2017 QU32
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	5 Feb 2026	28.9	2.129 AU	1.147 AU	09h43m	+17°43'	172.5°	3.5°

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
2026-02-05 00:00 UT   09 43 50.5   +17 43 10     1.147    2.129  172.5    3.5   259   28.9 
2026-02-05 10:56 UT   09 43 06.4   +17 45 37     1.143    2.125  173.0    3.2   256   28.8 
2026-02-06 00:00 UT   09 42 13.2   +17 48 32     1.139    2.122  173.7    2.9   252   28.8 
2026-02-07 00:00 UT   09 40 34.0   +17 53 53     1.130    2.114  174.8    2.4   243   28.8 
2026-02-08 00:00 UT   09 38 52.9   +17 59 15     1.122    2.107  175.7    2.0   230   28.7 
2026-02-09 00:00 UT   09 37 10.1   +18 04 35     1.114    2.100  176.2    1.8   211   28.7 
2026-02-10 00:00 UT   09 35 25.6   +18 09 53     1.107    2.093  176.3    1.7   189   28.6 
2026-02-11 00:00 UT   09 33 39.5   +18 15 09     1.100    2.085  175.9    2.0   168   28.6 
2026-02-12 00:00 UT   09 31 52.0   +18 20 21     1.093    2.078  175.0    2.4   153   28.6 
2026-02-13 00:00 UT   09 30 03.1   +18 25 30     1.086    2.071  174.0    2.9   143   28.7 
2026-02-14 00:00 UT   09 28 13.1   +18 30 34     1.080    2.063  172.7    3.5   136   28.7 
2026-02-15 00:00 UT   09 26 22.0   +18 35 34     1.074    2.056  171.5    4.1   131   28.7 
2026-02-16 00:00 UT   09 24 29.9   +18 40 27     1.068    2.048  170.1    4.7   127   28.7 
2026-02-17 00:00 UT   09 22 37.1   +18 45 13     1.063    2.041  168.7    5.4   124   28.7 
2026-02-18 00:00 UT   09 20 43.7   +18 49 53     1.058    2.033  167.4    6.1   122   28.7 
2026-02-19 00:00 UT   09 18 49.7   +18 54 25     1.053    2.026  166.0    6.8   120   28.8 
2026-02-20 00:00 UT   09 16 55.5   +18 58 48     1.048    2.018  164.5    7.5   119   28.8 
2026-02-21 00:00 UT   09 15 01.0   +19 03 02     1.044    2.011  163.1    8.2   117   28.8 
2026-02-22 00:00 UT   09 13 06.5   +19 07 07     1.040    2.003  161.7    8.9   116   28.8 
2026-02-23 00:00 UT   09 11 12.2   +19 11 01     1.036    1.996  160.3    9.6   115   28.8 
2026-02-24 00:00 UT   09 09 18.2   +19 14 45     1.033    1.988  158.8   10.4   114   28.8 

    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.