2019 TH2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	8 Jul 2026	31.1	2.567 AU	2.002 AU	14h12m	-20°44'	112.3°	21.5°

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 TH2 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.4614443
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.8599464
            i (Inclination)                 : 7.82171
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 15.86437
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 22.56120
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 140.61967
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 38.23644
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 2.99300
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.54            
        

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
2026-07-08 00:00 UT   14 12 54.1   -20 44 39     2.002    2.567  112.3   21.5   107   31.1 
2026-07-08 18:46 UT   14 12 56.7   -20 43 53     2.010    2.565  111.6   21.6   107   31.1 
2026-07-09 00:00 UT   14 12 57.6   -20 43 41     2.012    2.564  111.4   21.7   107   31.1 
2026-07-10 00:00 UT   14 13 02.8   -20 42 50     2.023    2.562  110.4   21.8   107   31.1 
2026-07-11 00:00 UT   14 13 09.7   -20 42 07     2.033    2.559  109.5   22.0   107   31.1 
2026-07-12 00:00 UT   14 13 18.3   -20 41 32     2.044    2.557  108.6   22.1   107   31.2 
2026-07-13 00:00 UT   14 13 28.5   -20 41 05     2.055    2.554  107.7   22.3   107   31.2 
2026-07-14 00:00 UT   14 13 40.3   -20 40 46     2.065    2.552  106.8   22.4   107   31.2 
2026-07-15 00:00 UT   14 13 53.8   -20 40 35     2.076    2.549  105.9   22.6   108   31.2 
2026-07-16 00:00 UT   14 14 08.9   -20 40 32     2.087    2.547  105.0   22.7   108   31.2 
2026-07-17 00:00 UT   14 14 25.6   -20 40 36     2.098    2.544  104.1   22.8   108   31.2 
2026-07-18 00:00 UT   14 14 43.8   -20 40 48     2.109    2.542  103.2   22.9   108   31.2 
2026-07-19 00:00 UT   14 15 03.6   -20 41 08     2.119    2.539  102.4   23.0   108   31.2 
2026-07-20 00:00 UT   14 15 24.9   -20 41 35     2.130    2.536  101.5   23.1   108   31.3 
2026-07-21 00:00 UT   14 15 47.7   -20 42 09     2.141    2.534  100.6   23.2   108   31.3 
2026-07-22 00:00 UT   14 16 12.0   -20 42 51     2.152    2.531   99.8   23.3   108   31.3 
2026-07-23 00:00 UT   14 16 37.8   -20 43 41     2.163    2.528   98.9   23.4   108   31.3 
2026-07-24 00:00 UT   14 17 05.0   -20 44 37     2.174    2.526   98.1   23.5   108   31.3 
2026-07-25 00:00 UT   14 17 33.6   -20 45 40     2.185    2.523   97.3   23.5   108   31.3 
2026-07-26 00:00 UT   14 18 03.7   -20 46 50     2.196    2.520   96.4   23.6   109   31.3 
2026-07-27 00:00 UT   14 18 35.1   -20 48 08     2.207    2.518   95.6   23.7   109   31.3 
2026-07-28 00:00 UT   14 19 07.9   -20 49 31     2.218    2.515   94.8   23.7   109   31.3 
2026-07-29 00:00 UT   14 19 42.1   -20 51 02     2.229    2.512   94.0   23.8   109   31.4 
2026-07-30 00:00 UT   14 20 17.6   -20 52 39     2.240    2.509   93.1   23.8   109   31.4 
2026-07-31 00:00 UT   14 20 54.4   -20 54 22     2.250    2.506   92.3   23.9   109   31.4 
2026-08-01 00:00 UT   14 21 32.5   -20 56 12     2.261    2.503   91.5   23.9   109   31.4 
2026-08-02 00:00 UT   14 22 11.9   -20 58 08     2.272    2.501   90.7   23.9   109   31.4 
2026-08-03 00:00 UT   14 22 52.5   -21 00 10     2.283    2.498   90.0   24.0   109   31.4 
2026-08-04 00:00 UT   14 23 34.5   -21 02 18     2.294    2.495   89.2   24.0   109   31.4 
2026-08-05 00:00 UT   14 24 17.6   -21 04 32     2.305    2.492   88.4   24.0   109   31.4 
2026-08-06 00:00 UT   14 25 02.0   -21 06 52     2.315    2.489   87.6   24.0   109   31.4 
2026-08-07 00:00 UT   14 25 47.6   -21 09 18     2.326    2.486   86.8   24.0   109   31.4 

    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.