2019 QT2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	8 Feb 2026	29.6	2.762 AU	3.210 AU	17h39m	-12°28'	54.8°	17.0°

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 2019 QT2 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.5674678
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.8045423
            i (Inclination)                 : 12.68858
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 160.95055
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 255.69708
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 180.13661
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 236.30480
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -12.28903
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.42            
        

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
2026-02-08 00:00 UT   17 39 01.2   -12 28 06     3.210    2.762   54.8   17.0   280   29.6 
2026-02-08 07:22 UT   17 39 24.8   -12 27 34     3.206    2.762   55.0   17.0   280   29.6 
2026-02-09 00:00 UT   17 40 17.8   -12 26 19     3.197    2.760   55.5   17.1   280   29.6 
2026-02-10 00:00 UT   17 41 34.1   -12 24 26     3.183    2.759   56.2   17.3   279   29.6 
2026-02-11 00:00 UT   17 42 49.9   -12 22 29     3.170    2.757   56.9   17.4   279   29.6 
2026-02-12 00:00 UT   17 44 05.3   -12 20 27     3.156    2.755   57.6   17.6   279   29.6 
2026-02-13 00:00 UT   17 45 20.2   -12 18 20     3.142    2.754   58.2   17.8   278   29.6 
2026-02-14 00:00 UT   17 46 34.7   -12 16 09     3.128    2.752   58.9   17.9   278   29.5 
2026-02-15 00:00 UT   17 47 48.7   -12 13 52     3.114    2.750   59.6   18.1   278   29.5 
2026-02-16 00:00 UT   17 49 02.3   -12 11 31     3.100    2.748   60.3   18.2   278   29.5 
2026-02-17 00:00 UT   17 50 15.3   -12 09 05     3.085    2.746   61.0   18.3   277   29.5 
2026-02-18 00:00 UT   17 51 27.9   -12 06 34     3.071    2.744   61.7   18.5   277   29.5 
2026-02-19 00:00 UT   17 52 40.0   -12 03 59     3.057    2.742   62.4   18.6   277   29.5 
2026-02-20 00:00 UT   17 53 51.6   -12 01 19     3.042    2.740   63.1   18.8   276   29.5 
2026-02-21 00:00 UT   17 55 02.6   -11 58 34     3.027    2.739   63.8   18.9   276   29.5 
2026-02-22 00:00 UT   17 56 13.1   -11 55 45     3.012    2.737   64.5   19.0   276   29.5 
2026-02-23 00:00 UT   17 57 23.0   -11 52 51     2.998    2.735   65.2   19.2   276   29.5 
2026-02-24 00:00 UT   17 58 32.4   -11 49 52     2.983    2.733   65.9   19.3   275   29.5 
2026-02-25 00:00 UT   17 59 41.3   -11 46 49     2.968    2.730   66.6   19.4   275   29.5 
2026-02-26 00:00 UT   18 00 49.5   -11 43 41     2.952    2.728   67.3   19.6   275   29.5 
2026-02-27 00:00 UT   18 01 57.2   -11 40 29     2.937    2.726   68.0   19.7   275   29.4 
2026-02-28 00:00 UT   18 03 04.2   -11 37 12     2.922    2.724   68.8   19.8   274   29.4 
2026-03-01 00:00 UT   18 04 10.7   -11 33 51     2.907    2.722   69.5   19.9   274   29.4 
2026-03-02 00:00 UT   18 05 16.5   -11 30 26     2.891    2.720   70.2   20.0   274   29.4 
2026-03-03 00:00 UT   18 06 21.8   -11 26 56     2.876    2.718   70.9   20.2   274   29.4 
2026-03-04 00:00 UT   18 07 26.4   -11 23 22     2.860    2.716   71.6   20.3   273   29.4 
2026-03-05 00:00 UT   18 08 30.3   -11 19 43     2.844    2.713   72.3   20.4   273   29.4 
2026-03-06 00:00 UT   18 09 33.6   -11 15 60     2.829    2.711   73.1   20.5   273   29.4 
2026-03-07 00:00 UT   18 10 36.2   -11 12 13     2.813    2.709   73.8   20.6   273   29.4 
2026-03-08 00:00 UT   18 11 38.1   -11 08 21     2.797    2.707   74.5   20.7   272   29.4 
2026-03-09 00:00 UT   18 12 39.3   -11 04 25     2.781    2.704   75.2   20.8   272   29.3 

    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.