2019 TQ2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	20 Apr 2026	31.1	4.351 AU	3.425 AU	15h25m	-23°38'	154.2°	5.8°

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
2026-04-20 00:00 UT   15 25 16.1   -23 38 45     3.425    4.351  154.2    5.8   294   31.1 
2026-04-20 10:24 UT   15 24 55.7   -23 38 05     3.423    4.353  154.7    5.7   295   31.1 
2026-04-21 00:00 UT   15 24 28.8   -23 37 11     3.421    4.354  155.3    5.5   295   31.1 
2026-04-22 00:00 UT   15 23 41.0   -23 35 33     3.417    4.357  156.5    5.3   296   31.1 
2026-04-23 00:00 UT   15 22 52.6   -23 33 50     3.413    4.360  157.6    5.0   297   31.1 
2026-04-24 00:00 UT   15 22 03.7   -23 32 04     3.410    4.363  158.7    4.8   297   31.1 
2026-04-25 00:00 UT   15 21 14.4   -23 30 13     3.407    4.366  159.9    4.5   298   31.1 
2026-04-26 00:00 UT   15 20 24.6   -23 28 19     3.405    4.368  161.0    4.3   299   31.0 
2026-04-27 00:00 UT   15 19 34.4   -23 26 20     3.402    4.371  162.1    4.1   300   31.0 
2026-04-28 00:00 UT   15 18 43.8   -23 24 18     3.400    4.374  163.2    3.8   302   31.0 
2026-04-29 00:00 UT   15 17 53.0   -23 22 11     3.399    4.377  164.3    3.6   303   31.0 
2026-04-30 00:00 UT   15 17 01.8   -23 20 02     3.397    4.380  165.4    3.3   305   31.0 
2026-05-01 00:00 UT   15 16 10.3   -23 17 48     3.396    4.382  166.5    3.1   307   31.0 
2026-05-02 00:00 UT   15 15 18.6   -23 15 31     3.396    4.385  167.6    2.8   309   31.0 
2026-05-03 00:00 UT   15 14 26.7   -23 13 11     3.395    4.388  168.6    2.6   311   30.9 
2026-05-04 00:00 UT   15 13 34.7   -23 10 47     3.395    4.391  169.7    2.4   314   30.9 
2026-05-05 00:00 UT   15 12 42.5   -23 08 20     3.395    4.393  170.7    2.1   318   30.9 
2026-05-06 00:00 UT   15 11 50.2   -23 05 49     3.396    4.396  171.6    1.9   323   30.9 
2026-05-07 00:00 UT   15 10 57.8   -23 03 16     3.396    4.399  172.5    1.7   328   30.9 
2026-05-08 00:00 UT   15 10 05.4   -23 00 40     3.398    4.401  173.3    1.5   335   30.9 
2026-05-09 00:00 UT   15 09 13.1   -22 58 00     3.399    4.404  174.0    1.4   344   30.9 
2026-05-10 00:00 UT   15 08 20.7   -22 55 19     3.401    4.407  174.5    1.3   355   30.9 
2026-05-11 00:00 UT   15 07 28.5   -22 52 34     3.403    4.409  174.8    1.2     7   30.9 
2026-05-12 00:00 UT   15 06 36.3   -22 49 47     3.405    4.412  174.9    1.2    20   30.9 
2026-05-13 00:00 UT   15 05 44.3   -22 46 58     3.408    4.415  174.6    1.2    33   30.9 
2026-05-14 00:00 UT   15 04 52.5   -22 44 07     3.411    4.417  174.2    1.3    44   30.9 
2026-05-15 00:00 UT   15 04 00.9   -22 41 14     3.414    4.420  173.5    1.5    53   30.9 
2026-05-16 00:00 UT   15 03 09.5   -22 38 19     3.418    4.423  172.8    1.6    61   30.9 
2026-05-17 00:00 UT   15 02 18.4   -22 35 22     3.422    4.425  171.9    1.8    67   30.9 
2026-05-18 00:00 UT   15 01 27.7   -22 32 24     3.426    4.428  171.0    2.0    71   30.9 
2026-05-19 00:00 UT   15 00 37.3   -22 29 24     3.431    4.430  170.0    2.3    75   31.0 
2026-05-20 00:00 UT   14 59 47.3   -22 26 23     3.436    4.433  169.0    2.5    79   31.0 

    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.