2019 TH2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	21 Feb 2026	31.7	2.717 AU	2.464 AU	15h40m	-22°44'	93.9°	21.3°

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 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
2026-02-21 00:00 UT   15 40 10.9   -22 44 08     2.464    2.717   93.9   21.3   283   31.7 
2026-02-21 19:28 UT   15 40 37.4   -22 47 37     2.452    2.718   94.6   21.3   283   31.7 
2026-02-22 00:00 UT   15 40 43.5   -22 48 25     2.450    2.718   94.8   21.3   283   31.7 
2026-02-23 00:00 UT   15 41 14.7   -22 52 40     2.435    2.718   95.7   21.2   283   31.6 
2026-02-24 00:00 UT   15 41 44.7   -22 56 51     2.421    2.718   96.6   21.2   283   31.6 
2026-02-25 00:00 UT   15 42 13.2   -23 00 60     2.406    2.718   97.4   21.2   283   31.6 
2026-02-26 00:00 UT   15 42 40.5   -23 05 06     2.392    2.718   98.3   21.1   283   31.6 
2026-02-27 00:00 UT   15 43 06.4   -23 09 08     2.378    2.718   99.2   21.1   283   31.6 
2026-02-28 00:00 UT   15 43 30.8   -23 13 07     2.363    2.718  100.1   21.0   284   31.6 
2026-03-01 00:00 UT   15 43 53.9   -23 17 04     2.349    2.718  101.0   21.0   284   31.6 
2026-03-02 00:00 UT   15 44 15.5   -23 20 57     2.335    2.718  101.9   20.9   284   31.5 
2026-03-03 00:00 UT   15 44 35.6   -23 24 47     2.320    2.718  102.8   20.8   284   31.5 
2026-03-04 00:00 UT   15 44 54.3   -23 28 34     2.306    2.718  103.7   20.8   284   31.5 
2026-03-05 00:00 UT   15 45 11.4   -23 32 18     2.292    2.718  104.7   20.7   284   31.5 
2026-03-06 00:00 UT   15 45 27.0   -23 35 59     2.278    2.718  105.6   20.6   284   31.5 
2026-03-07 00:00 UT   15 45 41.1   -23 39 36     2.264    2.718  106.5   20.5   284   31.5 
2026-03-08 00:00 UT   15 45 53.6   -23 43 10     2.250    2.718  107.5   20.4   284   31.4 
2026-03-09 00:00 UT   15 46 04.4   -23 46 40     2.236    2.718  108.4   20.3   284   31.4 
2026-03-10 00:00 UT   15 46 13.7   -23 50 07     2.222    2.718  109.4   20.2   284   31.4 
2026-03-11 00:00 UT   15 46 21.2   -23 53 31     2.208    2.718  110.3   20.0   284   31.4 
2026-03-12 00:00 UT   15 46 27.1   -23 56 51     2.194    2.717  111.3   19.9   284   31.4 
2026-03-13 00:00 UT   15 46 31.3   -24 00 07     2.181    2.717  112.2   19.8   284   31.4 
2026-03-14 00:00 UT   15 46 33.8   -24 03 19     2.167    2.717  113.2   19.6   284   31.3 
2026-03-15 00:00 UT   15 46 34.5   -24 06 28     2.153    2.717  114.2   19.5   285   31.3 
2026-03-16 00:00 UT   15 46 33.5   -24 09 32     2.140    2.716  115.2   19.4   285   31.3 
2026-03-17 00:00 UT   15 46 30.6   -24 12 33     2.127    2.716  116.2   19.2   285   31.3 
2026-03-18 00:00 UT   15 46 26.0   -24 15 30     2.113    2.716  117.2   19.0   285   31.3 
2026-03-19 00:00 UT   15 46 19.5   -24 18 22     2.100    2.716  118.2   18.9   285   31.2 
2026-03-20 00:00 UT   15 46 11.2   -24 21 10     2.087    2.715  119.2   18.7   285   31.2 
2026-03-21 00:00 UT   15 46 01.0   -24 23 54     2.074    2.715  120.2   18.5   285   31.2 
2026-03-22 00:00 UT   15 45 48.9   -24 26 33     2.061    2.715  121.2   18.3   285   31.2 
2026-03-23 00:00 UT   15 45 35.0   -24 29 08     2.048    2.714  122.2   18.1   286   31.2 

    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.