2022 QN47
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	11 May 2026	26.7	2.503 AU	1.990 AU	20h18m	-24°09'	108.7°	22.5°

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
2026-05-11 00:00 UT   20 18 09.4   -24 09 38     1.990    2.503  108.7   22.5   258   26.7 
2026-05-11 15:48 UT   20 18 37.6   -24 10 44     1.978    2.499  109.2   22.4   258   26.7 
2026-05-12 00:00 UT   20 18 52.0   -24 11 20     1.971    2.497  109.5   22.4   258   26.7 
2026-05-13 00:00 UT   20 19 33.6   -24 13 08     1.952    2.490  110.3   22.4   258   26.7 
2026-05-14 00:00 UT   20 20 14.0   -24 15 04     1.934    2.483  111.1   22.3   259   26.6 
2026-05-15 00:00 UT   20 20 53.3   -24 17 06     1.915    2.476  111.9   22.2   259   26.6 
2026-05-16 00:00 UT   20 21 31.4   -24 19 16     1.896    2.470  112.7   22.2   259   26.6 
2026-05-17 00:00 UT   20 22 08.4   -24 21 33     1.878    2.463  113.6   22.1   259   26.6 
2026-05-18 00:00 UT   20 22 44.1   -24 23 58     1.859    2.456  114.4   22.0   259   26.5 
2026-05-19 00:00 UT   20 23 18.5   -24 26 31     1.841    2.449  115.2   21.9   259   26.5 
2026-05-20 00:00 UT   20 23 51.7   -24 29 12     1.822    2.443  116.1   21.8   259   26.5 
2026-05-21 00:00 UT   20 24 23.7   -24 32 00     1.804    2.436  116.9   21.7   259   26.4 
2026-05-22 00:00 UT   20 24 54.3   -24 34 57     1.786    2.429  117.8   21.6   259   26.4 
2026-05-23 00:00 UT   20 25 23.5   -24 38 03     1.768    2.422  118.7   21.5   259   26.4 
2026-05-24 00:00 UT   20 25 51.4   -24 41 17     1.750    2.415  119.5   21.4   259   26.3 
2026-05-25 00:00 UT   20 26 17.9   -24 44 40     1.732    2.408  120.4   21.3   259   26.3 
2026-05-26 00:00 UT   20 26 43.0   -24 48 12     1.714    2.401  121.3   21.1   260   26.3 
2026-05-27 00:00 UT   20 27 06.7   -24 51 53     1.697    2.395  122.1   21.0   260   26.2 
2026-05-28 00:00 UT   20 27 28.8   -24 55 44     1.679    2.388  123.0   20.8   260   26.2 
2026-05-29 00:00 UT   20 27 49.5   -24 59 44     1.662    2.381  123.9   20.7   260   26.2 
2026-05-30 00:00 UT   20 28 08.6   -25 03 53     1.645    2.374  124.8   20.5   260   26.1 
2026-05-31 00:00 UT   20 28 26.2   -25 08 13     1.628    2.367  125.7   20.4   260   26.1 
2026-06-01 00:00 UT   20 28 42.2   -25 12 42     1.611    2.360  126.6   20.2   260   26.1 
2026-06-02 00:00 UT   20 28 56.5   -25 17 22     1.594    2.353  127.5   20.0   261   26.0 
2026-06-03 00:00 UT   20 29 09.2   -25 22 12     1.577    2.346  128.4   19.8   261   26.0 
2026-06-04 00:00 UT   20 29 20.2   -25 27 12     1.560    2.339  129.3   19.6   261   26.0 
2026-06-05 00:00 UT   20 29 29.4   -25 32 23     1.544    2.332  130.3   19.4   261   25.9 
2026-06-06 00:00 UT   20 29 36.9   -25 37 45     1.527    2.324  131.2   19.2   262   25.9 
2026-06-07 00:00 UT   20 29 42.5   -25 43 18     1.511    2.317  132.1   18.9   262   25.8 
2026-06-08 00:00 UT   20 29 46.3   -25 49 01     1.495    2.310  133.1   18.7   262   25.8 
2026-06-09 00:00 UT   20 29 48.2   -25 54 56     1.479    2.303  134.0   18.5   262   25.8 
2026-06-10 00:00 UT   20 29 48.2   -26 01 02     1.463    2.296  135.0   18.2   263   25.7 

    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.