2020 QD5
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	2 Feb 2026	28.7	3.251 AU	2.613 AU	12h37m	-04°06'	122.5°	14.8°

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
2026-02-02 00:00 UT   12 37 45.3   -04 06 40     2.613    3.251  122.5   14.8   293   28.7 
2026-02-02 05:38 UT   12 37 40.5   -04 06 14     2.611    3.252  122.7   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 
2026-02-09 00:00 UT   12 34 50.2   -03 50 33     2.560    3.286  130.4   13.2   293   28.6 
2026-02-10 00:00 UT   12 34 20.0   -03 47 42     2.553    3.291  131.5   13.0   293   28.6 
2026-02-11 00:00 UT   12 33 48.6   -03 44 43     2.546    3.296  132.7   12.7   293   28.6 
2026-02-12 00:00 UT   12 33 15.8   -03 41 35     2.540    3.301  133.8   12.5   293   28.6 
2026-02-13 00:00 UT   12 32 41.9   -03 38 20     2.533    3.306  135.0   12.2   293   28.6 
2026-02-14 00:00 UT   12 32 06.7   -03 34 57     2.527    3.311  136.1   11.9   293   28.6 
2026-02-15 00:00 UT   12 31 30.4   -03 31 26     2.521    3.316  137.3   11.7   293   28.6 
2026-02-16 00:00 UT   12 30 52.8   -03 27 48     2.516    3.321  138.5   11.4   293   28.5 
2026-02-17 00:00 UT   12 30 14.1   -03 24 02     2.510    3.326  139.7   11.1   293   28.5 
2026-02-18 00:00 UT   12 29 34.3   -03 20 09     2.505    3.331  140.9   10.8   293   28.5 
2026-02-19 00:00 UT   12 28 53.4   -03 16 08     2.500    3.335  142.1   10.5   293   28.5 
2026-02-20 00:00 UT   12 28 11.4   -03 12 01     2.495    3.340  143.3   10.2   293   28.5 
2026-02-21 00:00 UT   12 27 28.3   -03 07 46     2.491    3.345  144.5    9.9   293   28.5 
2026-02-22 00:00 UT   12 26 44.2   -03 03 25     2.486    3.350  145.7    9.6   293   28.5 
2026-02-23 00:00 UT   12 25 59.2   -02 58 58     2.482    3.355  146.9    9.3   294   28.5 
2026-02-24 00:00 UT   12 25 13.2   -02 54 24     2.479    3.360  148.1    9.0   294   28.4 
2026-02-25 00:00 UT   12 24 26.3   -02 49 44     2.475    3.364  149.3    8.6   294   28.4 
2026-02-26 00:00 UT   12 23 38.5   -02 44 59     2.472    3.369  150.5    8.3   294   28.4 
2026-02-27 00:00 UT   12 22 49.8   -02 40 08     2.469    3.374  151.7    8.0   294   28.4 
2026-02-28 00:00 UT   12 22 00.4   -02 35 11     2.466    3.379  153.0    7.7   294   28.4 
2026-03-01 00:00 UT   12 21 10.2   -02 30 09     2.464    3.384  154.2    7.3   294   28.4 
2026-03-02 00:00 UT   12 20 19.2   -02 25 03     2.462    3.388  155.4    7.0   294   28.4 
2026-03-03 00:00 UT   12 19 27.6   -02 19 51     2.460    3.393  156.7    6.6   294   28.3 
2026-03-04 00:00 UT   12 18 35.3   -02 14 35     2.458    3.398  157.9    6.3   294   28.3 

    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.