2019 TQ2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	14 Jun 2026	31.4	4.495 AU	3.653 AU	14h42m	-21°12'	141.8°	8.0°

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
2026-06-14 00:00 UT   14 42 19.1   -21 12 02     3.653    4.495  141.8    8.0   101   31.4 
2026-06-14 03:22 UT   14 42 14.7   -21 11 39     3.654    4.495  141.6    8.1   101   31.4 
2026-06-15 00:00 UT   14 41 47.6   -21 09 23     3.665    4.497  140.7    8.2   101   31.5 
2026-06-16 00:00 UT   14 41 17.1   -21 06 47     3.677    4.499  139.6    8.4   102   31.5 
2026-06-17 00:00 UT   14 40 47.5   -21 04 13     3.689    4.501  138.6    8.6   102   31.5 
2026-06-18 00:00 UT   14 40 18.8   -21 01 43     3.702    4.504  137.5    8.8   102   31.5 
2026-06-19 00:00 UT   14 39 51.1   -20 59 15     3.715    4.506  136.4    8.9   102   31.5 
2026-06-20 00:00 UT   14 39 24.4   -20 56 51     3.728    4.508  135.4    9.1   103   31.5 
2026-06-21 00:00 UT   14 38 58.6   -20 54 29     3.742    4.511  134.3    9.3   103   31.6 
2026-06-22 00:00 UT   14 38 33.8   -20 52 12     3.755    4.513  133.3    9.4   103   31.6 
2026-06-23 00:00 UT   14 38 10.0   -20 49 57     3.769    4.515  132.2    9.6   103   31.6 
2026-06-24 00:00 UT   14 37 47.2   -20 47 46     3.783    4.517  131.2    9.7   103   31.6 
2026-06-25 00:00 UT   14 37 25.4   -20 45 38     3.797    4.520  130.1    9.9   104   31.6 
2026-06-26 00:00 UT   14 37 04.5   -20 43 34     3.811    4.522  129.1   10.0   104   31.6 
2026-06-27 00:00 UT   14 36 44.7   -20 41 34     3.826    4.524  128.1   10.2   104   31.6 
2026-06-28 00:00 UT   14 36 25.8   -20 39 37     3.840    4.526  127.1   10.3   104   31.7 
2026-06-29 00:00 UT   14 36 07.9   -20 37 44     3.855    4.529  126.0   10.5   104   31.7 
2026-06-30 00:00 UT   14 35 51.0   -20 35 54     3.870    4.531  125.0   10.6   105   31.7 
2026-07-01 00:00 UT   14 35 35.0   -20 34 09     3.885    4.533  124.0   10.7   105   31.7 
2026-07-02 00:00 UT   14 35 20.1   -20 32 27     3.901    4.535  123.0   10.8   105   31.7 
2026-07-03 00:00 UT   14 35 06.1   -20 30 49     3.916    4.537  122.0   11.0   105   31.7 
2026-07-04 00:00 UT   14 34 53.1   -20 29 16     3.932    4.539  121.0   11.1   105   31.7 
2026-07-05 00:00 UT   14 34 41.1   -20 27 46     3.947    4.542  120.0   11.2   105   31.8 
2026-07-06 00:00 UT   14 34 30.1   -20 26 20     3.963    4.544  119.0   11.3   105   31.8 
2026-07-07 00:00 UT   14 34 20.0   -20 24 58     3.979    4.546  118.0   11.4   106   31.8 
2026-07-08 00:00 UT   14 34 10.9   -20 23 40     3.995    4.548  117.0   11.5   106   31.8 
2026-07-09 00:00 UT   14 34 02.7   -20 22 26     4.011    4.550  116.0   11.6   106   31.8 
2026-07-10 00:00 UT   14 33 55.5   -20 21 17     4.028    4.552  115.0   11.7   106   31.8 
2026-07-11 00:00 UT   14 33 49.3   -20 20 11     4.044    4.554  114.1   11.8   106   31.8 
2026-07-12 00:00 UT   14 33 44.0   -20 19 10     4.061    4.556  113.1   11.8   106   31.9 
2026-07-13 00:00 UT   14 33 39.6   -20 18 13     4.077    4.558  112.1   11.9   106   31.9 
2026-07-14 00:00 UT   14 33 36.2   -20 17 20     4.094    4.560  111.1   12.0   106   31.9 

    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.