2020 QD5
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	14 May 2026	29.3	3.698 AU	3.098 AU	11h30m	+02°42'	119.2°	13.8°

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 2020 QD5 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.6324195
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.6616598
            i (Inclination)                 : 2.04778
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 354.53886
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 37.39143
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 59.96324
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 31.91263
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 1.24336
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.34            
        

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
2026-05-14 00:00 UT   11 30 05.0   +02 42 24     3.098    3.698  119.2   13.8   113   29.3 
2026-05-14 07:48 UT   11 30 02.4   +02 42 38     3.104    3.699  118.9   13.8   113   29.3 
2026-05-15 00:00 UT   11 29 57.6   +02 43 05     3.115    3.702  118.2   13.9   113   29.3 
2026-05-16 00:00 UT   11 29 51.4   +02 43 38     3.133    3.706  117.2   14.0   113   29.4 
2026-05-17 00:00 UT   11 29 46.2   +02 44 06     3.150    3.709  116.2   14.2   113   29.4 
2026-05-18 00:00 UT   11 29 42.1   +02 44 26     3.167    3.713  115.2   14.3   113   29.4 
2026-05-19 00:00 UT   11 29 39.1   +02 44 39     3.185    3.717  114.3   14.4   113   29.4 
2026-05-20 00:00 UT   11 29 37.2   +02 44 46     3.203    3.721  113.3   14.5   113   29.4 
2026-05-21 00:00 UT   11 29 36.3   +02 44 46     3.220    3.724  112.3   14.6   113   29.4 
2026-05-22 00:00 UT   11 29 36.4   +02 44 40     3.238    3.728  111.4   14.6   113   29.5 
2026-05-23 00:00 UT   11 29 37.6   +02 44 27     3.256    3.732  110.4   14.7   113   29.5 
2026-05-24 00:00 UT   11 29 39.8   +02 44 07     3.274    3.735  109.5   14.8   113   29.5 
2026-05-25 00:00 UT   11 29 43.0   +02 43 42     3.292    3.739  108.5   14.9   113   29.5 
2026-05-26 00:00 UT   11 29 47.1   +02 43 10     3.310    3.743  107.6   15.0   113   29.5 
2026-05-27 00:00 UT   11 29 52.3   +02 42 32     3.328    3.746  106.6   15.0   113   29.5 
2026-05-28 00:00 UT   11 29 58.4   +02 41 47     3.346    3.750  105.7   15.1   113   29.6 
2026-05-29 00:00 UT   11 30 05.5   +02 40 57     3.365    3.754  104.8   15.1   113   29.6 
2026-05-30 00:00 UT   11 30 13.5   +02 40 01     3.383    3.757  103.9   15.2   113   29.6 
2026-05-31 00:00 UT   11 30 22.5   +02 38 59     3.402    3.761  102.9   15.2   113   29.6 
2026-06-01 00:00 UT   11 30 32.4   +02 37 51     3.420    3.764  102.0   15.3   113   29.6 
2026-06-02 00:00 UT   11 30 43.1   +02 36 37     3.438    3.768  101.1   15.3   113   29.6 
2026-06-03 00:00 UT   11 30 54.8   +02 35 18     3.457    3.771  100.2   15.3   113   29.7 
2026-06-04 00:00 UT   11 31 07.4   +02 33 53     3.476    3.775   99.3   15.4   113   29.7 
2026-06-05 00:00 UT   11 31 20.8   +02 32 23     3.494    3.778   98.4   15.4   113   29.7 
2026-06-06 00:00 UT   11 31 35.0   +02 30 47     3.513    3.782   97.5   15.4   113   29.7 
2026-06-07 00:00 UT   11 31 50.2   +02 29 05     3.531    3.785   96.6   15.4   113   29.7 
2026-06-08 00:00 UT   11 32 06.1   +02 27 19     3.550    3.789   95.8   15.5   113   29.7 
2026-06-09 00:00 UT   11 32 22.9   +02 25 27     3.569    3.792   94.9   15.5   113   29.7 
2026-06-10 00:00 UT   11 32 40.5   +02 23 30     3.587    3.796   94.0   15.5   113   29.8 
2026-06-11 00:00 UT   11 32 58.9   +02 21 27     3.606    3.799   93.1   15.5   113   29.8 
2026-06-12 00:00 UT   11 33 18.1   +02 19 20     3.625    3.803   92.3   15.5   113   29.8 
2026-06-13 00:00 UT   11 33 38.1   +02 17 08     3.644    3.806   91.4   15.5   113   29.8 

    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.