2021 TX10
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	12 Apr 2026	32.1	2.430 AU	1.727 AU	09h49m	+12°13'	123.6°	20.1°

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
2026-04-12 00:00 UT   09 49 22.5   +12 13 46     1.727    2.430  123.6   20.1   109   32.1 
2026-04-12 08:50 UT   09 49 25.5   +12 13 47     1.734    2.433  123.3   20.1   109   32.1 
2026-04-13 00:00 UT   09 49 31.0   +12 13 48     1.745    2.437  122.7   20.3   109   32.1 
2026-04-14 00:00 UT   09 49 41.2   +12 13 41     1.762    2.444  121.7   20.4   109   32.1 
2026-04-15 00:00 UT   09 49 52.8   +12 13 25     1.780    2.450  120.8   20.6   109   32.2 
2026-04-16 00:00 UT   09 50 06.0   +12 13 01     1.798    2.457  119.9   20.7   109   32.2 
2026-04-17 00:00 UT   09 50 20.6   +12 12 28     1.816    2.464  119.0   20.9   109   32.2 
2026-04-18 00:00 UT   09 50 36.7   +12 11 47     1.834    2.470  118.1   21.0   109   32.3 
2026-04-19 00:00 UT   09 50 54.3   +12 10 58     1.852    2.477  117.2   21.1   109   32.3 
2026-04-20 00:00 UT   09 51 13.2   +12 10 00     1.870    2.483  116.3   21.3   109   32.3 
2026-04-21 00:00 UT   09 51 33.5   +12 08 55     1.888    2.490  115.4   21.4   109   32.4 
2026-04-22 00:00 UT   09 51 55.2   +12 07 42     1.906    2.496  114.5   21.5   109   32.4 
2026-04-23 00:00 UT   09 52 18.1   +12 06 21     1.925    2.503  113.6   21.6   109   32.4 
2026-04-24 00:00 UT   09 52 42.4   +12 04 53     1.943    2.509  112.7   21.7   109   32.5 
2026-04-25 00:00 UT   09 53 07.9   +12 03 18     1.962    2.516  111.9   21.8   109   32.5 
2026-04-26 00:00 UT   09 53 34.6   +12 01 35     1.980    2.522  111.0   21.9   110   32.5 
2026-04-27 00:00 UT   09 54 02.5   +11 59 45     1.999    2.529  110.1   21.9   110   32.5 
2026-04-28 00:00 UT   09 54 31.6   +11 57 48     2.018    2.535  109.3   22.0   110   32.6 
2026-04-29 00:00 UT   09 55 01.8   +11 55 45     2.037    2.541  108.4   22.1   110   32.6 
2026-04-30 00:00 UT   09 55 33.1   +11 53 35     2.055    2.548  107.6   22.1   110   32.6 
2026-05-01 00:00 UT   09 56 05.5   +11 51 18     2.074    2.554  106.8   22.2   110   32.6 
2026-05-02 00:00 UT   09 56 38.9   +11 48 55     2.093    2.561  105.9   22.2   110   32.7 
2026-05-03 00:00 UT   09 57 13.4   +11 46 25     2.112    2.567  105.1   22.3   110   32.7 
2026-05-04 00:00 UT   09 57 48.8   +11 43 50     2.131    2.573  104.3   22.3   110   32.7 
2026-05-05 00:00 UT   09 58 25.3   +11 41 08     2.151    2.579  103.5   22.3   110   32.8 
2026-05-06 00:00 UT   09 59 02.7   +11 38 20     2.170    2.586  102.7   22.4   110   32.8 
2026-05-07 00:00 UT   09 59 41.0   +11 35 27     2.189    2.592  101.9   22.4   110   32.8 
2026-05-08 00:00 UT   10 00 20.2   +11 32 27     2.208    2.598  101.1   22.4   110   32.8 
2026-05-09 00:00 UT   10 01 00.4   +11 29 22     2.228    2.604  100.3   22.4   110   32.9 
2026-05-10 00:00 UT   10 01 41.4   +11 26 11     2.247    2.611   99.5   22.4   110   32.9 
2026-05-11 00:00 UT   10 02 23.2   +11 22 55     2.266    2.617   98.7   22.4   110   32.9 
2026-05-12 00:00 UT   10 03 05.9   +11 19 33     2.286    2.623   97.9   22.4   110   32.9 

    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.