2021 TX10
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	17 Jun 2026	33.6	2.834 AU	2.981 AU	10h35m	+08°28'	71.8°	19.9°

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
2026-06-17 00:00 UT   10 35 33.3   +08 28 48     2.981    2.834   71.8   19.9   112   33.6 
2026-06-17 14:28 UT   10 36 10.8   +08 25 17     2.992    2.837   71.4   19.8   112   33.6 
2026-06-18 00:00 UT   10 36 35.6   +08 22 57     2.999    2.839   71.2   19.8   112   33.6 
2026-06-19 00:00 UT   10 37 38.2   +08 17 03     3.018    2.845   70.5   19.7   112   33.6 
2026-06-20 00:00 UT   10 38 41.1   +08 11 05     3.037    2.850   69.8   19.5   112   33.6 
2026-06-21 00:00 UT   10 39 44.3   +08 05 05     3.055    2.856   69.1   19.4   112   33.6 
2026-06-22 00:00 UT   10 40 47.7   +07 59 03     3.074    2.861   68.5   19.3   112   33.7 
2026-06-23 00:00 UT   10 41 51.4   +07 52 57     3.092    2.867   67.8   19.2   112   33.7 
2026-06-24 00:00 UT   10 42 55.4   +07 46 49     3.110    2.872   67.1   19.0   112   33.7 
2026-06-25 00:00 UT   10 43 59.6   +07 40 39     3.129    2.878   66.4   18.9   112   33.7 
2026-06-26 00:00 UT   10 45 04.1   +07 34 26     3.147    2.883   65.8   18.8   112   33.7 
2026-06-27 00:00 UT   10 46 08.8   +07 28 10     3.165    2.888   65.1   18.6   112   33.7 
2026-06-28 00:00 UT   10 47 13.8   +07 21 53     3.183    2.894   64.4   18.5   112   33.7 
2026-06-29 00:00 UT   10 48 18.9   +07 15 32     3.201    2.899   63.8   18.3   112   33.7 
2026-06-30 00:00 UT   10 49 24.3   +07 09 10     3.219    2.904   63.1   18.2   112   33.8 
2026-07-01 00:00 UT   10 50 29.9   +07 02 45     3.237    2.910   62.5   18.0   112   33.8 
2026-07-02 00:00 UT   10 51 35.7   +06 56 18     3.254    2.915   61.8   17.9   113   33.8 
2026-07-03 00:00 UT   10 52 41.7   +06 49 49     3.272    2.920   61.1   17.8   113   33.8 
2026-07-04 00:00 UT   10 53 47.9   +06 43 18     3.290    2.926   60.5   17.6   113   33.8 
2026-07-05 00:00 UT   10 54 54.3   +06 36 44     3.307    2.931   59.8   17.4   113   33.8 
2026-07-06 00:00 UT   10 56 00.8   +06 30 09     3.324    2.936   59.2   17.3   113   33.8 
2026-07-07 00:00 UT   10 57 07.6   +06 23 31     3.342    2.941   58.5   17.1   113   33.8 
2026-07-08 00:00 UT   10 58 14.5   +06 16 52     3.359    2.947   57.9   17.0   113   33.8 
2026-07-09 00:00 UT   10 59 21.6   +06 10 10     3.376    2.952   57.2   16.8   113   33.8 
2026-07-10 00:00 UT   11 00 28.9   +06 03 27     3.393    2.957   56.5   16.7   113   33.9 
2026-07-11 00:00 UT   11 01 36.3   +05 56 42     3.410    2.962   55.9   16.5   113   33.9 
2026-07-12 00:00 UT   11 02 43.9   +05 49 54     3.427    2.967   55.2   16.3   113   33.9 
2026-07-13 00:00 UT   11 03 51.7   +05 43 05     3.444    2.972   54.6   16.2   113   33.9 
2026-07-14 00:00 UT   11 04 59.6   +05 36 14     3.460    2.978   53.9   16.0   113   33.9 
2026-07-15 00:00 UT   11 06 07.6   +05 29 22     3.477    2.983   53.3   15.9   113   33.9 
2026-07-16 00:00 UT   11 07 15.8   +05 22 27     3.493    2.988   52.6   15.7   113   33.9 

    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.