2021 TX10
ephemeris date magn radius delta ra dec elong phase
Today13 May 202632.92.629 AU2.305 AU10h03m+11°16'97.1°22.4°
2021 TX10 - 2026-05-13
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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
2026-05-13 00:00 UT   10 03 49.4   +11 16 06     2.305    2.629   97.1   22.4   110   32.9 
2026-05-13 12:55 UT   10 04 13.1   +11 14 12     2.315    2.632   96.7   22.4   110   33.0 
2026-05-14 00:00 UT   10 04 33.7   +11 12 33     2.324    2.635   96.4   22.4   110   33.0 
2026-05-15 00:00 UT   10 05 18.8   +11 08 56     2.344    2.641   95.6   22.4   110   33.0 
2026-05-16 00:00 UT   10 06 04.6   +11 05 13     2.363    2.647   94.8   22.4   110   33.0 
2026-05-17 00:00 UT   10 06 51.2   +11 01 25     2.383    2.654   94.1   22.3   110   33.0 
2026-05-18 00:00 UT   10 07 38.5   +10 57 32     2.402    2.660   93.3   22.3   111   33.1 
2026-05-19 00:00 UT   10 08 26.5   +10 53 34     2.422    2.666   92.5   22.3   111   33.1 
2026-05-20 00:00 UT   10 09 15.2   +10 49 31     2.441    2.672   91.8   22.2   111   33.1 
2026-05-21 00:00 UT   10 10 04.5   +10 45 24     2.461    2.678   91.0   22.2   111   33.1 
2026-05-22 00:00 UT   10 10 54.6   +10 41 12     2.480    2.684   90.3   22.2   111   33.1 
2026-05-23 00:00 UT   10 11 45.2   +10 36 55     2.500    2.690   89.5   22.1   111   33.2 
2026-05-24 00:00 UT   10 12 36.5   +10 32 34     2.519    2.696   88.8   22.1   111   33.2 
2026-05-25 00:00 UT   10 13 28.3   +10 28 08     2.539    2.702   88.1   22.0   111   33.2 
2026-05-26 00:00 UT   10 14 20.7   +10 23 38     2.558    2.708   87.3   21.9   111   33.2 
2026-05-27 00:00 UT   10 15 13.7   +10 19 04     2.578    2.713   86.6   21.9   111   33.2 
2026-05-28 00:00 UT   10 16 07.3   +10 14 26     2.597    2.719   85.9   21.8   111   33.3 
2026-05-29 00:00 UT   10 17 01.3   +10 09 44     2.617    2.725   85.2   21.7   111   33.3 
2026-05-30 00:00 UT   10 17 55.9   +10 04 58     2.636    2.731   84.4   21.7   111   33.3 
2026-05-31 00:00 UT   10 18 51.0   +10 00 07     2.655    2.737   83.7   21.6   111   33.3 
2026-06-01 00:00 UT   10 19 46.6   +09 55 13     2.675    2.743   83.0   21.5   111   33.3 
2026-06-02 00:00 UT   10 20 42.6   +09 50 15     2.694    2.749   82.3   21.4   111   33.4 
2026-06-03 00:00 UT   10 21 39.1   +09 45 14     2.714    2.754   81.6   21.4   111   33.4 
2026-06-04 00:00 UT   10 22 36.1   +09 40 09     2.733    2.760   80.9   21.3   111   33.4 
2026-06-05 00:00 UT   10 23 33.5   +09 34 60     2.752    2.766   80.2   21.2   111   33.4 
2026-06-06 00:00 UT   10 24 31.3   +09 29 47     2.771    2.772   79.5   21.1   111   33.4 
2026-06-07 00:00 UT   10 25 29.6   +09 24 31     2.791    2.777   78.8   21.0   111   33.4 
2026-06-08 00:00 UT   10 26 28.3   +09 19 12     2.810    2.783   78.1   20.9   111   33.5 
2026-06-09 00:00 UT   10 27 27.4   +09 13 49     2.829    2.789   77.4   20.8   112   33.5 
2026-06-10 00:00 UT   10 28 26.8   +09 08 23     2.848    2.794   76.7   20.7   112   33.5 
2026-06-11 00:00 UT   10 29 26.7   +09 02 53     2.867    2.800   76.0   20.6   112   33.5 
2026-06-12 00:00 UT   10 30 26.9   +08 57 20     2.886    2.806   75.3   20.5   112   33.5 


    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.