	-26°01'	137.9°	17.0°

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 VK4 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.5632589
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.8157118
            i (Inclination)                 : 5.86045
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 32.02304
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 79.44940
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 230.34294
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 111.41826
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 5.76103
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.45            
        

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
2026-09-14 00:00 UT   20 57 32.0   -26 01 49     1.462    2.309  137.9   17.0    64   30.2 
2026-09-14 19:14 UT   20 56 39.9   -26 02 22     1.465    2.305  137.0   17.3    65   30.3 
2026-09-15 00:00 UT   20 56 27.1   -26 02 29     1.466    2.304  136.7   17.4    65   30.3 
2026-09-16 00:00 UT   20 55 24.4   -26 02 57     1.471    2.299  135.6   17.8    65   30.3 
2026-09-17 00:00 UT   20 54 23.8   -26 03 11     1.476    2.294  134.4   18.2    66   30.3 
2026-09-18 00:00 UT   20 53 25.4   -26 03 13     1.480    2.289  133.2   18.7    66   30.3 
2026-09-19 00:00 UT   20 52 29.3   -26 03 03     1.486    2.284  132.1   19.0    67   30.3 
2026-09-20 00:00 UT   20 51 35.4   -26 02 40     1.491    2.279  131.0   19.4    67   30.3 
2026-09-21 00:00 UT   20 50 43.9   -26 02 06     1.496    2.274  129.8   19.8    67   30.4 
2026-09-22 00:00 UT   20 49 54.7   -26 01 19     1.502    2.269  128.7   20.2    68   30.4 
2026-09-23 00:00 UT   20 49 07.8   -26 00 22     1.507    2.264  127.6   20.6    68   30.4 
2026-09-24 00:00 UT   20 48 23.3   -25 59 13     1.513    2.258  126.5   20.9    69   30.4 
2026-09-25 00:00 UT   20 47 41.1   -25 57 53     1.519    2.253  125.4   21.3    69   30.4 
2026-09-26 00:00 UT   20 47 01.4   -25 56 22     1.525    2.248  124.3   21.6    69   30.4 
2026-09-27 00:00 UT   20 46 24.0   -25 54 41     1.531    2.243  123.2   22.0    69   30.4 
2026-09-28 00:00 UT   20 45 49.1   -25 52 50     1.538    2.237  122.1   22.3    70   30.5 
2026-09-29 00:00 UT   20 45 16.5   -25 50 49     1.544    2.232  121.0   22.6    70   30.5 
2026-09-30 00:00 UT   20 44 46.4   -25 48 38     1.550    2.227  120.0   22.9    70   30.5 
2026-10-01 00:00 UT   20 44 18.6   -25 46 17     1.557    2.221  118.9   23.2    71   30.5 
2026-10-02 00:00 UT   20 43 53.2   -25 43 48     1.564    2.216  117.9   23.5    71   30.5 
2026-10-03 00:00 UT   20 43 30.3   -25 41 09     1.571    2.210  116.8   23.8    71   30.5 
2026-10-04 00:00 UT   20 43 09.7   -25 38 21     1.577    2.205  115.8   24.1    71   30.5 
2026-10-05 00:00 UT   20 42 51.6   -25 35 24     1.584    2.199  114.8   24.4    72   30.5 
2026-10-06 00:00 UT   20 42 35.8   -25 32 19     1.591    2.194  113.7   24.7    72   30.6 
2026-10-07 00:00 UT   20 42 22.4   -25 29 05     1.598    2.188  112.7   24.9    72   30.6 
2026-10-08 00:00 UT   20 42 11.3   -25 25 44     1.606    2.183  111.7   25.2    72   30.6 
2026-10-09 00:00 UT   20 42 02.6   -25 22 14     1.613    2.177  110.7   25.4    72   30.6 
2026-10-10 00:00 UT   20 41 56.2   -25 18 36     1.620    2.172  109.8   25.6    72   30.6 
2026-10-11 00:00 UT   20 41 52.2   -25 14 50     1.627    2.166  108.8   25.9    73   30.6 
2026-10-12 00:00 UT   20 41 50.5   -25 10 57     1.635    2.160  107.8   26.1    73   30.6 
2026-10-13 00:00 UT   20 41 51.0   -25 06 57     1.642    2.155  106.8   26.3    73   30.6 
2026-10-14 00:00 UT   20 41 53.8   -25 02 49     1.650    2.149  105.9   26.5    73   30.6 

    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.