2019 TM
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	21 Feb 2026	28.4	1.964 AU	1.397 AU	14h38m	-16°42'	109.6°	28.3°

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
2026-02-21 00:00 UT   14 38 18.9   -16 42 13     1.397    1.964  109.6   28.3   288   28.4 
2026-02-21 22:52 UT   14 38 12.1   -16 43 49     1.392    1.971  110.6   28.0   288   28.4 
2026-02-22 00:00 UT   14 38 11.7   -16 43 53     1.392    1.971  110.6   28.0   288   28.4 
2026-02-23 00:00 UT   14 38 02.0   -16 45 23     1.387    1.979  111.6   27.7   288   28.4 
2026-02-24 00:00 UT   14 37 49.9   -16 46 42     1.382    1.986  112.7   27.4   288   28.4 
2026-02-25 00:00 UT   14 37 35.2   -16 47 50     1.377    1.994  113.7   27.0   288   28.4 
2026-02-26 00:00 UT   14 37 18.0   -16 48 46     1.372    2.001  114.8   26.7   289   28.4 
2026-02-27 00:00 UT   14 36 58.3   -16 49 32     1.367    2.008  115.9   26.3   289   28.4 
2026-02-28 00:00 UT   14 36 36.0   -16 50 06     1.363    2.015  117.0   26.0   289   28.4 
2026-03-01 00:00 UT   14 36 11.3   -16 50 28     1.358    2.023  118.1   25.6   289   28.4 
2026-03-02 00:00 UT   14 35 44.1   -16 50 40     1.353    2.030  119.2   25.2   289   28.4 
2026-03-03 00:00 UT   14 35 14.3   -16 50 39     1.349    2.037  120.3   24.8   289   28.3 
2026-03-04 00:00 UT   14 34 42.0   -16 50 27     1.344    2.044  121.4   24.4   289   28.3 
2026-03-05 00:00 UT   14 34 07.2   -16 50 04     1.340    2.052  122.5   24.0   289   28.3 
2026-03-06 00:00 UT   14 33 30.0   -16 49 28     1.336    2.059  123.7   23.6   289   28.3 
2026-03-07 00:00 UT   14 32 50.2   -16 48 40     1.332    2.066  124.8   23.2   289   28.3 
2026-03-08 00:00 UT   14 32 08.0   -16 47 40     1.328    2.073  126.0   22.8   290   28.3 
2026-03-09 00:00 UT   14 31 23.3   -16 46 28     1.324    2.080  127.2   22.4   290   28.3 
2026-03-10 00:00 UT   14 30 36.2   -16 45 04     1.320    2.087  128.4   21.9   290   28.3 
2026-03-11 00:00 UT   14 29 46.6   -16 43 27     1.316    2.094  129.6   21.5   290   28.2 
2026-03-12 00:00 UT   14 28 54.7   -16 41 38     1.313    2.101  130.8   21.0   290   28.2 
2026-03-13 00:00 UT   14 28 00.5   -16 39 36     1.309    2.108  132.0   20.5   290   28.2 
2026-03-14 00:00 UT   14 27 03.9   -16 37 22     1.306    2.115  133.2   20.0   290   28.2 
2026-03-15 00:00 UT   14 26 05.0   -16 34 55     1.303    2.122  134.4   19.6   291   28.2 
2026-03-16 00:00 UT   14 25 03.9   -16 32 16     1.300    2.129  135.7   19.1   291   28.2 
2026-03-17 00:00 UT   14 24 00.6   -16 29 24     1.298    2.135  136.9   18.6   291   28.2 
2026-03-18 00:00 UT   14 22 55.2   -16 26 20     1.295    2.142  138.2   18.0   291   28.2 
2026-03-19 00:00 UT   14 21 47.7   -16 23 03     1.293    2.149  139.4   17.5   291   28.1 
2026-03-20 00:00 UT   14 20 38.2   -16 19 35     1.291    2.156  140.7   17.0   292   28.1 
2026-03-21 00:00 UT   14 19 26.8   -16 15 53     1.289    2.163  142.0   16.5   292   28.1 
2026-03-22 00:00 UT   14 18 13.5   -16 12 00     1.287    2.169  143.3   15.9   292   28.1 
2026-03-23 00:00 UT   14 16 58.4   -16 07 55     1.286    2.176  144.6   15.4   292   28.1 

    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.