2021 TX2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	9 Oct 2026	29.4	1.994 AU	1.898 AU	18h24m	-20°06'	80.5°	29.6°

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)                : 0.5463448
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.9250872
            i (Inclination)                 : 3.11244
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 204.76314
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 226.89423
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 252.48123
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 251.61517
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -2.27185
            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
2026-10-09 00:00 UT   18 24 44.0   -20 06 07     1.898    1.994   80.5   29.6    87   29.4 
2026-10-09 00:12 UT   18 24 44.5   -20 06 08     1.899    1.994   80.5   29.6    87   29.4 
2026-10-10 00:00 UT   18 25 51.4   -20 06 53     1.905    1.987   79.8   29.6    87   29.4 
2026-10-11 00:00 UT   18 27 00.5   -20 07 34     1.911    1.981   79.0   29.7    87   29.4 
2026-10-12 00:00 UT   18 28 11.0   -20 08 12     1.917    1.974   78.3   29.7    87   29.4 
2026-10-13 00:00 UT   18 29 23.0   -20 08 47     1.923    1.967   77.6   29.7    86   29.4 
2026-10-14 00:00 UT   18 30 36.5   -20 09 18     1.929    1.961   76.9   29.7    86   29.4 
2026-10-15 00:00 UT   18 31 51.5   -20 09 44     1.935    1.954   76.2   29.7    86   29.4 
2026-10-16 00:00 UT   18 33 08.0   -20 10 07     1.940    1.947   75.5   29.7    86   29.4 
2026-10-17 00:00 UT   18 34 25.8   -20 10 26     1.946    1.941   74.8   29.7    86   29.4 
2026-10-18 00:00 UT   18 35 45.1   -20 10 40     1.952    1.934   74.2   29.7    86   29.4 
2026-10-19 00:00 UT   18 37 05.8   -20 10 50     1.957    1.927   73.5   29.7    85   29.4 
2026-10-20 00:00 UT   18 38 27.9   -20 10 56     1.963    1.920   72.8   29.7    85   29.4 
2026-10-21 00:00 UT   18 39 51.3   -20 10 57     1.968    1.914   72.1   29.7    85   29.4 
2026-10-22 00:00 UT   18 41 16.1   -20 10 53     1.973    1.907   71.5   29.7    85   29.4 
2026-10-23 00:00 UT   18 42 42.3   -20 10 45     1.978    1.900   70.8   29.6    85   29.4 
2026-10-24 00:00 UT   18 44 09.7   -20 10 31     1.983    1.893   70.2   29.6    85   29.4 
2026-10-25 00:00 UT   18 45 38.5   -20 10 13     1.988    1.886   69.5   29.6    84   29.4 
2026-10-26 00:00 UT   18 47 08.6   -20 09 49     1.993    1.879   68.9   29.6    84   29.4 
2026-10-27 00:00 UT   18 48 40.0   -20 09 21     1.997    1.872   68.2   29.5    84   29.4 
2026-10-28 00:00 UT   18 50 12.6   -20 08 47     2.002    1.865   67.6   29.5    84   29.4 
2026-10-29 00:00 UT   18 51 46.5   -20 08 07     2.007    1.858   67.0   29.5    84   29.4 
2026-10-30 00:00 UT   18 53 21.7   -20 07 22     2.011    1.851   66.3   29.4    84   29.3 
2026-10-31 00:00 UT   18 54 58.1   -20 06 31     2.015    1.844   65.7   29.4    83   29.3 
2026-11-01 00:00 UT   18 56 35.8   -20 05 35     2.019    1.837   65.1   29.3    83   29.3 
2026-11-02 00:00 UT   18 58 14.7   -20 04 32     2.023    1.830   64.5   29.3    83   29.3 
2026-11-03 00:00 UT   18 59 54.8   -20 03 24     2.027    1.823   63.9   29.3    83   29.3 

    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.