2001 QF96
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	9 Nov 2026	25.3	1.100 AU	0.556 AU	09h15m	+02°10'	85.8°	63.9°

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 2001 QF96 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.3625748
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.5450820
            i (Inclination)                 : 6.64139
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 158.67896
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 224.45806
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 306.26561
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 202.94418
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -4.64622
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 1.92            
        

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
2026-11-09 00:00 UT   09 15 12.7   +02 10 46     0.556    1.100   85.8   63.9   287   25.3 
2026-11-09 22:26 UT   09 17 00.2   +02 01 55     0.557    1.104   86.2   63.5   287   25.3 
2026-11-10 00:00 UT   09 17 07.6   +02 01 18     0.557    1.104   86.3   63.5   287   25.3 
2026-11-11 00:00 UT   09 19 00.1   +01 52 01     0.558    1.109   86.8   63.1   287   25.3 
2026-11-12 00:00 UT   09 20 50.3   +01 42 54     0.558    1.113   87.3   62.7   288   25.3 
2026-11-13 00:00 UT   09 22 38.0   +01 33 59     0.559    1.118   87.8   62.2   288   25.3 
2026-11-14 00:00 UT   09 24 23.4   +01 25 15     0.560    1.122   88.3   61.8   288   25.3 
2026-11-15 00:00 UT   09 26 06.3   +01 16 43     0.560    1.127   88.8   61.4   288   25.3 
2026-11-16 00:00 UT   09 27 46.8   +01 08 23     0.560    1.131   89.3   61.0   289   25.3 
2026-11-17 00:00 UT   09 29 24.8   +01 00 16     0.561    1.136   89.9   60.5   289   25.3 
2026-11-18 00:00 UT   09 31 00.3   +00 52 20     0.561    1.141   90.5   60.1   289   25.3 
2026-11-19 00:00 UT   09 32 33.4   +00 44 38     0.561    1.145   91.0   59.6   289   25.3 
2026-11-20 00:00 UT   09 34 03.9   +00 37 09     0.561    1.150   91.6   59.2   290   25.3 
2026-11-21 00:00 UT   09 35 31.9   +00 29 53     0.561    1.155   92.2   58.7   290   25.3 
2026-11-22 00:00 UT   09 36 57.3   +00 22 51     0.561    1.160   92.8   58.3   290   25.3 
2026-11-23 00:00 UT   09 38 20.2   +00 16 04     0.561    1.165   93.4   57.8   290   25.3 
2026-11-24 00:00 UT   09 39 40.4   +00 09 30     0.560    1.169   94.1   57.4   290   25.3 
2026-11-25 00:00 UT   09 40 58.0   +00 03 12     0.560    1.174   94.7   56.9   291   25.3 
2026-11-26 00:00 UT   09 42 12.9   +00 02 52     0.559    1.179   95.4   56.4   291   25.3 
2026-11-27 00:00 UT   09 43 25.1   +00 08 39     0.559    1.184   96.1   56.0   291   25.3 
2026-11-28 00:00 UT   09 44 34.6   +00 14 11     0.558    1.189   96.7   55.5   291   25.3 
2026-11-29 00:00 UT   09 45 41.2   +00 19 26     0.558    1.194   97.4   55.0   292   25.3 
2026-11-30 00:00 UT   09 46 45.0   +00 24 25     0.557    1.199   98.1   54.5   292   25.3 

    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.