2021 TX10
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	15 Jul 2026	33.9	2.983 AU	3.477 AU	11h06m	+05°29'	53.3°	15.9°

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
2026-07-15 00:00 UT   11 06 07.6   +05 29 22     3.477    2.983   53.3   15.9   113   33.9 
2026-07-15 14:16 UT   11 06 48.1   +05 25 16     3.486    2.986   52.9   15.8   113   33.9 
2026-07-16 00:00 UT   11 07 15.8   +05 22 27     3.493    2.988   52.6   15.7   113   33.9 
2026-07-17 00:00 UT   11 08 24.1   +05 15 31     3.509    2.993   52.0   15.5   113   33.9 
2026-07-18 00:00 UT   11 09 32.6   +05 08 34     3.526    2.998   51.3   15.4   113   33.9 
2026-07-19 00:00 UT   11 10 41.1   +05 01 35     3.542    3.003   50.7   15.2   113   33.9 
2026-07-20 00:00 UT   11 11 49.8   +04 54 34     3.558    3.008   50.1   15.0   113   33.9 
2026-07-21 00:00 UT   11 12 58.6   +04 47 32     3.574    3.013   49.4   14.8   113   33.9 
2026-07-22 00:00 UT   11 14 07.5   +04 40 29     3.589    3.018   48.8   14.7   113   34.0 
2026-07-23 00:00 UT   11 15 16.5   +04 33 24     3.605    3.023   48.1   14.5   113   34.0 
2026-07-24 00:00 UT   11 16 25.6   +04 26 18     3.621    3.028   47.5   14.3   113   34.0 
2026-07-25 00:00 UT   11 17 34.9   +04 19 10     3.636    3.033   46.8   14.1   113   34.0 
2026-07-26 00:00 UT   11 18 44.1   +04 12 01     3.651    3.038   46.2   14.0   113   34.0 
2026-07-27 00:00 UT   11 19 53.5   +04 04 52     3.666    3.043   45.5   13.8   113   34.0 
2026-07-28 00:00 UT   11 21 03.0   +03 57 40     3.681    3.048   44.9   13.6   113   34.0 
2026-07-29 00:00 UT   11 22 12.5   +03 50 28     3.696    3.053   44.3   13.4   113   34.0 
2026-07-30 00:00 UT   11 23 22.2   +03 43 15     3.711    3.057   43.6   13.2   113   34.0 
2026-07-31 00:00 UT   11 24 31.9   +03 36 01     3.726    3.062   43.0   13.1   113   34.0 
2026-08-01 00:00 UT   11 25 41.6   +03 28 45     3.740    3.067   42.3   12.9   113   34.0 
2026-08-02 00:00 UT   11 26 51.5   +03 21 29     3.755    3.072   41.7   12.7   113   34.0 
2026-08-03 00:00 UT   11 28 01.4   +03 14 11     3.769    3.077   41.0   12.5   113   34.0 
2026-08-04 00:00 UT   11 29 11.4   +03 06 53     3.783    3.082   40.4   12.3   113   34.0 
2026-08-05 00:00 UT   11 30 21.4   +02 59 33     3.797    3.086   39.8   12.1   113   34.0 
2026-08-06 00:00 UT   11 31 31.5   +02 52 13     3.811    3.091   39.1   12.0   113   34.0 
2026-08-07 00:00 UT   11 32 41.7   +02 44 52     3.825    3.096   38.5   11.8   113   34.0 
2026-08-08 00:00 UT   11 33 51.9   +02 37 30     3.838    3.101   37.8   11.6   114   34.0 
2026-08-09 00:00 UT   11 35 02.2   +02 30 07     3.852    3.105   37.2   11.4   114   34.1 
2026-08-10 00:00 UT   11 36 12.5   +02 22 43     3.865    3.110   36.6   11.2   114   34.1 
2026-08-11 00:00 UT   11 37 22.9   +02 15 19     3.878    3.115   35.9   11.0   114   34.1 

    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.