2021 TX10
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	21 Oct 2026	34.1	3.398 AU	4.368 AU	12h58m	-06°16'	11.4°	3.3°

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 2021 TX10 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.6024459
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.4684436
            i (Inclination)                 : 1.28766
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 194.64331
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 204.84120
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 67.67895
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 219.47899
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -0.54091
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.88            
        

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
2026-10-21 00:00 UT   12 58 26.9   -06 16 51     4.368    3.398   11.4    3.3   292   34.1 
2026-10-21 22:58 UT   12 59 31.3   -06 23 24     4.369    3.401   12.0    3.5   292   34.1 
2026-10-22 00:00 UT   12 59 34.2   -06 23 42     4.369    3.402   12.1    3.5   292   34.1 
2026-10-23 00:00 UT   13 00 41.4   -06 30 31     4.369    3.405   12.7    3.7   292   34.2 
2026-10-24 00:00 UT   13 01 48.4   -06 37 18     4.369    3.409   13.4    3.9   292   34.2 
2026-10-25 00:00 UT   13 02 55.2   -06 44 04     4.368    3.413   14.1    4.1   292   34.2 
2026-10-26 00:00 UT   13 04 01.9   -06 50 48     4.368    3.416   14.8    4.3   292   34.2 
2026-10-27 00:00 UT   13 05 08.4   -06 57 30     4.367    3.420   15.5    4.5   292   34.2 
2026-10-28 00:00 UT   13 06 14.7   -07 04 11     4.366    3.424   16.2    4.7   292   34.2 
2026-10-29 00:00 UT   13 07 20.8   -07 10 49     4.365    3.427   16.9    4.8   292   34.2 
2026-10-30 00:00 UT   13 08 26.8   -07 17 26     4.364    3.431   17.6    5.0   292   34.2 
2026-10-31 00:00 UT   13 09 32.6   -07 24 01     4.363    3.435   18.4    5.2   292   34.3 
2026-11-01 00:00 UT   13 10 38.2   -07 30 34     4.361    3.438   19.1    5.4   292   34.3 
2026-11-02 00:00 UT   13 11 43.6   -07 37 05     4.359    3.442   19.8    5.6   292   34.3 
2026-11-03 00:00 UT   13 12 48.8   -07 43 33     4.357    3.445   20.5    5.8   292   34.3 
2026-11-04 00:00 UT   13 13 53.8   -07 50 00     4.355    3.449   21.2    6.0   292   34.3 
2026-11-05 00:00 UT   13 14 58.6   -07 56 25     4.352    3.452   21.9    6.2   292   34.3 
2026-11-06 00:00 UT   13 16 03.2   -08 02 48     4.350    3.456   22.6    6.3   292   34.3 
2026-11-07 00:00 UT   13 17 07.6   -08 09 08     4.347    3.459   23.3    6.5   292   34.3 
2026-11-08 00:00 UT   13 18 11.7   -08 15 26     4.344    3.463   24.1    6.7   292   34.3 
2026-11-09 00:00 UT   13 19 15.6   -08 21 42     4.341    3.466   24.8    6.9   292   34.4 
2026-11-10 00:00 UT   13 20 19.3   -08 27 56     4.337    3.470   25.5    7.1   292   34.4 
2026-11-11 00:00 UT   13 21 22.7   -08 34 07     4.334    3.473   26.2    7.2   292   34.4 
2026-11-12 00:00 UT   13 22 25.9   -08 40 16     4.330    3.477   27.0    7.4   292   34.4 
2026-11-13 00:00 UT   13 23 28.8   -08 46 23     4.326    3.480   27.7    7.6   292   34.4 
2026-11-14 00:00 UT   13 24 31.5   -08 52 27     4.322    3.484   28.4    7.8   292   34.4 
2026-11-15 00:00 UT   13 25 33.9   -08 58 29     4.318    3.487   29.1    7.9   292   34.4 
2026-11-16 00:00 UT   13 26 36.0   -09 04 28     4.313    3.490   29.9    8.1   292   34.4 
2026-11-17 00:00 UT   13 27 37.8   -09 10 25     4.308    3.494   30.6    8.3   292   34.4 
2026-11-18 00:00 UT   13 28 39.4   -09 16 19     4.303    3.497   31.3    8.5   292   34.4 
2026-11-19 00:00 UT   13 29 40.7   -09 22 11     4.298    3.501   32.1    8.6   292   34.4 

    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.