2019 QT2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	9 Jan 2026	29.6	2.803 AU	3.552 AU	16h58m	-12°43'	34.9°	11.6°

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
2026-01-09 00:00 UT   16 58 13.1   -12 43 44     3.552    2.803   34.9   11.6   291   29.6 
2026-01-09 05:30 UT   16 58 32.6   -12 43 54     3.550    2.803   35.1   11.6   291   29.6 
2026-01-10 00:00 UT   16 59 38.3   -12 44 25     3.543    2.802   35.6   11.8   290   29.6 
2026-01-11 00:00 UT   17 01 03.3   -12 45 00     3.534    2.801   36.2   12.0   290   29.6 
2026-01-12 00:00 UT   17 02 28.1   -12 45 31     3.524    2.800   36.8   12.2   289   29.6 
2026-01-13 00:00 UT   17 03 52.7   -12 45 57     3.514    2.799   37.5   12.4   289   29.6 
2026-01-14 00:00 UT   17 05 17.1   -12 46 17     3.504    2.798   38.1   12.5   288   29.6 
2026-01-15 00:00 UT   17 06 41.3   -12 46 33     3.494    2.796   38.8   12.7   288   29.6 
2026-01-16 00:00 UT   17 08 05.3   -12 46 44     3.484    2.795   39.4   12.9   288   29.6 
2026-01-17 00:00 UT   17 09 29.1   -12 46 50     3.474    2.794   40.1   13.1   287   29.6 
2026-01-18 00:00 UT   17 10 52.7   -12 46 50     3.463    2.793   40.8   13.3   287   29.6 
2026-01-19 00:00 UT   17 12 16.0   -12 46 46     3.452    2.792   41.4   13.5   287   29.6 
2026-01-20 00:00 UT   17 13 39.1   -12 46 37     3.442    2.790   42.1   13.7   286   29.6 
2026-01-21 00:00 UT   17 15 01.9   -12 46 23     3.431    2.789   42.7   13.9   286   29.6 
2026-01-22 00:00 UT   17 16 24.5   -12 46 04     3.420    2.788   43.4   14.0   285   29.6 
2026-01-23 00:00 UT   17 17 46.8   -12 45 40     3.408    2.786   44.1   14.2   285   29.6 
2026-01-24 00:00 UT   17 19 08.8   -12 45 11     3.397    2.785   44.7   14.4   285   29.6 
2026-01-25 00:00 UT   17 20 30.6   -12 44 37     3.385    2.784   45.4   14.6   284   29.6 
2026-01-26 00:00 UT   17 21 52.0   -12 43 58     3.374    2.782   46.1   14.8   284   29.6 
2026-01-27 00:00 UT   17 23 13.2   -12 43 14     3.362    2.781   46.7   14.9   284   29.6 
2026-01-28 00:00 UT   17 24 34.0   -12 42 26     3.350    2.779   47.4   15.1   283   29.6 
2026-01-29 00:00 UT   17 25 54.5   -12 41 32     3.338    2.778   48.1   15.3   283   29.6 
2026-01-30 00:00 UT   17 27 14.8   -12 40 33     3.326    2.776   48.7   15.5   283   29.6 
2026-01-31 00:00 UT   17 28 34.6   -12 39 30     3.313    2.775   49.4   15.6   282   29.6 
2026-02-01 00:00 UT   17 29 54.2   -12 38 21     3.301    2.773   50.1   15.8   282   29.6 
2026-02-02 00:00 UT   17 31 13.4   -12 37 08     3.288    2.772   50.7   16.0   282   29.6 
2026-02-03 00:00 UT   17 32 32.3   -12 35 50     3.276    2.770   51.4   16.1   281   29.6 

    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.