2020 QD5
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	25 Oct 2026	30.1	4.162 AU	5.138 AU	13h17m	-08°56'	9.9°	2.4°

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 2020 QD5 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.6323954
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.6611886
            i (Inclination)                 : 2.04783
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 354.53881
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 37.37836
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 105.39712
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 31.89951
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 1.24302
            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
2026-10-25 00:00 UT   13 17 44.7   -08 56 56     5.138    4.162    9.9    2.4   288   30.1 
2026-10-25 08:55 UT   13 18 05.2   -08 59 03     5.138    4.163   10.2    2.4   288   30.1 
2026-10-26 00:00 UT   13 18 40.0   -09 02 36     5.137    4.164   10.7    2.5   288   30.2 
2026-10-27 00:00 UT   13 19 35.2   -09 08 16     5.136    4.166   11.4    2.7   289   30.2 
2026-10-28 00:00 UT   13 20 30.3   -09 13 54     5.134    4.168   12.2    2.9   289   30.2 
2026-10-29 00:00 UT   13 21 25.3   -09 19 31     5.132    4.170   12.9    3.1   289   30.2 
2026-10-30 00:00 UT   13 22 20.3   -09 25 07     5.130    4.172   13.7    3.2   289   30.2 
2026-10-31 00:00 UT   13 23 15.1   -09 30 43     5.128    4.174   14.4    3.4   289   30.2 
2026-11-01 00:00 UT   13 24 09.9   -09 36 16     5.125    4.175   15.2    3.6   289   30.2 
2026-11-02 00:00 UT   13 25 04.5   -09 41 49     5.123    4.177   15.9    3.7   289   30.2 
2026-11-03 00:00 UT   13 25 59.0   -09 47 20     5.120    4.179   16.7    3.9   289   30.2 
2026-11-04 00:00 UT   13 26 53.4   -09 52 51     5.116    4.181   17.5    4.1   289   30.3 
2026-11-05 00:00 UT   13 27 47.6   -09 58 19     5.113    4.183   18.2    4.3   289   30.3 
2026-11-06 00:00 UT   13 28 41.8   -10 03 47     5.110    4.185   19.0    4.4   290   30.3 
2026-11-07 00:00 UT   13 29 35.7   -10 09 13     5.106    4.186   19.8    4.6   290   30.3 
2026-11-08 00:00 UT   13 30 29.6   -10 14 38     5.102    4.188   20.5    4.8   290   30.3 
2026-11-09 00:00 UT   13 31 23.3   -10 20 01     5.098    4.190   21.3    4.9   290   30.3 
2026-11-10 00:00 UT   13 32 16.8   -10 25 23     5.093    4.192   22.1    5.1   290   30.3 
2026-11-11 00:00 UT   13 33 10.2   -10 30 43     5.089    4.193   22.8    5.3   290   30.3 
2026-11-12 00:00 UT   13 34 03.4   -10 36 02     5.084    4.195   23.6    5.4   290   30.3 
2026-11-13 00:00 UT   13 34 56.4   -10 41 19     5.079    4.197   24.4    5.6   290   30.3 
2026-11-14 00:00 UT   13 35 49.2   -10 46 35     5.073    4.199   25.1    5.7   290   30.3 
2026-11-15 00:00 UT   13 36 41.9   -10 51 48     5.068    4.200   25.9    5.9   290   30.3 
2026-11-16 00:00 UT   13 37 34.3   -10 57 01     5.062    4.202   26.7    6.1   290   30.3 
2026-11-17 00:00 UT   13 38 26.6   -11 02 11     5.056    4.204   27.5    6.2   290   30.3 
2026-11-18 00:00 UT   13 39 18.6   -11 07 20     5.050    4.205   28.2    6.4   290   30.4 
2026-11-19 00:00 UT   13 40 10.4   -11 12 27     5.044    4.207   29.0    6.5   290   30.4 
2026-11-20 00:00 UT   13 41 02.0   -11 17 32     5.038    4.209   29.8    6.7   290   30.4 
2026-11-21 00:00 UT   13 41 53.4   -11 22 35     5.031    4.210   30.6    6.9   290   30.4 
2026-11-22 00:00 UT   13 42 44.5   -11 27 36     5.024    4.212   31.4    7.0   290   30.4 
2026-11-23 00:00 UT   13 43 35.4   -11 32 36     5.017    4.214   32.2    7.2   290   30.4 
2026-11-24 00:00 UT   13 44 26.1   -11 37 34     5.010    4.215   32.9    7.3   290   30.4 

    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.