2021 TX2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	21 Jul 2026	28.5	2.437 AU	1.455 AU	18h38m	-17°57'	160.7°	7.9°

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
2026-07-21 00:00 UT   18 38 43.0   -17 57 46     1.455    2.437  160.7    7.9   101   28.5 
2026-07-21 11:19 UT   18 38 03.4   -17 58 36     1.455    2.435  160.1    8.2   101   28.5 
2026-07-22 00:00 UT   18 37 19.2   -17 59 31     1.455    2.432  159.4    8.4   100   28.5 
2026-07-23 00:00 UT   18 35 56.3   -18 01 16     1.455    2.428  158.2    9.0    99   28.6 
2026-07-24 00:00 UT   18 34 34.4   -18 03 01     1.456    2.423  156.9    9.5    99   28.6 
2026-07-25 00:00 UT   18 33 13.5   -18 04 46     1.456    2.418  155.7   10.0    98   28.6 
2026-07-26 00:00 UT   18 31 53.8   -18 06 31     1.457    2.413  154.4   10.5    98   28.6 
2026-07-27 00:00 UT   18 30 35.3   -18 08 16     1.458    2.409  153.2   11.0    97   28.6 
2026-07-28 00:00 UT   18 29 18.1   -18 10 01     1.460    2.404  152.0   11.5    97   28.6 
2026-07-29 00:00 UT   18 28 02.3   -18 11 46     1.461    2.399  150.7   11.9    96   28.7 
2026-07-30 00:00 UT   18 26 47.9   -18 13 31     1.463    2.394  149.5   12.4    96   28.7 
2026-07-31 00:00 UT   18 25 35.0   -18 15 15     1.466    2.389  148.3   12.9    96   28.7 
2026-08-01 00:00 UT   18 24 23.7   -18 16 60     1.468    2.384  147.0   13.4    95   28.7 
2026-08-02 00:00 UT   18 23 13.9   -18 18 44     1.471    2.379  145.8   13.9    95   28.7 
2026-08-03 00:00 UT   18 22 05.9   -18 20 29     1.473    2.374  144.6   14.3    95   28.7 
2026-08-04 00:00 UT   18 20 59.6   -18 22 13     1.476    2.369  143.4   14.8    95   28.8 
2026-08-05 00:00 UT   18 19 55.0   -18 23 57     1.480    2.364  142.2   15.2    94   28.8 
2026-08-06 00:00 UT   18 18 52.4   -18 25 42     1.483    2.359  141.0   15.7    94   28.8 
2026-08-07 00:00 UT   18 17 51.5   -18 27 26     1.487    2.354  139.8   16.1    94   28.8 
2026-08-08 00:00 UT   18 16 52.7   -18 29 10     1.491    2.349  138.7   16.6    94   28.8 
2026-08-09 00:00 UT   18 15 55.8   -18 30 55     1.495    2.344  137.5   17.0    94   28.8 
2026-08-10 00:00 UT   18 15 00.9   -18 32 39     1.499    2.339  136.3   17.4    94   28.8 
2026-08-11 00:00 UT   18 14 08.0   -18 34 24     1.503    2.334  135.2   17.8    93   28.9 
2026-08-12 00:00 UT   18 13 17.3   -18 36 08     1.508    2.329  134.0   18.2    93   28.9 
2026-08-13 00:00 UT   18 12 28.7   -18 37 53     1.513    2.324  132.9   18.6    93   28.9 
2026-08-14 00:00 UT   18 11 42.3   -18 39 38     1.518    2.318  131.7   19.0    93   28.9 
2026-08-15 00:00 UT   18 10 58.0   -18 41 22     1.523    2.313  130.6   19.4    93   28.9 
2026-08-16 00:00 UT   18 10 15.9   -18 43 07     1.528    2.308  129.5   19.8    93   28.9 
2026-08-17 00:00 UT   18 09 36.1   -18 44 52     1.533    2.303  128.4   20.2    93   29.0 
2026-08-18 00:00 UT   18 08 58.5   -18 46 37     1.539    2.297  127.3   20.5    93   29.0 
2026-08-19 00:00 UT   18 08 23.1   -18 48 22     1.544    2.292  126.2   20.9    93   29.0 
2026-08-20 00:00 UT   18 07 50.0   -18 50 07     1.550    2.287  125.1   21.2    92   29.0 

    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.