2022 QN47
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	4 Sep 2026	24.3	1.627 AU	0.877 AU	18h54m	-36°28'	119.1°	32.8°

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)                : 0.6058947
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.5611172
            i (Inclination)                 : 8.40474
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 74.38102
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 330.17724
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 313.79941
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 44.82446
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -4.16854
            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
2026-09-04 00:00 UT   18 54 10.5   -36 28 02     0.877    1.627  119.1   32.8    77   24.3 
2026-09-04 22:16 UT   18 53 44.6   -36 27 45     0.878    1.620  118.2   33.3    77   24.3 
2026-09-05 00:00 UT   18 53 42.8   -36 27 43     0.878    1.619  118.1   33.3    77   24.3 
2026-09-06 00:00 UT   18 53 18.8   -36 27 13     0.879    1.611  117.1   33.9    78   24.3 
2026-09-07 00:00 UT   18 52 58.6   -36 26 33     0.880    1.603  116.1   34.4    78   24.3 
2026-09-08 00:00 UT   18 52 42.1   -36 25 43     0.880    1.595  115.1   34.9    78   24.3 
2026-09-09 00:00 UT   18 52 29.4   -36 24 43     0.881    1.586  114.1   35.4    79   24.3 
2026-09-10 00:00 UT   18 52 20.6   -36 23 34     0.882    1.578  113.2   35.9    79   24.3 
2026-09-11 00:00 UT   18 52 15.6   -36 22 17     0.883    1.570  112.2   36.4    79   24.4 
2026-09-12 00:00 UT   18 52 14.3   -36 20 50     0.884    1.562  111.3   36.9    79   24.4 
2026-09-13 00:00 UT   18 52 16.9   -36 19 15     0.885    1.554  110.3   37.4    80   24.4 
2026-09-14 00:00 UT   18 52 23.3   -36 17 32     0.886    1.546  109.4   37.9    80   24.4 
2026-09-15 00:00 UT   18 52 33.5   -36 15 41     0.887    1.537  108.5   38.3    80   24.4 
2026-09-16 00:00 UT   18 52 47.5   -36 13 42     0.887    1.529  107.6   38.8    80   24.4 
2026-09-17 00:00 UT   18 53 05.2   -36 11 35     0.888    1.521  106.7   39.3    81   24.4 
2026-09-18 00:00 UT   18 53 26.7   -36 09 21     0.889    1.513  105.9   39.7    81   24.4 
2026-09-19 00:00 UT   18 53 51.9   -36 06 59     0.890    1.505  105.0   40.2    81   24.4 
2026-09-20 00:00 UT   18 54 20.7   -36 04 30     0.891    1.497  104.2   40.6    81   24.4 
2026-09-21 00:00 UT   18 54 53.2   -36 01 54     0.892    1.489  103.3   41.0    81   24.4 
2026-09-22 00:00 UT   18 55 29.4   -35 59 10     0.893    1.481  102.5   41.4    81   24.4 
2026-09-23 00:00 UT   18 56 09.1   -35 56 20     0.893    1.473  101.7   41.9    82   24.4 
2026-09-24 00:00 UT   18 56 52.4   -35 53 22     0.894    1.464  100.9   42.3    82   24.4 
2026-09-25 00:00 UT   18 57 39.3   -35 50 17     0.895    1.456  100.1   42.7    82   24.4 
2026-09-26 00:00 UT   18 58 29.6   -35 47 05     0.895    1.448   99.3   43.1    82   24.4 
2026-09-27 00:00 UT   18 59 23.4   -35 43 45     0.896    1.440   98.6   43.5    82   24.4 
2026-09-28 00:00 UT   19 00 20.6   -35 40 18     0.896    1.432   97.8   43.9    82   24.4 
2026-09-29 00:00 UT   19 01 21.3   -35 36 43     0.897    1.424   97.1   44.3    82   24.4 
2026-09-30 00:00 UT   19 02 25.3   -35 33 01     0.897    1.416   96.3   44.7    82   24.4 
2026-10-01 00:00 UT   19 03 32.7   -35 29 11     0.898    1.408   95.6   45.0    82   24.4 
2026-10-02 00:00 UT   19 04 43.3   -35 25 12     0.898    1.401   94.9   45.4    82   24.4 
2026-10-03 00:00 UT   19 05 57.3   -35 21 06     0.898    1.393   94.2   45.8    82   24.4 
2026-10-04 00:00 UT   19 07 14.6   -35 16 51     0.898    1.385   93.5   46.1    82   24.4 

    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.