2019 TM
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	21 Jul 2026	30.5	2.814 AU	2.720 AU	13h19m	-11°14'	84.7°	21.1°

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
2026-07-21 00:00 UT   13 19 32.4   -11 14 09     2.720    2.814   84.7   21.1   112   30.5 
2026-07-21 05:47 UT   13 19 43.7   -11 15 10     2.724    2.815   84.5   21.1   112   30.5 
2026-07-22 00:00 UT   13 20 19.4   -11 18 22     2.738    2.818   83.9   21.0   112   30.5 
2026-07-23 00:00 UT   13 21 07.1   -11 22 40     2.756    2.822   83.2   20.9   112   30.5 
2026-07-24 00:00 UT   13 21 55.5   -11 27 01     2.774    2.826   82.4   20.9   112   30.5 
2026-07-25 00:00 UT   13 22 44.5   -11 31 25     2.792    2.830   81.7   20.8   112   30.5 
2026-07-26 00:00 UT   13 23 34.2   -11 35 54     2.810    2.834   81.0   20.7   112   30.5 
2026-07-27 00:00 UT   13 24 24.5   -11 40 25     2.828    2.838   80.2   20.6   112   30.5 
2026-07-28 00:00 UT   13 25 15.4   -11 45 01     2.846    2.842   79.5   20.6   112   30.6 
2026-07-29 00:00 UT   13 26 06.9   -11 49 39     2.864    2.846   78.8   20.5   112   30.6 
2026-07-30 00:00 UT   13 26 59.1   -11 54 21     2.881    2.850   78.0   20.4   112   30.6 
2026-07-31 00:00 UT   13 27 51.8   -11 59 06     2.899    2.853   77.3   20.3   112   30.6 
2026-08-01 00:00 UT   13 28 45.1   -12 03 54     2.917    2.857   76.6   20.2   112   30.6 
2026-08-02 00:00 UT   13 29 39.0   -12 08 45     2.934    2.861   75.9   20.1   112   30.6 
2026-08-03 00:00 UT   13 30 33.4   -12 13 38     2.952    2.865   75.1   20.0   112   30.6 
2026-08-04 00:00 UT   13 31 28.4   -12 18 35     2.969    2.869   74.4   19.9   112   30.6 
2026-08-05 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 

    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.