2011 WQ2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	20 Feb 2026	30.1	1.695 AU	2.540 AU	20h36m	-20°52'	24.9°	14.2°

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 2011 WQ2 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.5887493
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.3711170
            i (Inclination)                 : 3.87179
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 52.68436
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 337.76018
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 303.91586
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 30.49037
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -1.46446
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.65            
        

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
2026-02-20 00:00 UT   20 36 34.4   -20 52 49     2.540    1.695   24.9   14.2   251   30.1 
2026-02-20 16:49 UT   20 38 33.3   -20 45 58     2.532    1.689   25.1   14.4   251   30.1 
2026-02-21 00:00 UT   20 39 24.2   -20 43 01     2.528    1.687   25.2   14.5   250   30.1 
2026-02-22 00:00 UT   20 42 14.6   -20 33 01     2.516    1.679   25.6   14.7   250   30.1 
2026-02-23 00:00 UT   20 45 05.6   -20 22 47     2.504    1.671   25.9   15.0   250   30.0 
2026-02-24 00:00 UT   20 47 57.4   -20 12 20     2.493    1.663   26.2   15.2   250   30.0 
2026-02-25 00:00 UT   20 50 49.7   -20 01 40     2.481    1.655   26.5   15.5   250   30.0 
2026-02-26 00:00 UT   20 53 42.8   -19 50 45     2.469    1.647   26.8   15.7   250   30.0 
2026-02-27 00:00 UT   20 56 36.5   -19 39 38     2.457    1.638   27.1   16.0   249   30.0 
2026-02-28 00:00 UT   20 59 30.9   -19 28 16     2.445    1.630   27.4   16.2   249   30.0 
2026-03-01 00:00 UT   21 02 25.9   -19 16 41     2.433    1.622   27.7   16.5   249   30.0 
2026-03-02 00:00 UT   21 05 21.7   -19 04 51     2.421    1.614   28.0   16.7   249   30.0 
2026-03-03 00:00 UT   21 08 18.1   -18 52 47     2.409    1.606   28.2   17.0   249   29.9 
2026-03-04 00:00 UT   21 11 15.3   -18 40 29     2.398    1.598   28.5   17.2   249   29.9 

    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.