2013 TD
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	27 Feb 2026	32.1	3.602 AU	2.722 AU	12h34m	-04°21'	148.3°	8.3°

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)                : 0.5668242
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.3121608
            i (Inclination)                 : 0.43538
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 254.89882
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 101.14660
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 168.45721
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 176.04573
            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
2026-02-27 00:00 UT   12 34 49.3   -04 21 17     2.722    3.602  148.3    8.3   294   32.1 
2026-02-27 19:01 UT   12 34 17.1   -04 17 55     2.714    3.602  149.3    8.1   294   32.1 
2026-02-28 00:00 UT   12 34 08.5   -04 17 02     2.713    3.601  149.5    8.0   294   32.1 
2026-03-01 00:00 UT   12 33 26.7   -04 12 40     2.704    3.601  150.7    7.7   294   32.1 
2026-03-02 00:00 UT   12 32 44.0   -04 08 12     2.695    3.600  151.9    7.5   294   32.1 
2026-03-03 00:00 UT   12 32 00.4   -04 03 37     2.687    3.599  153.1    7.2   294   32.1 
2026-03-04 00:00 UT   12 31 15.9   -03 58 57     2.679    3.598  154.3    6.9   294   32.0 
2026-03-05 00:00 UT   12 30 30.5   -03 54 11     2.671    3.597  155.5    6.6   294   32.0 
2026-03-06 00:00 UT   12 29 44.3   -03 49 19     2.664    3.597  156.7    6.3   295   32.0 
2026-03-07 00:00 UT   12 28 57.4   -03 44 21     2.657    3.596  157.9    6.0   295   32.0 
2026-03-08 00:00 UT   12 28 09.6   -03 39 18     2.650    3.595  159.1    5.6   295   31.9 
2026-03-09 00:00 UT   12 27 21.2   -03 34 10     2.644    3.594  160.4    5.3   295   31.9 
2026-03-10 00:00 UT   12 26 32.0   -03 28 58     2.637    3.593  161.6    5.0   295   31.9 
2026-03-11 00:00 UT   12 25 42.2   -03 23 40     2.632    3.592  162.8    4.7   295   31.9 
2026-03-12 00:00 UT   12 24 51.7   -03 18 18     2.626    3.592  164.0    4.4   295   31.9 
2026-03-13 00:00 UT   12 24 00.7   -03 12 51     2.621    3.591  165.3    4.0   295   31.8 
2026-03-14 00:00 UT   12 23 09.1   -03 07 21     2.616    3.590  166.5    3.7   296   31.8 
2026-03-15 00:00 UT   12 22 17.0   -03 01 47     2.611    3.589  167.7    3.4   296   31.8 
2026-03-16 00:00 UT   12 21 24.4   -02 56 09     2.607    3.588  169.0    3.0   296   31.8 
2026-03-17 00:00 UT   12 20 31.4   -02 50 28     2.603    3.587  170.2    2.7   297   31.7 
2026-03-18 00:00 UT   12 19 38.0   -02 44 44     2.599    3.586  171.4    2.4   297   31.7 
2026-03-19 00:00 UT   12 18 44.2   -02 38 58     2.595    3.585  172.7    2.0   298   31.7 
2026-03-20 00:00 UT   12 17 50.2   -02 33 09     2.592    3.584  173.9    1.7   299   31.7 
2026-03-21 00:00 UT   12 16 55.9   -02 27 17     2.590    3.583  175.1    1.4   300   31.6 
2026-03-22 00:00 UT   12 16 01.3   -02 21 24     2.587    3.582  176.4    1.0   302   31.6 
2026-03-23 00:00 UT   12 15 06.6   -02 15 30     2.585    3.581  177.6    0.7   307   31.6 
2026-03-24 00:00 UT   12 14 11.8   -02 09 34     2.583    3.580  178.7    0.3   320   31.5 
2026-03-25 00:00 UT   12 13 16.9   -02 03 38     2.582    3.579  179.4    0.2    36   31.5 
2026-03-26 00:00 UT   12 12 22.0   -01 57 40     2.581    3.578  178.5    0.4    91   31.5 
2026-03-27 00:00 UT   12 11 27.1   -01 51 43     2.580    3.577  177.3    0.7   101   31.6 
2026-03-28 00:00 UT   12 10 32.2   -01 45 45     2.579    3.576  176.1    1.1   105   31.6 
2026-03-29 00:00 UT   12 09 37.5   -01 39 48     2.579    3.574  174.9    1.4   107   31.6 

    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.