2021 GQ
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	10 Feb 2026	29.8	1.859 AU	1.869 AU	02h04m	+17°26'	74.1°	30.7°

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 2021 GQ are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.3329294
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.4856025
            i (Inclination)                 : 5.69904
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 12.82568
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 203.47484
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 189.36297
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 36.19696
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -2.26704
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 1.81            
        

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
2026-02-10 00:00 UT   02 04 21.2   +17 26 17     1.869    1.859   74.1   30.7    69   29.8 
2026-02-10 13:22 UT   02 05 12.0   +17 30 22     1.874    1.858   73.8   30.7    69   29.8 
2026-02-11 00:00 UT   02 05 52.7   +17 33 38     1.878    1.857   73.5   30.6    69   29.8 
2026-02-12 00:00 UT   02 07 25.2   +17 41 01     1.887    1.854   72.9   30.6    69   29.8 
2026-02-13 00:00 UT   02 08 58.7   +17 48 28     1.896    1.852   72.3   30.5    69   29.9 
2026-02-14 00:00 UT   02 10 33.1   +17 55 57     1.905    1.849   71.6   30.5    69   29.9 
2026-02-15 00:00 UT   02 12 08.6   +18 03 28     1.914    1.847   71.0   30.4    69   29.9 
2026-02-16 00:00 UT   02 13 45.0   +18 11 02     1.923    1.844   70.4   30.3    69   29.9 
2026-02-17 00:00 UT   02 15 22.4   +18 18 38     1.931    1.841   69.8   30.2    69   29.9 
2026-02-18 00:00 UT   02 17 00.8   +18 26 15     1.940    1.839   69.2   30.2    69   29.9 
2026-02-19 00:00 UT   02 18 40.1   +18 33 55     1.949    1.836   68.6   30.1    69   29.9 
2026-02-20 00:00 UT   02 20 20.3   +18 41 37     1.957    1.833   68.1   30.0    69   29.9 
2026-02-21 00:00 UT   02 22 01.5   +18 49 20     1.965    1.831   67.5   29.9    69   29.9 
2026-02-22 00:00 UT   02 23 43.6   +18 57 05     1.974    1.828   66.9   29.8    69   29.9 
2026-02-23 00:00 UT   02 25 26.6   +19 04 50     1.982    1.825   66.3   29.8    69   29.9 
2026-02-24 00:00 UT   02 27 10.5   +19 12 37     1.990    1.822   65.7   29.7    69   29.9 
2026-02-25 00:00 UT   02 28 55.4   +19 20 25     1.998    1.819   65.2   29.6    69   29.9 
2026-02-26 00:00 UT   02 30 41.1   +19 28 14     2.006    1.817   64.6   29.5    70   29.9 
2026-02-27 00:00 UT   02 32 27.7   +19 36 03     2.014    1.814   64.0   29.4    70   29.9 
2026-02-28 00:00 UT   02 34 15.1   +19 43 53     2.022    1.811   63.5   29.3    70   29.9 
2026-03-01 00:00 UT   02 36 03.5   +19 51 43     2.029    1.808   62.9   29.2    70   29.9 
2026-03-02 00:00 UT   02 37 52.7   +19 59 33     2.037    1.805   62.4   29.1    70   29.9 

    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.