2019 TQ2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	6 Sep 2026	32.3	4.658 AU	5.021 AU	14h50m	-21°02'	63.4°	11.2°

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)                : 0.6733152
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.8657077
            i (Inclination)                 : 8.45044
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 22.91764
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 44.68196
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 125.88622
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 67.28692
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 5.93117
            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
2026-09-06 00:00 UT   14 50 16.9   -21 02 07     5.021    4.658   63.4   11.2   109   32.3 
2026-09-06 12:35 UT   14 50 35.8   -21 03 16     5.029    4.659   63.0   11.1   109   32.3 
2026-09-07 00:00 UT   14 50 53.1   -21 04 20     5.036    4.660   62.6   11.1   109   32.3 
2026-09-08 00:00 UT   14 51 29.9   -21 06 34     5.052    4.661   61.8   11.0   109   32.3 
2026-09-09 00:00 UT   14 52 07.1   -21 08 51     5.067    4.663   61.0   10.9   109   32.3 
2026-09-10 00:00 UT   14 52 44.9   -21 11 10     5.083    4.664   60.2   10.8   109   32.4 
2026-09-11 00:00 UT   14 53 23.1   -21 13 31     5.098    4.666   59.3   10.7   110   32.4 
2026-09-12 00:00 UT   14 54 01.8   -21 15 55     5.113    4.667   58.5   10.6   110   32.4 
2026-09-13 00:00 UT   14 54 40.9   -21 18 20     5.128    4.669   57.7   10.5   110   32.4 
2026-09-14 00:00 UT   14 55 20.5   -21 20 46     5.143    4.670   56.9   10.4   110   32.4 
2026-09-15 00:00 UT   14 56 00.6   -21 23 15     5.157    4.672   56.1   10.3   110   32.4 
2026-09-16 00:00 UT   14 56 41.1   -21 25 46     5.172    4.673   55.3   10.2   110   32.4 
2026-09-17 00:00 UT   14 57 22.0   -21 28 18     5.186    4.675   54.5   10.1   110   32.4 
2026-09-18 00:00 UT   14 58 03.4   -21 30 52     5.201    4.676   53.7   10.0   110   32.4 
2026-09-19 00:00 UT   14 58 45.2   -21 33 27     5.215    4.677   52.9    9.9   110   32.4 
2026-09-20 00:00 UT   14 59 27.4   -21 36 04     5.229    4.679   52.1    9.7   110   32.4 
2026-09-21 00:00 UT   15 00 10.0   -21 38 43     5.243    4.680   51.3    9.6   110   32.4 
2026-09-22 00:00 UT   15 00 53.0   -21 41 23     5.256    4.682   50.5    9.5   110   32.4 
2026-09-23 00:00 UT   15 01 36.5   -21 44 05     5.270    4.683   49.7    9.4   110   32.4 
2026-09-24 00:00 UT   15 02 20.2   -21 46 48     5.283    4.685   48.9    9.3   110   32.4 
2026-09-25 00:00 UT   15 03 04.4   -21 49 33     5.296    4.686   48.1    9.2   110   32.4 
2026-09-26 00:00 UT   15 03 49.0   -21 52 18     5.309    4.687   47.3    9.0   110   32.4 
2026-09-27 00:00 UT   15 04 33.9   -21 55 05     5.322    4.689   46.5    8.9   110   32.4 
2026-09-28 00:00 UT   15 05 19.1   -21 57 54     5.335    4.690   45.7    8.8   110   32.4 
2026-09-29 00:00 UT   15 06 04.8   -22 00 43     5.348    4.691   44.9    8.7   110   32.4 
2026-09-30 00:00 UT   15 06 50.8   -22 03 34     5.360    4.693   44.1    8.5   110   32.4 
2026-10-01 00:00 UT   15 07 37.1   -22 06 26     5.372    4.694   43.3    8.4   110   32.4 
2026-10-02 00:00 UT   15 08 23.8   -22 09 18     5.384    4.695   42.5    8.3   111   32.4 
2026-10-03 00:00 UT   15 09 10.8   -22 12 12     5.396    4.697   41.7    8.2   111   32.4 
2026-10-04 00:00 UT   15 09 58.1   -22 15 07     5.408    4.698   40.9    8.0   111   32.4 
2026-10-05 00:00 UT   15 10 45.8   -22 18 03     5.420    4.699   40.1    7.9   111   32.4 
2026-10-06 00:00 UT   15 11 33.7   -22 21 00     5.431    4.701   39.4    7.8   111   32.4 

    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.