2019 TK1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	9 Apr 2026	24.8	1.481 AU	0.559 AU	10h57m	+12°42'	141.6°	24.9°

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
2026-04-09 00:00 UT   10 57 20.4   +12 42 46     0.559    1.481  141.6   24.9   120   24.8 
2026-04-09 17:32 UT   10 56 18.8   +12 25 28     0.564    1.482  140.8   25.3   119   24.9 
2026-04-10 00:00 UT   10 55 56.7   +12 19 06     0.566    1.483  140.5   25.5   119   24.9 
2026-04-11 00:00 UT   10 54 38.1   +11 55 38     0.573    1.485  139.4   26.0   118   24.9 
2026-04-12 00:00 UT   10 53 24.5   +11 32 21     0.580    1.487  138.3   26.6   117   25.0 
2026-04-13 00:00 UT   10 52 15.8   +11 09 16     0.588    1.489  137.3   27.2   116   25.0 
2026-04-14 00:00 UT   10 51 11.9   +10 46 23     0.595    1.491  136.2   27.7   116   25.1 
2026-04-15 00:00 UT   10 50 12.7   +10 23 43     0.603    1.493  135.2   28.3   115   25.1 
2026-04-16 00:00 UT   10 49 18.2   +10 01 16     0.611    1.495  134.2   28.8   115   25.1 
2026-04-17 00:00 UT   10 48 28.1   +09 39 02     0.618    1.496  133.2   29.3   114   25.2 
2026-04-18 00:00 UT   10 47 42.6   +09 17 01     0.626    1.498  132.2   29.8   114   25.2 
2026-04-19 00:00 UT   10 47 01.3   +08 55 14     0.635    1.500  131.2   30.3   113   25.3 
2026-04-20 00:00 UT   10 46 24.3   +08 33 40     0.643    1.502  130.2   30.7   113   25.3 
2026-04-21 00:00 UT   10 45 51.4   +08 12 19     0.651    1.504  129.2   31.2   112   25.4 
2026-04-22 00:00 UT   10 45 22.5   +07 51 11     0.660    1.506  128.3   31.6   112   25.4 
2026-04-23 00:00 UT   10 44 57.6   +07 30 16     0.668    1.507  127.4   32.0   112   25.5 
2026-04-24 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 

    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.