2019 VK4
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	17 Apr 2026	32.3	2.785 AU	3.037 AU	21h39m	-19°40'	66.0°	19.2°

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)                : 0.5632679
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.8157231
            i (Inclination)                 : 5.86061
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 32.03526
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 79.42967
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 149.79803
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 111.41065
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 5.76082
            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
2026-04-17 00:00 UT   21 39 41.1   -19 40 27     3.037    2.785   66.0   19.2   249   32.3 
2026-04-17 18:44 UT   21 40 32.9   -19 37 22     3.025    2.783   66.6   19.3   249   32.3 
2026-04-18 00:00 UT   21 40 47.4   -19 36 31     3.022    2.783   66.7   19.4   249   32.3 
2026-04-19 00:00 UT   21 41 53.2   -19 32 37     3.008    2.782   67.4   19.5   249   32.3 
2026-04-20 00:00 UT   21 42 58.4   -19 28 47     2.993    2.780   68.2   19.6   249   32.3 
2026-04-21 00:00 UT   21 44 03.0   -19 24 59     2.978    2.778   68.9   19.7   249   32.3 
2026-04-22 00:00 UT   21 45 07.0   -19 21 15     2.963    2.777   69.6   19.8   249   32.3 
2026-04-23 00:00 UT   21 46 10.3   -19 17 33     2.948    2.775   70.3   19.9   249   32.3 
2026-04-24 00:00 UT   21 47 13.1   -19 13 55     2.933    2.774   71.0   20.1   249   32.3 
2026-04-25 00:00 UT   21 48 15.3   -19 10 20     2.917    2.772   71.7   20.2   249   32.2 
2026-04-26 00:00 UT   21 49 16.8   -19 06 48     2.902    2.770   72.5   20.3   249   32.2 
2026-04-27 00:00 UT   21 50 17.7   -19 03 19     2.887    2.769   73.2   20.4   249   32.2 
2026-04-28 00:00 UT   21 51 18.0   -18 59 54     2.871    2.767   73.9   20.5   249   32.2 
2026-04-29 00:00 UT   21 52 17.6   -18 56 33     2.856    2.765   74.6   20.6   249   32.2 
2026-04-30 00:00 UT   21 53 16.5   -18 53 15     2.840    2.763   75.4   20.6   249   32.2 
2026-05-01 00:00 UT   21 54 14.8   -18 50 01     2.825    2.761   76.1   20.7   249   32.2 
2026-05-02 00:00 UT   21 55 12.4   -18 46 51     2.809    2.760   76.8   20.8   249   32.2 
2026-05-03 00:00 UT   21 56 09.3   -18 43 45     2.793    2.758   77.6   20.9   249   32.2 
2026-05-04 00:00 UT   21 57 05.5   -18 40 43     2.777    2.756   78.3   21.0   249   32.2 
2026-05-05 00:00 UT   21 58 01.0   -18 37 45     2.762    2.754   79.1   21.1   249   32.1 
2026-05-06 00:00 UT   21 58 55.7   -18 34 51     2.746    2.752   79.8   21.1   249   32.1 
2026-05-07 00:00 UT   21 59 49.8   -18 32 02     2.730    2.750   80.5   21.2   249   32.1 
2026-05-08 00:00 UT   22 00 43.1   -18 29 18     2.714    2.748   81.3   21.3   249   32.1 
2026-05-09 00:00 UT   22 01 35.6   -18 26 38     2.698    2.746   82.0   21.3   249   32.1 
2026-05-10 00:00 UT   22 02 27.3   -18 24 02     2.682    2.744   82.8   21.4   249   32.1 
2026-05-11 00:00 UT   22 03 18.3   -18 21 32     2.666    2.742   83.6   21.5   249   32.1 
2026-05-12 00:00 UT   22 04 08.5   -18 19 07     2.649    2.740   84.3   21.5   249   32.1 
2026-05-13 00:00 UT   22 04 57.8   -18 16 47     2.633    2.738   85.1   21.6   249   32.0 
2026-05-14 00:00 UT   22 05 46.4   -18 14 32     2.617    2.736   85.9   21.6   249   32.0 
2026-05-15 00:00 UT   22 06 34.0   -18 12 23     2.601    2.734   86.6   21.7   249   32.0 
2026-05-16 00:00 UT   22 07 20.8   -18 10 19     2.585    2.732   87.4   21.7   249   32.0 
2026-05-17 00:00 UT   22 08 06.8   -18 08 21     2.568    2.730   88.2   21.7   249   32.0 

    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.