2019 TQ3
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	18 Apr 2026	31.5	3.063 AU	2.736 AU	19h12m	-12°02'	99.3°	18.9°

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 TQ3 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.6375801
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.9136175
            i (Inclination)                 : 9.38397
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 191.92564
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 266.51870
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 93.11512
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 278.39724
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -9.36650
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.65            
        

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
2026-04-18 00:00 UT   19 12 56.2   -12 02 35     2.736    3.063   99.3   18.9   261   31.5 
2026-04-18 01:19 UT   19 12 56.8   -12 02 22     2.735    3.063   99.4   18.9   261   31.5 
2026-04-19 00:00 UT   19 13 06.8   -11 58 36     2.723    3.065  100.3   18.8   261   31.5 
2026-04-20 00:00 UT   19 13 16.0   -11 54 38     2.709    3.067  101.2   18.7   261   31.5 
2026-04-21 00:00 UT   19 13 23.9   -11 50 42     2.696    3.068  102.1   18.7   260   31.4 
2026-04-22 00:00 UT   19 13 30.4   -11 46 47     2.683    3.070  103.0   18.6   260   31.4 
2026-04-23 00:00 UT   19 13 35.6   -11 42 53     2.670    3.071  103.9   18.5   260   31.4 
2026-04-24 00:00 UT   19 13 39.4   -11 39 00     2.657    3.073  104.9   18.4   260   31.4 
2026-04-25 00:00 UT   19 13 41.8   -11 35 09     2.644    3.074  105.8   18.3   260   31.4 
2026-04-26 00:00 UT   19 13 42.8   -11 31 20     2.631    3.076  106.7   18.3   259   31.4 
2026-04-27 00:00 UT   19 13 42.4   -11 27 32     2.619    3.077  107.7   18.2   259   31.4 
2026-04-28 00:00 UT   19 13 40.6   -11 23 47     2.606    3.079  108.6   18.0   259   31.4 
2026-04-29 00:00 UT   19 13 37.3   -11 20 03     2.593    3.080  109.6   17.9   259   31.3 
2026-04-30 00:00 UT   19 13 32.6   -11 16 20     2.581    3.082  110.5   17.8   258   31.3 
2026-05-01 00:00 UT   19 13 26.5   -11 12 40     2.568    3.083  111.5   17.7   258   31.3 
2026-05-02 00:00 UT   19 13 18.9   -11 09 02     2.556    3.085  112.5   17.6   258   31.3 
2026-05-03 00:00 UT   19 13 09.9   -11 05 27     2.543    3.086  113.4   17.4   258   31.3 
2026-05-04 00:00 UT   19 12 59.4   -11 01 53     2.531    3.087  114.4   17.3   258   31.3 
2026-05-05 00:00 UT   19 12 47.3   -10 58 22     2.519    3.089  115.4   17.2   257   31.3 
2026-05-06 00:00 UT   19 12 33.9   -10 54 54     2.507    3.090  116.4   17.0   257   31.2 
2026-05-07 00:00 UT   19 12 18.9   -10 51 28     2.495    3.091  117.4   16.8   257   31.2 
2026-05-08 00:00 UT   19 12 02.4   -10 48 04     2.483    3.093  118.4   16.7   256   31.2 
2026-05-09 00:00 UT   19 11 44.3   -10 44 44     2.471    3.094  119.4   16.5   256   31.2 
2026-05-10 00:00 UT   19 11 24.8   -10 41 26     2.459    3.095  120.4   16.3   256   31.2 
2026-05-11 00:00 UT   19 11 03.8   -10 38 11     2.448    3.096  121.4   16.2   256   31.2 
2026-05-12 00:00 UT   19 10 41.2   -10 34 60     2.436    3.097  122.4   16.0   255   31.2 
2026-05-13 00:00 UT   19 10 17.1   -10 31 51     2.425    3.099  123.4   15.8   255   31.1 
2026-05-14 00:00 UT   19 09 51.4   -10 28 46     2.414    3.100  124.4   15.6   255   31.1 
2026-05-15 00:00 UT   19 09 24.3   -10 25 45     2.403    3.101  125.5   15.4   254   31.1 
2026-05-16 00:00 UT   19 08 55.6   -10 22 47     2.392    3.102  126.5   15.2   254   31.1 
2026-05-17 00:00 UT   19 08 25.3   -10 19 52     2.382    3.103  127.5   15.0   254   31.1 
2026-05-18 00:00 UT   19 07 53.6   -10 17 01     2.371    3.104  128.6   14.8   253   31.1 

    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.