2020 QL2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	17 Jan 2026	24.4	0.908 AU	0.393 AU	15h00m	-23°20'	67.4°	89.0°

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 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
2026-01-17 00:00 UT   15 00 04.6   -23 20 44     0.393    0.908   67.4   89.0   284   24.4 
2026-01-17 11:37 UT   15 00 51.0   -23 17 28     0.395    0.911   67.7   88.6   284   24.4 
2026-01-18 00:00 UT   15 01 40.6   -23 14 02     0.396    0.913   68.1   88.2   284   24.4 
2026-01-19 00:00 UT   15 03 17.5   -23 07 31     0.399    0.918   68.7   87.3   284   24.4 
2026-01-20 00:00 UT   15 04 55.1   -23 01 10     0.402    0.923   69.4   86.5   284   24.4 
2026-01-21 00:00 UT   15 06 33.3   -22 54 58     0.405    0.928   70.1   85.7   284   24.4 
2026-01-22 00:00 UT   15 08 12.0   -22 48 53     0.408    0.933   70.8   84.9   284   24.3 
2026-01-23 00:00 UT   15 09 51.0   -22 42 56     0.410    0.938   71.4   84.1   284   24.3 
2026-01-24 00:00 UT   15 11 30.2   -22 37 04     0.413    0.943   72.1   83.3   284   24.3 
2026-01-25 00:00 UT   15 13 09.5   -22 31 17     0.415    0.948   72.8   82.5   284   24.3 
2026-01-26 00:00 UT   15 14 48.7   -22 25 33     0.417    0.954   73.4   81.8   284   24.3 
2026-01-27 00:00 UT   15 16 27.8   -22 19 54     0.419    0.959   74.1   81.0   284   24.3 
2026-01-28 00:00 UT   15 18 06.6   -22 14 16     0.421    0.964   74.8   80.3   284   24.3 
2026-01-29 00:00 UT   15 19 45.0   -22 08 40     0.423    0.969   75.4   79.6   284   24.3 
2026-01-30 00:00 UT   15 21 23.1   -22 03 05     0.425    0.975   76.1   78.9   284   24.3 
2026-01-31 00:00 UT   15 23 00.5   -21 57 31     0.427    0.980   76.8   78.2   284   24.3 
2026-02-01 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 

    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.