2021 TX10
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	29 Mar 2026	31.6	2.335 AU	1.498 AU	09h50m	+11°56'	137.7°	16.7°

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 2021 TX10 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.6015610
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.4637570
            i (Inclination)                 : 1.28598
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 194.65628
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 204.85146
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 18.06403
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 219.50224
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -0.54042
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.87            
        

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
2026-03-29 00:00 UT   09 50 23.7   +11 56 32     1.498    2.335  137.7   16.7   108   31.6 
2026-03-29 08:54 UT   09 50 17.4   +11 57 26     1.503    2.338  137.4   16.8   108   31.6 
2026-03-30 00:00 UT   09 50 07.3   +11 58 53     1.513    2.342  136.7   17.0   108   31.6 
2026-03-31 00:00 UT   09 49 52.9   +12 01 03     1.529    2.349  135.6   17.3   109   31.6 
2026-04-01 00:00 UT   09 49 40.4   +12 03 02     1.544    2.356  134.6   17.6   109   31.7 
2026-04-02 00:00 UT   09 49 29.7   +12 04 51     1.560    2.363  133.5   17.9   109   31.7 
2026-04-03 00:00 UT   09 49 21.0   +12 06 29     1.576    2.370  132.5   18.1   109   31.8 
2026-04-04 00:00 UT   09 49 14.2   +12 07 56     1.593    2.376  131.5   18.4   109   31.8 
2026-04-05 00:00 UT   09 49 09.1   +12 09 14     1.609    2.383  130.5   18.6   109   31.8 
2026-04-06 00:00 UT   09 49 05.9   +12 10 21     1.626    2.390  129.5   18.8   109   31.9 
2026-04-07 00:00 UT   09 49 04.4   +12 11 19     1.642    2.397  128.5   19.1   109   31.9 
2026-04-08 00:00 UT   09 49 04.6   +12 12 07     1.659    2.404  127.5   19.3   109   31.9 
2026-04-09 00:00 UT   09 49 06.6   +12 12 46     1.676    2.410  126.5   19.5   109   32.0 
2026-04-10 00:00 UT   09 49 10.3   +12 13 15     1.693    2.417  125.6   19.7   109   32.0 
2026-04-11 00:00 UT   09 49 15.6   +12 13 35     1.710    2.424  124.6   19.9   109   32.0 
2026-04-12 00:00 UT   09 49 22.5   +12 13 46     1.727    2.430  123.6   20.1   109   32.1 
2026-04-13 00:00 UT   09 49 31.0   +12 13 48     1.745    2.437  122.7   20.3   109   32.1 
2026-04-14 00:00 UT   09 49 41.2   +12 13 41     1.762    2.444  121.7   20.4   109   32.1 
2026-04-15 00:00 UT   09 49 52.8   +12 13 25     1.780    2.450  120.8   20.6   109   32.2 
2026-04-16 00:00 UT   09 50 06.0   +12 13 01     1.798    2.457  119.9   20.7   109   32.2 
2026-04-17 00:00 UT   09 50 20.6   +12 12 28     1.816    2.464  119.0   20.9   109   32.2 
2026-04-18 00:00 UT   09 50 36.7   +12 11 47     1.834    2.470  118.1   21.0   109   32.3 
2026-04-19 00:00 UT   09 50 54.3   +12 10 58     1.852    2.477  117.2   21.1   109   32.3 
2026-04-20 00:00 UT   09 51 13.2   +12 10 00     1.870    2.483  116.3   21.3   109   32.3 
2026-04-21 00:00 UT   09 51 33.5   +12 08 55     1.888    2.490  115.4   21.4   109   32.4 
2026-04-22 00:00 UT   09 51 55.2   +12 07 42     1.906    2.496  114.5   21.5   109   32.4 
2026-04-23 00:00 UT   09 52 18.1   +12 06 21     1.925    2.503  113.6   21.6   109   32.4 
2026-04-24 00:00 UT   09 52 42.4   +12 04 53     1.943    2.509  112.7   21.7   109   32.5 
2026-04-25 00:00 UT   09 53 07.9   +12 03 18     1.962    2.516  111.9   21.8   109   32.5 
2026-04-26 00:00 UT   09 53 34.6   +12 01 35     1.980    2.522  111.0   21.9   110   32.5 
2026-04-27 00:00 UT   09 54 02.5   +11 59 45     1.999    2.529  110.1   21.9   110   32.5 
2026-04-28 00:00 UT   09 54 31.6   +11 57 48     2.018    2.535  109.3   22.0   110   32.6 

    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.