2020 QD5
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	27 Jun 2026	30.0	3.853 AU	3.904 AU	11h39m	+01°38'	79.6°	15.0°

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
2026-06-27 00:00 UT   11 39 33.4   +01 38 05     3.904    3.853   79.6   15.0   113   30.0 
2026-06-27 07:35 UT   11 39 42.9   +01 37 02     3.909    3.854   79.4   15.0   113   30.0 
2026-06-28 00:00 UT   11 40 03.7   +01 34 46     3.922    3.856   78.8   15.0   113   30.0 
2026-06-29 00:00 UT   11 40 34.6   +01 31 23     3.940    3.859   78.0   14.9   113   30.0 
2026-06-30 00:00 UT   11 41 06.1   +01 27 56     3.958    3.863   77.2   14.9   113   30.0 
2026-07-01 00:00 UT   11 41 38.1   +01 24 25     3.976    3.866   76.4   14.8   113   30.0 
2026-07-02 00:00 UT   11 42 10.8   +01 20 50     3.995    3.869   75.6   14.7   113   30.0 
2026-07-03 00:00 UT   11 42 44.0   +01 17 12     4.013    3.872   74.8   14.7   114   30.0 
2026-07-04 00:00 UT   11 43 17.7   +01 13 31     4.031    3.875   74.0   14.6   114   30.0 
2026-07-05 00:00 UT   11 43 52.0   +01 09 45     4.048    3.879   73.2   14.5   114   30.0 
2026-07-06 00:00 UT   11 44 26.8   +01 05 57     4.066    3.882   72.4   14.5   114   30.0 
2026-07-07 00:00 UT   11 45 02.1   +01 02 04     4.084    3.885   71.6   14.4   114   30.0 
2026-07-08 00:00 UT   11 45 37.9   +00 58 09     4.102    3.888   70.8   14.3   114   30.1 
2026-07-09 00:00 UT   11 46 14.3   +00 54 10     4.119    3.891   70.0   14.2   114   30.1 
2026-07-10 00:00 UT   11 46 51.1   +00 50 08     4.137    3.894   69.2   14.1   114   30.1 
2026-07-11 00:00 UT   11 47 28.5   +00 46 02     4.154    3.897   68.5   14.0   114   30.1 
2026-07-12 00:00 UT   11 48 06.3   +00 41 53     4.171    3.900   67.7   14.0   114   30.1 
2026-07-13 00:00 UT   11 48 44.6   +00 37 42     4.189    3.903   66.9   13.9   114   30.1 
2026-07-14 00:00 UT   11 49 23.3   +00 33 27     4.206    3.907   66.1   13.8   114   30.1 
2026-07-15 00:00 UT   11 50 02.6   +00 29 09     4.223    3.910   65.3   13.7   114   30.1 
2026-07-16 00:00 UT   11 50 42.2   +00 24 48     4.240    3.913   64.6   13.6   114   30.1 
2026-07-17 00:00 UT   11 51 22.3   +00 20 24     4.257    3.916   63.8   13.5   114   30.1 
2026-07-18 00:00 UT   11 52 02.9   +00 15 58     4.274    3.919   63.0   13.4   114   30.1 
2026-07-19 00:00 UT   11 52 43.8   +00 11 28     4.290    3.922   62.3   13.3   114   30.1 
2026-07-20 00:00 UT   11 53 25.2   +00 06 56     4.307    3.925   61.5   13.2   114   30.1 
2026-07-21 00:00 UT   11 54 07.0   +00 02 21     4.323    3.928   60.7   13.0   114   30.1 
2026-07-22 00:00 UT   11 54 49.1   +00 02 16     4.339    3.931   60.0   12.9   114   30.1 
2026-07-23 00:00 UT   11 55 31.7   +00 06 56     4.356    3.934   59.2   12.8   114   30.2 
2026-07-24 00:00 UT   11 56 14.6   +00 11 39     4.372    3.937   58.4   12.7   114   30.2 
2026-07-25 00:00 UT   11 56 57.9   +00 16 24     4.388    3.939   57.7   12.6   114   30.2 
2026-07-26 00:00 UT   11 57 41.6   +00 21 11     4.404    3.942   56.9   12.5   114   30.2 
2026-07-27 00:00 UT   11 58 25.6   +00 26 01     4.419    3.945   56.2   12.3   114   30.2 

    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.