2019 TQ3
ephemeris date magn radius delta ra dec elong phase
Today31 May 202630.83.116 AU2.251 AU18h58m-09°46'142.4°11.5°
2019 TQ3 - 2026-05-31
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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
2026-05-31 00:00 UT   18 58 47.4   -09 46 20     2.251    3.116  142.4   11.5   247   30.8 
2026-05-31 07:22 UT   18 58 31.7   -09 45 46     2.249    3.117  142.7   11.4   247   30.8 
2026-06-01 00:00 UT   18 57 55.7   -09 44 30     2.244    3.117  143.5   11.2   246   30.8 
2026-06-02 00:00 UT   18 57 02.7   -09 42 45     2.236    3.118  144.5   10.9   245   30.8 
2026-06-03 00:00 UT   18 56 08.5   -09 41 05     2.229    3.119  145.6   10.6   245   30.8 
2026-06-04 00:00 UT   18 55 13.0   -09 39 30     2.222    3.120  146.7   10.3   244   30.8 
2026-06-05 00:00 UT   18 54 16.3   -09 38 00     2.215    3.120  147.7   10.0   243   30.7 
2026-06-06 00:00 UT   18 53 18.5   -09 36 36     2.209    3.121  148.8    9.7   242   30.7 
2026-06-07 00:00 UT   18 52 19.5   -09 35 16     2.202    3.122  149.8    9.4   241   30.7 
2026-06-08 00:00 UT   18 51 19.4   -09 34 02     2.196    3.122  150.9    9.1   240   30.7 
2026-06-09 00:00 UT   18 50 18.2   -09 32 53     2.191    3.123  151.9    8.8   238   30.7 
2026-06-10 00:00 UT   18 49 16.1   -09 31 50     2.185    3.124  153.0    8.5   237   30.7 
2026-06-11 00:00 UT   18 48 12.9   -09 30 52     2.180    3.124  154.0    8.2   236   30.6 
2026-06-12 00:00 UT   18 47 08.8   -09 29 60     2.175    3.125  155.0    7.9   234   30.6 
2026-06-13 00:00 UT   18 46 03.7   -09 29 13     2.170    3.125  156.0    7.6   233   30.6 
2026-06-14 00:00 UT   18 44 57.9   -09 28 32     2.166    3.126  157.0    7.3   231   30.6 
2026-06-15 00:00 UT   18 43 51.2   -09 27 56     2.162    3.127  158.0    7.0   229   30.6 
2026-06-16 00:00 UT   18 42 43.8   -09 27 26     2.158    3.127  158.9    6.7   227   30.6 
2026-06-17 00:00 UT   18 41 35.7   -09 27 02     2.154    3.128  159.8    6.4   225   30.5 
2026-06-18 00:00 UT   18 40 26.9   -09 26 43     2.151    3.128  160.7    6.2   222   30.5 
2026-06-19 00:00 UT   18 39 17.5   -09 26 30     2.148    3.128  161.5    5.9   219   30.5 
2026-06-20 00:00 UT   18 38 07.6   -09 26 23     2.146    3.129  162.3    5.7   216   30.5 
2026-06-21 00:00 UT   18 36 57.3   -09 26 21     2.143    3.129  163.0    5.4   213   30.5 
2026-06-22 00:00 UT   18 35 46.5   -09 26 25     2.141    3.130  163.7    5.2   210   30.5 
2026-06-23 00:00 UT   18 34 35.3   -09 26 35     2.139    3.130  164.4    5.0   206   30.5 
2026-06-24 00:00 UT   18 33 23.9   -09 26 50     2.138    3.130  164.9    4.9   202   30.4 
2026-06-25 00:00 UT   18 32 12.1   -09 27 10     2.137    3.131  165.4    4.7   197   30.4 
2026-06-26 00:00 UT   18 31 00.2   -09 27 37     2.136    3.131  165.7    4.6   192   30.4 
2026-06-27 00:00 UT   18 29 48.2   -09 28 08     2.135    3.131  166.0    4.5   188   30.4 
2026-06-28 00:00 UT   18 28 36.0   -09 28 45     2.135    3.132  166.2    4.5   182   30.4 
2026-06-29 00:00 UT   18 27 23.9   -09 29 28     2.135    3.132  166.2    4.4   177   30.4 
2026-06-30 00:00 UT   18 26 11.8   -09 30 16     2.136    3.132  166.2    4.5   172   30.4 


    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.