2019 TK1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	23 Apr 2026	25.5	1.507 AU	0.668 AU	10h44m	+07°30'	127.4°	32.0°

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 TK1 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.2103864
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.2976131
            i (Inclination)                 : 19.37546
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 11.36464
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 33.13495
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 30.45860
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 42.98907
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 10.44798
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 1.48            
        

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
2026-04-23 00:00 UT   10 44 57.6   +07 30 16     0.668    1.507  127.4   32.0   112   25.5 
2026-04-23 19:01 UT   10 44 40.6   +07 13 52     0.675    1.509  126.6   32.3   112   25.5 
2026-04-24 00:00 UT   10 44 36.5   +07 09 35     0.677    1.509  126.4   32.4   112   25.5 
2026-04-25 00:00 UT   10 44 19.1   +06 49 06     0.685    1.511  125.5   32.8   111   25.5 
2026-04-26 00:00 UT   10 44 05.2   +06 28 50     0.694    1.512  124.6   33.2   111   25.6 
2026-04-27 00:00 UT   10 43 54.9   +06 08 47     0.703    1.514  123.7   33.6   111   25.6 
2026-04-28 00:00 UT   10 43 47.9   +05 48 56     0.712    1.516  122.8   33.9   111   25.7 
2026-04-29 00:00 UT   10 43 44.2   +05 29 17     0.721    1.517  122.0   34.3   111   25.7 
2026-04-30 00:00 UT   10 43 43.7   +05 09 50     0.730    1.519  121.1   34.6   110   25.7 
2026-05-01 00:00 UT   10 43 46.3   +04 50 35     0.739    1.521  120.3   34.9   110   25.8 
2026-05-02 00:00 UT   10 43 51.9   +04 31 31     0.749    1.522  119.4   35.2   110   25.8 
2026-05-03 00:00 UT   10 44 00.4   +04 12 39     0.758    1.524  118.6   35.5   110   25.8 
2026-05-04 00:00 UT   10 44 11.8   +03 53 57     0.767    1.525  117.8   35.8   110   25.9 
2026-05-05 00:00 UT   10 44 25.8   +03 35 26     0.777    1.527  117.0   36.1   110   25.9 
2026-05-06 00:00 UT   10 44 42.6   +03 17 05     0.786    1.528  116.2   36.3   110   26.0 
2026-05-07 00:00 UT   10 45 01.9   +02 58 54     0.796    1.530  115.4   36.6   110   26.0 
2026-05-08 00:00 UT   10 45 23.8   +02 40 52     0.805    1.531  114.6   36.8   110   26.0 
2026-05-09 00:00 UT   10 45 48.1   +02 22 60     0.815    1.532  113.8   37.0   110   26.1 
2026-05-10 00:00 UT   10 46 14.8   +02 05 16     0.825    1.534  113.1   37.3   110   26.1 
2026-05-11 00:00 UT   10 46 43.8   +01 47 42     0.834    1.535  112.3   37.5   110   26.1 
2026-05-12 00:00 UT   10 47 15.1   +01 30 15     0.844    1.536  111.6   37.7   110   26.2 
2026-05-13 00:00 UT   10 47 48.5   +01 12 56     0.854    1.538  110.9   37.9   110   26.2 
2026-05-14 00:00 UT   10 48 24.2   +00 55 45     0.864    1.539  110.2   38.1   110   26.2 
2026-05-15 00:00 UT   10 49 01.9   +00 38 41     0.873    1.540  109.4   38.2   110   26.3 
2026-05-16 00:00 UT   10 49 41.6   +00 21 45     0.883    1.541  108.7   38.4   110   26.3 
2026-05-17 00:00 UT   10 50 23.4   +00 04 54     0.893    1.543  108.0   38.6   110   26.3 
2026-05-18 00:00 UT   10 51 07.0   +00 11 50     0.903    1.544  107.3   38.7   110   26.3 
2026-05-19 00:00 UT   10 51 52.6   +00 28 28     0.913    1.545  106.7   38.9   110   26.4 
2026-05-20 00:00 UT   10 52 40.0   +00 44 60     0.923    1.546  106.0   39.0   110   26.4 

    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.