2020 QD5
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	28 May 2026	29.6	3.750 AU	3.346 AU	11h29m	+02°41'	105.7°	15.1°

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
2026-05-28 00:00 UT   11 29 58.4   +02 41 47     3.346    3.750  105.7   15.1   113   29.6 
2026-05-28 07:20 UT   11 30 00.5   +02 41 33     3.352    3.751  105.4   15.1   113   29.6 
2026-05-29 00:00 UT   11 30 05.5   +02 40 57     3.365    3.754  104.8   15.1   113   29.6 
2026-05-30 00:00 UT   11 30 13.5   +02 40 01     3.383    3.757  103.9   15.2   113   29.6 
2026-05-31 00:00 UT   11 30 22.5   +02 38 59     3.402    3.761  102.9   15.2   113   29.6 
2026-06-01 00:00 UT   11 30 32.4   +02 37 51     3.420    3.764  102.0   15.3   113   29.6 
2026-06-02 00:00 UT   11 30 43.1   +02 36 37     3.438    3.768  101.1   15.3   113   29.6 
2026-06-03 00:00 UT   11 30 54.8   +02 35 18     3.457    3.771  100.2   15.3   113   29.7 
2026-06-04 00:00 UT   11 31 07.4   +02 33 53     3.476    3.775   99.3   15.4   113   29.7 
2026-06-05 00:00 UT   11 31 20.8   +02 32 23     3.494    3.778   98.4   15.4   113   29.7 
2026-06-06 00:00 UT   11 31 35.0   +02 30 47     3.513    3.782   97.5   15.4   113   29.7 
2026-06-07 00:00 UT   11 31 50.2   +02 29 05     3.531    3.785   96.6   15.4   113   29.7 
2026-06-08 00:00 UT   11 32 06.1   +02 27 19     3.550    3.789   95.8   15.5   113   29.7 
2026-06-09 00:00 UT   11 32 22.9   +02 25 27     3.569    3.792   94.9   15.5   113   29.7 
2026-06-10 00:00 UT   11 32 40.5   +02 23 30     3.587    3.796   94.0   15.5   113   29.8 
2026-06-11 00:00 UT   11 32 58.9   +02 21 27     3.606    3.799   93.1   15.5   113   29.8 
2026-06-12 00:00 UT   11 33 18.1   +02 19 20     3.625    3.803   92.3   15.5   113   29.8 
2026-06-13 00:00 UT   11 33 38.1   +02 17 08     3.644    3.806   91.4   15.5   113   29.8 
2026-06-14 00:00 UT   11 33 58.8   +02 14 50     3.662    3.810   90.5   15.5   113   29.8 
2026-06-15 00:00 UT   11 34 20.3   +02 12 28     3.681    3.813   89.7   15.4   113   29.8 
2026-06-16 00:00 UT   11 34 42.6   +02 10 01     3.700    3.816   88.8   15.4   113   29.8 
2026-06-17 00:00 UT   11 35 05.6   +02 07 29     3.718    3.820   88.0   15.4   113   29.8 
2026-06-18 00:00 UT   11 35 29.3   +02 04 52     3.737    3.823   87.1   15.4   113   29.9 
2026-06-19 00:00 UT   11 35 53.7   +02 02 11     3.756    3.826   86.3   15.4   113   29.9 
2026-06-20 00:00 UT   11 36 18.9   +01 59 25     3.774    3.830   85.4   15.3   113   29.9 
2026-06-21 00:00 UT   11 36 44.7   +01 56 35     3.793    3.833   84.6   15.3   113   29.9 
2026-06-22 00:00 UT   11 37 11.2   +01 53 41     3.811    3.836   83.8   15.3   113   29.9 
2026-06-23 00:00 UT   11 37 38.4   +01 50 42     3.830    3.840   82.9   15.2   113   29.9 
2026-06-24 00:00 UT   11 38 06.2   +01 47 39     3.848    3.843   82.1   15.2   113   29.9 
2026-06-25 00:00 UT   11 38 34.6   +01 44 32     3.867    3.846   81.3   15.1   113   29.9 
2026-06-26 00:00 UT   11 39 03.7   +01 41 20     3.885    3.850   80.5   15.1   113   29.9 
2026-06-27 00:00 UT   11 39 33.4   +01 38 05     3.904    3.853   79.6   15.0   113   30.0 

    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.