2017 QU32
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	30 May 2026	29.1	1.162 AU	1.077 AU	09h06m	+11°42'	67.4°	53.7°

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
2026-05-30 00:00 UT   09 06 39.3   +11 42 30     1.077    1.162   67.4   53.7   109   29.1 
2026-05-30 20:07 UT   09 08 08.0   +11 31 56     1.075    1.154   67.0   54.0   109   29.0 
2026-05-31 00:00 UT   09 08 25.2   +11 29 53     1.074    1.153   67.0   54.0   109   29.0 
2026-06-01 00:00 UT   09 10 12.6   +11 17 03     1.071    1.144   66.5   54.4   109   29.0 
2026-06-02 00:00 UT   09 12 01.5   +11 04 01     1.067    1.135   66.0   54.7   109   29.0 
2026-06-03 00:00 UT   09 13 51.9   +10 50 46     1.064    1.126   65.6   55.1   110   29.0 
2026-06-04 00:00 UT   09 15 43.9   +10 37 19     1.060    1.117   65.1   55.5   110   29.0 
2026-06-05 00:00 UT   09 17 37.3   +10 23 38     1.056    1.108   64.7   55.9   110   29.0 
2026-06-06 00:00 UT   09 19 32.2   +10 09 45     1.051    1.099   64.3   56.3   110   29.0 
2026-06-07 00:00 UT   09 21 28.5   +09 55 38     1.047    1.090   63.8   56.7   111   28.9 
2026-06-08 00:00 UT   09 23 26.3   +09 41 18     1.042    1.081   63.4   57.1   111   28.9 
2026-06-09 00:00 UT   09 25 25.6   +09 26 45     1.038    1.073   63.0   57.5   111   28.9 
2026-06-10 00:00 UT   09 27 26.4   +09 11 58     1.033    1.064   62.6   57.9   111   28.9 
2026-06-11 00:00 UT   09 29 28.5   +08 56 57     1.028    1.055   62.2   58.3   111   28.9 
2026-06-12 00:00 UT   09 31 32.2   +08 41 42     1.022    1.047   61.8   58.8   112   28.9 
2026-06-13 00:00 UT   09 33 37.2   +08 26 14     1.017    1.038   61.5   59.2   112   28.8 
2026-06-14 00:00 UT   09 35 43.7   +08 10 31     1.011    1.030   61.1   59.7   112   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.