2017 QU32
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	26 Feb 2026	28.8	1.973 AU	1.027 AU	09h05m	+19°21'	156.0°	11.8°

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
2026-02-26 00:00 UT   09 05 31.6   +19 21 40     1.027    1.973  156.0   11.8   113   28.8 
2026-02-26 13:11 UT   09 04 29.8   +19 23 26     1.025    1.968  155.2   12.2   112   28.9 
2026-02-27 00:00 UT   09 03 39.3   +19 24 50     1.024    1.965  154.5   12.5   112   28.9 
2026-02-28 00:00 UT   09 01 48.0   +19 27 48     1.022    1.957  153.1   13.2   111   28.9 
2026-03-01 00:00 UT   08 59 57.6   +19 30 34     1.020    1.949  151.7   13.9   111   28.9 
2026-03-02 00:00 UT   08 58 08.5   +19 33 08     1.018    1.942  150.3   14.7   110   28.9 
2026-03-03 00:00 UT   08 56 20.7   +19 35 29     1.016    1.934  148.9   15.4   110   28.9 
2026-03-04 00:00 UT   08 54 34.3   +19 37 37     1.015    1.926  147.5   16.1   109   28.9 
2026-03-05 00:00 UT   08 52 49.4   +19 39 32     1.014    1.918  146.1   16.8   109   28.9 
2026-03-06 00:00 UT   08 51 06.3   +19 41 15     1.013    1.910  144.7   17.5   108   29.0 
2026-03-07 00:00 UT   08 49 25.0   +19 42 44     1.012    1.902  143.3   18.2   108   29.0 
2026-03-08 00:00 UT   08 47 45.7   +19 44 01     1.012    1.894  141.9   18.9   108   29.0 
2026-03-09 00:00 UT   08 46 08.4   +19 45 04     1.011    1.886  140.5   19.5   107   29.0 
2026-03-10 00:00 UT   08 44 33.3   +19 45 54     1.011    1.878  139.2   20.2   107   29.0 
2026-03-11 00:00 UT   08 43 00.4   +19 46 32     1.011    1.870  137.8   20.9   107   29.0 
2026-03-12 00:00 UT   08 41 30.0   +19 46 56     1.011    1.862  136.5   21.5   106   29.0 
2026-03-13 00:00 UT   08 40 02.0   +19 47 08     1.012    1.854  135.2   22.2   106   29.0 
2026-03-14 00:00 UT   08 38 36.5   +19 47 07     1.013    1.846  133.8   22.9   106   29.0 
2026-03-15 00:00 UT   08 37 13.7   +19 46 53     1.013    1.838  132.5   23.5   106   29.1 
2026-03-16 00:00 UT   08 35 53.6   +19 46 27     1.014    1.830  131.2   24.1   105   29.1 
2026-03-17 00:00 UT   08 34 36.3   +19 45 49     1.015    1.822  130.0   24.7   105   29.1 
2026-03-18 00:00 UT   08 33 21.9   +19 44 58     1.017    1.813  128.7   25.4   105   29.1 
2026-03-19 00:00 UT   08 32 10.4   +19 43 55     1.018    1.805  127.4   26.0   105   29.1 
2026-03-20 00:00 UT   08 31 01.8   +19 42 41     1.019    1.797  126.2   26.6   105   29.1 
2026-03-21 00:00 UT   08 29 56.3   +19 41 15     1.021    1.789  124.9   27.2   104   29.1 

    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.