2019 TQ2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	15 Mar 2026	31.5	4.241 AU	3.727 AU	15h44m	-23°48'	114.8°	12.3°

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
2026-03-15 00:00 UT   15 44 03.3   -23 48 03     3.727    4.241  114.8   12.3   285   31.5 
2026-03-15 21:50 UT   15 43 51.4   -23 48 52     3.716    4.244  115.8   12.2   285   31.5 
2026-03-16 00:00 UT   15 43 50.2   -23 48 57     3.715    4.244  115.9   12.2   285   31.5 
2026-03-17 00:00 UT   15 43 36.0   -23 49 47     3.704    4.248  116.9   12.1   285   31.5 
2026-03-18 00:00 UT   15 43 20.7   -23 50 34     3.692    4.251  118.0   11.9   285   31.5 
2026-03-19 00:00 UT   15 43 04.2   -23 51 17     3.681    4.254  119.0   11.8   285   31.5 
2026-03-20 00:00 UT   15 42 46.6   -23 51 56     3.670    4.257  120.1   11.7   285   31.5 
2026-03-21 00:00 UT   15 42 27.9   -23 52 32     3.660    4.260  121.1   11.5   285   31.5 
2026-03-22 00:00 UT   15 42 08.1   -23 53 04     3.649    4.264  122.2   11.4   286   31.5 
2026-03-23 00:00 UT   15 41 47.1   -23 53 32     3.638    4.267  123.2   11.3   286   31.5 
2026-03-24 00:00 UT   15 41 25.1   -23 53 56     3.628    4.270  124.3   11.1   286   31.4 
2026-03-25 00:00 UT   15 41 01.9   -23 54 17     3.618    4.273  125.4   11.0   286   31.4 
2026-03-26 00:00 UT   15 40 37.7   -23 54 33     3.608    4.276  126.4   10.8   286   31.4 
2026-03-27 00:00 UT   15 40 12.4   -23 54 46     3.598    4.279  127.5   10.7   286   31.4 
2026-03-28 00:00 UT   15 39 46.0   -23 54 54     3.588    4.282  128.6   10.5   287   31.4 
2026-03-29 00:00 UT   15 39 18.6   -23 54 59     3.579    4.286  129.7   10.3   287   31.4 
2026-03-30 00:00 UT   15 38 50.1   -23 54 59     3.569    4.289  130.8   10.2   287   31.4 
2026-03-31 00:00 UT   15 38 20.5   -23 54 56     3.560    4.292  131.9   10.0   287   31.4 
2026-04-01 00:00 UT   15 37 50.0   -23 54 48     3.551    4.295  133.0    9.8   287   31.4 
2026-04-02 00:00 UT   15 37 18.4   -23 54 36     3.542    4.298  134.1    9.6   288   31.3 
2026-04-03 00:00 UT   15 36 45.9   -23 54 20     3.534    4.301  135.2    9.4   288   31.3 
2026-04-04 00:00 UT   15 36 12.3   -23 54 00     3.526    4.304  136.3    9.2   288   31.3 
2026-04-05 00:00 UT   15 35 37.8   -23 53 36     3.517    4.307  137.4    9.1   288   31.3 
2026-04-06 00:00 UT   15 35 02.3   -23 53 07     3.510    4.310  138.5    8.9   289   31.3 
2026-04-07 00:00 UT   15 34 25.9   -23 52 34     3.502    4.313  139.6    8.7   289   31.3 
2026-04-08 00:00 UT   15 33 48.5   -23 51 56     3.494    4.316  140.7    8.4   289   31.3 
2026-04-09 00:00 UT   15 33 10.3   -23 51 14     3.487    4.319  141.8    8.2   290   31.3 
2026-04-10 00:00 UT   15 32 31.1   -23 50 28     3.480    4.322  142.9    8.0   290   31.3 
2026-04-11 00:00 UT   15 31 51.1   -23 49 38     3.474    4.325  144.1    7.8   290   31.2 
2026-04-12 00:00 UT   15 31 10.3   -23 48 43     3.467    4.328  145.2    7.6   291   31.2 
2026-04-13 00:00 UT   15 30 28.6   -23 47 43     3.461    4.331  146.3    7.4   291   31.2 
2026-04-14 00:00 UT   15 29 46.2   -23 46 40     3.455    4.334  147.4    7.2   291   31.2 

    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.