2022 QN47
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	6 Feb 2026	28.2	3.058 AU	3.733 AU	18h25m	-24°25'	41.0°	12.2°

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 QN47 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.6059893
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.5611380
            i (Inclination)                 : 8.40572
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 74.38263
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 330.17928
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 265.71480
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 44.82816
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -4.16876
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.10            
        

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
2026-02-06 00:00 UT   18 25 34.6   -24 25 14     3.733    3.058   41.0   12.2   266   28.2 
2026-02-06 16:46 UT   18 26 34.9   -24 25 24     3.722    3.054   41.5   12.4   266   28.2 
2026-02-07 00:00 UT   18 27 00.8   -24 25 27     3.718    3.053   41.7   12.4   266   28.2 
2026-02-08 00:00 UT   18 28 27.0   -24 25 38     3.703    3.047   42.4   12.6   266   28.2 
2026-02-09 00:00 UT   18 29 53.0   -24 25 47     3.687    3.042   43.1   12.8   266   28.2 
2026-02-10 00:00 UT   18 31 19.0   -24 25 53     3.672    3.037   43.8   13.0   266   28.2 
2026-02-11 00:00 UT   18 32 44.9   -24 25 58     3.656    3.032   44.5   13.2   266   28.2 
2026-02-12 00:00 UT   18 34 10.6   -24 25 60     3.641    3.027   45.1   13.4   265   28.1 
2026-02-13 00:00 UT   18 35 36.2   -24 25 60     3.625    3.021   45.8   13.6   265   28.1 
2026-02-14 00:00 UT   18 37 01.7   -24 25 58     3.609    3.016   46.5   13.7   265   28.1 
2026-02-15 00:00 UT   18 38 27.1   -24 25 54     3.593    3.011   47.2   13.9   265   28.1 
2026-02-16 00:00 UT   18 39 52.3   -24 25 48     3.577    3.005   47.9   14.1   265   28.1 
2026-02-17 00:00 UT   18 41 17.4   -24 25 41     3.561    3.000   48.6   14.3   265   28.1 
2026-02-18 00:00 UT   18 42 42.3   -24 25 31     3.545    2.995   49.3   14.5   265   28.1 
2026-02-19 00:00 UT   18 44 07.1   -24 25 20     3.528    2.989   50.0   14.7   264   28.1 
2026-02-20 00:00 UT   18 45 31.7   -24 25 06     3.511    2.984   50.6   14.8   264   28.1 
2026-02-21 00:00 UT   18 46 56.1   -24 24 51     3.495    2.979   51.3   15.0   264   28.1 
2026-02-22 00:00 UT   18 48 20.3   -24 24 35     3.478    2.973   52.0   15.2   264   28.1 
2026-02-23 00:00 UT   18 49 44.3   -24 24 16     3.461    2.968   52.7   15.4   264   28.1 
2026-02-24 00:00 UT   18 51 08.2   -24 23 56     3.444    2.962   53.4   15.6   264   28.1 
2026-02-25 00:00 UT   18 52 31.8   -24 23 35     3.427    2.957   54.1   15.7   264   28.0 
2026-02-26 00:00 UT   18 53 55.3   -24 23 12     3.409    2.951   54.8   15.9   264   28.0 
2026-02-27 00:00 UT   18 55 18.5   -24 22 47     3.392    2.946   55.5   16.1   263   28.0 
2026-02-28 00:00 UT   18 56 41.5   -24 22 21     3.375    2.940   56.2   16.2   263   28.0 
2026-03-01 00:00 UT   18 58 04.3   -24 21 54     3.357    2.935   56.9   16.4   263   28.0 
2026-03-02 00:00 UT   18 59 26.9   -24 21 25     3.339    2.929   57.5   16.6   263   28.0 
2026-03-03 00:00 UT   19 00 49.3   -24 20 55     3.322    2.924   58.2   16.8   263   28.0 
2026-03-04 00:00 UT   19 02 11.4   -24 20 24     3.304    2.918   58.9   16.9   263   28.0 

    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.