2019 QT2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	14 Apr 2026	28.8	2.606 AU	2.189 AU	18h39m	-08°01'	103.1°	22.0°

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 2019 QT2 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.5674678
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.8045423
            i (Inclination)                 : 12.68858
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 160.95055
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 255.69708
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 180.13661
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 236.30480
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -12.28903
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.42            
        

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
2026-04-14 00:00 UT   18 39 25.2   -08 01 55     2.189    2.606  103.1   22.0   262   28.8 
2026-04-14 12:38 UT   18 39 38.0   -07 58 47     2.180    2.605  103.6   22.0   262   28.8 
2026-04-15 00:00 UT   18 39 49.2   -07 55 57     2.173    2.603  103.9   22.0   262   28.8 
2026-04-16 00:00 UT   18 40 11.8   -07 49 56     2.156    2.600  104.8   21.9   262   28.7 
2026-04-17 00:00 UT   18 40 33.0   -07 43 53     2.140    2.597  105.6   21.9   261   28.7 
2026-04-18 00:00 UT   18 40 52.8   -07 37 49     2.124    2.594  106.5   21.8   261   28.7 
2026-04-19 00:00 UT   18 41 11.1   -07 31 43     2.108    2.590  107.3   21.7   261   28.7 
2026-04-20 00:00 UT   18 41 28.0   -07 25 36     2.092    2.587  108.2   21.6   260   28.7 
2026-04-21 00:00 UT   18 41 43.4   -07 19 27     2.075    2.584  109.0   21.6   260   28.6 
2026-04-22 00:00 UT   18 41 57.3   -07 13 17     2.059    2.581  109.9   21.5   260   28.6 
2026-04-23 00:00 UT   18 42 09.7   -07 07 06     2.044    2.577  110.7   21.4   259   28.6 
2026-04-24 00:00 UT   18 42 20.5   -07 00 54     2.028    2.574  111.6   21.3   259   28.6 
2026-04-25 00:00 UT   18 42 29.8   -06 54 41     2.012    2.571  112.5   21.2   259   28.5 
2026-04-26 00:00 UT   18 42 37.5   -06 48 27     1.996    2.567  113.4   21.1   258   28.5 
2026-04-27 00:00 UT   18 42 43.5   -06 42 13     1.981    2.564  114.2   21.0   258   28.5 
2026-04-28 00:00 UT   18 42 48.0   -06 35 58     1.965    2.560  115.1   20.9   258   28.5 
2026-04-29 00:00 UT   18 42 50.9   -06 29 43     1.950    2.557  116.0   20.7   257   28.5 
2026-04-30 00:00 UT   18 42 52.0   -06 23 28     1.934    2.553  116.9   20.6   257   28.4 
2026-05-01 00:00 UT   18 42 51.5   -06 17 13     1.919    2.550  117.8   20.5   256   28.4 
2026-05-02 00:00 UT   18 42 49.3   -06 10 58     1.904    2.546  118.7   20.3   256   28.4 
2026-05-03 00:00 UT   18 42 45.3   -06 04 43     1.889    2.543  119.6   20.2   256   28.4 
2026-05-04 00:00 UT   18 42 39.6   -05 58 28     1.874    2.539  120.5   20.0   255   28.3 
2026-05-05 00:00 UT   18 42 32.1   -05 52 15     1.859    2.536  121.4   19.8   255   28.3 
2026-05-06 00:00 UT   18 42 22.9   -05 46 02     1.844    2.532  122.4   19.7   254   28.3 
2026-05-07 00:00 UT   18 42 11.8   -05 39 50     1.830    2.528  123.3   19.5   254   28.2 
2026-05-08 00:00 UT   18 41 58.8   -05 33 39     1.815    2.525  124.2   19.3   253   28.2 
2026-05-09 00:00 UT   18 41 44.1   -05 27 29     1.801    2.521  125.1   19.1   253   28.2 
2026-05-10 00:00 UT   18 41 27.4   -05 21 21     1.787    2.517  126.1   18.9   252   28.2 
2026-05-11 00:00 UT   18 41 08.8   -05 15 16     1.773    2.513  127.0   18.7   252   28.1 
2026-05-12 00:00 UT   18 40 48.4   -05 09 12     1.759    2.510  127.9   18.5   251   28.1 
2026-05-13 00:00 UT   18 40 25.9   -05 03 10     1.745    2.506  128.9   18.3   251   28.1 
2026-05-14 00:00 UT   18 40 01.6   -04 57 11     1.731    2.502  129.8   18.1   250   28.1 

    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.