2019 QZ1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	6 Aug 2026	27.2	1.632 AU	2.478 AU	07h13m	+22°49'	26.3°	16.0°

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 QZ1 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.5607270
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.2110205
            i (Inclination)                 : 0.72995
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 346.70144
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 6.89971
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 316.41436
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 353.60060
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 0.08769
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.29            
        

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
2026-08-06 00:00 UT   07 13 30.9   +22 49 59     2.478    1.632   26.3   16.0   278   27.2 
2026-08-06 13:55 UT   07 14 59.0   +22 47 25     2.480    1.637   26.5   16.1   278   27.2 
2026-08-07 00:00 UT   07 16 02.5   +22 45 32     2.482    1.640   26.7   16.1   278   27.2 
2026-08-08 00:00 UT   07 18 33.0   +22 40 58     2.485    1.648   27.1   16.3   279   27.2 
2026-08-09 00:00 UT   07 21 02.3   +22 36 17     2.488    1.656   27.4   16.4   279   27.3 
2026-08-10 00:00 UT   07 23 30.5   +22 31 29     2.491    1.663   27.8   16.5   279   27.3 
2026-08-11 00:00 UT   07 25 57.5   +22 26 36     2.494    1.671   28.2   16.7   279   27.3 
2026-08-12 00:00 UT   07 28 23.4   +22 21 36     2.497    1.679   28.6   16.8   279   27.3 
2026-08-13 00:00 UT   07 30 48.1   +22 16 30     2.499    1.686   29.0   16.9   280   27.3 
2026-08-14 00:00 UT   07 33 11.8   +22 11 18     2.502    1.694   29.4   17.1   280   27.3 
2026-08-15 00:00 UT   07 35 34.3   +22 06 00     2.504    1.702   29.8   17.2   280   27.4 
2026-08-16 00:00 UT   07 37 55.7   +22 00 38     2.507    1.710   30.2   17.3   280   27.4 
2026-08-17 00:00 UT   07 40 15.9   +21 55 10     2.509    1.717   30.6   17.5   281   27.4 
2026-08-18 00:00 UT   07 42 35.1   +21 49 37     2.511    1.725   31.0   17.6   281   27.4 
2026-08-19 00:00 UT   07 44 53.1   +21 43 59     2.513    1.732   31.5   17.8   281   27.4 
2026-08-20 00:00 UT   07 47 10.1   +21 38 17     2.515    1.740   31.9   17.9   281   27.4 
2026-08-21 00:00 UT   07 49 25.9   +21 32 30     2.517    1.748   32.3   18.0   281   27.5 

    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.