(285571) 2000 PQ9
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	14 May 2026	22.0	1.868 AU	1.339 AU	10h11m	-08°20'	104.4°	31.6°

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 2000 PQ9 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.4324411
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.9035657
            i (Inclination)                 : 13.48267
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 297.16245
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 7.05696
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 231.96153
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 304.02681
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 1.64141
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.63            
        

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
2026-05-14 00:00 UT   10 11 45.8   -08 20 27     1.339    1.868  104.4   31.6   107   22.0 
2026-05-14 02:30 UT   10 11 48.8   -08 20 07     1.340    1.867  104.3   31.6   107   22.0 
2026-05-15 00:00 UT   10 12 14.9   -08 17 15     1.344    1.862  103.6   31.8   107   22.0 
2026-05-16 00:00 UT   10 12 46.0   -08 14 15     1.350    1.857  102.8   32.1   108   22.0 
2026-05-17 00:00 UT   10 13 19.2   -08 11 27     1.355    1.851  102.0   32.3   108   22.0 
2026-05-18 00:00 UT   10 13 54.4   -08 08 52     1.360    1.845  101.2   32.5   108   22.0 
2026-05-19 00:00 UT   10 14 31.7   -08 06 29     1.365    1.840  100.4   32.7   109   22.0 
2026-05-20 00:00 UT   10 15 11.1   -08 04 18     1.370    1.834   99.6   32.9   109   22.0 
2026-05-21 00:00 UT   10 15 52.3   -08 02 20     1.375    1.829   98.9   33.1   109   22.0 
2026-05-22 00:00 UT   10 16 35.6   -08 00 34     1.380    1.823   98.1   33.3   109   22.0 
2026-05-23 00:00 UT   10 17 20.7   -07 58 60     1.385    1.818   97.4   33.5   110   22.1 
2026-05-24 00:00 UT   10 18 07.8   -07 57 39     1.391    1.812   96.6   33.7   110   22.1 
2026-05-25 00:00 UT   10 18 56.7   -07 56 30     1.396    1.806   95.9   33.9   110   22.1 
2026-05-26 00:00 UT   10 19 47.4   -07 55 33     1.401    1.801   95.2   34.1   111   22.1 
2026-05-27 00:00 UT   10 20 40.0   -07 54 48     1.406    1.795   94.4   34.2   111   22.1 
2026-05-28 00:00 UT   10 21 34.4   -07 54 16     1.411    1.789   93.7   34.4   111   22.1 
2026-05-29 00:00 UT   10 22 30.5   -07 53 56     1.415    1.784   93.0   34.6   111   22.1 
2026-05-30 00:00 UT   10 23 28.3   -07 53 47     1.420    1.778   92.3   34.7   112   22.1 
2026-05-31 00:00 UT   10 24 27.9   -07 53 51     1.425    1.772   91.6   34.9   112   22.1 
2026-06-01 00:00 UT   10 25 29.2   -07 54 06     1.430    1.767   91.0   35.0   112   22.1 
2026-06-02 00:00 UT   10 26 32.1   -07 54 34     1.435    1.761   90.3   35.2   112   22.1 
2026-06-03 00:00 UT   10 27 36.7   -07 55 13     1.439    1.755   89.6   35.3   113   22.1 
2026-06-04 00:00 UT   10 28 42.9   -07 56 03     1.444    1.749   88.9   35.4   113   22.1 
2026-06-05 00:00 UT   10 29 50.8   -07 57 06     1.449    1.744   88.3   35.6   113   22.1 
2026-06-06 00:00 UT   10 31 00.2   -07 58 20     1.453    1.738   87.6   35.7   113   22.1 
2026-06-07 00:00 UT   10 32 11.3   -07 59 45     1.458    1.732   87.0   35.8   113   22.1 
2026-06-08 00:00 UT   10 33 23.9   -08 01 22     1.462    1.726   86.4   35.9   114   22.1 
2026-06-09 00:00 UT   10 34 38.1   -08 03 11     1.467    1.720   85.7   36.0   114   22.1 
2026-06-10 00:00 UT   10 35 53.8   -08 05 11     1.471    1.715   85.1   36.2   114   22.1 
2026-06-11 00:00 UT   10 37 11.0   -08 07 22     1.475    1.709   84.5   36.3   114   22.1 
2026-06-12 00:00 UT   10 38 29.8   -08 09 44     1.479    1.703   83.9   36.4   114   22.1 
2026-06-13 00:00 UT   10 39 50.0   -08 12 18     1.483    1.697   83.3   36.5   115   22.1 

    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.