2021 TX10
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	26 Aug 2026	34.1	3.183 AU	4.058 AU	11h55m	+00°23'	26.3°	8.1°

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
2026-08-26 00:00 UT   11 55 02.6   +00 23 11     4.058    3.183   26.3    8.1   114   34.1 
2026-08-26 16:37 UT   11 55 51.6   +00 17 59     4.065    3.186   25.8    7.9   114   34.1 
2026-08-27 00:00 UT   11 56 13.3   +00 15 40     4.069    3.188   25.6    7.9   114   34.1 
2026-08-28 00:00 UT   11 57 24.1   +00 08 09     4.079    3.192   25.0    7.7   114   34.1 
2026-08-29 00:00 UT   11 58 34.8   +00 00 38     4.090    3.197   24.3    7.5   114   34.1 
2026-08-30 00:00 UT   11 59 45.6   +00 06 53     4.100    3.201   23.7    7.3   114   34.1 
2026-08-31 00:00 UT   12 00 56.3   +00 14 25     4.110    3.205   23.1    7.1   114   34.1 
2026-09-01 00:00 UT   12 02 07.1   +00 21 56     4.120    3.210   22.4    6.9   114   34.1 
2026-09-02 00:00 UT   12 03 17.8   +00 29 27     4.129    3.214   21.8    6.7   114   34.1 
2026-09-03 00:00 UT   12 04 28.6   +00 36 59     4.139    3.219   21.1    6.5   114   34.1 
2026-09-04 00:00 UT   12 05 39.3   +00 44 30     4.148    3.223   20.5    6.3   114   34.1 
2026-09-05 00:00 UT   12 06 50.0   +00 52 01     4.158    3.227   19.8    6.1   114   34.1 
2026-09-06 00:00 UT   12 08 00.7   +00 59 32     4.167    3.232   19.2    5.9   114   34.1 
2026-09-07 00:00 UT   12 09 11.4   -01 07 03     4.176    3.236   18.5    5.7   114   34.1 
2026-09-08 00:00 UT   12 10 22.1   -01 14 34     4.184    3.240   17.9    5.5   114   34.1 
2026-09-09 00:00 UT   12 11 32.8   -01 22 04     4.193    3.244   17.2    5.3   114   34.1 
2026-09-10 00:00 UT   12 12 43.4   -01 29 34     4.201    3.249   16.6    5.1   114   34.1 
2026-09-11 00:00 UT   12 13 54.0   -01 37 04     4.209    3.253   15.9    4.9   114   34.1 
2026-09-12 00:00 UT   12 15 04.6   -01 44 34     4.217    3.257   15.3    4.7   114   34.1 
2026-09-13 00:00 UT   12 16 15.1   -01 52 03     4.225    3.261   14.6    4.5   114   34.0 
2026-09-14 00:00 UT   12 17 25.6   -01 59 32     4.233    3.265   13.9    4.3   114   34.0 
2026-09-15 00:00 UT   12 18 36.1   -02 07 00     4.240    3.270   13.3    4.1   114   34.0 
2026-09-16 00:00 UT   12 19 46.6   -02 14 28     4.247    3.274   12.6    3.9   114   34.0 
2026-09-17 00:00 UT   12 20 56.9   -02 21 55     4.255    3.278   12.0    3.6   114   34.0 
2026-09-18 00:00 UT   12 22 07.3   -02 29 22     4.261    3.282   11.3    3.4   114   34.0 
2026-09-19 00:00 UT   12 23 17.6   -02 36 48     4.268    3.286   10.7    3.2   114   34.0 
2026-09-20 00:00 UT   12 24 27.8   -02 44 13     4.275    3.290   10.0    3.0   114   34.0 
2026-09-21 00:00 UT   12 25 38.0   -02 51 38     4.281    3.294    9.3    2.8   114   34.0 

    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.