2019 TM
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	8 Jan 2026	28.5	1.612 AU	1.594 AU	14h07m	-12°45'	73.2°	35.7°

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
2026-01-08 00:00 UT   14 07 55.7   -12 45 21     1.594    1.612   73.2   35.7   290   28.5 
2026-01-08 20:12 UT   14 09 03.7   -12 52 46     1.592    1.620   73.7   35.7   290   28.5 
2026-01-09 00:00 UT   14 09 16.3   -12 54 09     1.591    1.621   73.8   35.6   290   28.5 
2026-01-10 00:00 UT   14 10 35.4   -13 02 47     1.588    1.629   74.5   35.6   290   28.5 
2026-01-11 00:00 UT   14 11 52.9   -13 11 16     1.585    1.638   75.2   35.5   290   28.5 
2026-01-12 00:00 UT   14 13 08.9   -13 19 35     1.582    1.646   75.8   35.4   289   28.5 
2026-01-13 00:00 UT   14 14 23.3   -13 27 44     1.579    1.655   76.5   35.3   289   28.5 
2026-01-14 00:00 UT   14 15 36.1   -13 35 44     1.576    1.663   77.2   35.2   289   28.5 
2026-01-15 00:00 UT   14 16 47.3   -13 43 34     1.572    1.671   77.9   35.1   289   28.5 
2026-01-16 00:00 UT   14 17 56.8   -13 51 15     1.569    1.680   78.6   35.0   289   28.5 
2026-01-17 00:00 UT   14 19 04.7   -13 58 47     1.565    1.688   79.4   34.9   289   28.6 
2026-01-18 00:00 UT   14 20 10.9   -14 06 09     1.561    1.696   80.1   34.8   289   28.6 
2026-01-19 00:00 UT   14 21 15.4   -14 13 21     1.558    1.705   80.8   34.7   289   28.6 
2026-01-20 00:00 UT   14 22 18.1   -14 20 24     1.554    1.713   81.6   34.6   289   28.6 
2026-01-21 00:00 UT   14 23 19.1   -14 27 18     1.550    1.721   82.3   34.5   289   28.6 
2026-01-22 00:00 UT   14 24 18.3   -14 34 02     1.546    1.729   83.1   34.4   289   28.6 
2026-01-23 00:00 UT   14 25 15.8   -14 40 36     1.541    1.737   83.8   34.3   289   28.6 
2026-01-24 00:00 UT   14 26 11.4   -14 47 02     1.537    1.746   84.6   34.2   289   28.6 
2026-01-25 00:00 UT   14 27 05.2   -14 53 17     1.533    1.754   85.4   34.0   289   28.6 
2026-01-26 00:00 UT   14 27 57.1   -14 59 24     1.528    1.762   86.2   33.9   288   28.6 
2026-01-27 00:00 UT   14 28 47.1   -15 05 21     1.524    1.770   87.0   33.8   288   28.6 
2026-01-28 00:00 UT   14 29 35.3   -15 11 09     1.519    1.778   87.8   33.6   288   28.6 
2026-01-29 00:00 UT   14 30 21.5   -15 16 47     1.515    1.786   88.6   33.5   288   28.6 
2026-01-30 00:00 UT   14 31 05.8   -15 22 17     1.510    1.794   89.4   33.3   288   28.6 
2026-01-31 00:00 UT   14 31 48.1   -15 27 36     1.505    1.802   90.2   33.1   288   28.6 
2026-02-01 00:00 UT   14 32 28.5   -15 32 47     1.500    1.810   91.1   33.0   288   28.6 
2026-02-02 00:00 UT   14 33 06.8   -15 37 48     1.495    1.818   91.9   32.8   288   28.6 
2026-02-03 00:00 UT   14 33 43.1   -15 42 40     1.490    1.826   92.7   32.6   288   28.5 
2026-02-04 00:00 UT   14 34 17.4   -15 47 22     1.485    1.834   93.6   32.4   288   28.5 
2026-02-05 00:00 UT   14 34 49.5   -15 51 55     1.480    1.842   94.5   32.3   288   28.5 
2026-02-06 00:00 UT   14 35 19.6   -15 56 18     1.475    1.849   95.3   32.1   288   28.5 
2026-02-07 00:00 UT   14 35 47.5   -16 00 31     1.470    1.857   96.2   31.9   288   28.5 

    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.