2017 QU32
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	18 Oct 2025	32.2	2.772 AU	3.016 AU	09h27m	+19°19'	66.4°	19.2°

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 2017 QU32 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.6136280
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.0879027
            i (Inclination)                 : 7.58484
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 335.16059
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 293.28892
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 213.19112
            Epoch                           : 2025 May 05

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 268.63292
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -6.96365
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.02            
        

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
2025-10-18 00:00 UT   09 27 44.1   +19 19 45     3.016    2.772   66.4   19.2   290   32.2 
2025-10-18 14:24 UT   09 28 25.0   +19 16 41     3.005    2.770   66.9   19.3   290   32.2 
2025-10-19 00:00 UT   09 28 52.1   +19 14 39     2.998    2.768   67.1   19.4   290   32.2 
2025-10-20 00:00 UT   09 29 59.7   +19 09 34     2.980    2.763   67.9   19.5   290   32.2 
2025-10-21 00:00 UT   09 31 06.9   +19 04 30     2.962    2.758   68.6   19.6   290   32.1 
2025-10-22 00:00 UT   09 32 13.5   +18 59 27     2.944    2.754   69.3   19.8   290   32.1 
2025-10-23 00:00 UT   09 33 19.7   +18 54 25     2.925    2.749   70.0   19.9   290   32.1 
2025-10-24 00:00 UT   09 34 25.4   +18 49 25     2.907    2.744   70.7   20.0   290   32.1 
2025-10-25 00:00 UT   09 35 30.6   +18 44 26     2.889    2.739   71.4   20.1   290   32.1 
2025-10-26 00:00 UT   09 36 35.3   +18 39 29     2.870    2.735   72.2   20.2   290   32.1 
2025-10-27 00:00 UT   09 37 39.4   +18 34 33     2.851    2.730   72.9   20.4   290   32.1 
2025-10-28 00:00 UT   09 38 43.0   +18 29 38     2.833    2.725   73.6   20.5   290   32.1 
2025-10-29 00:00 UT   09 39 46.1   +18 24 46     2.814    2.720   74.4   20.6   290   32.0 
2025-10-30 00:00 UT   09 40 48.6   +18 19 55     2.795    2.715   75.1   20.7   290   32.0 
2025-10-31 00:00 UT   09 41 50.6   +18 15 07     2.777    2.710   75.8   20.8   290   32.0 
2025-11-01 00:00 UT   09 42 52.0   +18 10 20     2.758    2.705   76.6   20.9   290   32.0 
2025-11-02 00:00 UT   09 43 52.8   +18 05 35     2.739    2.700   77.3   21.0   290   32.0 
2025-11-03 00:00 UT   09 44 53.0   +18 00 52     2.720    2.695   78.1   21.1   290   32.0 
2025-11-04 00:00 UT   09 45 52.6   +17 56 12     2.701    2.690   78.8   21.2   290   31.9 
2025-11-05 00:00 UT   09 46 51.6   +17 51 34     2.682    2.685   79.6   21.3   290   31.9 
2025-11-06 00:00 UT   09 47 49.9   +17 46 58     2.662    2.680   80.3   21.4   290   31.9 
2025-11-07 00:00 UT   09 48 47.7   +17 42 25     2.643    2.675   81.1   21.5   290   31.9 
2025-11-08 00:00 UT   09 49 44.7   +17 37 54     2.624    2.670   81.8   21.5   290   31.9 
2025-11-09 00:00 UT   09 50 41.1   +17 33 26     2.605    2.665   82.6   21.6   290   31.9 
2025-11-10 00:00 UT   09 51 36.8   +17 29 01     2.586    2.660   83.4   21.7   290   31.8 
2025-11-11 00:00 UT   09 52 31.9   +17 24 38     2.566    2.655   84.2   21.8   290   31.8 
2025-11-12 00:00 UT   09 53 26.2   +17 20 19     2.547    2.650   84.9   21.8   290   31.8 
2025-11-13 00:00 UT   09 54 19.7   +17 16 03     2.528    2.645   85.7   21.9   290   31.8 
2025-11-14 00:00 UT   09 55 12.5   +17 11 50     2.508    2.639   86.5   22.0   290   31.8 
2025-11-15 00:00 UT   09 56 04.6   +17 07 41     2.489    2.634   87.3   22.0   290   31.7 
2025-11-16 00:00 UT   09 56 55.8   +17 03 35     2.469    2.629   88.1   22.1   290   31.7 
2025-11-17 00:00 UT   09 57 46.3   +16 59 33     2.450    2.624   88.9   22.1   290   31.7 

    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.