2020 QL2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	21 Feb 2026	24.2	1.094 AU	0.436 AU	15h52m	-19°44'	91.9°	64.6°

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 QL2 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.3241951
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.1691019
            i (Inclination)                 : 4.74391
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 173.34261
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 264.44379
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 348.59669
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 257.76742
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -4.72157
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 1.26            
        

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
2026-02-21 00:00 UT   15 52 12.6   -19 44 22     0.436    1.094   91.9   64.6   282   24.2 
2026-02-21 14:23 UT   15 52 49.8   -19 39 43     0.436    1.097   92.3   64.3   282   24.1 
2026-02-22 00:00 UT   15 53 14.2   -19 36 35     0.435    1.099   92.7   64.0   282   24.1 
2026-02-23 00:00 UT   15 54 13.2   -19 28 36     0.435    1.105   93.5   63.4   282   24.1 
2026-02-24 00:00 UT   15 55 09.5   -19 20 27     0.434    1.110   94.3   62.8   282   24.1 
2026-02-25 00:00 UT   15 56 03.0   -19 12 06     0.433    1.115   95.1   62.1   282   24.1 
2026-02-26 00:00 UT   15 56 53.6   -19 03 34     0.432    1.121   96.0   61.5   282   24.1 
2026-02-27 00:00 UT   15 57 41.4   -18 54 49     0.431    1.126   96.8   60.8   281   24.1 
2026-02-28 00:00 UT   15 58 26.1   -18 45 53     0.430    1.131   97.7   60.2   281   24.1 
2026-03-01 00:00 UT   15 59 07.9   -18 36 43     0.429    1.137   98.5   59.5   281   24.0 
2026-03-02 00:00 UT   15 59 46.4   -18 27 21     0.428    1.142   99.4   58.9   281   24.0 
2026-03-03 00:00 UT   16 00 21.8   -18 17 46     0.426    1.147  100.3   58.2   281   24.0 
2026-03-04 00:00 UT   16 00 53.8   -18 07 57     0.425    1.152  101.2   57.6   281   24.0 
2026-03-05 00:00 UT   16 01 22.5   -17 57 55     0.424    1.158  102.2   56.9   281   24.0 
2026-03-06 00:00 UT   16 01 47.6   -17 47 38     0.422    1.163  103.1   56.2   281   24.0 
2026-03-07 00:00 UT   16 02 09.2   -17 37 07     0.421    1.168  104.0   55.5   281   23.9 
2026-03-08 00:00 UT   16 02 27.1   -17 26 21     0.419    1.173  105.0   54.8   280   23.9 
2026-03-09 00:00 UT   16 02 41.3   -17 15 20     0.418    1.178  106.0   54.1   280   23.9 
2026-03-10 00:00 UT   16 02 51.6   -17 04 03     0.416    1.183  107.0   53.4   280   23.9 
2026-03-11 00:00 UT   16 02 57.9   -16 52 30     0.414    1.188  108.0   52.7   280   23.9 
2026-03-12 00:00 UT   16 03 00.2   -16 40 42     0.413    1.193  109.0   51.9   280   23.8 
2026-03-13 00:00 UT   16 02 58.4   -16 28 37     0.411    1.198  110.0   51.2   280   23.8 
2026-03-14 00:00 UT   16 02 52.4   -16 16 15     0.409    1.203  111.1   50.4   280   23.8 
2026-03-15 00:00 UT   16 02 42.1   -16 03 37     0.407    1.208  112.1   49.7   279   23.8 
2026-03-16 00:00 UT   16 02 27.4   -15 50 42     0.406    1.213  113.2   48.9   279   23.8 
2026-03-17 00:00 UT   16 02 08.2   -15 37 29     0.404    1.218  114.3   48.1   279   23.7 
2026-03-18 00:00 UT   16 01 44.5   -15 23 59     0.402    1.223  115.5   47.3   279   23.7 
2026-03-19 00:00 UT   16 01 16.2   -15 10 12     0.400    1.228  116.6   46.5   279   23.7 
2026-03-20 00:00 UT   16 00 43.3   -14 56 07     0.399    1.233  117.7   45.6   279   23.7 
2026-03-21 00:00 UT   16 00 05.7   -14 41 45     0.397    1.238  118.9   44.8   278   23.6 
2026-03-22 00:00 UT   15 59 23.3   -14 27 05     0.395    1.242  120.1   43.9   278   23.6 
2026-03-23 00:00 UT   15 58 36.2   -14 12 08     0.393    1.247  121.3   43.0   278   23.6 

    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.