2022 QN47
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	23 Mar 2026	27.7	2.810 AU	2.950 AU	19h27m	-24°07'	72.2°	19.7°

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 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
2026-03-23 00:00 UT   19 27 17.3   -24 07 54     2.950    2.810   72.2   19.7   261   27.7 
2026-03-23 01:01 UT   19 27 20.5   -24 07 52     2.949    2.810   72.2   19.7   261   27.7 
2026-03-24 00:00 UT   19 28 33.1   -24 07 11     2.931    2.804   72.9   19.9   261   27.7 
2026-03-25 00:00 UT   19 29 48.5   -24 06 28     2.911    2.798   73.6   20.0   261   27.7 
2026-03-26 00:00 UT   19 31 03.5   -24 05 46     2.892    2.792   74.3   20.1   260   27.7 
2026-03-27 00:00 UT   19 32 18.1   -24 05 04     2.873    2.786   75.0   20.2   260   27.7 
2026-03-28 00:00 UT   19 33 32.3   -24 04 23     2.853    2.780   75.7   20.4   260   27.7 
2026-03-29 00:00 UT   19 34 46.0   -24 03 42     2.834    2.774   76.4   20.5   260   27.7 
2026-03-30 00:00 UT   19 35 59.3   -24 03 02     2.814    2.768   77.1   20.6   260   27.6 
2026-03-31 00:00 UT   19 37 12.1   -24 02 23     2.795    2.762   77.8   20.7   260   27.6 
2026-04-01 00:00 UT   19 38 24.5   -24 01 44     2.775    2.756   78.6   20.8   260   27.6 
2026-04-02 00:00 UT   19 39 36.4   -24 01 07     2.755    2.750   79.3   20.9   260   27.6 
2026-04-03 00:00 UT   19 40 47.9   -24 00 30     2.736    2.744   80.0   21.0   260   27.6 
2026-04-04 00:00 UT   19 41 58.9   -23 59 55     2.716    2.738   80.7   21.1   260   27.6 
2026-04-05 00:00 UT   19 43 09.3   -23 59 20     2.696    2.732   81.4   21.2   260   27.5 
2026-04-06 00:00 UT   19 44 19.3   -23 58 47     2.677    2.726   82.1   21.3   260   27.5 
2026-04-07 00:00 UT   19 45 28.8   -23 58 16     2.657    2.720   82.9   21.4   259   27.5 
2026-04-08 00:00 UT   19 46 37.7   -23 57 46     2.637    2.714   83.6   21.5   259   27.5 
2026-04-09 00:00 UT   19 47 46.1   -23 57 17     2.617    2.708   84.3   21.6   259   27.5 
2026-04-10 00:00 UT   19 48 54.0   -23 56 51     2.598    2.702   85.0   21.7   259   27.4 
2026-04-11 00:00 UT   19 50 01.2   -23 56 26     2.578    2.696   85.8   21.8   259   27.4 
2026-04-12 00:00 UT   19 51 08.0   -23 56 03     2.558    2.689   86.5   21.8   259   27.4 
2026-04-13 00:00 UT   19 52 14.1   -23 55 42     2.538    2.683   87.2   21.9   259   27.4 
2026-04-14 00:00 UT   19 53 19.6   -23 55 24     2.518    2.677   88.0   22.0   259   27.4 
2026-04-15 00:00 UT   19 54 24.5   -23 55 08     2.498    2.671   88.7   22.1   259   27.3 
2026-04-16 00:00 UT   19 55 28.8   -23 54 55     2.479    2.665   89.4   22.1   259   27.3 
2026-04-17 00:00 UT   19 56 32.4   -23 54 44     2.459    2.658   90.2   22.2   259   27.3 
2026-04-18 00:00 UT   19 57 35.3   -23 54 36     2.439    2.652   90.9   22.2   259   27.3 
2026-04-19 00:00 UT   19 58 37.6   -23 54 31     2.419    2.646   91.6   22.3   259   27.3 
2026-04-20 00:00 UT   19 59 39.2   -23 54 29     2.399    2.639   92.4   22.3   259   27.2 
2026-04-21 00:00 UT   20 00 40.1   -23 54 30     2.379    2.633   93.1   22.4   259   27.2 
2026-04-22 00:00 UT   20 01 40.3   -23 54 34     2.360    2.627   93.9   22.4   259   27.2 

    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.