2021 TX10
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	6 Feb 2026	30.2	1.959 AU	1.015 AU	10h44m	+06°05'	156.6°	11.5°

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
2026-02-06 00:00 UT   10 44 10.2   +06 05 32     1.015    1.959  156.6   11.5   296   30.2 
2026-02-06 03:24 UT   10 43 58.3   +06 06 48     1.015    1.960  156.8   11.4   296   30.2 
2026-02-07 00:00 UT   10 42 45.7   +06 14 33     1.018    1.967  158.0   10.8   296   30.1 
2026-02-08 00:00 UT   10 41 20.5   +06 23 39     1.021    1.975  159.4   10.1   297   30.1 
2026-02-09 00:00 UT   10 39 54.5   +06 32 49     1.024    1.983  160.7    9.4   297   30.1 
2026-02-10 00:00 UT   10 38 28.0   +06 42 03     1.028    1.990  162.1    8.7   297   30.1 
2026-02-11 00:00 UT   10 37 01.2   +06 51 19     1.032    1.998  163.5    8.0   298   30.1 
2026-02-12 00:00 UT   10 35 34.0   +07 00 37     1.036    2.006  164.9    7.3   298   30.1 
2026-02-13 00:00 UT   10 34 06.7   +07 09 56     1.040    2.013  166.3    6.7   299   30.1 
2026-02-14 00:00 UT   10 32 39.3   +07 19 16     1.045    2.021  167.7    6.0   300   30.1 
2026-02-15 00:00 UT   10 31 12.0   +07 28 34     1.050    2.029  169.1    5.3   300   30.0 
2026-02-16 00:00 UT   10 29 44.9   +07 37 52     1.055    2.036  170.5    4.6   302   30.0 
2026-02-17 00:00 UT   10 28 18.1   +07 47 07     1.061    2.044  171.9    3.9   303   30.0 
2026-02-18 00:00 UT   10 26 51.8   +07 56 19     1.067    2.052  173.2    3.3   306   30.0 
2026-02-19 00:00 UT   10 25 26.0   +08 05 28     1.073    2.059  174.6    2.6   309   30.0 
2026-02-20 00:00 UT   10 24 00.9   +08 14 32     1.079    2.067  175.9    2.0   315   29.9 
2026-02-21 00:00 UT   10 22 36.6   +08 23 31     1.086    2.074  177.1    1.4   325   29.9 
2026-02-22 00:00 UT   10 21 13.3   +08 32 24     1.093    2.082  178.1    0.9   349   29.9 
2026-02-23 00:00 UT   10 19 50.9   +08 41 10     1.100    2.089  178.4    0.8    34   29.9 
2026-02-24 00:00 UT   10 18 29.6   +08 49 50     1.108    2.097  177.6    1.1    69   30.0 
2026-02-25 00:00 UT   10 17 09.6   +08 58 22     1.116    2.104  176.5    1.6    84   30.0 
2026-02-26 00:00 UT   10 15 50.8   +09 06 46     1.124    2.112  175.3    2.2    92   30.1 
2026-02-27 00:00 UT   10 14 33.4   +09 15 01     1.132    2.119  174.0    2.8    96   30.2 
2026-02-28 00:00 UT   10 13 17.5   +09 23 08     1.141    2.127  172.7    3.4    99   30.2 

    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.