2020 QL2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	18 Dec 2025	25.5	0.802 AU	0.266 AU	14h40m	-30°18'	40.8°	126.7°

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
2025-12-18 00:00 UT   14 40 50.4   -30 18 02     0.266    0.802   40.8  126.7   272   25.5 
2025-12-18 08:12 UT   14 40 24.5   -30 09 34     0.268    0.802   41.2  126.1   272   25.5 
2025-12-19 00:00 UT   14 39 39.1   -29 53 33     0.271    0.804   42.0  124.9   273   25.4 
2025-12-20 00:00 UT   14 38 40.4   -29 29 56     0.275    0.806   43.2  123.2   274   25.3 
2025-12-21 00:00 UT   14 37 53.7   -29 07 12     0.280    0.808   44.4  121.6   275   25.2 
2025-12-22 00:00 UT   14 37 18.3   -28 45 22     0.285    0.810   45.5  120.0   276   25.1 
2025-12-23 00:00 UT   14 36 53.4   -28 24 26     0.289    0.813   46.6  118.4   276   25.1 
2025-12-24 00:00 UT   14 36 38.4   -28 04 22     0.294    0.815   47.7  116.9   277   25.0 
2025-12-25 00:00 UT   14 36 32.8   -27 45 11     0.299    0.818   48.7  115.4   278   24.9 
2025-12-26 00:00 UT   14 36 35.9   -27 26 50     0.303    0.821   49.7  113.9   278   24.9 
2025-12-27 00:00 UT   14 36 47.2   -27 09 19     0.308    0.824   50.7  112.5   279   24.8 
2025-12-28 00:00 UT   14 37 06.1   -26 52 35     0.313    0.827   51.7  111.1   279   24.8 
2025-12-29 00:00 UT   14 37 32.1   -26 36 38     0.317    0.830   52.6  109.7   280   24.7 
2025-12-30 00:00 UT   14 38 04.8   -26 21 26     0.322    0.833   53.5  108.4   280   24.7 
2025-12-31 00:00 UT   14 38 43.8   -26 06 57     0.327    0.837   54.4  107.1   281   24.7 
2026-01-01 00:00 UT   14 39 28.6   -25 53 09     0.331    0.840   55.3  105.8   281   24.6 
2026-01-02 00:00 UT   14 40 18.9   -25 39 60     0.336    0.844   56.2  104.6   281   24.6 
2026-01-03 00:00 UT   14 41 14.2   -25 27 28     0.340    0.848   57.0  103.4   282   24.6 
2026-01-04 00:00 UT   14 42 14.2   -25 15 32     0.344    0.851   57.8  102.2   282   24.5 
2026-01-05 00:00 UT   14 43 18.5   -25 04 10     0.349    0.855   58.6  101.0   282   24.5 
2026-01-06 00:00 UT   14 44 26.9   -24 53 20     0.353    0.859   59.4   99.9   283   24.5 
2026-01-07 00:00 UT   14 45 39.0   -24 43 00     0.357    0.863   60.2   98.8   283   24.5 
2026-01-08 00:00 UT   14 46 54.5   -24 33 08     0.361    0.867   60.9   97.7   283   24.5 
2026-01-09 00:00 UT   14 48 13.2   -24 23 42     0.365    0.872   61.7   96.7   283   24.5 
2026-01-10 00:00 UT   14 49 34.7   -24 14 41     0.369    0.876   62.4   95.6   283   24.4 
2026-01-11 00:00 UT   14 50 58.8   -24 06 03     0.373    0.880   63.2   94.6   283   24.4 
2026-01-12 00:00 UT   14 52 25.2   -23 57 46     0.376    0.885   63.9   93.7   283   24.4 
2026-01-13 00:00 UT   14 53 53.7   -23 49 49     0.380    0.889   64.6   92.7   284   24.4 
2026-01-14 00:00 UT   14 55 24.1   -23 42 09     0.384    0.894   65.3   91.8   284   24.4 
2026-01-15 00:00 UT   14 56 56.2   -23 34 46     0.387    0.899   66.0   90.8   284   24.4 
2026-01-16 00:00 UT   14 58 29.8   -23 27 38     0.390    0.903   66.7   89.9   284   24.4 
2026-01-17 00:00 UT   15 00 04.6   -23 20 44     0.393    0.908   67.4   89.0   284   24.4 

    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.