2019 TQ3
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	18 Mar 2026	31.7	3.002 AU	3.137 AU	18h57m	-14°07'	73.1°	18.5°

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 TQ3 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.6375801
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.9136175
            i (Inclination)                 : 9.38397
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 191.92564
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 266.51870
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 93.11512
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 278.39724
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -9.36650
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.65            
        

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
2026-03-18 00:00 UT   18 57 40.6   -14 07 09     3.137    3.002   73.1   18.5   267   31.7 
2026-03-18 22:34 UT   18 58 23.2   -14 03 31     3.125    3.004   73.8   18.6   267   31.7 
2026-03-19 00:00 UT   18 58 25.9   -14 03 17     3.124    3.005   73.9   18.6   267   31.7 
2026-03-20 00:00 UT   18 59 10.2   -13 59 24     3.112    3.007   74.7   18.6   267   31.7 
2026-03-21 00:00 UT   18 59 53.6   -13 55 29     3.100    3.009   75.5   18.7   266   31.7 
2026-03-22 00:00 UT   19 00 36.0   -13 51 34     3.087    3.011   76.3   18.8   266   31.7 
2026-03-23 00:00 UT   19 01 17.5   -13 47 37     3.075    3.013   77.1   18.8   266   31.7 
2026-03-24 00:00 UT   19 01 58.0   -13 43 39     3.062    3.016   77.9   18.9   266   31.7 
2026-03-25 00:00 UT   19 02 37.4   -13 39 41     3.050    3.018   78.7   18.9   266   31.7 
2026-03-26 00:00 UT   19 03 15.9   -13 35 41     3.037    3.020   79.6   19.0   265   31.7 
2026-03-27 00:00 UT   19 03 53.4   -13 31 41     3.024    3.022   80.4   19.0   265   31.7 
2026-03-28 00:00 UT   19 04 29.9   -13 27 40     3.011    3.024   81.2   19.0   265   31.7 
2026-03-29 00:00 UT   19 05 05.3   -13 23 39     2.999    3.026   82.0   19.1   265   31.7 
2026-03-30 00:00 UT   19 05 39.6   -13 19 37     2.986    3.028   82.9   19.1   265   31.7 
2026-03-31 00:00 UT   19 06 12.9   -13 15 34     2.973    3.030   83.7   19.1   264   31.6 
2026-04-01 00:00 UT   19 06 45.2   -13 11 31     2.960    3.032   84.5   19.1   264   31.6 
2026-04-02 00:00 UT   19 07 16.3   -13 07 27     2.947    3.034   85.4   19.2   264   31.6 
2026-04-03 00:00 UT   19 07 46.4   -13 03 23     2.934    3.036   86.2   19.2   264   31.6 
2026-04-04 00:00 UT   19 08 15.3   -12 59 19     2.921    3.038   87.1   19.2   264   31.6 
2026-04-05 00:00 UT   19 08 43.2   -12 55 15     2.907    3.040   87.9   19.2   264   31.6 
2026-04-06 00:00 UT   19 09 09.9   -12 51 10     2.894    3.042   88.8   19.2   263   31.6 
2026-04-07 00:00 UT   19 09 35.4   -12 47 06     2.881    3.044   89.6   19.2   263   31.6 
2026-04-08 00:00 UT   19 09 59.8   -12 43 01     2.868    3.046   90.5   19.2   263   31.6 
2026-04-09 00:00 UT   19 10 23.0   -12 38 56     2.855    3.048   91.4   19.2   263   31.6 
2026-04-10 00:00 UT   19 10 45.0   -12 34 52     2.842    3.049   92.2   19.2   263   31.6 
2026-04-11 00:00 UT   19 11 05.8   -12 30 48     2.828    3.051   93.1   19.1   262   31.6 
2026-04-12 00:00 UT   19 11 25.3   -12 26 45     2.815    3.053   94.0   19.1   262   31.5 
2026-04-13 00:00 UT   19 11 43.7   -12 22 41     2.802    3.055   94.9   19.1   262   31.5 
2026-04-14 00:00 UT   19 12 00.7   -12 18 39     2.789    3.057   95.8   19.1   262   31.5 
2026-04-15 00:00 UT   19 12 16.5   -12 14 36     2.775    3.058   96.6   19.0   262   31.5 
2026-04-16 00:00 UT   19 12 31.0   -12 10 35     2.762    3.060   97.5   19.0   261   31.5 
2026-04-17 00:00 UT   19 12 44.3   -12 06 34     2.749    3.062   98.4   18.9   261   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.