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2010 LQ42 |
| ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
| Today | 25 Oct 2025 | 22.9 | 2.969 AU | 3.924 AU | 14h25m | -24°16' | 14.0° | 4.7° |
| Opposition | 28 Jun 2026 | 20.8 | 2.554 AU | 1.572 AU | 18h27m | -04°18' | 161.0° | 7.4° |
2010 LQ42 - 2025-10-25
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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 2010 LQ42 are:
e (Eccentricity) : 0.2006805
a (Semimajor axis) : 3.1153529
i (Inclination) : 26.06197
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 252.20454
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 58.92132
M (Mean anomaly) : 299.53056
Epoch : 2025 Nov 21
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 308.34474
B (Latitude of perihelion) : 22.10341
P (Orbital period in years) : 5.50
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
2025-10-25 00:00 UT 14 25 55.0 -24 16 44 3.924 2.969 14.0 4.7 150 22.9
2025-10-25 01:08 UT 14 25 59.8 -24 16 54 3.924 2.969 14.0 4.7 150 22.9
2025-10-26 00:00 UT 14 27 35.8 -24 20 30 3.925 2.967 13.5 4.5 151 22.9
2025-10-27 00:00 UT 14 29 16.9 -24 24 15 3.925 2.965 13.1 4.3 153 22.9
2025-10-28 00:00 UT 14 30 58.1 -24 27 58 3.925 2.963 12.6 4.2 154 22.9
2025-10-29 00:00 UT 14 32 39.5 -24 31 41 3.925 2.961 12.1 4.0 156 22.9
2025-10-30 00:00 UT 14 34 21.1 -24 35 22 3.925 2.959 11.7 3.9 158 22.9
2025-10-31 00:00 UT 14 36 02.9 -24 39 02 3.925 2.957 11.3 3.8 160 22.9
2025-11-01 00:00 UT 14 37 44.8 -24 42 40 3.924 2.955 10.9 3.6 163 22.9
2025-11-02 00:00 UT 14 39 27.0 -24 46 17 3.924 2.953 10.5 3.5 165 22.9
2025-11-03 00:00 UT 14 41 09.3 -24 49 52 3.923 2.951 10.1 3.4 168 22.9
2025-11-04 00:00 UT 14 42 51.9 -24 53 25 3.922 2.949 9.7 3.3 170 22.8
2025-11-05 00:00 UT 14 44 34.5 -24 56 57 3.921 2.947 9.4 3.2 173 22.8
2025-11-06 00:00 UT 14 46 17.4 -25 00 26 3.920 2.945 9.1 3.1 177 22.8
2025-11-07 00:00 UT 14 48 00.5 -25 03 54 3.919 2.943 8.9 3.0 180 22.8
2025-11-08 00:00 UT 14 49 43.7 -25 07 20 3.917 2.941 8.7 2.9 184 22.8
2025-11-09 00:00 UT 14 51 27.0 -25 10 44 3.916 2.939 8.5 2.9 187 22.8
2025-11-10 00:00 UT 14 53 10.6 -25 14 06 3.914 2.937 8.3 2.8 191 22.8
2025-11-11 00:00 UT 14 54 54.3 -25 17 26 3.912 2.935 8.2 2.8 196 22.8
2025-11-12 00:00 UT 14 56 38.2 -25 20 43 3.910 2.933 8.2 2.8 200 22.8
2025-11-13 00:00 UT 14 58 22.2 -25 23 58 3.908 2.931 8.2 2.8 204 22.8
2025-11-14 00:00 UT 15 00 06.4 -25 27 11 3.905 2.929 8.2 2.8 208 22.8
2025-11-15 00:00 UT 15 01 50.7 -25 30 22 3.903 2.927 8.3 2.8 212 22.8
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.
