2019 QT2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	27 May 2026	27.7	2.450 AU	1.569 AU	18h31m	-03°45'	142.2°	14.7°

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 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
2026-05-27 00:00 UT   18 31 44.6   -03 45 21     1.569    2.450  142.2   14.7   240   27.7 
2026-05-27 15:48 UT   18 31 10.6   -03 42 07     1.562    2.447  142.9   14.5   239   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 
2026-06-14 00:00 UT   18 11 31.3   -02 38 36     1.403    2.371  156.9    9.7   206   27.2 
2026-06-15 00:00 UT   18 10 09.0   -02 36 32     1.397    2.367  157.4    9.5   203   27.2 
2026-06-16 00:00 UT   18 08 45.4   -02 34 40     1.390    2.362  157.8    9.4   200   27.1 
2026-06-17 00:00 UT   18 07 20.7   -02 33 02     1.384    2.357  158.2    9.2   197   27.1 
2026-06-18 00:00 UT   18 05 55.0   -02 31 36     1.378    2.353  158.5    9.1   194   27.1 
2026-06-19 00:00 UT   18 04 28.4   -02 30 23     1.372    2.348  158.7    9.0   190   27.1 
2026-06-20 00:00 UT   18 03 00.9   -02 29 23     1.366    2.343  158.9    9.0   187   27.1 
2026-06-21 00:00 UT   18 01 32.6   -02 28 37     1.361    2.338  159.0    9.0   183   27.1 
2026-06-22 00:00 UT   18 00 03.5   -02 28 05     1.356    2.333  159.0    9.0   179   27.0 
2026-06-23 00:00 UT   17 58 33.9   -02 27 46     1.351    2.329  159.0    9.0   176   27.0 

    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.