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2010 LQ42 |
| ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
| Today | 24 Nov 2025 | 22.8 | 2.910 AU | 3.874 AU | 15h17m | -25°56' | 10.8° | 3.6° |
| Opposition | 28 Jun 2026 | 20.8 | 2.554 AU | 1.572 AU | 18h27m | -04°18' | 161.0° | 7.4° |
2010 LQ42 - 2025-11-24
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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
2025-11-24 00:00 UT 15 17 35.8 -25 56 57 3.874 2.910 10.8 3.6 242 22.8
2025-11-24 00:06 UT 15 17 36.2 -25 56 58 3.874 2.910 10.8 3.6 242 22.8
2025-11-25 00:00 UT 15 19 21.3 -25 59 40 3.870 2.908 11.2 3.8 244 22.8
2025-11-26 00:00 UT 15 21 07.0 -26 02 19 3.866 2.906 11.6 3.9 246 22.8
2025-11-27 00:00 UT 15 22 52.8 -26 04 56 3.862 2.904 12.0 4.1 248 22.8
2025-11-28 00:00 UT 15 24 38.6 -26 07 29 3.857 2.902 12.5 4.2 250 22.8
2025-11-29 00:00 UT 15 26 24.5 -26 09 59 3.853 2.900 13.0 4.4 251 22.8
2025-11-30 00:00 UT 15 28 10.5 -26 12 25 3.848 2.898 13.5 4.5 253 22.8
2025-12-01 00:00 UT 15 29 56.6 -26 14 48 3.843 2.896 14.0 4.7 254 22.8
2025-12-02 00:00 UT 15 31 42.7 -26 17 07 3.838 2.894 14.5 4.9 256 22.9
2025-12-03 00:00 UT 15 33 28.9 -26 19 23 3.833 2.892 15.0 5.1 257 22.9
2025-12-04 00:00 UT 15 35 15.2 -26 21 35 3.828 2.890 15.5 5.2 258 22.9
2025-12-05 00:00 UT 15 37 01.5 -26 23 44 3.822 2.888 16.0 5.4 259 22.9
2025-12-06 00:00 UT 15 38 47.9 -26 25 49 3.817 2.886 16.6 5.6 260 22.9
2025-12-07 00:00 UT 15 40 34.3 -26 27 50 3.811 2.884 17.1 5.8 261 22.9
2025-12-08 00:00 UT 15 42 20.8 -26 29 47 3.805 2.882 17.7 5.9 262 22.9
2025-12-09 00:00 UT 15 44 07.3 -26 31 41 3.799 2.880 18.2 6.1 262 22.9
2025-12-10 00:00 UT 15 45 53.8 -26 33 30 3.793 2.878 18.8 6.3 263 22.9
2025-12-11 00:00 UT 15 47 40.4 -26 35 16 3.787 2.876 19.3 6.5 264 22.9
2025-12-12 00:00 UT 15 49 27.0 -26 36 58 3.781 2.874 19.9 6.7 264 22.9
2025-12-13 00:00 UT 15 51 13.6 -26 38 35 3.774 2.872 20.5 6.9 265 22.9
2025-12-14 00:00 UT 15 53 00.2 -26 40 08 3.767 2.870 21.0 7.1 265 22.9
2025-12-15 00:00 UT 15 54 46.8 -26 41 38 3.761 2.868 21.6 7.3 266 22.9
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.
