2019 QT2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	14 May 2026	28.1	2.502 AU	1.731 AU	18h40m	-04°57'	129.8°	18.1°

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
2026-05-14 00:00 UT   18 40 01.6   -04 57 11     1.731    2.502  129.8   18.1   250   28.1 
2026-05-14 12:02 UT   18 39 48.6   -04 54 12     1.725    2.500  130.3   18.0   250   28.0 
2026-05-15 00:00 UT   18 39 35.3   -04 51 15     1.718    2.498  130.8   17.8   249   28.0 
2026-05-16 00:00 UT   18 39 07.0   -04 45 22     1.705    2.494  131.7   17.6   249   28.0 
2026-05-17 00:00 UT   18 38 36.7   -04 39 32     1.691    2.490  132.7   17.4   248   28.0 
2026-05-18 00:00 UT   18 38 04.5   -04 33 46     1.678    2.486  133.6   17.1   247   27.9 
2026-05-19 00:00 UT   18 37 30.2   -04 28 04     1.665    2.482  134.6   16.9   247   27.9 
2026-05-20 00:00 UT   18 36 54.0   -04 22 26     1.653    2.478  135.6   16.6   246   27.9 
2026-05-21 00:00 UT   18 36 15.7   -04 16 53     1.640    2.474  136.5   16.3   245   27.9 
2026-05-22 00:00 UT   18 35 35.5   -04 11 24     1.628    2.470  137.5   16.1   244   27.8 
2026-05-23 00:00 UT   18 34 53.3   -04 06 00     1.616    2.466  138.4   15.8   243   27.8 
2026-05-24 00:00 UT   18 34 09.1   -04 00 42     1.604    2.462  139.4   15.5   243   27.8 
2026-05-25 00:00 UT   18 33 22.9   -03 55 29     1.592    2.458  140.3   15.2   242   27.7 
2026-05-26 00:00 UT   18 32 34.7   -03 50 22     1.581    2.454  141.3   15.0   241   27.7 
2026-05-27 00:00 UT   18 31 44.6   -03 45 21     1.569    2.450  142.2   14.7   240   27.7 
2026-05-28 00:00 UT   18 30 52.6   -03 40 27     1.558    2.446  143.2   14.4   238   27.7 
2026-05-29 00:00 UT   18 29 58.6   -03 35 40     1.547    2.442  144.1   14.1   237   27.6 
2026-05-30 00:00 UT   18 29 02.6   -03 30 59     1.536    2.437  145.1   13.8   236   27.6 
2026-05-31 00:00 UT   18 28 04.8   -03 26 26     1.526    2.433  146.0   13.5   235   27.6 
2026-06-01 00:00 UT   18 27 05.1   -03 22 00     1.516    2.429  146.9   13.2   233   27.5 
2026-06-02 00:00 UT   18 26 03.5   -03 17 43     1.506    2.425  147.8   12.9   232   27.5 
2026-06-03 00:00 UT   18 25 00.1   -03 13 34     1.496    2.420  148.7   12.6   230   27.5 
2026-06-04 00:00 UT   18 23 54.9   -03 09 33     1.486    2.416  149.6   12.3   229   27.5 
2026-06-05 00:00 UT   18 22 47.8   -03 05 42     1.477    2.412  150.4   12.0   227   27.4 
2026-06-06 00:00 UT   18 21 39.1   -03 01 59     1.468    2.407  151.3   11.7   225   27.4 
2026-06-07 00:00 UT   18 20 28.6   -02 58 27     1.459    2.403  152.1   11.4   223   27.4 
2026-06-08 00:00 UT   18 19 16.5   -02 55 04     1.450    2.398  152.9   11.1   221   27.3 
2026-06-09 00:00 UT   18 18 02.7   -02 51 52     1.442    2.394  153.6   10.9   219   27.3 
2026-06-10 00:00 UT   18 16 47.3   -02 48 50     1.434    2.389  154.3   10.6   217   27.3 
2026-06-11 00:00 UT   18 15 30.5   -02 45 59     1.426    2.385  155.0   10.3   214   27.3 
2026-06-12 00:00 UT   18 14 12.1   -02 43 20     1.418    2.380  155.7   10.1   212   27.2 
2026-06-13 00:00 UT   18 12 52.4   -02 40 52     1.411    2.376  156.3    9.9   209   27.2 

    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.