|
(285571) 2000 PQ9 |
| ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
| Today | 4 Jun 2026 | 22.1 | 1.749 AU | 1.444 AU | 10h28m | -07°56' | 88.9° | 35.4° |
(285571) 2000 PQ9 - 2026-06-04
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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 2000 PQ9 are:
e (Eccentricity) : 0.4324411
a (Semimajor axis) : 1.9035657
i (Inclination) : 13.48267
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 297.16245
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 7.05696
M (Mean anomaly) : 231.96153
Epoch : 2025 Nov 21
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 304.02681
B (Latitude of perihelion) : 1.64141
P (Orbital period in years) : 2.63
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
2026-06-04 00:00 UT 10 28 42.9 -07 56 03 1.444 1.749 88.9 35.4 113 22.1
2026-06-04 03:13 UT 10 28 51.9 -07 56 11 1.445 1.749 88.9 35.5 113 22.1
2026-06-05 00:00 UT 10 29 50.8 -07 57 06 1.449 1.744 88.3 35.6 113 22.1
2026-06-06 00:00 UT 10 31 00.2 -07 58 20 1.453 1.738 87.6 35.7 113 22.1
2026-06-07 00:00 UT 10 32 11.3 -07 59 45 1.458 1.732 87.0 35.8 113 22.1
2026-06-08 00:00 UT 10 33 23.9 -08 01 22 1.462 1.726 86.4 35.9 114 22.1
2026-06-09 00:00 UT 10 34 38.1 -08 03 11 1.467 1.720 85.7 36.0 114 22.1
2026-06-10 00:00 UT 10 35 53.8 -08 05 11 1.471 1.715 85.1 36.2 114 22.1
2026-06-11 00:00 UT 10 37 11.0 -08 07 22 1.475 1.709 84.5 36.3 114 22.1
2026-06-12 00:00 UT 10 38 29.8 -08 09 44 1.479 1.703 83.9 36.4 114 22.1
2026-06-13 00:00 UT 10 39 50.0 -08 12 18 1.483 1.697 83.3 36.5 115 22.1
2026-06-14 00:00 UT 10 41 11.8 -08 15 03 1.488 1.691 82.7 36.6 115 22.1
2026-06-15 00:00 UT 10 42 35.0 -08 17 59 1.492 1.685 82.1 36.7 115 22.1
2026-06-16 00:00 UT 10 43 59.7 -08 21 06 1.496 1.679 81.5 36.7 115 22.1
2026-06-17 00:00 UT 10 45 25.8 -08 24 24 1.499 1.673 80.9 36.8 115 22.1
2026-06-18 00:00 UT 10 46 53.4 -08 27 53 1.503 1.668 80.4 36.9 116 22.1
2026-06-19 00:00 UT 10 48 22.4 -08 31 33 1.507 1.662 79.8 37.0 116 22.1
2026-06-20 00:00 UT 10 49 52.7 -08 35 23 1.511 1.656 79.3 37.1 116 22.1
2026-06-21 00:00 UT 10 51 24.5 -08 39 24 1.514 1.650 78.7 37.2 116 22.1
2026-06-22 00:00 UT 10 52 57.7 -08 43 35 1.518 1.644 78.2 37.2 116 22.1
2026-06-23 00:00 UT 10 54 32.2 -08 47 57 1.521 1.638 77.6 37.3 116 22.1
2026-06-24 00:00 UT 10 56 08.0 -08 52 29 1.525 1.632 77.1 37.4 117 22.1
2026-06-25 00:00 UT 10 57 45.2 -08 57 10 1.528 1.626 76.5 37.4 117 22.1
2026-06-26 00:00 UT 10 59 23.7 -09 02 02 1.531 1.620 76.0 37.5 117 22.1
2026-06-27 00:00 UT 11 01 03.6 -09 07 04 1.534 1.614 75.5 37.6 117 22.1
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.
