2014 TN17
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	7 Apr 2026	27.8	3.561 AU	3.453 AU	19h34m	-38°42'	87.9°	16.3°

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 2014 TN17 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.7031034
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.2575998
            i (Inclination)                 : 16.28496
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 0.48780
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 106.34386
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 82.35274
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : -72.52382
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 15.60972
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.39            
        

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
2026-04-07 00:00 UT   19 34 03.8   -38 42 11     3.453    3.561   87.9   16.3   260   27.8 
2026-04-07 02:16 UT   19 34 06.5   -38 42 32     3.452    3.561   88.0   16.3   260   27.8 
2026-04-08 00:00 UT   19 34 32.4   -38 45 48     3.441    3.563   88.8   16.3   260   27.8 
2026-04-09 00:00 UT   19 34 59.8   -38 49 29     3.429    3.566   89.7   16.3   260   27.8 
2026-04-10 00:00 UT   19 35 26.0   -38 53 14     3.417    3.569   90.5   16.3   260   27.8 
2026-04-11 00:00 UT   19 35 50.9   -38 57 04     3.404    3.572   91.4   16.3   261   27.8 
2026-04-12 00:00 UT   19 36 14.6   -39 00 57     3.392    3.575   92.3   16.3   261   27.8 
2026-04-13 00:00 UT   19 36 37.1   -39 04 55     3.380    3.578   93.1   16.2   261   27.8 
2026-04-14 00:00 UT   19 36 58.2   -39 08 57     3.368    3.581   94.0   16.2   261   27.8 
2026-04-15 00:00 UT   19 37 18.0   -39 13 03     3.355    3.583   94.9   16.2   262   27.8 
2026-04-16 00:00 UT   19 37 36.5   -39 17 13     3.343    3.586   95.8   16.2   262   27.8 
2026-04-17 00:00 UT   19 37 53.6   -39 21 28     3.331    3.589   96.7   16.1   262   27.8 
2026-04-18 00:00 UT   19 38 09.4   -39 25 46     3.319    3.592   97.6   16.1   262   27.8 
2026-04-19 00:00 UT   19 38 23.8   -39 30 09     3.307    3.594   98.5   16.0   263   27.7 
2026-04-20 00:00 UT   19 38 36.8   -39 34 36     3.294    3.597   99.4   16.0   263   27.7 
2026-04-21 00:00 UT   19 38 48.3   -39 39 07     3.282    3.600  100.3   15.9   263   27.7 
2026-04-22 00:00 UT   19 38 58.5   -39 43 42     3.270    3.602  101.2   15.9   264   27.7 
2026-04-23 00:00 UT   19 39 07.2   -39 48 21     3.258    3.605  102.1   15.8   264   27.7 
2026-04-24 00:00 UT   19 39 14.5   -39 53 04     3.246    3.608  103.0   15.8   264   27.7 
2026-04-25 00:00 UT   19 39 20.3   -39 57 50     3.234    3.610  103.9   15.7   265   27.7 
2026-04-26 00:00 UT   19 39 24.6   -40 02 41     3.223    3.613  104.8   15.6   265   27.7 
2026-04-27 00:00 UT   19 39 27.4   -40 07 35     3.211    3.616  105.7   15.5   265   27.7 
2026-04-28 00:00 UT   19 39 28.7   -40 12 33     3.199    3.618  106.6   15.5   266   27.7 
2026-04-29 00:00 UT   19 39 28.5   -40 17 34     3.187    3.621  107.6   15.4   266   27.7 
2026-04-30 00:00 UT   19 39 26.7   -40 22 38     3.176    3.623  108.5   15.3   266   27.6 
2026-05-01 00:00 UT   19 39 23.4   -40 27 46     3.164    3.626  109.4   15.2   267   27.6 
2026-05-02 00:00 UT   19 39 18.5   -40 32 58     3.153    3.629  110.4   15.1   267   27.6 
2026-05-03 00:00 UT   19 39 12.1   -40 38 12     3.142    3.631  111.3   15.0   268   27.6 
2026-05-04 00:00 UT   19 39 04.0   -40 43 29     3.130    3.634  112.2   14.9   268   27.6 
2026-05-05 00:00 UT   19 38 54.4   -40 48 49     3.119    3.636  113.2   14.8   268   27.6 
2026-05-06 00:00 UT   19 38 43.1   -40 54 12     3.108    3.638  114.1   14.7   269   27.6 
2026-05-07 00:00 UT   19 38 30.2   -40 59 38     3.097    3.641  115.1   14.5   269   27.6 

    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.