2022 TE14
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	12 Apr 2026	26.7	2.378 AU	1.877 AU	18h18m	-20°42'	107.4°	23.7°

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 2022 TE14 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.4846459
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.8662906
            i (Inclination)                 : 2.44299
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 130.18673
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 334.82815
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 46.66840
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 105.03493
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -1.03883
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.55            
        

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
2026-04-12 00:00 UT   18 18 19.0   -20 42 04     1.877    2.378  107.4   23.7   267   26.7 
2026-04-12 06:29 UT   18 18 22.0   -20 41 51     1.875    2.379  107.7   23.7   267   26.7 
2026-04-13 00:00 UT   18 18 29.3   -20 41 16     1.868    2.382  108.4   23.5   267   26.7 
2026-04-14 00:00 UT   18 18 37.6   -20 40 29     1.858    2.386  109.3   23.4   267   26.6 
2026-04-15 00:00 UT   18 18 44.0   -20 39 42     1.849    2.390  110.3   23.2   267   26.6 
2026-04-16 00:00 UT   18 18 48.4   -20 38 57     1.840    2.394  111.2   23.0   267   26.6 
2026-04-17 00:00 UT   18 18 50.8   -20 38 13     1.831    2.398  112.2   22.8   267   26.6 
2026-04-18 00:00 UT   18 18 51.1   -20 37 30     1.822    2.401  113.2   22.6   267   26.6 
2026-04-19 00:00 UT   18 18 49.4   -20 36 47     1.813    2.405  114.2   22.4   267   26.6 
2026-04-20 00:00 UT   18 18 45.7   -20 36 07     1.804    2.409  115.1   22.2   267   26.6 
2026-04-21 00:00 UT   18 18 39.9   -20 35 27     1.795    2.413  116.1   22.0   267   26.5 
2026-04-22 00:00 UT   18 18 32.1   -20 34 48     1.786    2.417  117.1   21.7   267   26.5 
2026-04-23 00:00 UT   18 18 22.2   -20 34 11     1.778    2.420  118.2   21.5   267   26.5 
2026-04-24 00:00 UT   18 18 10.2   -20 33 35     1.769    2.424  119.2   21.2   267   26.5 
2026-04-25 00:00 UT   18 17 56.1   -20 32 60     1.761    2.428  120.2   21.0   267   26.5 
2026-04-26 00:00 UT   18 17 39.9   -20 32 26     1.752    2.431  121.2   20.7   267   26.5 
2026-04-27 00:00 UT   18 17 21.7   -20 31 54     1.744    2.435  122.3   20.5   266   26.5 
2026-04-28 00:00 UT   18 17 01.3   -20 31 22     1.736    2.439  123.3   20.2   266   26.4 
2026-04-29 00:00 UT   18 16 38.9   -20 30 52     1.728    2.442  124.4   19.9   266   26.4 
2026-04-30 00:00 UT   18 16 14.3   -20 30 24     1.720    2.446  125.5   19.6   266   26.4 
2026-05-01 00:00 UT   18 15 47.7   -20 29 56     1.712    2.449  126.5   19.3   266   26.4 
2026-05-02 00:00 UT   18 15 18.9   -20 29 30     1.704    2.453  127.6   19.0   266   26.4 
2026-05-03 00:00 UT   18 14 48.1   -20 29 04     1.697    2.456  128.7   18.7   266   26.4 
2026-05-04 00:00 UT   18 14 15.1   -20 28 40     1.690    2.460  129.8   18.4   266   26.3 
2026-05-05 00:00 UT   18 13 40.1   -20 28 17     1.682    2.463  130.9   18.0   266   26.3 
2026-05-06 00:00 UT   18 13 02.9   -20 27 55     1.675    2.467  132.0   17.7   266   26.3 
2026-05-07 00:00 UT   18 12 23.7   -20 27 34     1.668    2.470  133.1   17.3   266   26.3 
2026-05-08 00:00 UT   18 11 42.5   -20 27 14     1.662    2.474  134.2   17.0   266   26.3 
2026-05-09 00:00 UT   18 10 59.2   -20 26 54     1.655    2.477  135.4   16.6   266   26.3 
2026-05-10 00:00 UT   18 10 13.8   -20 26 36     1.649    2.480  136.5   16.3   266   26.2 
2026-05-11 00:00 UT   18 09 26.4   -20 26 18     1.642    2.484  137.7   15.9   266   26.2 
2026-05-12 00:00 UT   18 08 37.1   -20 26 01     1.636    2.487  138.8   15.5   266   26.2 

    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.