2019 TH2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	30 Sep 2026	31.5	2.296 AU	2.800 AU	15h31m	-24°51'	50.4°	19.7°

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 2019 TH2 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.4613153
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.8601118
            i (Inclination)                 : 7.82081
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 15.86152
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 22.56050
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 218.33405
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 38.23294
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 2.99257
            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
2026-09-30 00:00 UT   15 31 56.1   -24 51 09     2.800    2.296   50.4   19.7   109   31.5 
2026-09-30 22:28 UT   15 33 27.2   -24 55 41     2.806    2.292   49.9   19.5   109   31.5 
2026-10-01 00:00 UT   15 33 33.4   -24 56 00     2.806    2.292   49.8   19.5   109   31.5 
2026-10-02 00:00 UT   15 35 11.5   -25 00 50     2.812    2.288   49.3   19.4   108   31.5 
2026-10-03 00:00 UT   15 36 50.3   -25 05 40     2.818    2.284   48.7   19.2   108   31.5 
2026-10-04 00:00 UT   15 38 29.9   -25 10 29     2.823    2.280   48.1   19.1   108   31.5 
2026-10-05 00:00 UT   15 40 10.2   -25 15 18     2.829    2.275   47.5   18.9   108   31.5 
2026-10-06 00:00 UT   15 41 51.4   -25 20 05     2.834    2.271   46.9   18.7   108   31.5 
2026-10-07 00:00 UT   15 43 33.3   -25 24 52     2.840    2.267   46.3   18.6   108   31.5 
2026-10-08 00:00 UT   15 45 15.9   -25 29 38     2.845    2.263   45.7   18.4   108   31.5 
2026-10-09 00:00 UT   15 46 59.4   -25 34 23     2.850    2.259   45.1   18.3   108   31.5 
2026-10-10 00:00 UT   15 48 43.6   -25 39 06     2.855    2.254   44.5   18.1   108   31.5 
2026-10-11 00:00 UT   15 50 28.5   -25 43 49     2.860    2.250   44.0   17.9   108   31.5 
2026-10-12 00:00 UT   15 52 14.2   -25 48 29     2.864    2.246   43.4   17.8   108   31.5 
2026-10-13 00:00 UT   15 54 00.6   -25 53 08     2.869    2.242   42.8   17.6   108   31.5 
2026-10-14 00:00 UT   15 55 47.8   -25 57 46     2.873    2.237   42.2   17.4   108   31.5 
2026-10-15 00:00 UT   15 57 35.7   -26 02 22     2.877    2.233   41.7   17.3   108   31.5 
2026-10-16 00:00 UT   15 59 24.4   -26 06 56     2.882    2.228   41.1   17.1   108   31.4 
2026-10-17 00:00 UT   16 01 13.7   -26 11 28     2.886    2.224   40.5   16.9   108   31.4 
2026-10-18 00:00 UT   16 03 03.9   -26 15 57     2.889    2.220   40.0   16.8   108   31.4 
2026-10-19 00:00 UT   16 04 54.7   -26 20 25     2.893    2.215   39.4   16.6   108   31.4 
2026-10-20 00:00 UT   16 06 46.3   -26 24 50     2.897    2.211   38.8   16.4   108   31.4 
2026-10-21 00:00 UT   16 08 38.5   -26 29 13     2.900    2.206   38.3   16.2   108   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.