2019 TQ2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	9 Aug 2026	32.2	4.611 AU	4.548 AU	14h37m	-20°18'	87.2°	12.7°

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
2026-08-09 00:00 UT   14 37 14.3   -20 18 01     4.548    4.611   87.2   12.7   108   32.2 
2026-08-09 11:15 UT   14 37 23.2   -20 18 25     4.556    4.612   86.8   12.7   108   32.2 
2026-08-10 00:00 UT   14 37 33.5   -20 18 54     4.565    4.613   86.3   12.7   108   32.2 
2026-08-11 00:00 UT   14 37 53.4   -20 19 50     4.583    4.614   85.4   12.6   108   32.2 
2026-08-12 00:00 UT   14 38 14.0   -20 20 50     4.600    4.616   84.6   12.6   108   32.2 
2026-08-13 00:00 UT   14 38 35.3   -20 21 53     4.618    4.618   83.7   12.6   108   32.2 
2026-08-14 00:00 UT   14 38 57.3   -20 22 59     4.635    4.620   82.8   12.6   108   32.2 
2026-08-15 00:00 UT   14 39 20.0   -20 24 09     4.653    4.621   82.0   12.5   109   32.2 
2026-08-16 00:00 UT   14 39 43.3   -20 25 22     4.670    4.623   81.1   12.5   109   32.2 
2026-08-17 00:00 UT   14 40 07.4   -20 26 39     4.688    4.625   80.2   12.5   109   32.2 
2026-08-18 00:00 UT   14 40 32.1   -20 27 58     4.705    4.627   79.4   12.4   109   32.2 
2026-08-19 00:00 UT   14 40 57.4   -20 29 21     4.722    4.628   78.5   12.4   109   32.2 
2026-08-20 00:00 UT   14 41 23.5   -20 30 47     4.740    4.630   77.7   12.3   109   32.2 
2026-08-21 00:00 UT   14 41 50.1   -20 32 15     4.757    4.632   76.8   12.3   109   32.3 
2026-08-22 00:00 UT   14 42 17.4   -20 33 47     4.774    4.634   76.0   12.2   109   32.3 
2026-08-23 00:00 UT   14 42 45.3   -20 35 21     4.791    4.635   75.1   12.2   109   32.3 
2026-08-24 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 

    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.