(285571) 2000 PQ9
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	10 Feb 2026	22.2	2.306 AU	1.472 AU	11h33m	-14°12'	138.6°	16.4°

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
2026-02-10 00:00 UT   11 33 35.1   -14 12 36     1.472    2.306  138.6   16.4   313   22.2 
2026-02-10 02:09 UT   11 33 30.8   -14 13 05     1.470    2.306  138.7   16.4   313   22.2 
2026-02-11 00:00 UT   11 32 46.6   -14 17 55     1.460    2.302  139.6   16.1   314   22.2 
2026-02-12 00:00 UT   11 31 56.0   -14 22 60     1.448    2.298  140.6   15.8   315   22.1 
2026-02-13 00:00 UT   11 31 03.2   -14 27 51     1.437    2.294  141.6   15.5   316   22.1 
2026-02-14 00:00 UT   11 30 08.4   -14 32 28     1.426    2.290  142.6   15.2   317   22.1 
2026-02-15 00:00 UT   11 29 11.5   -14 36 51     1.415    2.286  143.6   14.9   318   22.0 
2026-02-16 00:00 UT   11 28 12.6   -14 40 58     1.404    2.282  144.6   14.5   319   22.0 
2026-02-17 00:00 UT   11 27 11.7   -14 44 50     1.394    2.278  145.6   14.2   320   22.0 
2026-02-18 00:00 UT   11 26 08.7   -14 48 26     1.383    2.274  146.5   13.9   322   21.9 
2026-02-19 00:00 UT   11 25 03.8   -14 51 47     1.373    2.270  147.5   13.5   323   21.9 
2026-02-20 00:00 UT   11 23 57.0   -14 54 50     1.364    2.266  148.5   13.2   325   21.9 
2026-02-21 00:00 UT   11 22 48.4   -14 57 37     1.354    2.262  149.4   12.9   326   21.8 
2026-02-22 00:00 UT   11 21 37.9   -15 00 07     1.345    2.258  150.3   12.5   328   21.8 
2026-02-23 00:00 UT   11 20 25.6   -15 02 20     1.336    2.254  151.2   12.2   330   21.8 
2026-02-24 00:00 UT   11 19 11.7   -15 04 16     1.327    2.250  152.1   11.9   332   21.7 
2026-02-25 00:00 UT   11 17 56.1   -15 05 53     1.318    2.246  153.0   11.5   334   21.7 
2026-02-26 00:00 UT   11 16 39.0   -15 07 13     1.310    2.241  153.8   11.2   336   21.7 
2026-02-27 00:00 UT   11 15 20.3   -15 08 14     1.302    2.237  154.6   10.9   338   21.7 
2026-02-28 00:00 UT   11 14 00.2   -15 08 57     1.294    2.233  155.4   10.6   341   21.6 
2026-03-01 00:00 UT   11 12 38.7   -15 09 22     1.286    2.229  156.1   10.4   344   21.6 
2026-03-02 00:00 UT   11 11 15.9   -15 09 27     1.279    2.225  156.8   10.1   347   21.6 
2026-03-03 00:00 UT   11 09 52.0   -15 09 14     1.272    2.220  157.5    9.9   350   21.5 
2026-03-04 00:00 UT   11 08 26.9   -15 08 43     1.265    2.216  158.0    9.6   353   21.5 
2026-03-05 00:00 UT   11 07 00.7   -15 07 52     1.259    2.212  158.5    9.4   356   21.5 
2026-03-06 00:00 UT   11 05 33.7   -15 06 42     1.253    2.207  159.0    9.3   360   21.5 
2026-03-07 00:00 UT   11 04 05.7   -15 05 14     1.247    2.203  159.4    9.1     3   21.5 
2026-03-08 00:00 UT   11 02 37.0   -15 03 26     1.241    2.199  159.7    9.0     7   21.4 
2026-03-09 00:00 UT   11 01 07.7   -15 01 19     1.235    2.194  159.9    8.9    11   21.4 
2026-03-10 00:00 UT   10 59 37.8   -14 58 54     1.230    2.190  160.1    8.9    15   21.4 

    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.