2019 VM1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	1 Jun 2026	28.6	1.694 AU	0.898 AU	20h40m	-30°16'	124.7°	29.5°

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 VM1 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.3070380
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.4619049
            i (Inclination)                 : 8.46710
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 49.60973
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 1.37289
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 146.82826
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 50.96766
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 0.20213
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 1.77            
        

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
2026-06-01 00:00 UT   20 40 35.7   -30 16 43     0.898    1.694  124.7   29.5   263   28.6 
2026-06-01 09:20 UT   20 40 54.7   -30 20 20     0.893    1.693  125.0   29.4   263   28.6 
2026-06-02 00:00 UT   20 41 23.8   -30 26 07     0.887    1.691  125.5   29.2   263   28.6 
2026-06-03 00:00 UT   20 42 09.9   -30 35 49     0.876    1.688  126.3   29.0   264   28.5 
2026-06-04 00:00 UT   20 42 54.0   -30 45 49     0.866    1.684  127.1   28.7   264   28.5 
2026-06-05 00:00 UT   20 43 35.9   -30 56 07     0.856    1.681  127.8   28.5   264   28.4 
2026-06-06 00:00 UT   20 44 15.7   -31 06 44     0.845    1.678  128.6   28.2   265   28.4 
2026-06-07 00:00 UT   20 44 53.3   -31 17 39     0.835    1.674  129.4   27.9   265   28.4 
2026-06-08 00:00 UT   20 45 28.6   -31 28 54     0.825    1.671  130.3   27.6   266   28.3 
2026-06-09 00:00 UT   20 46 01.5   -31 40 29     0.815    1.668  131.1   27.3   266   28.3 
2026-06-10 00:00 UT   20 46 32.0   -31 52 23     0.805    1.664  131.9   27.0   267   28.2 
2026-06-11 00:00 UT   20 46 59.9   -32 04 37     0.795    1.661  132.7   26.7   267   28.2 
2026-06-12 00:00 UT   20 47 25.3   -32 17 12     0.786    1.657  133.5   26.4   268   28.2 
2026-06-13 00:00 UT   20 47 48.0   -32 30 06     0.776    1.654  134.3   26.0   268   28.1 
2026-06-14 00:00 UT   20 48 08.1   -32 43 21     0.767    1.650  135.2   25.7   269   28.1 
2026-06-15 00:00 UT   20 48 25.3   -32 56 56     0.757    1.647  136.0   25.4   270   28.0 
2026-06-16 00:00 UT   20 48 39.7   -33 10 52     0.748    1.643  136.9   25.0   270   28.0 
2026-06-17 00:00 UT   20 48 51.1   -33 25 08     0.739    1.640  137.7   24.6   271   28.0 
2026-06-18 00:00 UT   20 48 59.6   -33 39 44     0.730    1.636  138.5   24.3   272   27.9 
2026-06-19 00:00 UT   20 49 05.0   -33 54 41     0.721    1.633  139.4   23.9   273   27.9 
2026-06-20 00:00 UT   20 49 07.2   -34 09 57     0.713    1.629  140.2   23.5   274   27.8 
2026-06-21 00:00 UT   20 49 06.3   -34 25 32     0.704    1.625  141.1   23.1   275   27.8 
2026-06-22 00:00 UT   20 49 02.1   -34 41 27     0.696    1.622  141.9   22.7   276   27.7 
2026-06-23 00:00 UT   20 48 54.6   -34 57 41     0.687    1.618  142.8   22.3   277   27.7 
2026-06-24 00:00 UT   20 48 43.7   -35 14 14     0.679    1.614  143.6   21.9   278   27.7 
2026-06-25 00:00 UT   20 48 29.2   -35 31 05     0.671    1.610  144.4   21.5   279   27.6 
2026-06-26 00:00 UT   20 48 11.2   -35 48 13     0.663    1.607  145.3   21.1   280   27.6 
2026-06-27 00:00 UT   20 47 49.6   -36 05 39     0.656    1.603  146.1   20.7   282   27.5 
2026-06-28 00:00 UT   20 47 24.3   -36 23 21     0.648    1.599  146.9   20.3   283   27.5 
2026-06-29 00:00 UT   20 46 55.2   -36 41 19     0.641    1.595  147.7   19.9   285   27.4 
2026-06-30 00:00 UT   20 46 22.2   -36 59 31     0.634    1.592  148.5   19.5   287   27.4 
2026-07-01 00:00 UT   20 45 45.3   -37 17 58     0.626    1.588  149.3   19.1   288   27.4 

    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.