2020 QD5
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	8 Nov 2025	28.9	2.755 AU	3.339 AU	11h55m	+00°47'	46.7°	15.2°

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
2025-11-08 00:00 UT   11 55 59.3   +00 47 08     3.339    2.755   46.7   15.2   294   28.9 
2025-11-08 22:40 UT   11 57 01.7   +00 40 09     3.334    2.761   47.4   15.3   294   28.9 
2025-11-09 00:00 UT   11 57 05.3   +00 39 45     3.334    2.762   47.4   15.3   294   28.9 
2025-11-10 00:00 UT   11 58 10.8   +00 32 25     3.329    2.768   48.1   15.4   294   28.9 
2025-11-11 00:00 UT   11 59 15.6   +00 25 10     3.324    2.775   48.8   15.6   294   28.9 
2025-11-12 00:00 UT   12 00 19.8   +00 17 58     3.319    2.781   49.5   15.7   294   28.9 
2025-11-13 00:00 UT   12 01 23.4   +00 10 51     3.314    2.787   50.3   15.8   294   28.9 
2025-11-14 00:00 UT   12 02 26.4   +00 03 47     3.309    2.794   51.0   16.0   294   28.9 
2025-11-15 00:00 UT   12 03 28.7   +00 03 12     3.303    2.800   51.7   16.1   294   28.9 
2025-11-16 00:00 UT   12 04 30.3   +00 10 07     3.298    2.806   52.4   16.2   294   28.9 
2025-11-17 00:00 UT   12 05 31.3   +00 16 57     3.292    2.813   53.2   16.3   294   28.9 
2025-11-18 00:00 UT   12 06 31.6   +00 23 43     3.286    2.819   53.9   16.5   294   28.9 
2025-11-19 00:00 UT   12 07 31.2   +00 30 25     3.280    2.825   54.6   16.6   294   29.0 
2025-11-20 00:00 UT   12 08 30.1   +00 37 02     3.274    2.831   55.4   16.7   294   29.0 
2025-11-21 00:00 UT   12 09 28.4   +00 43 34     3.267    2.838   56.1   16.8   294   29.0 
2025-11-22 00:00 UT   12 10 25.9   +00 50 02     3.261    2.844   56.9   16.9   294   29.0 
2025-11-23 00:00 UT   12 11 22.7   +00 56 25     3.254    2.850   57.6   17.0   294   29.0 
2025-11-24 00:00 UT   12 12 18.8   -01 02 44     3.248    2.856   58.4   17.1   294   29.0 
2025-11-25 00:00 UT   12 13 14.2   -01 08 57     3.241    2.862   59.1   17.2   294   29.0 
2025-11-26 00:00 UT   12 14 08.8   -01 15 06     3.234    2.869   59.9   17.3   294   29.0 
2025-11-27 00:00 UT   12 15 02.7   -01 21 10     3.227    2.875   60.6   17.4   294   29.0 
2025-11-28 00:00 UT   12 15 55.8   -01 27 08     3.219    2.881   61.4   17.5   294   29.0 
2025-11-29 00:00 UT   12 16 48.2   -01 33 02     3.212    2.887   62.2   17.6   293   29.0 
2025-11-30 00:00 UT   12 17 39.8   -01 38 51     3.205    2.893   63.0   17.7   293   29.0 
2025-12-01 00:00 UT   12 18 30.6   -01 44 34     3.197    2.899   63.7   17.8   293   29.0 
2025-12-02 00:00 UT   12 19 20.6   -01 50 12     3.189    2.905   64.5   17.8   293   29.0 
2025-12-03 00:00 UT   12 20 09.9   -01 55 45     3.181    2.911   65.3   17.9   293   29.0 
2025-12-04 00:00 UT   12 20 58.3   -02 01 13     3.173    2.917   66.1   18.0   293   29.0 
2025-12-05 00:00 UT   12 21 45.9   -02 06 36     3.165    2.923   66.9   18.1   293   29.0 
2025-12-06 00:00 UT   12 22 32.7   -02 11 53     3.157    2.929   67.7   18.1   293   29.0 
2025-12-07 00:00 UT   12 23 18.7   -02 17 05     3.149    2.935   68.5   18.2   293   29.0 
2025-12-08 00:00 UT   12 24 03.8   -02 22 11     3.141    2.941   69.3   18.3   293   29.0 

    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.