2019 TH2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	2 Dec 2025	32.0	2.642 AU	3.400 AU	14h11m	-14°08'	34.1°	12.1°

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 TH2 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.4614443
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.8599464
            i (Inclination)                 : 7.82171
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 15.86437
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 22.56120
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 140.61967
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 38.23644
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 2.99300
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.54            
        

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
2025-12-02 00:00 UT   14 11 59.2   -14 08 41     3.400    2.642   34.1   12.1   288   32.0 
2025-12-02 10:28 UT   14 12 35.6   -14 12 22     3.397    2.643   34.4   12.2   288   32.0 
2025-12-03 00:00 UT   14 13 22.5   -14 17 06     3.393    2.644   34.8   12.3   288   32.0 
2025-12-04 00:00 UT   14 14 45.6   -14 25 27     3.386    2.646   35.4   12.5   288   32.0 
2025-12-05 00:00 UT   14 16 08.4   -14 33 45     3.379    2.647   36.1   12.7   288   32.0 
2025-12-06 00:00 UT   14 17 31.0   -14 42 01     3.372    2.649   36.7   12.9   288   32.0 
2025-12-07 00:00 UT   14 18 53.4   -14 50 13     3.365    2.651   37.4   13.0   288   32.0 
2025-12-08 00:00 UT   14 20 15.6   -14 58 23     3.357    2.652   38.1   13.2   288   32.0 
2025-12-09 00:00 UT   14 21 37.5   -15 06 29     3.350    2.654   38.7   13.4   288   32.0 
2025-12-10 00:00 UT   14 22 59.2   -15 14 33     3.342    2.655   39.4   13.6   288   32.0 
2025-12-11 00:00 UT   14 24 20.6   -15 22 34     3.334    2.657   40.0   13.8   288   32.0 
2025-12-12 00:00 UT   14 25 41.7   -15 30 32     3.326    2.658   40.7   14.0   287   32.0 
2025-12-13 00:00 UT   14 27 02.6   -15 38 26     3.318    2.660   41.4   14.2   287   32.0 
2025-12-14 00:00 UT   14 28 23.2   -15 46 18     3.310    2.661   42.0   14.3   287   32.0 
2025-12-15 00:00 UT   14 29 43.6   -15 54 07     3.301    2.663   42.7   14.5   287   32.0 
2025-12-16 00:00 UT   14 31 03.6   -16 01 52     3.292    2.664   43.4   14.7   287   32.0 
2025-12-17 00:00 UT   14 32 23.3   -16 09 35     3.284    2.666   44.1   14.9   287   32.0 
2025-12-18 00:00 UT   14 33 42.8   -16 17 14     3.275    2.667   44.7   15.1   287   32.0 
2025-12-19 00:00 UT   14 35 01.9   -16 24 50     3.265    2.668   45.4   15.2   287   32.0 
2025-12-20 00:00 UT   14 36 20.7   -16 32 24     3.256    2.670   46.1   15.4   287   32.0 
2025-12-21 00:00 UT   14 37 39.1   -16 39 54     3.247    2.671   46.8   15.6   287   32.0 
2025-12-22 00:00 UT   14 38 57.2   -16 47 21     3.237    2.672   47.5   15.7   287   32.0 
2025-12-23 00:00 UT   14 40 15.0   -16 54 44     3.228    2.674   48.1   15.9   287   32.0 
2025-12-24 00:00 UT   14 41 32.4   -17 02 05     3.218    2.675   48.8   16.1   287   32.0 
2025-12-25 00:00 UT   14 42 49.4   -17 09 23     3.208    2.676   49.5   16.2   286   32.0 
2025-12-26 00:00 UT   14 44 06.1   -17 16 37     3.198    2.677   50.2   16.4   286   32.0 

    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.