2019 TQ2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	23 Aug 2026	32.3	4.635 AU	4.791 AU	14h42m	-20°35'	75.1°	12.2°

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 TQ2 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.6734690
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.8653162
            i (Inclination)                 : 8.45263
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 22.92406
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 44.66434
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 85.25779
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 67.27556
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 5.93085
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.85            
        

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
2026-08-23 00:00 UT   14 42 45.3   -20 35 21     4.791    4.635   75.1   12.2   109   32.3 
2026-08-23 12:32 UT   14 43 00.1   -20 36 12     4.800    4.636   74.7   12.1   109   32.3 
2026-08-24 00:00 UT   14 43 13.8   -20 36 59     4.808    4.637   74.3   12.1   109   32.3 
2026-08-25 00:00 UT   14 43 42.9   -20 38 39     4.825    4.639   73.4   12.1   109   32.3 
2026-08-26 00:00 UT   14 44 12.6   -20 40 22     4.842    4.640   72.6   12.0   109   32.3 
2026-08-27 00:00 UT   14 44 42.9   -20 42 08     4.858    4.642   71.7   11.9   109   32.3 
2026-08-28 00:00 UT   14 45 13.7   -20 43 56     4.875    4.644   70.9   11.9   109   32.3 
2026-08-29 00:00 UT   14 45 45.1   -20 45 47     4.892    4.645   70.1   11.8   109   32.3 
2026-08-30 00:00 UT   14 46 17.1   -20 47 41     4.908    4.647   69.2   11.7   109   32.3 
2026-08-31 00:00 UT   14 46 49.7   -20 49 37     4.924    4.648   68.4   11.6   109   32.3 
2026-09-01 00:00 UT   14 47 22.8   -20 51 36     4.941    4.650   67.6   11.6   109   32.3 
2026-09-02 00:00 UT   14 47 56.4   -20 53 37     4.957    4.652   66.7   11.5   109   32.3 
2026-09-03 00:00 UT   14 48 30.6   -20 55 40     4.973    4.653   65.9   11.4   109   32.3 
2026-09-04 00:00 UT   14 49 05.3   -20 57 46     4.989    4.655   65.1   11.3   109   32.3 
2026-09-05 00:00 UT   14 49 40.5   -20 59 54     5.005    4.656   64.3   11.2   109   32.3 
2026-09-06 00:00 UT   14 50 16.2   -21 02 04     5.021    4.658   63.4   11.2   109   32.3 
2026-09-07 00:00 UT   14 50 52.4   -21 04 17     5.036    4.659   62.6   11.1   109   32.3 
2026-09-08 00:00 UT   14 51 29.2   -21 06 32     5.052    4.661   61.8   11.0   109   32.3 
2026-09-09 00:00 UT   14 52 06.4   -21 08 49     5.067    4.663   61.0   10.9   109   32.3 
2026-09-10 00:00 UT   14 52 44.2   -21 11 08     5.083    4.664   60.2   10.8   109   32.4 
2026-09-11 00:00 UT   14 53 22.4   -21 13 29     5.098    4.666   59.3   10.7   110   32.4 
2026-09-12 00:00 UT   14 54 01.1   -21 15 52     5.113    4.667   58.5   10.6   110   32.4 
2026-09-13 00:00 UT   14 54 40.2   -21 18 17     5.128    4.669   57.7   10.5   110   32.4 
2026-09-14 00:00 UT   14 55 19.8   -21 20 44     5.143    4.670   56.9   10.4   110   32.4 
2026-09-15 00:00 UT   14 55 59.9   -21 23 13     5.157    4.672   56.1   10.3   110   32.4 
2026-09-16 00:00 UT   14 56 40.4   -21 25 43     5.172    4.673   55.3   10.2   110   32.4 
2026-09-17 00:00 UT   14 57 21.4   -21 28 15     5.186    4.675   54.5   10.1   110   32.4 
2026-09-18 00:00 UT   14 58 02.7   -21 30 49     5.201    4.676   53.7   10.0   110   32.4 
2026-09-19 00:00 UT   14 58 44.5   -21 33 25     5.215    4.677   52.9    9.9   110   32.4 
2026-09-20 00:00 UT   14 59 26.7   -21 36 02     5.229    4.679   52.1    9.7   110   32.4 
2026-09-21 00:00 UT   15 00 09.3   -21 38 41     5.243    4.680   51.3    9.6   110   32.4 
2026-09-22 00:00 UT   15 00 52.3   -21 41 21     5.256    4.682   50.5    9.5   110   32.4 

    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.