2019 TN1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	21 Feb 2026	34.0	4.217 AU	3.908 AU	15h14m	-16°09'	101.4°	13.3°

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 TN1 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.6156624
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.6099515
            i (Inclination)                 : 2.81627
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 181.04312
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 216.41351
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 158.02610
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 217.42356
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -1.67133
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.22            
        

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   15 14 32.4   -16 09 40     3.908    4.217  101.4   13.3   285   34.0 
2026-02-21 12:42 UT   15 14 36.0   -16 09 34     3.900    4.217  101.9   13.3   285   34.0 
2026-02-22 00:00 UT   15 14 39.0   -16 09 27     3.892    4.217  102.4   13.2   285   33.9 
2026-02-23 00:00 UT   15 14 44.6   -16 09 10     3.876    4.217  103.4   13.2   285   33.9 
2026-02-24 00:00 UT   15 14 49.2   -16 08 49     3.861    4.217  104.4   13.1   285   33.9 
2026-02-25 00:00 UT   15 14 52.8   -16 08 24     3.845    4.217  105.4   13.1   285   33.9 
2026-02-26 00:00 UT   15 14 55.3   -16 07 55     3.829    4.217  106.4   13.0   285   33.9 
2026-02-27 00:00 UT   15 14 56.9   -16 07 22     3.814    4.217  107.4   13.0   285   33.9 
2026-02-28 00:00 UT   15 14 57.5   -16 06 44     3.798    4.217  108.4   12.9   285   33.9 
2026-03-01 00:00 UT   15 14 57.0   -16 06 03     3.783    4.217  109.4   12.8   285   33.9 
2026-03-02 00:00 UT   15 14 55.5   -16 05 17     3.768    4.217  110.4   12.7   285   33.9 
2026-03-03 00:00 UT   15 14 53.0   -16 04 27     3.753    4.216  111.4   12.6   284   33.8 
2026-03-04 00:00 UT   15 14 49.4   -16 03 33     3.737    4.216  112.4   12.6   284   33.8 
2026-03-05 00:00 UT   15 14 44.8   -16 02 34     3.722    4.216  113.4   12.5   284   33.8 
2026-03-06 00:00 UT   15 14 39.1   -16 01 32     3.707    4.216  114.5   12.4   284   33.8 
2026-03-07 00:00 UT   15 14 32.4   -16 00 25     3.693    4.216  115.5   12.3   284   33.8 
2026-03-08 00:00 UT   15 14 24.6   -15 59 14     3.678    4.216  116.5   12.2   284   33.8 
2026-03-09 00:00 UT   15 14 15.7   -15 57 58     3.663    4.216  117.6   12.0   284   33.8 
2026-03-10 00:00 UT   15 14 05.8   -15 56 38     3.649    4.216  118.6   11.9   284   33.8 
2026-03-11 00:00 UT   15 13 54.8   -15 55 14     3.635    4.215  119.7   11.8   284   33.7 
2026-03-12 00:00 UT   15 13 42.8   -15 53 46     3.620    4.215  120.7   11.7   284   33.7 
2026-03-13 00:00 UT   15 13 29.7   -15 52 13     3.606    4.215  121.8   11.6   284   33.7 
2026-03-14 00:00 UT   15 13 15.5   -15 50 36     3.592    4.215  122.8   11.4   284   33.7 
2026-03-15 00:00 UT   15 13 00.2   -15 48 55     3.579    4.215  123.9   11.3   284   33.7 
2026-03-16 00:00 UT   15 12 43.8   -15 47 09     3.565    4.215  125.0   11.2   284   33.7 
2026-03-17 00:00 UT   15 12 26.4   -15 45 20     3.552    4.214  126.0   11.0   284   33.7 
2026-03-18 00:00 UT   15 12 07.9   -15 43 25     3.538    4.214  127.1   10.9   284   33.6 
2026-03-19 00:00 UT   15 11 48.4   -15 41 27     3.525    4.214  128.2   10.7   284   33.6 
2026-03-20 00:00 UT   15 11 27.8   -15 39 24     3.512    4.214  129.3   10.5   284   33.6 
2026-03-21 00:00 UT   15 11 06.1   -15 37 17     3.500    4.213  130.4   10.4   284   33.6 
2026-03-22 00:00 UT   15 10 43.4   -15 35 06     3.487    4.213  131.4   10.2   284   33.6 
2026-03-23 00:00 UT   15 10 19.7   -15 32 51     3.475    4.213  132.5   10.0   284   33.6 

    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.