2020 QL2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	13 Aug 2026	26.5	1.541 AU	1.253 AU	14h56m	-10°43'	85.0°	40.9°

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)                : 0.3242335
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.1691473
            i (Inclination)                 : 4.74447
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 173.34307
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 264.44260
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 348.51294
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 257.76668
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -4.72212
            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
2026-08-13 00:00 UT   14 56 36.7   -10 43 09     1.253    1.541   85.0   40.9   106   26.5 
2026-08-13 16:59 UT   14 57 48.6   -10 50 27     1.259    1.540   84.6   40.9   106   26.5 
2026-08-14 00:00 UT   14 58 18.5   -10 53 28     1.261    1.540   84.5   40.9   106   26.5 
2026-08-15 00:00 UT   15 00 01.1   -11 03 45     1.270    1.539   84.0   40.9   106   26.6 
2026-08-16 00:00 UT   15 01 44.7   -11 14 01     1.279    1.538   83.5   40.9   106   26.6 
2026-08-17 00:00 UT   15 03 29.2   -11 24 15     1.287    1.537   83.0   40.8   105   26.6 
2026-08-18 00:00 UT   15 05 14.5   -11 34 28     1.296    1.536   82.5   40.8   105   26.6 
2026-08-19 00:00 UT   15 07 00.7   -11 44 38     1.304    1.535   82.0   40.8   105   26.6 
2026-08-20 00:00 UT   15 08 47.8   -11 54 47     1.313    1.534   81.5   40.7   105   26.6 
2026-08-21 00:00 UT   15 10 35.8   -12 04 53     1.321    1.533   81.0   40.7   105   26.6 
2026-08-22 00:00 UT   15 12 24.6   -12 14 57     1.330    1.532   80.5   40.6   105   26.6 
2026-08-23 00:00 UT   15 14 14.3   -12 24 59     1.338    1.531   80.0   40.6   104   26.7 
2026-08-24 00:00 UT   15 16 04.8   -12 34 58     1.346    1.530   79.5   40.5   104   26.7 
2026-08-25 00:00 UT   15 17 56.1   -12 44 55     1.354    1.529   79.1   40.5   104   26.7 
2026-08-26 00:00 UT   15 19 48.2   -12 54 49     1.362    1.527   78.6   40.4   104   26.7 
2026-08-27 00:00 UT   15 21 41.2   -13 04 40     1.370    1.526   78.1   40.4   104   26.7 
2026-08-28 00:00 UT   15 23 35.0   -13 14 28     1.379    1.525   77.6   40.3   103   26.7 
2026-08-29 00:00 UT   15 25 29.6   -13 24 13     1.386    1.523   77.2   40.3   103   26.7 
2026-08-30 00:00 UT   15 27 25.0   -13 33 55     1.394    1.522   76.7   40.2   103   26.7 

    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.