2019 TQ3
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	17 Dec 2025	31.2	2.707 AU	3.670 AU	17h04m	-16°42'	10.2°	3.7°

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
2025-12-17 00:00 UT   17 04 42.2   -16 42 08     3.670    2.707   10.2    3.7   312   31.2 
2025-12-17 08:11 UT   17 05 13.9   -16 42 34     3.670    2.708   10.4    3.8   311   31.2 
2025-12-18 00:00 UT   17 06 15.1   -16 43 22     3.672    2.711   10.8    3.9   310   31.2 
2025-12-19 00:00 UT   17 07 47.9   -16 44 32     3.673    2.715   11.3    4.1   308   31.3 
2025-12-20 00:00 UT   17 09 20.4   -16 45 37     3.675    2.720   11.9    4.3   306   31.3 
2025-12-21 00:00 UT   17 10 52.6   -16 46 37     3.676    2.724   12.4    4.5   304   31.3 
2025-12-22 00:00 UT   17 12 24.6   -16 47 32     3.677    2.728   13.0    4.7   303   31.3 
2025-12-23 00:00 UT   17 13 56.4   -16 48 23     3.678    2.732   13.6    4.9   301   31.3 
2025-12-24 00:00 UT   17 15 27.9   -16 49 10     3.679    2.736   14.2    5.1   300   31.3 
2025-12-25 00:00 UT   17 16 59.1   -16 49 52     3.680    2.740   14.8    5.3   299   31.4 
2025-12-26 00:00 UT   17 18 30.0   -16 50 29     3.680    2.744   15.4    5.5   298   31.4 
2025-12-27 00:00 UT   17 20 00.7   -16 51 02     3.680    2.748   16.0    5.7   296   31.4 
2025-12-28 00:00 UT   17 21 31.0   -16 51 30     3.680    2.752   16.6    5.9   295   31.4 
2025-12-29 00:00 UT   17 23 01.1   -16 51 54     3.680    2.756   17.2    6.1   295   31.4 
2025-12-30 00:00 UT   17 24 30.9   -16 52 14     3.680    2.760   17.8    6.3   294   31.4 
2025-12-31 00:00 UT   17 26 00.4   -16 52 29     3.679    2.764   18.5    6.5   293   31.4 
2026-01-01 00:00 UT   17 27 29.6   -16 52 39     3.679    2.768   19.1    6.7   292   31.4 
2026-01-02 00:00 UT   17 28 58.4   -16 52 46     3.678    2.772   19.7    6.9   291   31.5 
2026-01-03 00:00 UT   17 30 27.0   -16 52 47     3.677    2.776   20.3    7.1   290   31.5 
2026-01-04 00:00 UT   17 31 55.3   -16 52 45     3.675    2.780   21.0    7.3   290   31.5 
2026-01-05 00:00 UT   17 33 23.2   -16 52 38     3.674    2.784   21.6    7.5   289   31.5 
2026-01-06 00:00 UT   17 34 50.8   -16 52 27     3.672    2.787   22.3    7.7   288   31.5 
2026-01-07 00:00 UT   17 36 18.1   -16 52 12     3.671    2.791   22.9    7.9   288   31.5 
2026-01-08 00:00 UT   17 37 45.0   -16 51 52     3.669    2.795   23.6    8.1   287   31.5 
2026-01-09 00:00 UT   17 39 11.6   -16 51 28     3.666    2.799   24.2    8.3   287   31.5 

    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.