2021 TN9
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	4 Sep 2026	31.7	2.104 AU	2.560 AU	13h57m	-17°39'	52.5°	22.4°

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 2021 TN9 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.3670504
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.5403825
            i (Inclination)                 : 10.38267
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 17.54090
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 35.44853
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 141.89191
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 52.54374
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 5.99971
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 1.91            
        

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
2026-09-04 00:00 UT   13 57 13.9   -17 39 42     2.560    2.104   52.5   22.4   114   31.7 
2026-09-04 03:05 UT   13 57 26.8   -17 40 55     2.561    2.104   52.4   22.3   114   31.7 
2026-09-05 00:00 UT   13 58 54.1   -17 49 09     2.569    2.103   52.0   22.2   114   31.7 
2026-09-06 00:00 UT   14 00 34.9   -17 58 35     2.578    2.103   51.4   22.0   114   31.7 
2026-09-07 00:00 UT   14 02 16.1   -18 08 00     2.587    2.103   50.9   21.8   114   31.7 
2026-09-08 00:00 UT   14 03 57.8   -18 17 25     2.596    2.102   50.4   21.7   114   31.7 
2026-09-09 00:00 UT   14 05 40.0   -18 26 50     2.605    2.102   49.8   21.5   114   31.7 
2026-09-10 00:00 UT   14 07 22.7   -18 36 13     2.614    2.101   49.3   21.3   114   31.7 
2026-09-11 00:00 UT   14 09 05.9   -18 45 36     2.623    2.101   48.8   21.1   114   31.7 
2026-09-12 00:00 UT   14 10 49.6   -18 54 57     2.632    2.100   48.2   20.9   114   31.7 
2026-09-13 00:00 UT   14 12 33.8   -19 04 18     2.640    2.100   47.7   20.8   114   31.7 
2026-09-14 00:00 UT   14 14 18.5   -19 13 38     2.649    2.099   47.2   20.6   114   31.7 
2026-09-15 00:00 UT   14 16 03.7   -19 22 57     2.657    2.099   46.7   20.4   114   31.7 
2026-09-16 00:00 UT   14 17 49.3   -19 32 14     2.666    2.098   46.1   20.2   114   31.7 
2026-09-17 00:00 UT   14 19 35.5   -19 41 30     2.674    2.097   45.6   20.0   114   31.7 
2026-09-18 00:00 UT   14 21 22.1   -19 50 45     2.682    2.097   45.1   19.8   114   31.7 
2026-09-19 00:00 UT   14 23 09.2   -19 59 58     2.690    2.096   44.6   19.7   114   31.7 
2026-09-20 00:00 UT   14 24 56.8   -20 09 10     2.697    2.095   44.1   19.5   114   31.7 
2026-09-21 00:00 UT   14 26 44.9   -20 18 21     2.705    2.095   43.5   19.3   114   31.7 
2026-09-22 00:00 UT   14 28 33.4   -20 27 29     2.713    2.094   43.0   19.1   114   31.7 
2026-09-23 00:00 UT   14 30 22.5   -20 36 36     2.720    2.093   42.5   18.9   114   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.