2021 TX2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	25 Feb 2026	31.0	2.897 AU	3.336 AU	18h43m	-20°43'	55.8°	16.4°

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
2026-02-25 00:00 UT   18 43 53.4   -20 43 47     3.336    2.897   55.8   16.4   267   31.0 
2026-02-25 14:41 UT   18 44 39.1   -20 42 32     3.327    2.896   56.2   16.5   267   31.0 
2026-02-26 00:00 UT   18 45 07.9   -20 41 44     3.322    2.895   56.5   16.6   267   31.0 
2026-02-27 00:00 UT   18 46 22.0   -20 39 39     3.307    2.894   57.2   16.7   267   31.0 
2026-02-28 00:00 UT   18 47 35.6   -20 37 32     3.293    2.892   57.9   16.9   267   31.0 
2026-03-01 00:00 UT   18 48 48.7   -20 35 23     3.279    2.890   58.7   17.0   267   31.0 
2026-03-02 00:00 UT   18 50 01.2   -20 33 11     3.265    2.888   59.4   17.2   266   31.0 
2026-03-03 00:00 UT   18 51 13.3   -20 30 58     3.250    2.886   60.1   17.3   266   31.0 
2026-03-04 00:00 UT   18 52 24.9   -20 28 42     3.235    2.885   60.8   17.5   266   31.0 
2026-03-05 00:00 UT   18 53 35.9   -20 26 24     3.221    2.883   61.5   17.6   266   31.0 
2026-03-06 00:00 UT   18 54 46.4   -20 24 05     3.206    2.881   62.3   17.7   266   31.0 
2026-03-07 00:00 UT   18 55 56.4   -20 21 43     3.191    2.879   63.0   17.9   266   31.0 
2026-03-08 00:00 UT   18 57 05.8   -20 19 20     3.176    2.877   63.7   18.0   266   30.9 
2026-03-09 00:00 UT   18 58 14.7   -20 16 55     3.161    2.875   64.4   18.1   265   30.9 
2026-03-10 00:00 UT   18 59 23.0   -20 14 28     3.145    2.873   65.2   18.3   265   30.9 
2026-03-11 00:00 UT   19 00 30.7   -20 11 59     3.130    2.871   65.9   18.4   265   30.9 
2026-03-12 00:00 UT   19 01 37.8   -20 09 29     3.115    2.869   66.6   18.5   265   30.9 
2026-03-13 00:00 UT   19 02 44.3   -20 06 58     3.099    2.867   67.4   18.7   265   30.9 
2026-03-14 00:00 UT   19 03 50.1   -20 04 24     3.084    2.865   68.1   18.8   265   30.9 
2026-03-15 00:00 UT   19 04 55.4   -20 01 50     3.068    2.863   68.8   18.9   265   30.9 
2026-03-16 00:00 UT   19 05 60.0   -19 59 14     3.052    2.861   69.6   19.0   264   30.9 
2026-03-17 00:00 UT   19 07 03.9   -19 56 36     3.036    2.859   70.3   19.1   264   30.9 
2026-03-18 00:00 UT   19 08 07.2   -19 53 58     3.021    2.857   71.1   19.2   264   30.9 
2026-03-19 00:00 UT   19 09 09.8   -19 51 18     3.005    2.855   71.8   19.3   264   30.9 
2026-03-20 00:00 UT   19 10 11.7   -19 48 37     2.989    2.853   72.5   19.4   264   30.8 
2026-03-21 00:00 UT   19 11 12.9   -19 45 55     2.972    2.851   73.3   19.6   264   30.8 
2026-03-22 00:00 UT   19 12 13.4   -19 43 12     2.956    2.848   74.0   19.7   264   30.8 
2026-03-23 00:00 UT   19 13 13.1   -19 40 28     2.940    2.846   74.8   19.7   264   30.8 
2026-03-24 00:00 UT   19 14 12.1   -19 37 43     2.924    2.844   75.6   19.8   263   30.8 
2026-03-25 00:00 UT   19 15 10.4   -19 34 58     2.907    2.842   76.3   19.9   263   30.8 
2026-03-26 00:00 UT   19 16 07.8   -19 32 12     2.891    2.839   77.1   20.0   263   30.8 
2026-03-27 00:00 UT   19 17 04.6   -19 29 25     2.875    2.837   77.8   20.1   263   30.8 

    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.