2022 TE14
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	13 Mar 2026	26.9	2.250 AU	2.159 AU	17h59m	-21°06'	82.1°	25.9°

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 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
2026-03-13 00:00 UT   17 59 42.2   -21 06 34     2.159    2.250   82.1   25.9   270   26.9 
2026-03-13 03:08 UT   17 59 50.0   -21 06 29     2.158    2.251   82.2   25.9   270   26.9 
2026-03-14 00:00 UT   18 00 41.9   -21 05 57     2.150    2.255   82.9   25.9   270   26.9 
2026-03-15 00:00 UT   18 01 40.2   -21 05 18     2.141    2.259   83.7   25.9   270   26.9 
2026-03-16 00:00 UT   18 02 37.2   -21 04 37     2.132    2.264   84.4   25.9   270   26.9 
2026-03-17 00:00 UT   18 03 32.7   -21 03 55     2.123    2.268   85.2   25.9   270   26.9 
2026-03-18 00:00 UT   18 04 26.8   -21 03 11     2.114    2.273   86.0   25.9   270   26.9 
2026-03-19 00:00 UT   18 05 19.4   -21 02 26     2.105    2.277   86.8   25.9   270   26.9 
2026-03-20 00:00 UT   18 06 10.6   -21 01 40     2.095    2.282   87.6   25.9   269   26.9 
2026-03-21 00:00 UT   18 07 00.2   -21 00 53     2.086    2.286   88.4   25.8   269   26.9 
2026-03-22 00:00 UT   18 07 48.4   -21 00 05     2.077    2.290   89.2   25.8   269   26.9 
2026-03-23 00:00 UT   18 08 35.0   -20 59 16     2.067    2.295   90.0   25.7   269   26.9 
2026-03-24 00:00 UT   18 09 20.0   -20 58 26     2.058    2.299   90.8   25.7   269   26.8 
2026-03-25 00:00 UT   18 10 03.6   -20 57 35     2.048    2.304   91.6   25.6   269   26.8 
2026-03-26 00:00 UT   18 10 45.5   -20 56 44     2.039    2.308   92.5   25.6   269   26.8 
2026-03-27 00:00 UT   18 11 25.8   -20 55 52     2.029    2.312   93.3   25.5   269   26.8 
2026-03-28 00:00 UT   18 12 04.5   -20 55 00     2.020    2.316   94.1   25.4   269   26.8 
2026-03-29 00:00 UT   18 12 41.6   -20 54 08     2.010    2.321   95.0   25.4   269   26.8 
2026-03-30 00:00 UT   18 13 17.1   -20 53 15     2.001    2.325   95.8   25.3   268   26.8 
2026-03-31 00:00 UT   18 13 50.8   -20 52 22     1.991    2.329   96.7   25.2   268   26.8 
2026-04-01 00:00 UT   18 14 22.9   -20 51 30     1.982    2.333   97.5   25.1   268   26.8 
2026-04-02 00:00 UT   18 14 53.3   -20 50 37     1.972    2.338   98.4   25.0   268   26.8 
2026-04-03 00:00 UT   18 15 22.0   -20 49 44     1.962    2.342   99.3   24.9   268   26.8 
2026-04-04 00:00 UT   18 15 48.9   -20 48 51     1.953    2.346  100.2   24.8   268   26.8 
2026-04-05 00:00 UT   18 16 14.1   -20 47 59     1.943    2.350  101.0   24.7   268   26.7 
2026-04-06 00:00 UT   18 16 37.4   -20 47 07     1.934    2.354  101.9   24.6   268   26.7 
2026-04-07 00:00 UT   18 16 59.0   -20 46 15     1.924    2.358  102.8   24.4   268   26.7 
2026-04-08 00:00 UT   18 17 18.7   -20 45 23     1.915    2.362  103.7   24.3   268   26.7 
2026-04-09 00:00 UT   18 17 36.6   -20 44 33     1.905    2.366  104.7   24.2   268   26.7 
2026-04-10 00:00 UT   18 17 52.7   -20 43 42     1.896    2.370  105.6   24.0   267   26.7 
2026-04-11 00:00 UT   18 18 06.8   -20 42 53     1.886    2.374  106.5   23.9   267   26.7 
2026-04-12 00:00 UT   18 18 19.0   -20 42 04     1.877    2.378  107.4   23.7   267   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.