2021 TX2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	9 Apr 2026	30.6	2.806 AU	2.657 AU	19h28m	-18°52'	88.0°	20.9°

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 TX2 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.5463569
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.9246509
            i (Inclination)                 : 3.11235
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 204.77454
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 226.87988
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 178.84184
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 251.61222
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -2.27125
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.67            
        

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
2026-04-09 00:00 UT   19 28 05.7   -18 52 48     2.657    2.806   88.0   20.9   262   30.6 
2026-04-09 13:35 UT   19 28 31.0   -18 51 13     2.647    2.804   88.4   20.9   261   30.6 
2026-04-10 00:00 UT   19 28 50.2   -18 49 60     2.640    2.803   88.8   20.9   261   30.6 
2026-04-11 00:00 UT   19 29 33.7   -18 47 12     2.623    2.801   89.6   21.0   261   30.6 
2026-04-12 00:00 UT   19 30 16.2   -18 44 24     2.606    2.798   90.4   21.0   261   30.6 
2026-04-13 00:00 UT   19 30 57.7   -18 41 37     2.589    2.796   91.2   21.0   261   30.5 
2026-04-14 00:00 UT   19 31 38.2   -18 38 51     2.572    2.793   92.0   21.0   261   30.5 
2026-04-15 00:00 UT   19 32 17.5   -18 36 06     2.555    2.790   92.8   21.0   261   30.5 
2026-04-16 00:00 UT   19 32 55.8   -18 33 21     2.538    2.788   93.7   21.1   261   30.5 
2026-04-17 00:00 UT   19 33 33.0   -18 30 38     2.521    2.785   94.5   21.1   261   30.5 
2026-04-18 00:00 UT   19 34 09.1   -18 27 56     2.504    2.782   95.3   21.1   261   30.5 
2026-04-19 00:00 UT   19 34 44.0   -18 25 15     2.487    2.780   96.1   21.1   260   30.4 
2026-04-20 00:00 UT   19 35 17.8   -18 22 35     2.470    2.777   97.0   21.0   260   30.4 
2026-04-21 00:00 UT   19 35 50.4   -18 19 56     2.453    2.774   97.8   21.0   260   30.4 
2026-04-22 00:00 UT   19 36 21.8   -18 17 19     2.436    2.771   98.7   21.0   260   30.4 
2026-04-23 00:00 UT   19 36 52.0   -18 14 44     2.419    2.768   99.5   21.0   260   30.4 
2026-04-24 00:00 UT   19 37 21.0   -18 12 10     2.402    2.766  100.4   21.0   260   30.4 
2026-04-25 00:00 UT   19 37 48.8   -18 09 38     2.385    2.763  101.2   20.9   260   30.3 
2026-04-26 00:00 UT   19 38 15.3   -18 07 07     2.368    2.760  102.1   20.9   260   30.3 
2026-04-27 00:00 UT   19 38 40.5   -18 04 39     2.351    2.757  103.0   20.8   260   30.3 
2026-04-28 00:00 UT   19 39 04.4   -18 02 12     2.334    2.754  103.8   20.8   260   30.3 
2026-04-29 00:00 UT   19 39 27.0   -17 59 48     2.318    2.751  104.7   20.7   259   30.3 
2026-04-30 00:00 UT   19 39 48.3   -17 57 25     2.301    2.748  105.6   20.7   259   30.2 
2026-05-01 00:00 UT   19 40 08.3   -17 55 05     2.284    2.745  106.5   20.6   259   30.2 
2026-05-02 00:00 UT   19 40 26.8   -17 52 47     2.268    2.742  107.3   20.5   259   30.2 
2026-05-03 00:00 UT   19 40 44.0   -17 50 32     2.251    2.739  108.2   20.5   259   30.2 
2026-05-04 00:00 UT   19 40 59.8   -17 48 19     2.235    2.736  109.1   20.4   259   30.2 
2026-05-05 00:00 UT   19 41 14.1   -17 46 08     2.218    2.733  110.0   20.3   259   30.1 
2026-05-06 00:00 UT   19 41 27.0   -17 44 01     2.202    2.730  111.0   20.2   259   30.1 
2026-05-07 00:00 UT   19 41 38.3   -17 41 55     2.186    2.727  111.9   20.1   259   30.1 
2026-05-08 00:00 UT   19 41 48.2   -17 39 53     2.169    2.724  112.8   20.0   259   30.1 
2026-05-09 00:00 UT   19 41 56.6   -17 37 54     2.153    2.721  113.7   19.9   259   30.0 

    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.