2020 QL2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	31 Jan 2026	24.3	0.980 AU	0.427 AU	15h23m	-21°57'	76.8°	78.2°

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 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
2026-01-31 00:00 UT   15 23 00.5   -21 57 31     0.427    0.980   76.8   78.2   284   24.3 
2026-01-31 12:28 UT   15 23 50.9   -21 54 37     0.427    0.983   77.1   77.8   284   24.3 
2026-02-01 00:00 UT   15 24 37.3   -21 51 56     0.428    0.985   77.4   77.5   284   24.3 
2026-02-02 00:00 UT   15 26 13.4   -21 46 20     0.430    0.991   78.1   76.8   284   24.3 
2026-02-03 00:00 UT   15 27 48.7   -21 40 43     0.431    0.996   78.8   76.1   284   24.3 
2026-02-04 00:00 UT   15 29 23.0   -21 35 03     0.432    1.001   79.5   75.4   284   24.3 
2026-02-05 00:00 UT   15 30 56.3   -21 29 21     0.433    1.007   80.2   74.8   284   24.3 
2026-02-06 00:00 UT   15 32 28.5   -21 23 35     0.434    1.012   80.8   74.1   283   24.3 
2026-02-07 00:00 UT   15 33 59.5   -21 17 45     0.435    1.018   81.5   73.5   283   24.3 
2026-02-08 00:00 UT   15 35 29.2   -21 11 51     0.436    1.023   82.2   72.8   283   24.3 
2026-02-09 00:00 UT   15 36 57.4   -21 05 51     0.436    1.028   82.9   72.2   283   24.3 
2026-02-10 00:00 UT   15 38 24.2   -20 59 46     0.437    1.034   83.6   71.5   283   24.2 
2026-02-11 00:00 UT   15 39 49.3   -20 53 34     0.437    1.039   84.3   70.9   283   24.2 
2026-02-12 00:00 UT   15 41 12.8   -20 47 16     0.438    1.045   85.1   70.3   283   24.2 
2026-02-13 00:00 UT   15 42 34.4   -20 40 51     0.438    1.050   85.8   69.6   283   24.2 
2026-02-14 00:00 UT   15 43 54.2   -20 34 18     0.438    1.056   86.5   69.0   283   24.2 
2026-02-15 00:00 UT   15 45 12.0   -20 27 37     0.438    1.061   87.3   68.4   283   24.2 
2026-02-16 00:00 UT   15 46 27.8   -20 20 48     0.438    1.067   88.0   67.8   283   24.2 
2026-02-17 00:00 UT   15 47 41.4   -20 13 50     0.438    1.072   88.8   67.1   283   24.2 
2026-02-18 00:00 UT   15 48 52.7   -20 06 43     0.437    1.077   89.5   66.5   282   24.2 
2026-02-19 00:00 UT   15 50 01.8   -19 59 26     0.437    1.083   90.3   65.9   282   24.2 
2026-02-20 00:00 UT   15 51 08.4   -19 51 59     0.437    1.088   91.1   65.3   282   24.2 
2026-02-21 00:00 UT   15 52 12.6   -19 44 22     0.436    1.094   91.9   64.6   282   24.2 
2026-02-22 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 

    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.