2022 QH8
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	8 Apr 2026	28.7	1.999 AU	2.413 AU	21h38m	-09°41'	54.2°	24.0°

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 2022 QH8 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.6759208
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.4453138
            i (Inclination)                 : 6.36812
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 171.42414
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 247.87095
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 287.38115
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 239.17107
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -5.89730
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.82            
        

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
2026-04-08 00:00 UT   21 38 35.7   -09 41 48     2.413    1.999   54.2   24.0   254   28.7 
2026-04-08 06:19 UT   21 39 08.7   -09 39 04     2.408    1.997   54.3   24.0   254   28.7 
2026-04-09 00:00 UT   21 40 41.4   -09 31 21     2.395    1.990   54.6   24.2   254   28.7 
2026-04-10 00:00 UT   21 42 47.6   -09 20 48     2.377    1.982   55.1   24.5   254   28.7 
2026-04-11 00:00 UT   21 44 54.4   -09 10 07     2.359    1.973   55.5   24.7   253   28.7 
2026-04-12 00:00 UT   21 47 01.8   -08 59 19     2.342    1.964   55.9   25.0   253   28.6 
2026-04-13 00:00 UT   21 49 09.8   -08 48 24     2.324    1.955   56.3   25.3   253   28.6 
2026-04-14 00:00 UT   21 51 18.5   -08 37 21     2.306    1.946   56.8   25.5   253   28.6 
2026-04-15 00:00 UT   21 53 27.7   -08 26 11     2.288    1.937   57.2   25.8   253   28.6 
2026-04-16 00:00 UT   21 55 37.7   -08 14 54     2.270    1.928   57.6   26.1   253   28.6 
2026-04-17 00:00 UT   21 57 48.3   -08 03 29     2.253    1.919   58.0   26.3   252   28.5 
2026-04-18 00:00 UT   21 59 59.5   -07 51 56     2.235    1.910   58.4   26.6   252   28.5 
2026-04-19 00:00 UT   22 02 11.5   -07 40 16     2.217    1.901   58.8   26.9   252   28.5 
2026-04-20 00:00 UT   22 04 24.2   -07 28 28     2.199    1.892   59.2   27.1   252   28.5 
2026-04-21 00:00 UT   22 06 37.6   -07 16 32     2.181    1.883   59.6   27.4   252   28.5 
2026-04-22 00:00 UT   22 08 51.8   -07 04 29     2.164    1.874   59.9   27.7   252   28.4 

    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.