2019 TM
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	24 May 2026	29.1	2.545 AU	1.719 AU	13h03m	-10°06'	135.9°	16.1°

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 TM are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.5961433
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.0434265
            i (Inclination)                 : 3.75652
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 0.94231
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 69.63769
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 21.13408
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 70.53977
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 3.52147
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.92            
        

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
2026-05-24 00:00 UT   13 03 32.8   -10 06 32     1.719    2.545  135.9   16.1   109   29.1 
2026-05-24 03:07 UT   13 03 29.5   -10 06 09     1.720    2.546  135.8   16.1   109   29.1 
2026-05-25 00:00 UT   13 03 08.3   -10 03 39     1.733    2.551  134.9   16.3   109   29.1 
2026-05-26 00:00 UT   13 02 45.7   -10 00 57     1.748    2.556  133.8   16.6   110   29.1 
2026-05-27 00:00 UT   13 02 24.9   -09 58 25     1.763    2.561  132.8   16.9   110   29.2 
2026-05-28 00:00 UT   13 02 05.9   -09 56 03     1.778    2.566  131.7   17.1   110   29.2 
2026-05-29 00:00 UT   13 01 48.8   -09 53 52     1.793    2.571  130.7   17.4   110   29.2 
2026-05-30 00:00 UT   13 01 33.4   -09 51 50     1.809    2.577  129.6   17.6   110   29.3 
2026-05-31 00:00 UT   13 01 19.8   -09 49 59     1.824    2.582  128.6   17.9   110   29.3 
2026-06-01 00:00 UT   13 01 07.9   -09 48 18     1.840    2.587  127.6   18.1   110   29.3 
2026-06-02 00:00 UT   13 00 57.7   -09 46 46     1.856    2.592  126.6   18.3   110   29.4 
2026-06-03 00:00 UT   13 00 49.2   -09 45 24     1.872    2.597  125.6   18.5   110   29.4 
2026-06-04 00:00 UT   13 00 42.3   -09 44 12     1.888    2.602  124.6   18.7   111   29.4 
2026-06-05 00:00 UT   13 00 37.1   -09 43 10     1.904    2.607  123.6   18.9   111   29.4 
2026-06-06 00:00 UT   13 00 33.5   -09 42 17     1.921    2.612  122.7   19.1   111   29.5 
2026-06-07 00:00 UT   13 00 31.5   -09 41 34     1.937    2.617  121.7   19.3   111   29.5 
2026-06-08 00:00 UT   13 00 31.1   -09 40 59     1.954    2.622  120.7   19.4   111   29.5 
2026-06-09 00:00 UT   13 00 32.2   -09 40 34     1.970    2.627  119.8   19.6   111   29.6 
2026-06-10 00:00 UT   13 00 34.8   -09 40 18     1.987    2.632  118.8   19.8   111   29.6 
2026-06-11 00:00 UT   13 00 38.9   -09 40 11     2.004    2.636  117.9   19.9   111   29.6 
2026-06-12 00:00 UT   13 00 44.5   -09 40 13     2.021    2.641  117.0   20.0   111   29.6 
2026-06-13 00:00 UT   13 00 51.5   -09 40 24     2.038    2.646  116.0   20.2   111   29.7 
2026-06-14 00:00 UT   13 00 59.9   -09 40 44     2.055    2.651  115.1   20.3   111   29.7 
2026-06-15 00:00 UT   13 01 09.8   -09 41 12     2.072    2.656  114.2   20.4   111   29.7 
2026-06-16 00:00 UT   13 01 21.1   -09 41 48     2.090    2.660  113.3   20.5   111   29.7 
2026-06-17 00:00 UT   13 01 33.7   -09 42 33     2.107    2.665  112.4   20.6   111   29.8 
2026-06-18 00:00 UT   13 01 47.6   -09 43 26     2.124    2.670  111.5   20.7   111   29.8 
2026-06-19 00:00 UT   13 02 02.9   -09 44 27     2.142    2.675  110.6   20.8   111   29.8 
2026-06-20 00:00 UT   13 02 19.4   -09 45 35     2.160    2.679  109.7   20.9   112   29.8 
2026-06-21 00:00 UT   13 02 37.2   -09 46 52     2.177    2.684  108.9   21.0   112   29.9 
2026-06-22 00:00 UT   13 02 56.3   -09 48 16     2.195    2.689  108.0   21.1   112   29.9 
2026-06-23 00:00 UT   13 03 16.5   -09 49 48     2.213    2.693  107.1   21.1   112   29.9 

    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.