2019 HX3
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	29 Aug 2026	26.6	1.861 AU	1.266 AU	03h07m	+03°47'	109.2°	30.8°

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 HX3 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.3786039
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.7146606
            i (Inclination)                 : 14.31741
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 52.64952
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 197.07792
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 318.56528
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 69.22654
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -4.16467
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.25            
        

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
2026-08-29 00:00 UT   03 07 44.5   +03 47 43     1.266    1.861  109.2   30.8   259   26.6 
2026-08-29 14:12 UT   03 07 50.2   +03 48 08     1.262    1.864  109.7   30.7   259   26.6 
2026-08-30 00:00 UT   03 07 53.7   +03 48 24     1.260    1.866  110.1   30.5   259   26.6 
2026-08-31 00:00 UT   03 08 00.5   +03 48 57     1.253    1.870  111.0   30.3   259   26.6 
2026-09-01 00:00 UT   03 08 04.9   +03 49 24     1.247    1.875  111.9   30.0   259   26.5 
2026-09-02 00:00 UT   03 08 06.8   +03 49 44     1.241    1.879  112.9   29.7   260   26.5 
2026-09-03 00:00 UT   03 08 06.3   +03 49 58     1.235    1.883  113.8   29.4   260   26.5 
2026-09-04 00:00 UT   03 08 03.3   +03 50 04     1.228    1.888  114.7   29.0   260   26.5 
2026-09-05 00:00 UT   03 07 57.8   +03 50 04     1.222    1.892  115.7   28.7   260   26.5 
2026-09-06 00:00 UT   03 07 49.8   +03 49 58     1.216    1.896  116.7   28.4   261   26.5 
2026-09-07 00:00 UT   03 07 39.1   +03 49 45     1.210    1.901  117.7   28.0   261   26.5 
2026-09-08 00:00 UT   03 07 25.9   +03 49 26     1.204    1.905  118.6   27.7   261   26.4 
2026-09-09 00:00 UT   03 07 10.0   +03 49 01     1.198    1.909  119.6   27.3   261   26.4 
2026-09-10 00:00 UT   03 06 51.5   +03 48 30     1.192    1.913  120.7   26.9   262   26.4 
2026-09-11 00:00 UT   03 06 30.3   +03 47 53     1.187    1.918  121.7   26.5   262   26.4 
2026-09-12 00:00 UT   03 06 06.4   +03 47 11     1.181    1.922  122.7   26.1   262   26.4 
2026-09-13 00:00 UT   03 05 39.9   +03 46 23     1.176    1.926  123.8   25.7   263   26.4 
2026-09-14 00:00 UT   03 05 10.7   +03 45 30     1.170    1.930  124.8   25.3   263   26.3 
2026-09-15 00:00 UT   03 04 38.7   +03 44 32     1.165    1.934  125.9   24.9   263   26.3 
2026-09-16 00:00 UT   03 04 04.1   +03 43 29     1.159    1.939  127.0   24.5   264   26.3 
2026-09-17 00:00 UT   03 03 26.8   +03 42 22     1.154    1.943  128.1   24.0   264   26.3 
2026-09-18 00:00 UT   03 02 46.8   +03 41 10     1.149    1.947  129.2   23.6   264   26.3 
2026-09-19 00:00 UT   03 02 04.0   +03 39 54     1.144    1.951  130.3   23.1   265   26.2 
2026-09-20 00:00 UT   03 01 18.7   +03 38 34     1.140    1.955  131.4   22.7   265   26.2 
2026-09-21 00:00 UT   03 00 30.6   +03 37 11     1.135    1.959  132.5   22.2   265   26.2 
2026-09-22 00:00 UT   02 59 40.0   +03 35 44     1.130    1.963  133.7   21.7   266   26.2 
2026-09-23 00:00 UT   02 58 46.7   +03 34 14     1.126    1.967  134.8   21.2   266   26.2 
2026-09-24 00:00 UT   02 57 50.8   +03 32 41     1.122    1.971  136.0   20.7   267   26.1 
2026-09-25 00:00 UT   02 56 52.3   +03 31 05     1.118    1.975  137.2   20.2   267   26.1 
2026-09-26 00:00 UT   02 55 51.3   +03 29 26     1.114    1.979  138.4   19.7   268   26.1 
2026-09-27 00:00 UT   02 54 47.8   +03 27 46     1.110    1.983  139.5   19.2   268   26.1 
2026-09-28 00:00 UT   02 53 41.8   +03 26 03     1.107    1.987  140.7   18.6   269   26.1 

    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.