2020 QD5
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	9 Jan 2026	28.9	3.124 AU	2.837 AU	12h39m	-04°09'	97.6°	18.2°

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 2020 QD5 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.6324195
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.6616598
            i (Inclination)                 : 2.04778
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 354.53886
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 37.39143
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 59.96324
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 31.91263
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 1.24336
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.34            
        

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   12 39 30.6   -04 09 59     2.837    3.124   97.6   18.2   293   28.9 
2026-01-09 01:19 UT   12 39 31.2   -04 10 04     2.836    3.124   97.7   18.2   293   28.9 
2026-01-10 00:00 UT   12 39 41.2   -04 11 25     2.827    3.129   98.6   18.1   293   28.9 
2026-01-11 00:00 UT   12 39 50.6   -04 12 43     2.817    3.135   99.6   18.0   293   28.9 
2026-01-12 00:00 UT   12 39 58.7   -04 13 53     2.807    3.140  100.6   17.9   293   28.9 
2026-01-13 00:00 UT   12 40 05.6   -04 14 55     2.797    3.145  101.6   17.8   293   28.9 
2026-01-14 00:00 UT   12 40 11.1   -04 15 49     2.787    3.151  102.5   17.7   293   28.9 
2026-01-15 00:00 UT   12 40 15.4   -04 16 35     2.777    3.156  103.5   17.6   293   28.9 
2026-01-16 00:00 UT   12 40 18.4   -04 17 13     2.767    3.162  104.5   17.5   293   28.9 
2026-01-17 00:00 UT   12 40 20.1   -04 17 42     2.758    3.167  105.6   17.4   293   28.9 
2026-01-18 00:00 UT   12 40 20.4   -04 18 04     2.748    3.172  106.6   17.3   293   28.8 
2026-01-19 00:00 UT   12 40 19.5   -04 18 17     2.738    3.178  107.6   17.2   293   28.8 
2026-01-20 00:00 UT   12 40 17.2   -04 18 22     2.729    3.183  108.6   17.0   293   28.8 
2026-01-21 00:00 UT   12 40 13.6   -04 18 18     2.719    3.188  109.7   16.9   293   28.8 
2026-01-22 00:00 UT   12 40 08.6   -04 18 07     2.710    3.193  110.7   16.8   293   28.8 
2026-01-23 00:00 UT   12 40 02.3   -04 17 46     2.701    3.199  111.7   16.6   293   28.8 
2026-01-24 00:00 UT   12 39 54.6   -04 17 18     2.691    3.204  112.8   16.5   293   28.8 
2026-01-25 00:00 UT   12 39 45.7   -04 16 40     2.682    3.209  113.8   16.3   293   28.8 
2026-01-26 00:00 UT   12 39 35.3   -04 15 55     2.673    3.214  114.9   16.1   293   28.8 
2026-01-27 00:00 UT   12 39 23.6   -04 15 01     2.664    3.220  116.0   16.0   293   28.8 
2026-01-28 00:00 UT   12 39 10.6   -04 13 58     2.655    3.225  117.0   15.8   293   28.8 
2026-01-29 00:00 UT   12 38 56.2   -04 12 47     2.647    3.230  118.1   15.6   293   28.7 
2026-01-30 00:00 UT   12 38 40.5   -04 11 28     2.638    3.235  119.2   15.4   293   28.7 
2026-01-31 00:00 UT   12 38 23.4   -04 10 00     2.630    3.240  120.3   15.2   293   28.7 
2026-02-01 00:00 UT   12 38 05.0   -04 08 24     2.621    3.245  121.4   15.0   293   28.7 
2026-02-02 00:00 UT   12 37 45.3   -04 06 40     2.613    3.251  122.5   14.8   293   28.7 
2026-02-03 00:00 UT   12 37 24.2   -04 04 47     2.605    3.256  123.6   14.6   293   28.7 
2026-02-04 00:00 UT   12 37 01.8   -04 02 45     2.597    3.261  124.7   14.4   293   28.7 
2026-02-05 00:00 UT   12 36 38.1   -04 00 35     2.589    3.266  125.8   14.2   293   28.7 
2026-02-06 00:00 UT   12 36 13.1   -03 58 17     2.582    3.271  127.0   13.9   293   28.7 
2026-02-07 00:00 UT   12 35 46.8   -03 55 51     2.574    3.276  128.1   13.7   293   28.6 
2026-02-08 00:00 UT   12 35 19.1   -03 53 16     2.567    3.281  129.2   13.5   293   28.6 

    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.