2021 TX2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	1 Jun 2026	29.5	2.644 AU	1.812 AU	19h37m	-17°08'	136.7°	15.2°

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 TX2 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.5463569
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.9246509
            i (Inclination)                 : 3.11235
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 204.77454
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 226.87988
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 178.84184
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 251.61222
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -2.27125
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.67            
        

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
2026-06-01 00:00 UT   19 37 21.6   -17 08 48     1.812    2.644  136.7   15.2   256   29.5 
2026-06-01 22:45 UT   19 36 49.7   -17 08 22     1.800    2.640  137.8   15.0   256   29.4 
2026-06-02 00:00 UT   19 36 47.9   -17 08 21     1.799    2.640  137.8   14.9   256   29.4 
2026-06-03 00:00 UT   19 36 12.2   -17 07 58     1.786    2.636  138.9   14.6   256   29.4 
2026-06-04 00:00 UT   19 35 34.6   -17 07 40     1.774    2.633  140.0   14.3   255   29.4 
2026-06-05 00:00 UT   19 34 55.1   -17 07 27     1.761    2.629  141.1   14.0   255   29.3 
2026-06-06 00:00 UT   19 34 13.6   -17 07 18     1.749    2.625  142.2   13.7   255   29.3 
2026-06-07 00:00 UT   19 33 30.3   -17 07 13     1.737    2.622  143.3   13.4   255   29.3 
2026-06-08 00:00 UT   19 32 45.0   -17 07 12     1.725    2.618  144.4   13.0   255   29.2 
2026-06-09 00:00 UT   19 31 57.9   -17 07 16     1.713    2.614  145.6   12.7   254   29.2 
2026-06-10 00:00 UT   19 31 08.8   -17 07 25     1.702    2.610  146.7   12.3   254   29.2 
2026-06-11 00:00 UT   19 30 17.9   -17 07 38     1.690    2.607  147.8   12.0   254   29.2 
2026-06-12 00:00 UT   19 29 25.0   -17 07 55     1.679    2.603  149.0   11.6   253   29.1 
2026-06-13 00:00 UT   19 28 30.3   -17 08 16     1.669    2.599  150.1   11.2   253   29.1 
2026-06-14 00:00 UT   19 27 33.8   -17 08 41     1.658    2.595  151.3   10.8   253   29.1 
2026-06-15 00:00 UT   19 26 35.5   -17 09 11     1.648    2.591  152.5   10.4   252   29.0 
2026-06-16 00:00 UT   19 25 35.3   -17 09 45     1.637    2.587  153.6   10.0   252   29.0 
2026-06-17 00:00 UT   19 24 33.4   -17 10 23     1.628    2.583  154.8    9.6   251   29.0 
2026-06-18 00:00 UT   19 23 29.8   -17 11 04     1.618    2.579  156.0    9.2   251   28.9 
2026-06-19 00:00 UT   19 22 24.5   -17 11 50     1.609    2.575  157.2    8.8   250   28.9 
2026-06-20 00:00 UT   19 21 17.6   -17 12 39     1.599    2.571  158.4    8.4   250   28.9 
2026-06-21 00:00 UT   19 20 09.1   -17 13 32     1.591    2.567  159.6    7.9   249   28.8 
2026-06-22 00:00 UT   19 18 59.0   -17 14 28     1.582    2.563  160.7    7.5   248   28.8 
2026-06-23 00:00 UT   19 17 47.4   -17 15 28     1.574    2.559  161.9    7.1   247   28.8 
2026-06-24 00:00 UT   19 16 34.4   -17 16 31     1.566    2.555  163.1    6.6   246   28.7 
2026-06-25 00:00 UT   19 15 20.0   -17 17 37     1.558    2.551  164.3    6.2   245   28.7 
2026-06-26 00:00 UT   19 14 04.2   -17 18 46     1.550    2.547  165.5    5.7   243   28.7 
2026-06-27 00:00 UT   19 12 47.1   -17 19 58     1.543    2.543  166.7    5.3   241   28.6 
2026-06-28 00:00 UT   19 11 28.8   -17 21 13     1.536    2.539  167.8    4.9   239   28.6 
2026-06-29 00:00 UT   19 10 09.3   -17 22 30     1.529    2.535  168.9    4.4   236   28.5 
2026-06-30 00:00 UT   19 08 48.8   -17 23 50     1.523    2.530  170.1    4.0   233   28.5 
2026-07-01 00:00 UT   19 07 27.2   -17 25 12     1.517    2.526  171.1    3.6   229   28.5 

    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.