2019 QT2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	1 Sep 2026	27.6	1.924 AU	1.518 AU	17h02m	-09°40'	97.1°	31.4°

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)                : 0.5673525
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.8046556
            i (Inclination)                 : 12.68857
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 160.94214
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 255.70408
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 261.44376
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 236.30355
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -12.28940
            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
2026-09-01 00:00 UT   17 02 39.7   -09 40 26     1.518    1.924   97.1   31.4    97   27.6 
2026-09-01 21:02 UT   17 03 01.3   -09 48 36     1.523    1.918   96.4   31.5    97   27.6 
2026-09-02 00:00 UT   17 03 04.5   -09 49 45     1.524    1.917   96.3   31.5    97   27.6 
2026-09-03 00:00 UT   17 03 31.4   -09 59 04     1.529    1.910   95.4   31.7    97   27.6 
2026-09-04 00:00 UT   17 04 00.4   -10 08 23     1.535    1.904   94.6   31.9    97   27.6 
2026-09-05 00:00 UT   17 04 31.5   -10 17 41     1.540    1.897   93.8   32.0    96   27.6 
2026-09-06 00:00 UT   17 05 04.5   -10 26 60     1.546    1.890   93.0   32.2    96   27.6 
2026-09-07 00:00 UT   17 05 39.6   -10 36 17     1.551    1.883   92.2   32.3    96   27.6 
2026-09-08 00:00 UT   17 06 16.6   -10 45 34     1.557    1.876   91.5   32.5    96   27.6 
2026-09-09 00:00 UT   17 06 55.7   -10 54 50     1.562    1.869   90.7   32.6    95   27.6 
2026-09-10 00:00 UT   17 07 36.7   -11 04 06     1.567    1.862   89.9   32.7    95   27.6 
2026-09-11 00:00 UT   17 08 19.7   -11 13 20     1.573    1.855   89.2   32.9    95   27.6 
2026-09-12 00:00 UT   17 09 04.7   -11 22 33     1.578    1.848   88.4   33.0    95   27.6 
2026-09-13 00:00 UT   17 09 51.6   -11 31 44     1.583    1.841   87.7   33.1    95   27.7 
2026-09-14 00:00 UT   17 10 40.4   -11 40 54     1.588    1.834   86.9   33.2    94   27.7 
2026-09-15 00:00 UT   17 11 31.1   -11 50 02     1.593    1.826   86.2   33.3    94   27.7 
2026-09-16 00:00 UT   17 12 23.6   -11 59 09     1.598    1.819   85.4   33.4    94   27.7 
2026-09-17 00:00 UT   17 13 18.0   -12 08 13     1.603    1.812   84.7   33.5    94   27.7 
2026-09-18 00:00 UT   17 14 14.3   -12 17 16     1.608    1.805   84.0   33.6    93   27.7 
2026-09-19 00:00 UT   17 15 12.4   -12 26 16     1.613    1.797   83.3   33.7    93   27.7 
2026-09-20 00:00 UT   17 16 12.3   -12 35 14     1.617    1.790   82.6   33.8    93   27.7 
2026-09-21 00:00 UT   17 17 14.1   -12 44 10     1.622    1.783   81.9   33.9    93   27.7 
2026-09-22 00:00 UT   17 18 17.6   -12 53 03     1.627    1.775   81.2   34.0    93   27.7 
2026-09-23 00:00 UT   17 19 22.8   -13 01 53     1.631    1.768   80.5   34.0    92   27.7 
2026-09-24 00:00 UT   17 20 29.9   -13 10 41     1.635    1.761   79.8   34.1    92   27.7 
2026-09-25 00:00 UT   17 21 38.6   -13 19 26     1.640    1.753   79.1   34.2    92   27.7 
2026-09-26 00:00 UT   17 22 49.1   -13 28 08     1.644    1.746   78.4   34.2    92   27.7 
2026-09-27 00:00 UT   17 24 01.4   -13 36 47     1.648    1.738   77.8   34.3    92   27.6 
2026-09-28 00:00 UT   17 25 15.3   -13 45 23     1.652    1.731   77.1   34.4    91   27.6 
2026-09-29 00:00 UT   17 26 30.9   -13 53 56     1.656    1.723   76.4   34.4    91   27.6 
2026-09-30 00:00 UT   17 27 48.2   -14 02 25     1.660    1.715   75.8   34.5    91   27.6 
2026-10-01 00:00 UT   17 29 07.2   -14 10 51     1.664    1.708   75.1   34.5    91   27.6 

    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.