(836356) 2012 OQ
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	19 Jun 2026	24.7	1.639 AU	1.105 AU	12h15m	-12°22'	101.1°	37.5°

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 2012 OQ are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.3948372
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.1899580
            i (Inclination)                 : 7.09721
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 293.98662
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 100.84825
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 44.44225
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 214.91662
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 6.96974
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 1.30            
        

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
2026-06-19 00:00 UT   12 15 59.4   -12 22 46     1.105    1.639  101.1   37.5   112   24.7 
2026-06-19 17:37 UT   12 16 43.7   -12 22 05     1.112    1.638  100.5   37.6   112   24.7 
2026-06-20 00:00 UT   12 16 59.9   -12 21 52     1.114    1.637  100.4   37.6   112   24.7 
2026-06-21 00:00 UT   12 18 02.0   -12 21 14     1.123    1.636   99.6   37.8   112   24.7 
2026-06-22 00:00 UT   12 19 05.5   -12 20 50     1.132    1.635   98.9   37.9   112   24.7 
2026-06-23 00:00 UT   12 20 10.6   -12 20 40     1.141    1.633   98.2   38.0   112   24.8 
2026-06-24 00:00 UT   12 21 17.0   -12 20 43     1.150    1.632   97.5   38.1   112   24.8 
2026-06-25 00:00 UT   12 22 24.9   -12 21 01     1.159    1.630   96.9   38.2   113   24.8 
2026-06-26 00:00 UT   12 23 34.1   -12 21 32     1.167    1.628   96.2   38.4   113   24.8 
2026-06-27 00:00 UT   12 24 44.7   -12 22 15     1.176    1.627   95.5   38.5   113   24.8 
2026-06-28 00:00 UT   12 25 56.6   -12 23 11     1.185    1.625   94.8   38.6   113   24.8 
2026-06-29 00:00 UT   12 27 09.8   -12 24 20     1.194    1.623   94.2   38.6   113   24.9 
2026-06-30 00:00 UT   12 28 24.3   -12 25 41     1.202    1.621   93.5   38.7   113   24.9 
2026-07-01 00:00 UT   12 29 40.0   -12 27 13     1.211    1.620   92.9   38.8   113   24.9 
2026-07-02 00:00 UT   12 30 56.9   -12 28 57     1.219    1.618   92.2   38.9   113   24.9 
2026-07-03 00:00 UT   12 32 15.0   -12 30 52     1.228    1.616   91.6   39.0   113   24.9 
2026-07-04 00:00 UT   12 33 34.3   -12 32 58     1.236    1.614   91.0   39.0   113   24.9 
2026-07-05 00:00 UT   12 34 54.7   -12 35 15     1.245    1.612   90.3   39.1   113   24.9 
2026-07-06 00:00 UT   12 36 16.4   -12 37 43     1.253    1.610   89.7   39.2   113   25.0 
2026-07-07 00:00 UT   12 37 39.1   -12 40 20     1.262    1.608   89.1   39.2   113   25.0 
2026-07-08 00:00 UT   12 39 03.0   -12 43 08     1.270    1.606   88.5   39.3   114   25.0 
2026-07-09 00:00 UT   12 40 27.9   -12 46 06     1.278    1.603   87.9   39.3   114   25.0 
2026-07-10 00:00 UT   12 41 54.0   -12 49 14     1.286    1.601   87.3   39.4   114   25.0 
2026-07-11 00:00 UT   12 43 21.1   -12 52 31     1.295    1.599   86.7   39.4   114   25.0 
2026-07-12 00:00 UT   12 44 49.3   -12 55 57     1.303    1.597   86.1   39.4   114   25.0 
2026-07-13 00:00 UT   12 46 18.6   -12 59 33     1.311    1.594   85.5   39.5   114   25.0 
2026-07-14 00:00 UT   12 47 48.9   -13 03 17     1.319    1.592   84.9   39.5   114   25.1 
2026-07-15 00:00 UT   12 49 20.2   -13 07 10     1.327    1.590   84.3   39.5   114   25.1 

    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.