2022 TE14
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	21 Dec 2025	26.5	1.803 AU	2.561 AU	15h41m	-17°50'	31.9°	16.8°

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 2022 TE14 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.4846459
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.8662906
            i (Inclination)                 : 2.44299
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 130.18673
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 334.82815
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 46.66840
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 105.03493
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -1.03883
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.55            
        

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
2025-12-21 00:00 UT   15 41 08.8   -17 50 57     2.561    1.803   31.9   16.8   286   26.5 
2025-12-21 16:22 UT   15 42 38.6   -17 55 39     2.561    1.807   32.2   16.9   286   26.5 
2025-12-22 00:00 UT   15 43 20.3   -17 57 49     2.561    1.809   32.4   16.9   286   26.5 
2025-12-23 00:00 UT   15 45 31.2   -18 04 32     2.561    1.815   32.9   17.1   285   26.5 
2025-12-24 00:00 UT   15 47 41.5   -18 11 06     2.561    1.821   33.3   17.3   285   26.6 
2025-12-25 00:00 UT   15 49 51.3   -18 17 33     2.561    1.828   33.8   17.4   285   26.6 
2025-12-26 00:00 UT   15 52 00.4   -18 23 50     2.560    1.834   34.3   17.6   285   26.6 
2025-12-27 00:00 UT   15 54 09.0   -18 29 60     2.559    1.840   34.8   17.8   285   26.6 
2025-12-28 00:00 UT   15 56 16.9   -18 36 01     2.559    1.846   35.3   17.9   284   26.6 
2025-12-29 00:00 UT   15 58 24.3   -18 41 55     2.558    1.852   35.8   18.1   284   26.6 
2025-12-30 00:00 UT   16 00 31.0   -18 47 40     2.557    1.859   36.4   18.3   284   26.6 
2025-12-31 00:00 UT   16 02 37.2   -18 53 17     2.556    1.865   36.9   18.4   284   26.6 
2026-01-01 00:00 UT   16 04 42.7   -18 58 46     2.554    1.871   37.4   18.6   283   26.7 
2026-01-02 00:00 UT   16 06 47.6   -19 04 07     2.553    1.877   37.9   18.8   283   26.7 
2026-01-03 00:00 UT   16 08 52.0   -19 09 21     2.551    1.883   38.4   18.9   283   26.7 
2026-01-04 00:00 UT   16 10 55.6   -19 14 27     2.550    1.889   38.9   19.1   283   26.7 
2026-01-05 00:00 UT   16 12 58.7   -19 19 25     2.548    1.895   39.5   19.3   283   26.7 
2026-01-06 00:00 UT   16 15 01.2   -19 24 15     2.546    1.901   40.0   19.4   282   26.7 

    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.