2019 JE
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	23 Oct 2026	30.8	3.160 AU	2.193 AU	02h53m	+16°40'	163.4°	5.1°

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 2019 JE are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.5147654
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.0892661
            i (Inclination)                 : 3.64726
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 221.88324
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 1.86821
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 127.27395
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 223.74767
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 0.11882
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.02            
        

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
2026-10-23 00:00 UT   02 53 07.0   +16 40 27     2.193    3.160  163.4    5.1   253   30.8 
2026-10-23 15:24 UT   02 52 27.3   +16 37 07     2.191    3.160  164.3    4.9   253   30.8 
2026-10-24 00:00 UT   02 52 05.0   +16 35 15     2.190    3.160  164.7    4.8   253   30.8 
2026-10-25 00:00 UT   02 51 02.4   +16 29 60     2.186    3.161  166.0    4.4   253   30.8 
2026-10-26 00:00 UT   02 49 59.3   +16 24 40     2.184    3.161  167.2    4.0   253   30.8 
2026-10-27 00:00 UT   02 48 55.6   +16 19 16     2.181    3.161  168.5    3.6   252   30.7 
2026-10-28 00:00 UT   02 47 51.5   +16 13 49     2.179    3.162  169.8    3.2   252   30.7 
2026-10-29 00:00 UT   02 46 47.0   +16 08 18     2.177    3.162  171.0    2.8   252   30.7 
2026-10-30 00:00 UT   02 45 42.2   +16 02 45     2.175    3.162  172.3    2.4   252   30.7 
2026-10-31 00:00 UT   02 44 37.1   +15 57 08     2.174    3.162  173.6    2.0   252   30.6 
2026-11-01 00:00 UT   02 43 31.8   +15 51 29     2.173    3.163  174.9    1.6   252   30.6 
2026-11-02 00:00 UT   02 42 26.3   +15 45 48     2.172    3.163  176.1    1.2   252   30.6 
2026-11-03 00:00 UT   02 41 20.7   +15 40 04     2.172    3.163  177.4    0.8   252   30.5 
2026-11-04 00:00 UT   02 40 15.1   +15 34 19     2.172    3.163  178.7    0.4   253   30.5 
2026-11-05 00:00 UT   02 39 09.4   +15 28 33     2.172    3.164  180.0    0.0   315   30.4 
2026-11-06 00:00 UT   02 38 03.9   +15 22 45     2.172    3.164  178.7    0.4    70   30.5 
2026-11-07 00:00 UT   02 36 58.5   +15 16 57     2.173    3.164  177.4    0.8    71   30.5 
2026-11-08 00:00 UT   02 35 53.3   +15 11 08     2.175    3.164  176.2    1.2    71   30.6 
2026-11-09 00:00 UT   02 34 48.3   +15 05 19     2.176    3.164  174.9    1.6    71   30.6 
2026-11-10 00:00 UT   02 33 43.7   +14 59 30     2.178    3.164  173.6    2.0    71   30.6 
2026-11-11 00:00 UT   02 32 39.5   +14 53 42     2.180    3.164  172.3    2.4    71   30.7 
2026-11-12 00:00 UT   02 31 35.7   +14 47 55     2.183    3.165  171.0    2.8    71   30.7 
2026-11-13 00:00 UT   02 30 32.4   +14 42 09     2.186    3.165  169.8    3.2    71   30.7 
2026-11-14 00:00 UT   02 29 29.7   +14 36 24     2.189    3.165  168.5    3.6    71   30.8 
2026-11-15 00:00 UT   02 28 27.6   +14 30 41     2.192    3.165  167.2    4.0    71   30.8 
2026-11-16 00:00 UT   02 27 26.1   +14 25 01     2.196    3.165  165.9    4.4    71   30.8 
2026-11-17 00:00 UT   02 26 25.3   +14 19 23     2.200    3.165  164.7    4.7    71   30.8 
2026-11-18 00:00 UT   02 25 25.4   +14 13 48     2.205    3.165  163.4    5.1    71   30.9 
2026-11-19 00:00 UT   02 24 26.2   +14 08 15     2.209    3.165  162.1    5.5    71   30.9 
2026-11-20 00:00 UT   02 23 27.9   +14 02 47     2.214    3.165  160.9    5.9    71   30.9 
2026-11-21 00:00 UT   02 22 30.5   +13 57 21     2.220    3.165  159.6    6.2    71   30.9 
2026-11-22 00:00 UT   02 21 34.0   +13 52 00     2.225    3.165  158.4    6.6    71   30.9 

    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.