2017 QU32
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	1 Dec 2025	31.4	2.548 AU	2.178 AU	10h07m	+16°10'	100.4°	22.4°

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 2017 QU32 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.6139497
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.0864790
            i (Inclination)                 : 7.59934
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 335.03934
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 293.47815
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 278.41485
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 268.70275
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -6.96694
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.01            
        

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
2025-12-01 00:00 UT   10 07 50.6   +16 10 50     2.178    2.548  100.4   22.4   290   31.4 
2025-12-01 07:29 UT   10 08 01.9   +16 09 56     2.172    2.546  100.7   22.4   290   31.4 
2025-12-02 00:00 UT   10 08 26.5   +16 07 58     2.159    2.543  101.3   22.4   290   31.4 
2025-12-03 00:00 UT   10 09 01.3   +16 05 12     2.139    2.537  102.1   22.3   290   31.3 
2025-12-04 00:00 UT   10 09 34.9   +16 02 31     2.120    2.531  103.0   22.3   290   31.3 
2025-12-05 00:00 UT   10 10 07.4   +15 59 56     2.101    2.526  103.9   22.3   290   31.3 
2025-12-06 00:00 UT   10 10 38.6   +15 57 27     2.082    2.520  104.8   22.2   290   31.3 
2025-12-07 00:00 UT   10 11 08.6   +15 55 04     2.063    2.514  105.7   22.2   290   31.2 
2025-12-08 00:00 UT   10 11 37.4   +15 52 48     2.044    2.509  106.5   22.1   289   31.2 
2025-12-09 00:00 UT   10 12 04.8   +15 50 38     2.025    2.503  107.4   22.1   289   31.2 
2025-12-10 00:00 UT   10 12 31.0   +15 48 34     2.006    2.497  108.3   22.0   289   31.2 
2025-12-11 00:00 UT   10 12 55.7   +15 46 38     1.987    2.491  109.3   21.9   289   31.1 
2025-12-12 00:00 UT   10 13 19.1   +15 44 49     1.968    2.485  110.2   21.8   289   31.1 
2025-12-13 00:00 UT   10 13 41.1   +15 43 06     1.949    2.480  111.1   21.7   289   31.1 
2025-12-14 00:00 UT   10 14 01.7   +15 41 31     1.930    2.474  112.0   21.7   289   31.0 
2025-12-15 00:00 UT   10 14 20.7   +15 40 04     1.912    2.468  112.9   21.5   289   31.0 
2025-12-16 00:00 UT   10 14 38.2   +15 38 44     1.893    2.462  113.9   21.4   289   31.0 
2025-12-17 00:00 UT   10 14 54.2   +15 37 32     1.875    2.456  114.8   21.3   289   31.0 
2025-12-18 00:00 UT   10 15 08.6   +15 36 27     1.856    2.450  115.8   21.2   289   30.9 
2025-12-19 00:00 UT   10 15 21.4   +15 35 31     1.838    2.444  116.7   21.1   289   30.9 
2025-12-20 00:00 UT   10 15 32.5   +15 34 43     1.820    2.438  117.7   20.9   289   30.9 
2025-12-21 00:00 UT   10 15 42.0   +15 34 03     1.801    2.432  118.7   20.8   289   30.8 
2025-12-22 00:00 UT   10 15 49.7   +15 33 32     1.783    2.426  119.7   20.6   288   30.8 
2025-12-23 00:00 UT   10 15 55.7   +15 33 10     1.765    2.420  120.7   20.5   288   30.8 
2025-12-24 00:00 UT   10 15 59.9   +15 32 56     1.748    2.414  121.7   20.3   288   30.7 
2025-12-25 00:00 UT   10 16 02.3   +15 32 50     1.730    2.408  122.7   20.1   288   30.7 
2025-12-26 00:00 UT   10 16 02.8   +15 32 54     1.712    2.401  123.7   19.9   288   30.7 
2025-12-27 00:00 UT   10 16 01.4   +15 33 07     1.695    2.395  124.7   19.7   288   30.6 
2025-12-28 00:00 UT   10 15 58.1   +15 33 28     1.678    2.389  125.7   19.5   288   30.6 
2025-12-29 00:00 UT   10 15 52.9   +15 33 59     1.660    2.383  126.8   19.3   288   30.6 
2025-12-30 00:00 UT   10 15 45.7   +15 34 39     1.643    2.377  127.8   19.1   288   30.5 
2025-12-31 00:00 UT   10 15 36.5   +15 35 28     1.626    2.370  128.9   18.8   287   30.5 

    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.