2019 TH2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	25 Mar 2026	31.1	2.713 AU	2.023 AU	15h45m	-24°34'	124.3°	17.7°

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
2026-03-25 00:00 UT   15 45 01.4   -24 34 03     2.023    2.713  124.3   17.7   286   31.1 
2026-03-25 12:11 UT   15 44 51.6   -24 35 14     2.017    2.713  124.8   17.6   286   31.1 
2026-03-26 00:00 UT   15 44 41.7   -24 36 23     2.011    2.713  125.4   17.4   286   31.1 
2026-03-27 00:00 UT   15 44 20.1   -24 38 38     1.999    2.713  126.4   17.2   286   31.1 
2026-03-28 00:00 UT   15 43 56.6   -24 40 48     1.987    2.712  127.5   17.0   287   31.1 
2026-03-29 00:00 UT   15 43 31.1   -24 42 52     1.975    2.712  128.5   16.7   287   31.0 
2026-03-30 00:00 UT   15 43 03.8   -24 44 52     1.963    2.711  129.6   16.5   287   31.0 
2026-03-31 00:00 UT   15 42 34.4   -24 46 45     1.951    2.711  130.7   16.2   287   31.0 
2026-04-01 00:00 UT   15 42 03.2   -24 48 33     1.940    2.710  131.8   16.0   288   31.0 
2026-04-02 00:00 UT   15 41 29.9   -24 50 15     1.929    2.710  132.9   15.7   288   30.9 
2026-04-03 00:00 UT   15 40 54.8   -24 51 51     1.918    2.709  134.0   15.4   288   30.9 
2026-04-04 00:00 UT   15 40 17.7   -24 53 20     1.907    2.708  135.1   15.1   288   30.9 
2026-04-05 00:00 UT   15 39 38.6   -24 54 44     1.896    2.708  136.2   14.8   289   30.9 
2026-04-06 00:00 UT   15 38 57.6   -24 56 00     1.885    2.707  137.3   14.5   289   30.9 
2026-04-07 00:00 UT   15 38 14.7   -24 57 10     1.875    2.706  138.4   14.2   289   30.8 
2026-04-08 00:00 UT   15 37 29.9   -24 58 13     1.865    2.706  139.5   13.9   290   30.8 
2026-04-09 00:00 UT   15 36 43.2   -24 59 09     1.855    2.705  140.7   13.6   290   30.8 
2026-04-10 00:00 UT   15 35 54.6   -24 59 58     1.845    2.704  141.8   13.2   291   30.8 
2026-04-11 00:00 UT   15 35 04.1   -25 00 39     1.836    2.704  143.0   12.9   291   30.7 
2026-04-12 00:00 UT   15 34 11.8   -25 01 13     1.826    2.703  144.1   12.6   292   30.7 
2026-04-13 00:00 UT   15 33 17.6   -25 01 39     1.817    2.702  145.3   12.2   292   30.7 
2026-04-14 00:00 UT   15 32 21.7   -25 01 57     1.808    2.701  146.4   11.9   293   30.7 
2026-04-15 00:00 UT   15 31 24.0   -25 02 07     1.800    2.701  147.6   11.5   293   30.6 
2026-04-16 00:00 UT   15 30 24.5   -25 02 09     1.791    2.700  148.7   11.1   294   30.6 
2026-04-17 00:00 UT   15 29 23.4   -25 02 02     1.783    2.699  149.9   10.7   294   30.6 
2026-04-18 00:00 UT   15 28 20.6   -25 01 47     1.775    2.698  151.1   10.4   295   30.6 
2026-04-19 00:00 UT   15 27 16.2   -25 01 24     1.768    2.697  152.3   10.0   296   30.5 
2026-04-20 00:00 UT   15 26 10.3   -25 00 52     1.760    2.696  153.4    9.6   297   30.5 
2026-04-21 00:00 UT   15 25 02.9   -25 00 11     1.753    2.695  154.6    9.2   298   30.5 
2026-04-22 00:00 UT   15 23 54.0   -24 59 22     1.746    2.694  155.8    8.8   299   30.5 
2026-04-23 00:00 UT   15 22 43.8   -24 58 24     1.739    2.694  157.0    8.4   300   30.4 
2026-04-24 00:00 UT   15 21 32.2   -24 57 16     1.733    2.693  158.2    8.0   301   30.4 

    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.