2008 TE4
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	2 Nov 2026	27.2	1.618 AU	1.204 AU	08h37m	+27°19'	94.4°	37.7°

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 2008 TE4 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.3677984
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.4649854
            i (Inclination)                 : 6.31826
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 355.53082
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 325.03764
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 5.19926
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 320.73222
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -3.61567
            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
2026-11-02 00:00 UT   08 37 30.0   +27 19 09     1.204    1.618   94.4   37.7   284   27.2 
2026-11-02 00:15 UT   08 37 30.7   +27 19 09     1.204    1.619   94.4   37.7   284   27.2 
2026-11-03 00:00 UT   08 38 36.3   +27 19 25     1.198    1.623   95.2   37.5   284   27.2 
2026-11-04 00:00 UT   08 39 40.5   +27 19 48     1.192    1.628   95.9   37.3   284   27.2 
2026-11-05 00:00 UT   08 40 42.4   +27 20 19     1.186    1.632   96.7   37.1   284   27.2 
2026-11-06 00:00 UT   08 41 42.0   +27 20 60     1.179    1.636   97.5   36.9   284   27.2 
2026-11-07 00:00 UT   08 42 39.3   +27 21 49     1.173    1.641   98.3   36.7   284   27.2 
2026-11-08 00:00 UT   08 43 34.3   +27 22 47     1.166    1.645   99.1   36.5   284   27.1 
2026-11-09 00:00 UT   08 44 26.8   +27 23 54     1.160    1.650   99.9   36.3   284   27.1 
2026-11-10 00:00 UT   08 45 16.8   +27 25 12     1.154    1.654  100.7   36.0   284   27.1 
2026-11-11 00:00 UT   08 46 04.4   +27 26 38     1.147    1.658  101.5   35.8   284   27.1 
2026-11-12 00:00 UT   08 46 49.4   +27 28 15     1.141    1.663  102.3   35.6   284   27.1 
2026-11-13 00:00 UT   08 47 31.9   +27 30 02     1.134    1.667  103.2   35.3   283   27.1 
2026-11-14 00:00 UT   08 48 11.8   +27 31 60     1.128    1.671  104.1   35.1   283   27.1 
2026-11-15 00:00 UT   08 48 49.0   +27 34 08     1.121    1.675  104.9   34.8   283   27.0 
2026-11-16 00:00 UT   08 49 23.6   +27 36 26     1.115    1.680  105.8   34.5   283   27.0 
2026-11-17 00:00 UT   08 49 55.4   +27 38 56     1.108    1.684  106.7   34.2   283   27.0 
2026-11-18 00:00 UT   08 50 24.4   +27 41 36     1.102    1.688  107.6   33.9   283   27.0 
2026-11-19 00:00 UT   08 50 50.6   +27 44 28     1.095    1.692  108.5   33.6   283   27.0 
2026-11-20 00:00 UT   08 51 14.0   +27 47 31     1.089    1.696  109.4   33.3   282   27.0 
2026-11-21 00:00 UT   08 51 34.5   +27 50 44     1.082    1.700  110.3   33.0   282   26.9 
2026-11-22 00:00 UT   08 51 52.0   +27 54 10     1.076    1.704  111.3   32.7   282   26.9 
2026-11-23 00:00 UT   08 52 06.5   +27 57 47     1.069    1.708  112.2   32.4   282   26.9 
2026-11-24 00:00 UT   08 52 18.0   +28 01 35     1.063    1.712  113.2   32.0   282   26.9 
2026-11-25 00:00 UT   08 52 26.4   +28 05 34     1.057    1.716  114.2   31.7   281   26.9 
2026-11-26 00:00 UT   08 52 31.7   +28 09 45     1.050    1.720  115.2   31.3   281   26.9 
2026-11-27 00:00 UT   08 52 33.8   +28 14 08     1.044    1.724  116.2   30.9   281   26.8 
2026-11-28 00:00 UT   08 52 32.7   +28 18 42     1.038    1.728  117.2   30.5   281   26.8 
2026-11-29 00:00 UT   08 52 28.3   +28 23 28     1.032    1.732  118.2   30.1   280   26.8 
2026-11-30 00:00 UT   08 52 20.6   +28 28 25     1.025    1.736  119.2   29.7   280   26.8 
2026-12-01 00:00 UT   08 52 09.5   +28 33 33     1.019    1.739  120.3   29.3   280   26.8 
2026-12-02 00:00 UT   08 51 54.9   +28 38 52     1.013    1.743  121.3   28.9   279   26.7 

    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.