2019 TH2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	24 Jun 2026	30.9	2.598 AU	1.866 AU	14h15m	-21°12'	126.2°	18.4°

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
2026-06-24 00:00 UT   14 15 11.8   -21 12 12     1.866    2.598  126.2   18.4   104   30.9 
2026-06-24 18:16 UT   14 14 55.0   -21 10 03     1.872    2.597  125.4   18.6   104   30.9 
2026-06-25 00:00 UT   14 14 50.0   -21 09 23     1.875    2.596  125.1   18.7   104   30.9 
2026-06-26 00:00 UT   14 14 30.1   -21 06 43     1.884    2.594  124.1   18.9   105   30.9 
2026-06-27 00:00 UT   14 14 12.0   -21 04 09     1.893    2.592  123.1   19.2   105   30.9 
2026-06-28 00:00 UT   14 13 55.8   -21 01 44     1.902    2.589  122.1   19.4   105   30.9 
2026-06-29 00:00 UT   14 13 41.5   -20 59 26     1.912    2.587  121.1   19.7   105   31.0 
2026-06-30 00:00 UT   14 13 29.1   -20 57 16     1.922    2.585  120.1   19.9   105   31.0 
2026-07-01 00:00 UT   14 13 18.4   -20 55 14     1.931    2.583  119.1   20.1   106   31.0 
2026-07-02 00:00 UT   14 13 09.6   -20 53 19     1.941    2.581  118.1   20.3   106   31.0 
2026-07-03 00:00 UT   14 13 02.6   -20 51 33     1.951    2.578  117.1   20.6   106   31.0 
2026-07-04 00:00 UT   14 12 57.4   -20 49 54     1.961    2.576  116.1   20.8   106   31.0 
2026-07-05 00:00 UT   14 12 53.9   -20 48 24     1.971    2.574  115.2   20.9   106   31.1 
2026-07-06 00:00 UT   14 12 52.3   -20 47 01     1.981    2.571  114.2   21.1   106   31.1 
2026-07-07 00:00 UT   14 12 52.3   -20 45 46     1.992    2.569  113.3   21.3   107   31.1 
2026-07-08 00:00 UT   14 12 54.1   -20 44 39     2.002    2.567  112.3   21.5   107   31.1 
2026-07-09 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 

    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.