2019 TQ3
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	1 Jan 2026	31.4	2.768 AU	3.679 AU	17h27m	-16°52'	19.1°	6.7°

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
2026-01-01 00:00 UT   17 27 29.6   -16 52 39     3.679    2.768   19.1    6.7   292   31.4 
2026-01-01 17:08 UT   17 28 33.1   -16 52 44     3.678    2.771   19.5    6.8   291   31.5 
2026-01-02 00:00 UT   17 28 58.4   -16 52 46     3.678    2.772   19.7    6.9   291   31.5 
2026-01-03 00:00 UT   17 30 27.0   -16 52 47     3.677    2.776   20.3    7.1   290   31.5 
2026-01-04 00:00 UT   17 31 55.3   -16 52 45     3.675    2.780   21.0    7.3   290   31.5 
2026-01-05 00:00 UT   17 33 23.2   -16 52 38     3.674    2.784   21.6    7.5   289   31.5 
2026-01-06 00:00 UT   17 34 50.8   -16 52 27     3.672    2.787   22.3    7.7   288   31.5 
2026-01-07 00:00 UT   17 36 18.1   -16 52 12     3.671    2.791   22.9    7.9   288   31.5 
2026-01-08 00:00 UT   17 37 45.0   -16 51 52     3.669    2.795   23.6    8.1   287   31.5 
2026-01-09 00:00 UT   17 39 11.6   -16 51 28     3.666    2.799   24.2    8.3   287   31.5 
2026-01-10 00:00 UT   17 40 37.9   -16 50 60     3.664    2.802   24.9    8.5   286   31.5 
2026-01-11 00:00 UT   17 42 03.8   -16 50 28     3.661    2.806   25.5    8.7   286   31.6 
2026-01-12 00:00 UT   17 43 29.4   -16 49 51     3.659    2.810   26.2    8.9   285   31.6 
2026-01-13 00:00 UT   17 44 54.6   -16 49 10     3.656    2.813   26.8    9.1   285   31.6 
2026-01-14 00:00 UT   17 46 19.4   -16 48 25     3.653    2.817   27.5    9.3   284   31.6 
2026-01-15 00:00 UT   17 47 43.8   -16 47 36     3.649    2.821   28.2    9.5   284   31.6 
2026-01-16 00:00 UT   17 49 07.9   -16 46 43     3.646    2.824   28.8    9.7   283   31.6 
2026-01-17 00:00 UT   17 50 31.6   -16 45 46     3.642    2.828   29.5    9.9   283   31.6 
2026-01-18 00:00 UT   17 51 54.9   -16 44 45     3.639    2.831   30.2   10.1   282   31.6 
2026-01-19 00:00 UT   17 53 17.7   -16 43 39     3.635    2.835   30.8   10.2   282   31.6 
2026-01-20 00:00 UT   17 54 40.2   -16 42 30     3.630    2.838   31.5   10.4   282   31.6 
2026-01-21 00:00 UT   17 56 02.2   -16 41 17     3.626    2.842   32.2   10.6   281   31.6 
2026-01-22 00:00 UT   17 57 23.8   -16 39 59     3.621    2.845   32.9   10.8   281   31.6 
2026-01-23 00:00 UT   17 58 45.0   -16 38 38     3.617    2.849   33.5   11.0   280   31.7 
2026-01-24 00:00 UT   18 00 05.7   -16 37 13     3.612    2.852   34.2   11.2   280   31.7 
2026-01-25 00:00 UT   18 01 26.0   -16 35 45     3.607    2.856   34.9   11.4   280   31.7 
2026-01-26 00:00 UT   18 02 45.8   -16 34 12     3.602    2.859   35.6   11.6   279   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.