2019 TQ3
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	12 Jul 2026	30.6	3.134 AU	2.164 AU	18h12m	-09°46'	158.9°	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
2026-07-12 00:00 UT   18 12 09.1   -09 46 33     2.164    3.134  158.9    6.7   128   30.6 
2026-07-12 10:35 UT   18 11 39.6   -09 47 22     2.166    3.134  158.5    6.8   127   30.6 
2026-07-13 00:00 UT   18 11 02.4   -09 48 26     2.168    3.134  158.0    7.0   126   30.6 
2026-07-14 00:00 UT   18 09 56.6   -09 50 24     2.173    3.134  157.0    7.3   124   30.6 
2026-07-15 00:00 UT   18 08 51.6   -09 52 26     2.177    3.134  156.0    7.6   122   30.6 
2026-07-16 00:00 UT   18 07 47.4   -09 54 32     2.183    3.134  155.1    7.9   120   30.6 
2026-07-17 00:00 UT   18 06 44.3   -09 56 42     2.188    3.133  154.0    8.2   119   30.7 
2026-07-18 00:00 UT   18 05 42.1   -09 58 57     2.194    3.133  153.0    8.5   117   30.7 
2026-07-19 00:00 UT   18 04 41.0   -10 01 16     2.200    3.133  152.0    8.8   116   30.7 
2026-07-20 00:00 UT   18 03 40.9   -10 03 39     2.206    3.133  151.0    9.1   115   30.7 
2026-07-21 00:00 UT   18 02 41.9   -10 06 05     2.212    3.133  149.9    9.4   114   30.7 
2026-07-22 00:00 UT   18 01 44.1   -10 08 35     2.219    3.133  148.9    9.7   113   30.7 
2026-07-23 00:00 UT   18 00 47.4   -10 11 09     2.226    3.133  147.8   10.0   112   30.8 
2026-07-24 00:00 UT   17 59 52.0   -10 13 46     2.233    3.132  146.7   10.2   111   30.8 
2026-07-25 00:00 UT   17 58 57.8   -10 16 27     2.241    3.132  145.7   10.5   110   30.8 
2026-07-26 00:00 UT   17 58 04.9   -10 19 10     2.248    3.132  144.6   10.8   109   30.8 
2026-07-27 00:00 UT   17 57 13.2   -10 21 57     2.256    3.132  143.5   11.1   109   30.8 
2026-07-28 00:00 UT   17 56 22.9   -10 24 47     2.264    3.131  142.5   11.4   108   30.9 
2026-07-29 00:00 UT   17 55 33.9   -10 27 40     2.273    3.131  141.4   11.7   107   30.9 
2026-07-30 00:00 UT   17 54 46.2   -10 30 36     2.281    3.131  140.3   11.9   107   30.9 
2026-07-31 00:00 UT   17 53 60.0   -10 33 35     2.290    3.130  139.3   12.2   106   30.9 
2026-08-01 00:00 UT   17 53 15.1   -10 36 36     2.299    3.130  138.2   12.5   105   30.9 
2026-08-02 00:00 UT   17 52 31.7   -10 39 40     2.309    3.130  137.2   12.7   105   30.9 
2026-08-03 00:00 UT   17 51 49.7   -10 42 46     2.318    3.129  136.1   13.0   104   31.0 
2026-08-04 00:00 UT   17 51 09.1   -10 45 55     2.328    3.129  135.0   13.2   104   31.0 
2026-08-05 00:00 UT   17 50 30.0   -10 49 06     2.338    3.128  134.0   13.5   103   31.0 
2026-08-06 00:00 UT   17 49 52.3   -10 52 19     2.348    3.128  132.9   13.7   103   31.0 
2026-08-07 00:00 UT   17 49 16.1   -10 55 34     2.358    3.127  131.9   14.0   103   31.0 
2026-08-08 00:00 UT   17 48 41.4   -10 58 51     2.368    3.127  130.8   14.2   102   31.1 
2026-08-09 00:00 UT   17 48 08.3   -11 02 10     2.379    3.126  129.8   14.4   102   31.1 
2026-08-10 00:00 UT   17 47 36.6   -11 05 31     2.390    3.126  128.8   14.6   101   31.1 
2026-08-11 00:00 UT   17 47 06.4   -11 08 54     2.401    3.125  127.7   14.9   101   31.1 

    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.