2019 QZ1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	5 Oct 2026	28.0	2.075 AU	2.469 AU	09h13m	+16°35'	55.6°	23.4°

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)                : 0.5606746
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.2108504
            i (Inclination)                 : 0.72993
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 346.69943
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 6.89779
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 16.40858
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 353.59667
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 0.08766
            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
2026-10-05 00:00 UT   09 13 33.6   +16 35 03     2.469    2.075   55.6   23.4   288   28.0 
2026-10-05 15:15 UT   09 14 30.2   +16 30 51     2.466    2.080   56.0   23.5   288   28.0 
2026-10-06 00:00 UT   09 15 02.5   +16 28 26     2.464    2.082   56.2   23.5   288   28.0 
2026-10-07 00:00 UT   09 16 30.4   +16 21 51     2.460    2.089   56.9   23.6   288   28.0 
2026-10-08 00:00 UT   09 17 57.3   +16 15 18     2.456    2.096   57.5   23.7   288   28.0 
2026-10-09 00:00 UT   09 19 23.2   +16 08 47     2.452    2.103   58.1   23.8   288   28.0 
2026-10-10 00:00 UT   09 20 48.0   +16 02 19     2.447    2.109   58.7   23.9   288   28.1 
2026-10-11 00:00 UT   09 22 11.8   +15 55 53     2.442    2.116   59.4   24.0   288   28.1 
2026-10-12 00:00 UT   09 23 34.6   +15 49 29     2.438    2.123   60.0   24.0   288   28.1 
2026-10-13 00:00 UT   09 24 56.3   +15 43 09     2.433    2.130   60.7   24.1   288   28.1 
2026-10-14 00:00 UT   09 26 16.9   +15 36 51     2.428    2.136   61.3   24.2   288   28.1 
2026-10-15 00:00 UT   09 27 36.5   +15 30 36     2.422    2.143   62.0   24.3   289   28.1 
2026-10-16 00:00 UT   09 28 55.0   +15 24 24     2.417    2.150   62.6   24.3   289   28.1 
2026-10-17 00:00 UT   09 30 12.5   +15 18 15     2.412    2.156   63.3   24.4   289   28.1 
2026-10-18 00:00 UT   09 31 28.9   +15 12 10     2.406    2.163   64.0   24.5   289   28.1 
2026-10-19 00:00 UT   09 32 44.1   +15 06 08     2.401    2.170   64.6   24.5   289   28.1 
2026-10-20 00:00 UT   09 33 58.4   +15 00 10     2.395    2.176   65.3   24.6   289   28.1 
2026-10-21 00:00 UT   09 35 11.5   +14 54 15     2.389    2.183   66.0   24.6   289   28.1 
2026-10-22 00:00 UT   09 36 23.5   +14 48 24     2.383    2.189   66.7   24.7   289   28.1 
2026-10-23 00:00 UT   09 37 34.4   +14 42 37     2.377    2.196   67.4   24.7   289   28.1 
2026-10-24 00:00 UT   09 38 44.2   +14 36 53     2.371    2.202   68.1   24.8   289   28.1 
2026-10-25 00:00 UT   09 39 52.8   +14 31 14     2.365    2.209   68.8   24.8   289   28.1 
2026-10-26 00:00 UT   09 41 00.4   +14 25 39     2.358    2.215   69.5   24.9   289   28.1 
2026-10-27 00:00 UT   09 42 06.8   +14 20 09     2.352    2.222   70.2   24.9   289   28.1 
2026-10-28 00:00 UT   09 43 12.1   +14 14 43     2.345    2.228   70.9   24.9   289   28.1 
2026-10-29 00:00 UT   09 44 16.2   +14 09 21     2.339    2.235   71.6   25.0   289   28.1 
2026-10-30 00:00 UT   09 45 19.2   +14 04 04     2.332    2.241   72.4   25.0   289   28.1 
2026-10-31 00:00 UT   09 46 21.0   +13 58 52     2.325    2.247   73.1   25.0   290   28.1 

    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.