2019 TQ2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	17 Nov 2025	31.4	3.783 AU	4.738 AU	14h33m	-16°54'	13.3°	3.4°

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 TQ2 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.6734690
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.8653162
            i (Inclination)                 : 8.45263
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 22.92406
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 44.66434
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 85.25779
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 67.27556
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 5.93085
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.85            
        

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
2025-11-17 00:00 UT   14 33 22.0   -16 54 11     4.738    3.783   13.3    3.4   281   31.4 
2025-11-17 15:35 UT   14 34 03.0   -16 57 53     4.739    3.786   13.8    3.6   281   31.4 
2025-11-18 00:00 UT   14 34 25.1   -16 59 53     4.739    3.787   14.0    3.6   281   31.4 
2025-11-19 00:00 UT   14 35 28.0   -17 05 32     4.739    3.792   14.8    3.8   281   31.4 
2025-11-20 00:00 UT   14 36 30.8   -17 11 09     4.739    3.796   15.5    4.0   281   31.4 
2025-11-21 00:00 UT   14 37 33.4   -17 16 44     4.739    3.801   16.3    4.2   282   31.5 
2025-11-22 00:00 UT   14 38 35.8   -17 22 18     4.739    3.806   17.0    4.4   282   31.5 
2025-11-23 00:00 UT   14 39 38.1   -17 27 49     4.739    3.810   17.7    4.5   282   31.5 
2025-11-24 00:00 UT   14 40 40.1   -17 33 19     4.738    3.814   18.5    4.7   282   31.5 
2025-11-25 00:00 UT   14 41 41.9   -17 38 46     4.737    3.819   19.2    4.9   282   31.5 
2025-11-26 00:00 UT   14 42 43.6   -17 44 12     4.736    3.823   20.0    5.1   282   31.5 
2025-11-27 00:00 UT   14 43 45.0   -17 49 36     4.735    3.828   20.7    5.2   283   31.5 
2025-11-28 00:00 UT   14 44 46.2   -17 54 57     4.733    3.832   21.5    5.4   283   31.5 
2025-11-29 00:00 UT   14 45 47.1   -18 00 16     4.732    3.837   22.2    5.6   283   31.5 
2025-11-30 00:00 UT   14 46 47.8   -18 05 34     4.730    3.841   23.0    5.8   283   31.6 
2025-12-01 00:00 UT   14 47 48.3   -18 10 49     4.727    3.846   23.7    5.9   283   31.6 
2025-12-02 00:00 UT   14 48 48.6   -18 16 03     4.725    3.850   24.5    6.1   283   31.6 
2025-12-03 00:00 UT   14 49 48.5   -18 21 14     4.723    3.854   25.3    6.3   283   31.6 
2025-12-04 00:00 UT   14 50 48.3   -18 26 23     4.720    3.859   26.0    6.4   283   31.6 
2025-12-05 00:00 UT   14 51 47.8   -18 31 30     4.717    3.863   26.8    6.6   283   31.6 
2025-12-06 00:00 UT   14 52 47.0   -18 36 35     4.714    3.867   27.6    6.8   283   31.6 
2025-12-07 00:00 UT   14 53 45.9   -18 41 38     4.711    3.872   28.3    6.9   283   31.6 
2025-12-08 00:00 UT   14 54 44.5   -18 46 39     4.707    3.876   29.1    7.1   283   31.6 
2025-12-09 00:00 UT   14 55 42.9   -18 51 38     4.703    3.880   29.9    7.3   283   31.6 
2025-12-10 00:00 UT   14 56 41.0   -18 56 34     4.699    3.885   30.6    7.4   283   31.6 
2025-12-11 00:00 UT   14 57 38.8   -19 01 29     4.695    3.889   31.4    7.6   283   31.7 
2025-12-12 00:00 UT   14 58 36.2   -19 06 21     4.691    3.893   32.2    7.7   283   31.7 
2025-12-13 00:00 UT   14 59 33.4   -19 11 11     4.686    3.897   33.0    7.9   283   31.7 
2025-12-14 00:00 UT   15 00 30.2   -19 15 59     4.682    3.902   33.7    8.1   283   31.7 
2025-12-15 00:00 UT   15 01 26.7   -19 20 45     4.677    3.906   34.5    8.2   283   31.7 
2025-12-16 00:00 UT   15 02 22.9   -19 25 29     4.672    3.910   35.3    8.4   283   31.7 
2025-12-17 00:00 UT   15 03 18.7   -19 30 11     4.666    3.914   36.1    8.5   283   31.7 

    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.