2019 TM
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	4 Aug 2026	30.6	2.869 AU	2.969 AU	13h31m	-12°18'	74.4°	19.9°

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 TM are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.5961433
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.0434265
            i (Inclination)                 : 3.75652
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 0.94231
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 69.63769
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 21.13408
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 70.53977
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 3.52147
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.92            
        

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
2026-08-04 00:00 UT   13 31 28.4   -12 18 35     2.969    2.869   74.4   19.9   112   30.6 
2026-08-04 05:38 UT   13 31 41.4   -12 19 45     2.973    2.869   74.3   19.9   112   30.7 
2026-08-05 00:00 UT   13 32 23.9   -12 23 34     2.987    2.872   73.7   19.8   112   30.7 
2026-08-06 00:00 UT   13 33 20.0   -12 28 36     3.004    2.876   73.0   19.7   112   30.7 
2026-08-07 00:00 UT   13 34 16.6   -12 33 41     3.022    2.880   72.3   19.6   112   30.7 
2026-08-08 00:00 UT   13 35 13.7   -12 38 48     3.039    2.883   71.6   19.5   112   30.7 
2026-08-09 00:00 UT   13 36 11.3   -12 43 58     3.056    2.887   70.9   19.4   112   30.7 
2026-08-10 00:00 UT   13 37 09.5   -12 49 10     3.073    2.891   70.2   19.3   112   30.7 
2026-08-11 00:00 UT   13 38 08.1   -12 54 24     3.090    2.894   69.4   19.1   112   30.7 
2026-08-12 00:00 UT   13 39 07.3   -12 59 41     3.107    2.898   68.7   19.0   112   30.7 
2026-08-13 00:00 UT   13 40 06.9   -13 04 60     3.124    2.902   68.0   18.9   112   30.8 
2026-08-14 00:00 UT   13 41 07.0   -13 10 21     3.141    2.905   67.3   18.8   112   30.8 
2026-08-15 00:00 UT   13 42 07.5   -13 15 44     3.158    2.909   66.6   18.6   112   30.8 
2026-08-16 00:00 UT   13 43 08.5   -13 21 08     3.174    2.912   65.9   18.5   112   30.8 
2026-08-17 00:00 UT   13 44 10.0   -13 26 35     3.191    2.916   65.3   18.4   112   30.8 
2026-08-18 00:00 UT   13 45 11.9   -13 32 04     3.207    2.919   64.6   18.2   112   30.8 
2026-08-19 00:00 UT   13 46 14.2   -13 37 34     3.224    2.923   63.9   18.1   112   30.8 
2026-08-20 00:00 UT   13 47 17.0   -13 43 06     3.240    2.926   63.2   18.0   112   30.8 
2026-08-21 00:00 UT   13 48 20.2   -13 48 39     3.256    2.930   62.5   17.8   112   30.8 
2026-08-22 00:00 UT   13 49 23.7   -13 54 14     3.272    2.933   61.8   17.7   112   30.8 
2026-08-23 00:00 UT   13 50 27.7   -13 59 51     3.288    2.937   61.1   17.5   112   30.8 
2026-08-24 00:00 UT   13 51 32.1   -14 05 28     3.304    2.940   60.4   17.4   112   30.9 
2026-08-25 00:00 UT   13 52 36.9   -14 11 07     3.320    2.943   59.7   17.3   112   30.9 
2026-08-26 00:00 UT   13 53 42.0   -14 16 47     3.336    2.947   59.1   17.1   112   30.9 
2026-08-27 00:00 UT   13 54 47.5   -14 22 29     3.351    2.950   58.4   17.0   112   30.9 
2026-08-28 00:00 UT   13 55 53.4   -14 28 11     3.367    2.953   57.7   16.8   112   30.9 
2026-08-29 00:00 UT   13 56 59.7   -14 33 55     3.382    2.957   57.0   16.7   112   30.9 
2026-08-30 00:00 UT   13 58 06.3   -14 39 39     3.398    2.960   56.3   16.5   112   30.9 
2026-08-31 00:00 UT   13 59 13.3   -14 45 25     3.413    2.963   55.7   16.3   112   30.9 
2026-09-01 00:00 UT   14 00 20.6   -14 51 11     3.428    2.966   55.0   16.2   112   30.9 
2026-09-02 00:00 UT   14 01 28.3   -14 56 58     3.443    2.970   54.3   16.0   112   30.9 
2026-09-03 00:00 UT   14 02 36.3   -15 02 46     3.458    2.973   53.6   15.9   112   30.9 

    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.