2019 TQ2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	12 Feb 2026	31.7	4.136 AU	4.112 AU	15h41m	-22°54'	84.5°	13.7°

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
2026-02-12 00:00 UT   15 41 49.5   -22 54 30     4.112    4.136   84.5   13.7   283   31.7 
2026-02-12 16:10 UT   15 42 02.8   -22 56 08     4.104    4.138   85.1   13.8   283   31.7 
2026-02-13 00:00 UT   15 42 09.0   -22 56 56     4.100    4.139   85.4   13.8   283   31.7 
2026-02-14 00:00 UT   15 42 27.7   -22 59 19     4.087    4.143   86.3   13.8   283   31.7 
2026-02-15 00:00 UT   15 42 45.4   -23 01 39     4.075    4.146   87.3   13.8   283   31.7 
2026-02-16 00:00 UT   15 43 02.2   -23 03 57     4.062    4.150   88.2   13.8   283   31.7 
2026-02-17 00:00 UT   15 43 18.0   -23 06 12     4.049    4.153   89.1   13.8   283   31.7 
2026-02-18 00:00 UT   15 43 32.8   -23 08 25     4.036    4.157   90.1   13.8   283   31.7 
2026-02-19 00:00 UT   15 43 46.6   -23 10 35     4.024    4.160   91.0   13.7   283   31.7 
2026-02-20 00:00 UT   15 43 59.4   -23 12 42     4.011    4.164   92.0   13.7   283   31.7 
2026-02-21 00:00 UT   15 44 11.3   -23 14 47     3.998    4.167   92.9   13.7   283   31.7 
2026-02-22 00:00 UT   15 44 22.1   -23 16 48     3.985    4.171   93.9   13.7   283   31.7 
2026-02-23 00:00 UT   15 44 31.9   -23 18 47     3.973    4.174   94.8   13.7   283   31.7 
2026-02-24 00:00 UT   15 44 40.6   -23 20 43     3.960    4.178   95.8   13.6   283   31.7 
2026-02-25 00:00 UT   15 44 48.4   -23 22 37     3.947    4.181   96.8   13.6   283   31.7 
2026-02-26 00:00 UT   15 44 55.0   -23 24 27     3.934    4.185   97.8   13.6   283   31.7 
2026-02-27 00:00 UT   15 45 00.7   -23 26 15     3.922    4.188   98.7   13.5   283   31.7 
2026-02-28 00:00 UT   15 45 05.2   -23 27 60     3.909    4.191   99.7   13.5   283   31.7 
2026-03-01 00:00 UT   15 45 08.8   -23 29 42     3.896    4.195  100.7   13.4   283   31.6 
2026-03-02 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 

    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.