2014 TN17
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	22 May 2026	27.4	3.676 AU	2.949 AU	19h31m	-42°24'	129.4°	12.3°

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 2014 TN17 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.7031034
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.2575998
            i (Inclination)                 : 16.28496
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 0.48780
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 106.34386
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 82.35274
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : -72.52382
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 15.60972
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.39            
        

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
2026-05-22 00:00 UT   19 31 53.1   -42 24 04     2.949    3.676  129.4   12.3   278   27.4 
2026-05-22 18:01 UT   19 31 23.1   -42 28 18     2.942    3.678  130.2   12.1   279   27.4 
2026-05-23 00:00 UT   19 31 12.9   -42 29 43     2.940    3.678  130.4   12.1   279   27.4 
2026-05-24 00:00 UT   19 30 31.0   -42 35 21     2.932    3.680  131.4   11.9   280   27.4 
2026-05-25 00:00 UT   19 29 47.4   -42 40 57     2.924    3.683  132.3   11.7   281   27.4 
2026-05-26 00:00 UT   19 29 02.1   -42 46 31     2.916    3.685  133.3   11.5   282   27.4 
2026-05-27 00:00 UT   19 28 15.1   -42 52 03     2.908    3.687  134.3   11.4   282   27.4 
2026-05-28 00:00 UT   19 27 26.5   -42 57 32     2.900    3.689  135.2   11.2   283   27.3 
2026-05-29 00:00 UT   19 26 36.2   -43 02 58     2.893    3.691  136.2   11.0   284   27.3 
2026-05-30 00:00 UT   19 25 44.3   -43 08 21     2.886    3.693  137.1   10.8   285   27.3 
2026-05-31 00:00 UT   19 24 50.7   -43 13 41     2.879    3.695  138.1   10.6   286   27.3 
2026-06-01 00:00 UT   19 23 55.6   -43 18 56     2.872    3.697  139.0   10.4   288   27.3 
2026-06-02 00:00 UT   19 22 58.9   -43 24 08     2.865    3.699  139.9   10.2   289   27.3 
2026-06-03 00:00 UT   19 22 00.7   -43 29 15     2.859    3.701  140.9   10.0   290   27.3 
2026-06-04 00:00 UT   19 21 00.9   -43 34 16     2.853    3.704  141.8    9.8   291   27.3 
2026-06-05 00:00 UT   19 19 59.6   -43 39 13     2.847    3.706  142.7    9.6   292   27.2 
2026-06-06 00:00 UT   19 18 56.9   -43 44 04     2.842    3.708  143.6    9.3   294   27.2 
2026-06-07 00:00 UT   19 17 52.7   -43 48 49     2.836    3.710  144.5    9.1   295   27.2 
2026-06-08 00:00 UT   19 16 47.1   -43 53 28     2.831    3.712  145.4    8.9   297   27.2 
2026-06-09 00:00 UT   19 15 40.1   -43 58 00     2.826    3.713  146.2    8.7   298   27.2 
2026-06-10 00:00 UT   19 14 31.8   -44 02 26     2.822    3.715  147.1    8.5   300   27.2 
2026-06-11 00:00 UT   19 13 22.2   -44 06 44     2.818    3.717  147.9    8.3   301   27.2 
2026-06-12 00:00 UT   19 12 11.3   -44 10 54     2.814    3.719  148.8    8.1   303   27.2 
2026-06-13 00:00 UT   19 10 59.3   -44 14 57     2.810    3.721  149.6    7.9   305   27.2 
2026-06-14 00:00 UT   19 09 46.0   -44 18 51     2.806    3.723  150.4    7.8   307   27.1 
2026-06-15 00:00 UT   19 08 31.7   -44 22 37     2.803    3.725  151.1    7.6   309   27.1 
2026-06-16 00:00 UT   19 07 16.3   -44 26 13     2.800    3.727  151.8    7.4   311   27.1 
2026-06-17 00:00 UT   19 05 59.9   -44 29 41     2.797    3.729  152.6    7.2   313   27.1 
2026-06-18 00:00 UT   19 04 42.6   -44 32 59     2.795    3.730  153.2    7.0   316   27.1 
2026-06-19 00:00 UT   19 03 24.4   -44 36 08     2.793    3.732  153.9    6.9   318   27.1 
2026-06-20 00:00 UT   19 02 05.4   -44 39 06     2.791    3.734  154.5    6.7   321   27.1 
2026-06-21 00:00 UT   19 00 45.7   -44 41 54     2.790    3.736  155.1    6.6   323   27.1 

    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.