2019 TQ2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	1 Mar 2026	31.6	4.195 AU	3.896 AU	15h45m	-23°29'	100.7°	13.4°

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
2026-03-01 00:00 UT   15 45 08.8   -23 29 42     3.896    4.195  100.7   13.4   283   31.6 
2026-03-01 19:30 UT   15 45 10.8   -23 31 02     3.886    4.198  101.5   13.4   284   31.6 
2026-03-02 00:00 UT   15 45 11.2   -23 31 21     3.884    4.198  101.7   13.4   284   31.6 
2026-03-03 00:00 UT   15 45 12.6   -23 32 57     3.871    4.202  102.7   13.3   284   31.6 
2026-03-04 00:00 UT   15 45 12.9   -23 34 30     3.859    4.205  103.7   13.2   284   31.6 
2026-03-05 00:00 UT   15 45 12.1   -23 35 60     3.846    4.208  104.7   13.2   284   31.6 
2026-03-06 00:00 UT   15 45 10.2   -23 37 26     3.834    4.212  105.7   13.1   284   31.6 
2026-03-07 00:00 UT   15 45 07.2   -23 38 50     3.822    4.215  106.7   13.0   284   31.6 
2026-03-08 00:00 UT   15 45 03.2   -23 40 11     3.810    4.218  107.7   13.0   284   31.6 
2026-03-09 00:00 UT   15 44 58.0   -23 41 28     3.797    4.222  108.7   12.9   284   31.6 
2026-03-10 00:00 UT   15 44 51.7   -23 42 42     3.785    4.225  109.7   12.8   284   31.6 
2026-03-11 00:00 UT   15 44 44.2   -23 43 53     3.773    4.228  110.7   12.7   284   31.6 
2026-03-12 00:00 UT   15 44 35.7   -23 45 01     3.762    4.231  111.7   12.6   284   31.6 
2026-03-13 00:00 UT   15 44 26.0   -23 46 05     3.750    4.235  112.8   12.5   284   31.5 
2026-03-14 00:00 UT   15 44 15.2   -23 47 06     3.738    4.238  113.8   12.4   285   31.5 
2026-03-15 00:00 UT   15 44 03.3   -23 48 03     3.727    4.241  114.8   12.3   285   31.5 
2026-03-16 00:00 UT   15 43 50.2   -23 48 57     3.715    4.244  115.9   12.2   285   31.5 
2026-03-17 00:00 UT   15 43 36.0   -23 49 47     3.704    4.248  116.9   12.1   285   31.5 
2026-03-18 00:00 UT   15 43 20.7   -23 50 34     3.692    4.251  118.0   11.9   285   31.5 
2026-03-19 00:00 UT   15 43 04.2   -23 51 17     3.681    4.254  119.0   11.8   285   31.5 
2026-03-20 00:00 UT   15 42 46.6   -23 51 56     3.670    4.257  120.1   11.7   285   31.5 
2026-03-21 00:00 UT   15 42 27.9   -23 52 32     3.660    4.260  121.1   11.5   285   31.5 
2026-03-22 00:00 UT   15 42 08.1   -23 53 04     3.649    4.264  122.2   11.4   286   31.5 
2026-03-23 00:00 UT   15 41 47.1   -23 53 32     3.638    4.267  123.2   11.3   286   31.5 
2026-03-24 00:00 UT   15 41 25.1   -23 53 56     3.628    4.270  124.3   11.1   286   31.4 
2026-03-25 00:00 UT   15 41 01.9   -23 54 17     3.618    4.273  125.4   11.0   286   31.4 
2026-03-26 00:00 UT   15 40 37.7   -23 54 33     3.608    4.276  126.4   10.8   286   31.4 
2026-03-27 00:00 UT   15 40 12.4   -23 54 46     3.598    4.279  127.5   10.7   286   31.4 
2026-03-28 00:00 UT   15 39 46.0   -23 54 54     3.588    4.282  128.6   10.5   287   31.4 
2026-03-29 00:00 UT   15 39 18.6   -23 54 59     3.579    4.286  129.7   10.3   287   31.4 
2026-03-30 00:00 UT   15 38 50.1   -23 54 59     3.569    4.289  130.8   10.2   287   31.4 
2026-03-31 00:00 UT   15 38 20.5   -23 54 56     3.560    4.292  131.9   10.0   287   31.4 

    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.