2021 TX10
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	4 Nov 2026	34.3	3.449 AU	4.355 AU	13h13m	-07°50'	21.2°	6.0°

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)                : 0.6024459
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.4684436
            i (Inclination)                 : 1.28766
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 194.64331
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 204.84120
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 67.67895
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 219.47899
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -0.54091
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.88            
        

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
2026-11-04 00:00 UT   13 13 53.8   -07 50 00     4.355    3.449   21.2    6.0   292   34.3 
2026-11-04 22:07 UT   13 14 53.5   -07 55 55     4.353    3.452   21.9    6.1   292   34.3 
2026-11-05 00:00 UT   13 14 58.6   -07 56 25     4.352    3.452   21.9    6.2   292   34.3 
2026-11-06 00:00 UT   13 16 03.2   -08 02 48     4.350    3.456   22.6    6.3   292   34.3 
2026-11-07 00:00 UT   13 17 07.6   -08 09 08     4.347    3.459   23.3    6.5   292   34.3 
2026-11-08 00:00 UT   13 18 11.7   -08 15 26     4.344    3.463   24.1    6.7   292   34.3 
2026-11-09 00:00 UT   13 19 15.6   -08 21 42     4.341    3.466   24.8    6.9   292   34.4 
2026-11-10 00:00 UT   13 20 19.3   -08 27 56     4.337    3.470   25.5    7.1   292   34.4 
2026-11-11 00:00 UT   13 21 22.7   -08 34 07     4.334    3.473   26.2    7.2   292   34.4 
2026-11-12 00:00 UT   13 22 25.9   -08 40 16     4.330    3.477   27.0    7.4   292   34.4 
2026-11-13 00:00 UT   13 23 28.8   -08 46 23     4.326    3.480   27.7    7.6   292   34.4 
2026-11-14 00:00 UT   13 24 31.5   -08 52 27     4.322    3.484   28.4    7.8   292   34.4 
2026-11-15 00:00 UT   13 25 33.9   -08 58 29     4.318    3.487   29.1    7.9   292   34.4 
2026-11-16 00:00 UT   13 26 36.0   -09 04 28     4.313    3.490   29.9    8.1   292   34.4 
2026-11-17 00:00 UT   13 27 37.8   -09 10 25     4.308    3.494   30.6    8.3   292   34.4 
2026-11-18 00:00 UT   13 28 39.4   -09 16 19     4.303    3.497   31.3    8.5   292   34.4 
2026-11-19 00:00 UT   13 29 40.7   -09 22 11     4.298    3.501   32.1    8.6   292   34.4 
2026-11-20 00:00 UT   13 30 41.7   -09 28 00     4.293    3.504   32.8    8.8   292   34.4 
2026-11-21 00:00 UT   13 31 42.3   -09 33 46     4.288    3.507   33.6    9.0   292   34.4 
2026-11-22 00:00 UT   13 32 42.7   -09 39 30     4.282    3.511   34.3    9.1   291   34.4 
2026-11-23 00:00 UT   13 33 42.8   -09 45 11     4.276    3.514   35.1    9.3   291   34.5 
2026-11-24 00:00 UT   13 34 42.5   -09 50 50     4.270    3.517   35.8    9.5   291   34.5 
2026-11-25 00:00 UT   13 35 41.9   -09 56 25     4.264    3.520   36.6    9.6   291   34.5 
2026-11-26 00:00 UT   13 36 41.0   -10 01 58     4.258    3.524   37.3    9.8   291   34.5 
2026-11-27 00:00 UT   13 37 39.8   -10 07 28     4.251    3.527   38.1    9.9   291   34.5 
2026-11-28 00:00 UT   13 38 38.2   -10 12 56     4.244    3.530   38.8   10.1   291   34.5 
2026-11-29 00:00 UT   13 39 36.3   -10 18 20     4.237    3.533   39.6   10.2   291   34.5 
2026-11-30 00:00 UT   13 40 34.0   -10 23 42     4.230    3.537   40.3   10.4   291   34.5 
2026-12-01 00:00 UT   13 41 31.3   -10 29 00     4.223    3.540   41.1   10.6   291   34.5 
2026-12-02 00:00 UT   13 42 28.3   -10 34 16     4.216    3.543   41.9   10.7   291   34.5 
2026-12-03 00:00 UT   13 43 24.9   -10 39 29     4.208    3.546   42.6   10.9   291   34.5 
2026-12-04 00:00 UT   13 44 21.2   -10 44 39     4.200    3.549   43.4   11.0   291   34.5 

    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.