2019 VM1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	2 May 2026	29.5	1.781 AU	1.250 AU	20h04m	-27°22'	103.6°	33.4°

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
2026-05-02 00:00 UT   20 04 37.0   -27 22 31     1.250    1.781  103.6   33.4   260   29.5 
2026-05-02 10:19 UT   20 05 15.6   -27 23 54     1.245    1.779  103.9   33.4   260   29.5 
2026-05-03 00:00 UT   20 06 06.5   -27 25 47     1.238    1.778  104.2   33.3   260   29.5 
2026-05-04 00:00 UT   20 07 35.1   -27 29 11     1.225    1.775  104.9   33.3   260   29.5 
2026-05-05 00:00 UT   20 09 02.6   -27 32 42     1.213    1.773  105.5   33.2   260   29.5 
2026-05-06 00:00 UT   20 10 29.2   -27 36 22     1.201    1.770  106.2   33.2   260   29.4 
2026-05-07 00:00 UT   20 11 54.8   -27 40 09     1.188    1.768  106.9   33.1   260   29.4 
2026-05-08 00:00 UT   20 13 19.4   -27 44 06     1.176    1.765  107.5   33.0   260   29.4 
2026-05-09 00:00 UT   20 14 42.8   -27 48 11     1.164    1.762  108.2   33.0   260   29.3 
2026-05-10 00:00 UT   20 16 05.2   -27 52 25     1.151    1.760  108.9   32.9   260   29.3 
2026-05-11 00:00 UT   20 17 26.4   -27 56 50     1.139    1.757  109.5   32.8   260   29.3 
2026-05-12 00:00 UT   20 18 46.5   -28 01 24     1.127    1.754  110.2   32.7   260   29.3 
2026-05-13 00:00 UT   20 20 05.4   -28 06 08     1.115    1.751  110.9   32.6   260   29.2 
2026-05-14 00:00 UT   20 21 23.1   -28 11 04     1.103    1.749  111.6   32.5   260   29.2 
2026-05-15 00:00 UT   20 22 39.5   -28 16 10     1.091    1.746  112.3   32.4   260   29.2 
2026-05-16 00:00 UT   20 23 54.7   -28 21 28     1.079    1.743  113.0   32.3   260   29.1 
2026-05-17 00:00 UT   20 25 08.5   -28 26 57     1.067    1.740  113.7   32.2   260   29.1 
2026-05-18 00:00 UT   20 26 20.9   -28 32 39     1.055    1.737  114.4   32.0   260   29.1 
2026-05-19 00:00 UT   20 27 32.0   -28 38 33     1.044    1.734  115.1   31.9   260   29.0 
2026-05-20 00:00 UT   20 28 41.7   -28 44 40     1.032    1.731  115.8   31.7   260   29.0 
2026-05-21 00:00 UT   20 29 50.0   -28 50 60     1.020    1.728  116.5   31.6   261   29.0 
2026-05-22 00:00 UT   20 30 56.7   -28 57 33     1.009    1.725  117.2   31.4   261   28.9 
2026-05-23 00:00 UT   20 32 02.0   -29 04 21     0.997    1.722  118.0   31.3   261   28.9 
2026-05-24 00:00 UT   20 33 05.7   -29 11 22     0.986    1.719  118.7   31.1   261   28.9 
2026-05-25 00:00 UT   20 34 07.9   -29 18 38     0.975    1.716  119.4   30.9   261   28.8 
2026-05-26 00:00 UT   20 35 08.5   -29 26 08     0.963    1.713  120.2   30.7   261   28.8 
2026-05-27 00:00 UT   20 36 07.4   -29 33 54     0.952    1.710  120.9   30.5   262   28.8 
2026-05-28 00:00 UT   20 37 04.6   -29 41 55     0.941    1.707  121.7   30.3   262   28.7 
2026-05-29 00:00 UT   20 38 00.1   -29 50 13     0.930    1.704  122.4   30.1   262   28.7 
2026-05-30 00:00 UT   20 38 53.8   -29 58 46     0.919    1.701  123.2   29.9   262   28.7 
2026-05-31 00:00 UT   20 39 45.7   -30 07 36     0.908    1.697  123.9   29.7   263   28.6 
2026-06-01 00:00 UT   20 40 35.7   -30 16 43     0.898    1.694  124.7   29.5   263   28.6 

    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.