2021 TX2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	3 Sep 2026	29.2	2.210 AU	1.641 AU	18h04m	-19°14'	110.7°	25.3°

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)                : 0.5462530
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.9247332
            i (Inclination)                 : 3.11201
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 204.76334
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 226.89374
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 252.64996
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 251.61489
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -2.27152
            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
2026-09-03 00:00 UT   18 04 03.9   -19 14 43     1.641    2.210  110.7   25.3    91   29.2 
2026-09-03 07:57 UT   18 04 03.8   -19 15 18     1.643    2.208  110.4   25.3    91   29.2 
2026-09-04 00:00 UT   18 04 04.3   -19 16 28     1.648    2.204  109.8   25.5    91   29.2 
2026-09-05 00:00 UT   18 04 06.9   -19 18 12     1.655    2.198  108.8   25.7    91   29.2 
2026-09-06 00:00 UT   18 04 11.6   -19 19 56     1.662    2.193  107.9   25.9    91   29.2 
2026-09-07 00:00 UT   18 04 18.5   -19 21 40     1.669    2.187  106.9   26.2    91   29.2 
2026-09-08 00:00 UT   18 04 27.6   -19 23 23     1.676    2.181  106.0   26.4    91   29.2 
2026-09-09 00:00 UT   18 04 38.7   -19 25 06     1.684    2.175  105.1   26.6    91   29.2 
2026-09-10 00:00 UT   18 04 52.0   -19 26 48     1.691    2.169  104.2   26.7    91   29.2 
2026-09-11 00:00 UT   18 05 07.3   -19 28 29     1.698    2.164  103.3   26.9    90   29.2 
2026-09-12 00:00 UT   18 05 24.7   -19 30 10     1.705    2.158  102.4   27.1    90   29.3 
2026-09-13 00:00 UT   18 05 44.2   -19 31 50     1.713    2.152  101.5   27.3    90   29.3 
2026-09-14 00:00 UT   18 06 05.7   -19 33 29     1.720    2.146  100.6   27.4    90   29.3 
2026-09-15 00:00 UT   18 06 29.3   -19 35 07     1.727    2.140   99.7   27.6    90   29.3 
2026-09-16 00:00 UT   18 06 54.8   -19 36 44     1.734    2.134   98.8   27.7    90   29.3 
2026-09-17 00:00 UT   18 07 22.3   -19 38 20     1.742    2.128   98.0   27.9    90   29.3 
2026-09-18 00:00 UT   18 07 51.8   -19 39 55     1.749    2.122   97.1   28.0    90   29.3 
2026-09-19 00:00 UT   18 08 23.1   -19 41 28     1.756    2.116   96.2   28.2    90   29.3 
2026-09-20 00:00 UT   18 08 56.4   -19 43 00     1.763    2.110   95.4   28.3    89   29.3 
2026-09-21 00:00 UT   18 09 31.6   -19 44 31     1.771    2.104   94.6   28.4    89   29.3 
2026-09-22 00:00 UT   18 10 08.7   -19 45 60     1.778    2.098   93.7   28.5    89   29.3 
2026-09-23 00:00 UT   18 10 47.6   -19 47 27     1.785    2.092   92.9   28.6    89   29.3 
2026-09-24 00:00 UT   18 11 28.3   -19 48 53     1.792    2.085   92.1   28.7    89   29.3 
2026-09-25 00:00 UT   18 12 10.8   -19 50 17     1.799    2.079   91.3   28.8    89   29.3 
2026-09-26 00:00 UT   18 12 55.1   -19 51 38     1.806    2.073   90.5   28.9    89   29.3 
2026-09-27 00:00 UT   18 13 41.2   -19 52 58     1.813    2.067   89.7   29.0    89   29.3 
2026-09-28 00:00 UT   18 14 29.0   -19 54 16     1.820    2.060   88.9   29.1    88   29.4 
2026-09-29 00:00 UT   18 15 18.5   -19 55 32     1.827    2.054   88.1   29.2    88   29.4 
2026-09-30 00:00 UT   18 16 09.8   -19 56 46     1.834    2.048   87.3   29.2    88   29.4 
2026-10-01 00:00 UT   18 17 02.7   -19 57 57     1.840    2.042   86.6   29.3    88   29.4 
2026-10-02 00:00 UT   18 17 57.3   -19 59 05     1.847    2.035   85.8   29.4    88   29.4 
2026-10-03 00:00 UT   18 18 53.6   -20 00 11     1.854    2.029   85.0   29.4    88   29.4 

    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.