2021 TX10
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	27 Feb 2026	30.2	2.119 AU	1.132 AU	10h14m	+09°15'	174.0°	2.8°

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 TX10 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.6015610
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.4637570
            i (Inclination)                 : 1.28598
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 194.65628
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 204.85146
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 18.06403
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 219.50224
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -0.54042
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.87            
        

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
2026-02-27 00:00 UT   10 14 33.4   +09 15 01     1.132    2.119  174.0    2.8    96   30.2 
2026-02-27 04:43 UT   10 14 18.4   +09 16 38     1.134    2.121  173.7    2.9    97   30.2 
2026-02-28 00:00 UT   10 13 17.5   +09 23 08     1.141    2.127  172.7    3.4    99   30.2 
2026-03-01 00:00 UT   10 12 03.1   +09 31 04     1.150    2.134  171.4    4.0   101   30.3 
2026-03-02 00:00 UT   10 10 50.2   +09 38 51     1.159    2.142  170.1    4.6   102   30.3 
2026-03-03 00:00 UT   10 09 39.1   +09 46 28     1.168    2.149  168.7    5.2   103   30.4 
2026-03-04 00:00 UT   10 08 29.6   +09 53 55     1.178    2.156  167.4    5.7   104   30.4 
2026-03-05 00:00 UT   10 07 21.9   +10 01 10     1.188    2.164  166.2    6.3   105   30.5 
2026-03-06 00:00 UT   10 06 16.1   +10 08 15     1.198    2.171  164.9    6.9   105   30.5 
2026-03-07 00:00 UT   10 05 12.1   +10 15 09     1.209    2.178  163.6    7.4   106   30.6 
2026-03-08 00:00 UT   10 04 10.0   +10 21 51     1.219    2.186  162.3    7.9   106   30.6 
2026-03-09 00:00 UT   10 03 09.8   +10 28 22     1.230    2.193  161.0    8.5   106   30.7 
2026-03-10 00:00 UT   10 02 11.6   +10 34 41     1.242    2.200  159.8    9.0   107   30.7 
2026-03-11 00:00 UT   10 01 15.5   +10 40 48     1.253    2.208  158.5    9.5   107   30.8 
2026-03-12 00:00 UT   10 00 21.3   +10 46 43     1.265    2.215  157.3   10.0   107   30.8 
2026-03-13 00:00 UT   09 59 29.2   +10 52 26     1.277    2.222  156.1   10.4   107   30.9 
2026-03-14 00:00 UT   09 58 39.3   +10 57 57     1.289    2.229  154.9   10.9   107   30.9 
2026-03-15 00:00 UT   09 57 51.4   +11 03 16     1.301    2.236  153.7   11.4   107   31.0 
2026-03-16 00:00 UT   09 57 05.6   +11 08 23     1.314    2.244  152.5   11.8   108   31.0 
2026-03-17 00:00 UT   09 56 21.9   +11 13 18     1.327    2.251  151.3   12.3   108   31.1 
2026-03-18 00:00 UT   09 55 40.4   +11 17 60     1.340    2.258  150.1   12.7   108   31.1 
2026-03-19 00:00 UT   09 55 01.0   +11 22 30     1.353    2.265  148.9   13.1   108   31.2 
2026-03-20 00:00 UT   09 54 23.8   +11 26 48     1.367    2.272  147.8   13.5   108   31.2 
2026-03-21 00:00 UT   09 53 48.7   +11 30 54     1.381    2.279  146.6   13.9   108   31.2 
2026-03-22 00:00 UT   09 53 15.7   +11 34 47     1.395    2.286  145.5   14.3   108   31.3 
2026-03-23 00:00 UT   09 52 44.9   +11 38 29     1.409    2.293  144.3   14.7   108   31.3 
2026-03-24 00:00 UT   09 52 16.2   +11 41 59     1.423    2.300  143.2   15.0   108   31.4 
2026-03-25 00:00 UT   09 51 49.6   +11 45 17     1.438    2.307  142.1   15.4   108   31.4 
2026-03-26 00:00 UT   09 51 25.0   +11 48 23     1.452    2.314  141.0   15.7   108   31.5 
2026-03-27 00:00 UT   09 51 02.6   +11 51 17     1.467    2.321  139.9   16.1   108   31.5 
2026-03-28 00:00 UT   09 50 42.1   +11 54 01     1.482    2.328  138.8   16.4   108   31.5 
2026-03-29 00:00 UT   09 50 23.7   +11 56 32     1.498    2.335  137.7   16.7   108   31.6 

    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.