2019 TQ2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	8 Dec 2025	31.6	3.876 AU	4.707 AU	14h54m	-18°46'	29.1°	7.1°

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
2025-12-08 00:00 UT   14 54 44.5   -18 46 39     4.707    3.876   29.1    7.1   283   31.6 
2025-12-08 15:31 UT   14 55 22.3   -18 49 52     4.705    3.879   29.6    7.2   283   31.6 
2025-12-09 00:00 UT   14 55 42.9   -18 51 38     4.703    3.880   29.9    7.3   283   31.6 
2025-12-10 00:00 UT   14 56 41.0   -18 56 34     4.699    3.885   30.6    7.4   283   31.6 
2025-12-11 00:00 UT   14 57 38.8   -19 01 29     4.695    3.889   31.4    7.6   283   31.7 
2025-12-12 00:00 UT   14 58 36.2   -19 06 21     4.691    3.893   32.2    7.7   283   31.7 
2025-12-13 00:00 UT   14 59 33.4   -19 11 11     4.686    3.897   33.0    7.9   283   31.7 
2025-12-14 00:00 UT   15 00 30.2   -19 15 59     4.682    3.902   33.7    8.1   283   31.7 
2025-12-15 00:00 UT   15 01 26.7   -19 20 45     4.677    3.906   34.5    8.2   283   31.7 
2025-12-16 00:00 UT   15 02 22.9   -19 25 29     4.672    3.910   35.3    8.4   283   31.7 
2025-12-17 00:00 UT   15 03 18.7   -19 30 11     4.666    3.914   36.1    8.5   283   31.7 
2025-12-18 00:00 UT   15 04 14.1   -19 34 50     4.661    3.918   36.9    8.7   283   31.7 
2025-12-19 00:00 UT   15 05 09.2   -19 39 27     4.655    3.923   37.7    8.8   283   31.7 
2025-12-20 00:00 UT   15 06 03.9   -19 44 02     4.649    3.927   38.4    9.0   283   31.7 
2025-12-21 00:00 UT   15 06 58.3   -19 48 35     4.643    3.931   39.2    9.1   283   31.7 
2025-12-22 00:00 UT   15 07 52.2   -19 53 05     4.637    3.935   40.0    9.3   283   31.7 
2025-12-23 00:00 UT   15 08 45.7   -19 57 33     4.631    3.939   40.8    9.4   283   31.7 
2025-12-24 00:00 UT   15 09 38.8   -20 01 59     4.624    3.943   41.6    9.5   283   31.7 
2025-12-25 00:00 UT   15 10 31.6   -20 06 23     4.617    3.948   42.4    9.7   283   31.7 
2025-12-26 00:00 UT   15 11 23.8   -20 10 45     4.610    3.952   43.2    9.8   283   31.7 
2025-12-27 00:00 UT   15 12 15.7   -20 15 04     4.603    3.956   44.0   10.0   283   31.7 
2025-12-28 00:00 UT   15 13 07.1   -20 19 21     4.596    3.960   44.8   10.1   283   31.8 
2025-12-29 00:00 UT   15 13 58.0   -20 23 35     4.589    3.964   45.6   10.2   283   31.8 
2025-12-30 00:00 UT   15 14 48.5   -20 27 48     4.581    3.968   46.4   10.3   283   31.8 
2025-12-31 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 

    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.