2019 TQ3
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	14 Feb 2026	31.8	2.919 AU	3.471 AU	18h26m	-15°53'	48.9°	14.8°

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
2026-02-14 00:00 UT   18 26 27.9   -15 53 41     3.471    2.919   48.9   14.8   274   31.8 
2026-02-14 23:08 UT   18 27 34.7   -15 51 06     3.463    2.922   49.6   14.9   274   31.8 
2026-02-15 00:00 UT   18 27 37.2   -15 50 60     3.462    2.922   49.7   14.9   274   31.8 
2026-02-16 00:00 UT   18 28 46.0   -15 48 16     3.454    2.925   50.4   15.1   273   31.8 
2026-02-17 00:00 UT   18 29 54.1   -15 45 29     3.445    2.928   51.1   15.2   273   31.8 
2026-02-18 00:00 UT   18 31 01.6   -15 42 39     3.436    2.930   51.8   15.4   273   31.8 
2026-02-19 00:00 UT   18 32 08.5   -15 39 46     3.427    2.933   52.6   15.5   273   31.8 
2026-02-20 00:00 UT   18 33 14.7   -15 36 51     3.418    2.936   53.3   15.7   272   31.8 
2026-02-21 00:00 UT   18 34 20.3   -15 33 53     3.409    2.939   54.0   15.8   272   31.8 
2026-02-22 00:00 UT   18 35 25.2   -15 30 52     3.399    2.942   54.8   15.9   272   31.8 
2026-02-23 00:00 UT   18 36 29.4   -15 27 48     3.390    2.944   55.5   16.1   272   31.8 
2026-02-24 00:00 UT   18 37 32.9   -15 24 42     3.380    2.947   56.2   16.2   271   31.8 
2026-02-25 00:00 UT   18 38 35.8   -15 21 33     3.370    2.950   57.0   16.3   271   31.8 
2026-02-26 00:00 UT   18 39 38.0   -15 18 22     3.360    2.953   57.7   16.5   271   31.8 
2026-02-27 00:00 UT   18 40 39.4   -15 15 08     3.350    2.955   58.5   16.6   271   31.8 
2026-02-28 00:00 UT   18 41 40.1   -15 11 52     3.340    2.958   59.2   16.7   271   31.8 
2026-03-01 00:00 UT   18 42 40.1   -15 08 34     3.329    2.961   60.0   16.8   270   31.8 
2026-03-02 00:00 UT   18 43 39.4   -15 05 13     3.319    2.963   60.7   17.0   270   31.8 
2026-03-03 00:00 UT   18 44 38.0   -15 01 50     3.308    2.966   61.5   17.1   270   31.8 
2026-03-04 00:00 UT   18 45 35.8   -14 58 25     3.298    2.968   62.2   17.2   270   31.8 
2026-03-05 00:00 UT   18 46 32.8   -14 54 58     3.287    2.971   63.0   17.3   269   31.8 
2026-03-06 00:00 UT   18 47 29.1   -14 51 28     3.276    2.973   63.8   17.4   269   31.8 
2026-03-07 00:00 UT   18 48 24.6   -14 47 57     3.265    2.976   64.5   17.5   269   31.8 
2026-03-08 00:00 UT   18 49 19.3   -14 44 23     3.254    2.978   65.3   17.6   269   31.8 
2026-03-09 00:00 UT   18 50 13.2   -14 40 47     3.242    2.981   66.1   17.7   269   31.8 
2026-03-10 00:00 UT   18 51 06.3   -14 37 10     3.231    2.983   66.8   17.8   268   31.7 
2026-03-11 00:00 UT   18 51 58.6   -14 33 31     3.220    2.986   67.6   17.9   268   31.7 
2026-03-12 00:00 UT   18 52 50.1   -14 29 50     3.208    2.988   68.4   18.0   268   31.7 
2026-03-13 00:00 UT   18 53 40.7   -14 26 07     3.196    2.991   69.2   18.1   268   31.7 
2026-03-14 00:00 UT   18 54 30.4   -14 22 22     3.185    2.993   69.9   18.2   268   31.7 
2026-03-15 00:00 UT   18 55 19.3   -14 18 36     3.173    2.995   70.7   18.3   267   31.7 
2026-03-16 00:00 UT   18 56 07.3   -14 14 48     3.161    2.998   71.5   18.3   267   31.7 

    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.