2019 TQ2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	30 Dec 2025	31.8	3.968 AU	4.581 AU	15h14m	-20°27'	46.4°	10.3°

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 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
2025-12-30 00:00 UT   15 14 48.5   -20 27 48     4.581    3.968   46.4   10.3   283   31.8 
2025-12-30 13:25 UT   15 15 16.5   -20 30 08     4.577    3.970   46.9   10.4   283   31.8 
2025-12-31 00:00 UT   15 15 38.5   -20 31 58     4.573    3.972   47.3   10.5   283   31.8 
2026-01-01 00:00 UT   15 16 28.1   -20 36 05     4.565    3.976   48.1   10.6   283   31.8 
2026-01-02 00:00 UT   15 17 17.1   -20 40 11     4.557    3.980   48.9   10.7   283   31.8 
2026-01-03 00:00 UT   15 18 05.7   -20 44 14     4.549    3.984   49.7   10.9   283   31.8 
2026-01-04 00:00 UT   15 18 53.8   -20 48 15     4.540    3.988   50.5   11.0   283   31.8 
2026-01-05 00:00 UT   15 19 41.3   -20 52 14     4.532    3.992   51.3   11.1   283   31.8 
2026-01-06 00:00 UT   15 20 28.4   -20 56 11     4.523    3.996   52.2   11.2   283   31.8 
2026-01-07 00:00 UT   15 21 14.9   -21 00 05     4.514    4.000   53.0   11.3   283   31.8 
2026-01-08 00:00 UT   15 22 00.9   -21 03 57     4.505    4.004   53.8   11.4   283   31.8 
2026-01-09 00:00 UT   15 22 46.3   -21 07 46     4.496    4.008   54.7   11.5   283   31.8 
2026-01-10 00:00 UT   15 23 31.2   -21 11 34     4.486    4.012   55.5   11.7   283   31.8 
2026-01-11 00:00 UT   15 24 15.5   -21 15 19     4.477    4.016   56.3   11.8   283   31.8 
2026-01-12 00:00 UT   15 24 59.2   -21 19 01     4.467    4.020   57.2   11.9   283   31.8 
2026-01-13 00:00 UT   15 25 42.4   -21 22 42     4.457    4.024   58.0   12.0   283   31.8 
2026-01-14 00:00 UT   15 26 24.9   -21 26 20     4.447    4.028   58.8   12.1   283   31.8 
2026-01-15 00:00 UT   15 27 06.8   -21 29 56     4.437    4.031   59.7   12.2   283   31.8 
2026-01-16 00:00 UT   15 27 48.1   -21 33 29     4.427    4.035   60.5   12.3   283   31.8 
2026-01-17 00:00 UT   15 28 28.8   -21 37 00     4.417    4.039   61.4   12.3   283   31.8 
2026-01-18 00:00 UT   15 29 08.8   -21 40 29     4.406    4.043   62.2   12.4   283   31.8 
2026-01-19 00:00 UT   15 29 48.2   -21 43 55     4.396    4.047   63.1   12.5   283   31.8 
2026-01-20 00:00 UT   15 30 26.9   -21 47 19     4.385    4.051   64.0   12.6   283   31.8 
2026-01-21 00:00 UT   15 31 05.0   -21 50 41     4.374    4.054   64.8   12.7   283   31.8 
2026-01-22 00:00 UT   15 31 42.3   -21 54 00     4.363    4.058   65.7   12.8   283   31.8 
2026-01-23 00:00 UT   15 32 18.9   -21 57 17     4.352    4.062   66.6   12.8   283   31.8 
2026-01-24 00:00 UT   15 32 54.9   -22 00 32     4.341    4.066   67.4   12.9   283   31.8 
2026-01-25 00:00 UT   15 33 30.1   -22 03 44     4.330    4.070   68.3   13.0   283   31.8 
2026-01-26 00:00 UT   15 34 04.6   -22 06 53     4.318    4.073   69.2   13.1   283   31.8 
2026-01-27 00:00 UT   15 34 38.3   -22 10 01     4.307    4.077   70.0   13.1   283   31.8 
2026-01-28 00:00 UT   15 35 11.3   -22 13 06     4.295    4.081   70.9   13.2   283   31.8 
2026-01-29 00:00 UT   15 35 43.5   -22 16 08     4.283    4.085   71.8   13.2   283   31.8 

    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.