2019 TQ3
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	31 Jan 2026	31.7	2.875 AU	3.573 AU	18h09m	-16°25'	39.0°	12.5°

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
2026-01-31 00:00 UT   18 09 17.9   -16 25 34     3.573    2.875   39.0   12.5   278   31.7 
2026-01-31 17:36 UT   18 10 14.4   -16 24 10     3.568    2.878   39.5   12.6   278   31.7 
2026-02-01 00:00 UT   18 10 34.9   -16 23 39     3.567    2.879   39.7   12.6   277   31.7 
2026-02-02 00:00 UT   18 11 51.4   -16 21 41     3.560    2.882   40.4   12.8   277   31.7 
2026-02-03 00:00 UT   18 13 07.3   -16 19 39     3.554    2.885   41.1   13.0   277   31.7 
2026-02-04 00:00 UT   18 14 22.8   -16 17 34     3.547    2.888   41.8   13.2   277   31.7 
2026-02-05 00:00 UT   18 15 37.8   -16 15 26     3.540    2.891   42.5   13.3   276   31.7 
2026-02-06 00:00 UT   18 16 52.2   -16 13 14     3.533    2.895   43.2   13.5   276   31.7 
2026-02-07 00:00 UT   18 18 06.1   -16 10 59     3.526    2.898   43.9   13.7   276   31.7 
2026-02-08 00:00 UT   18 19 19.5   -16 08 40     3.518    2.901   44.6   13.8   275   31.7 
2026-02-09 00:00 UT   18 20 32.3   -16 06 18     3.511    2.904   45.4   14.0   275   31.7 
2026-02-10 00:00 UT   18 21 44.5   -16 03 53     3.503    2.907   46.1   14.2   275   31.7 
2026-02-11 00:00 UT   18 22 56.2   -16 01 25     3.495    2.910   46.8   14.3   275   31.7 
2026-02-12 00:00 UT   18 24 07.4   -15 58 53     3.487    2.913   47.5   14.5   274   31.7 
2026-02-13 00:00 UT   18 25 17.9   -15 56 18     3.479    2.916   48.2   14.6   274   31.8 
2026-02-14 00:00 UT   18 26 27.9   -15 53 41     3.471    2.919   48.9   14.8   274   31.8 
2026-02-15 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 

    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.