2013 TD
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	17 Oct 2025	33.1	3.586 AU	4.442 AU	11h45m	+01°12'	27.4°	7.3°

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 2013 TD are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.5668017
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.3123277
            i (Inclination)                 : 0.43539
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 254.90795
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 101.14964
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 112.36170
            Epoch                           : 2025 May 05

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 176.05790
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 0.42717
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.52            
        

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
2025-10-17 00:00 UT   11 45 22.2   +01 12 09     4.442    3.586   27.4    7.3   293   33.1 
2025-10-17 13:56 UT   11 45 56.9   +01 08 23     4.438    3.586   27.8    7.4   293   33.1 
2025-10-18 00:00 UT   11 46 21.9   +01 05 40     4.435    3.587   28.1    7.5   293   33.1 
2025-10-19 00:00 UT   11 47 21.3   +00 59 12     4.428    3.588   28.8    7.7   293   33.2 
2025-10-20 00:00 UT   11 48 20.5   +00 52 46     4.421    3.589   29.5    7.9   293   33.2 
2025-10-21 00:00 UT   11 49 19.4   +00 46 20     4.414    3.589   30.3    8.0   293   33.2 
2025-10-22 00:00 UT   11 50 18.2   +00 39 56     4.407    3.590   31.0    8.2   293   33.2 
2025-10-23 00:00 UT   11 51 16.7   +00 33 34     4.400    3.591   31.7    8.4   293   33.2 
2025-10-24 00:00 UT   11 52 14.9   +00 27 13     4.392    3.592   32.4    8.5   293   33.2 
2025-10-25 00:00 UT   11 53 12.9   +00 20 53     4.384    3.593   33.2    8.7   293   33.2 
2025-10-26 00:00 UT   11 54 10.6   +00 14 35     4.376    3.594   33.9    8.9   293   33.2 
2025-10-27 00:00 UT   11 55 08.1   +00 08 19     4.368    3.595   34.6    9.0   293   33.2 
2025-10-28 00:00 UT   11 56 05.3   +00 02 05     4.359    3.596   35.4    9.2   293   33.2 
2025-10-29 00:00 UT   11 57 02.2   +00 04 08     4.351    3.597   36.1    9.4   293   33.2 
2025-10-30 00:00 UT   11 57 58.8   +00 10 20     4.342    3.597   36.9    9.5   293   33.2 
2025-10-31 00:00 UT   11 58 55.2   +00 16 29     4.333    3.598   37.6    9.7   293   33.2 
2025-11-01 00:00 UT   11 59 51.2   +00 22 37     4.324    3.599   38.4    9.9   293   33.2 
2025-11-02 00:00 UT   12 00 47.0   +00 28 42     4.315    3.600   39.1   10.0   293   33.2 
2025-11-03 00:00 UT   12 01 42.5   +00 34 46     4.306    3.600   39.8   10.2   293   33.2 
2025-11-04 00:00 UT   12 02 37.6   +00 40 48     4.296    3.601   40.6   10.3   293   33.2 
2025-11-05 00:00 UT   12 03 32.4   +00 46 47     4.286    3.602   41.3   10.5   293   33.2 
2025-11-06 00:00 UT   12 04 26.9   +00 52 45     4.276    3.603   42.1   10.6   293   33.2 
2025-11-07 00:00 UT   12 05 21.1   +00 58 41     4.266    3.603   42.9   10.8   293   33.2 
2025-11-08 00:00 UT   12 06 15.0   -01 04 34     4.256    3.604   43.6   10.9   293   33.2 
2025-11-09 00:00 UT   12 07 08.5   -01 10 26     4.246    3.605   44.4   11.1   293   33.2 
2025-11-10 00:00 UT   12 08 01.7   -01 16 15     4.235    3.605   45.1   11.2   293   33.2 
2025-11-11 00:00 UT   12 08 54.5   -01 22 02     4.224    3.606   45.9   11.4   293   33.2 
2025-11-12 00:00 UT   12 09 47.0   -01 27 46     4.213    3.607   46.7   11.5   293   33.2 
2025-11-13 00:00 UT   12 10 39.1   -01 33 28     4.202    3.607   47.4   11.7   293   33.2 
2025-11-14 00:00 UT   12 11 30.9   -01 39 08     4.191    3.608   48.2   11.8   293   33.2 
2025-11-15 00:00 UT   12 12 22.2   -01 44 45     4.180    3.609   49.0   11.9   293   33.2 
2025-11-16 00:00 UT   12 13 13.2   -01 50 20     4.168    3.609   49.8   12.1   293   33.2 

    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.