2019 TQ3
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	4 Oct 2026	31.8	3.069 AU	3.111 AU	17h54m	-14°12'	78.3°	18.6°

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)                : 0.6376313
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.9143198
            i (Inclination)                 : 9.38480
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 191.91267
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 266.54020
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 167.18218
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 278.40605
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -9.36754
            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
2026-10-04 00:00 UT   17 54 19.9   -14 12 59     3.111    3.069   78.3   18.6    89   31.8 
2026-10-04 16:20 UT   17 54 47.7   -14 14 55     3.120    3.068   77.8   18.6    89   31.8 
2026-10-05 00:00 UT   17 55 01.0   -14 15 49     3.124    3.068   77.5   18.6    88   31.8 
2026-10-06 00:00 UT   17 55 43.0   -14 18 36     3.137    3.066   76.7   18.5    88   31.8 
2026-10-07 00:00 UT   17 56 26.0   -14 21 21     3.150    3.064   75.9   18.4    88   31.9 
2026-10-08 00:00 UT   17 57 09.9   -14 24 04     3.163    3.063   75.1   18.4    88   31.9 
2026-10-09 00:00 UT   17 57 54.7   -14 26 44     3.176    3.061   74.3   18.3    88   31.9 
2026-10-10 00:00 UT   17 58 40.4   -14 29 21     3.188    3.059   73.5   18.2    87   31.9 
2026-10-11 00:00 UT   17 59 27.0   -14 31 56     3.201    3.058   72.8   18.2    87   31.9 
2026-10-12 00:00 UT   18 00 14.4   -14 34 28     3.214    3.056   72.0   18.1    87   31.9 
2026-10-13 00:00 UT   18 01 02.7   -14 36 58     3.226    3.054   71.2   18.0    87   31.9 
2026-10-14 00:00 UT   18 01 51.9   -14 39 25     3.239    3.052   70.4   17.9    87   31.9 
2026-10-15 00:00 UT   18 02 41.8   -14 41 49     3.251    3.050   69.6   17.8    86   31.9 
2026-10-16 00:00 UT   18 03 32.6   -14 44 10     3.263    3.049   68.8   17.8    86   31.9 
2026-10-17 00:00 UT   18 04 24.2   -14 46 28     3.275    3.047   68.1   17.7    86   31.9 
2026-10-18 00:00 UT   18 05 16.6   -14 48 43     3.287    3.045   67.3   17.6    86   31.9 
2026-10-19 00:00 UT   18 06 09.7   -14 50 56     3.299    3.043   66.5   17.5    86   31.9 
2026-10-20 00:00 UT   18 07 03.6   -14 53 05     3.311    3.041   65.8   17.4    85   31.9 
2026-10-21 00:00 UT   18 07 58.3   -14 55 12     3.323    3.039   65.0   17.3    85   31.9 
2026-10-22 00:00 UT   18 08 53.7   -14 57 15     3.334    3.037   64.2   17.2    85   31.9 
2026-10-23 00:00 UT   18 09 49.8   -14 59 15     3.346    3.035   63.5   17.1    85   31.9 
2026-10-24 00:00 UT   18 10 46.7   -15 01 12     3.357    3.033   62.7   16.9    85   31.9 
2026-10-25 00:00 UT   18 11 44.2   -15 03 06     3.369    3.031   62.0   16.8    84   31.9 
2026-10-26 00:00 UT   18 12 42.5   -15 04 57     3.380    3.029   61.2   16.7    84   31.9 
2026-10-27 00:00 UT   18 13 41.4   -15 06 45     3.391    3.027   60.5   16.6    84   31.9 
2026-10-28 00:00 UT   18 14 41.0   -15 08 29     3.402    3.025   59.7   16.5    84   31.9 
2026-10-29 00:00 UT   18 15 41.3   -15 10 10     3.413    3.023   59.0   16.4    83   31.9 
2026-10-30 00:00 UT   18 16 42.2   -15 11 47     3.423    3.021   58.2   16.2    83   31.9 
2026-10-31 00:00 UT   18 17 43.8   -15 13 22     3.434    3.019   57.5   16.1    83   31.9 
2026-11-01 00:00 UT   18 18 46.0   -15 14 53     3.444    3.017   56.7   16.0    83   31.9 
2026-11-02 00:00 UT   18 19 48.9   -15 16 20     3.455    3.014   56.0   15.8    83   31.9 
2026-11-03 00:00 UT   18 20 52.3   -15 17 44     3.465    3.012   55.3   15.7    82   31.9 

    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.