2019 TQ2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	12 Oct 2026	32.5	4.709 AU	5.499 AU	15h15m	-22°33'	34.4°	6.9°

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)                : 0.6737511
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.8693837
            i (Inclination)                 : 8.45447
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 22.91737
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 44.68220
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 124.94357
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 67.28659
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 5.93401
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.86            
        

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
2026-10-12 00:00 UT   15 15 34.3   -22 33 59     5.499    4.709   34.4    6.9   112   32.5 
2026-10-12 23:49 UT   15 16 24.0   -22 37 02     5.509    4.711   33.6    6.7   112   32.5 
2026-10-13 00:00 UT   15 16 24.4   -22 37 03     5.509    4.711   33.6    6.7   112   32.5 
2026-10-14 00:00 UT   15 17 14.7   -22 40 07     5.519    4.712   32.9    6.6   112   32.5 
2026-10-15 00:00 UT   15 18 05.3   -22 43 12     5.528    4.713   32.1    6.5   112   32.5 
2026-10-16 00:00 UT   15 18 56.2   -22 46 18     5.538    4.714   31.3    6.3   112   32.5 
2026-10-17 00:00 UT   15 19 47.2   -22 49 24     5.547    4.716   30.5    6.2   112   32.5 
2026-10-18 00:00 UT   15 20 38.6   -22 52 31     5.556    4.717   29.7    6.0   112   32.5 
2026-10-19 00:00 UT   15 21 30.1   -22 55 38     5.565    4.718   29.0    5.9   113   32.5 
2026-10-20 00:00 UT   15 22 21.9   -22 58 45     5.574    4.719   28.2    5.7   113   32.5 
2026-10-21 00:00 UT   15 23 13.9   -23 01 53     5.582    4.721   27.4    5.6   113   32.5 
2026-10-22 00:00 UT   15 24 06.2   -23 05 01     5.590    4.722   26.6    5.4   113   32.5 
2026-10-23 00:00 UT   15 24 58.6   -23 08 09     5.598    4.723   25.8    5.3   113   32.5 
2026-10-24 00:00 UT   15 25 51.3   -23 11 18     5.606    4.724   25.1    5.1   114   32.5 
2026-10-25 00:00 UT   15 26 44.1   -23 14 26     5.614    4.725   24.3    5.0   114   32.5 
2026-10-26 00:00 UT   15 27 37.1   -23 17 35     5.621    4.726   23.5    4.8   114   32.5 
2026-10-27 00:00 UT   15 28 30.4   -23 20 45     5.628    4.728   22.8    4.7   115   32.5 
2026-10-28 00:00 UT   15 29 23.8   -23 23 54     5.635    4.729   22.0    4.5   115   32.5 
2026-10-29 00:00 UT   15 30 17.4   -23 27 03     5.642    4.730   21.2    4.4   115   32.4 
2026-10-30 00:00 UT   15 31 11.2   -23 30 13     5.649    4.731   20.5    4.2   116   32.4 
2026-10-31 00:00 UT   15 32 05.1   -23 33 22     5.655    4.732   19.7    4.1   116   32.4 
2026-11-01 00:00 UT   15 32 59.2   -23 36 32     5.661    4.733   18.9    3.9   117   32.4 
2026-11-02 00:00 UT   15 33 53.5   -23 39 42     5.667    4.734   18.2    3.7   117   32.4 
2026-11-03 00:00 UT   15 34 47.9   -23 42 51     5.673    4.735   17.4    3.6   118   32.4 
2026-11-04 00:00 UT   15 35 42.5   -23 46 01     5.678    4.736   16.6    3.4   118   32.4 
2026-11-05 00:00 UT   15 36 37.2   -23 49 10     5.684    4.738   15.9    3.3   119   32.4 
2026-11-06 00:00 UT   15 37 32.0   -23 52 19     5.689    4.739   15.1    3.1   120   32.4 
2026-11-07 00:00 UT   15 38 27.0   -23 55 29     5.693    4.740   14.4    3.0   121   32.4 
2026-11-08 00:00 UT   15 39 22.1   -23 58 38     5.698    4.741   13.6    2.8   122   32.4 
2026-11-09 00:00 UT   15 40 17.4   -24 01 47     5.702    4.742   12.9    2.7   123   32.4 
2026-11-10 00:00 UT   15 41 12.7   -24 04 55     5.706    4.743   12.2    2.5   124   32.4 
2026-11-11 00:00 UT   15 42 08.2   -24 08 04     5.710    4.744   11.4    2.4   125   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.