2020 QL2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	24 Mar 2026	23.6	1.252 AU	0.392 AU	15h57m	-13°56'	122.5°	42.2°

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 2020 QL2 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.3241951
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.1691019
            i (Inclination)                 : 4.74391
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 173.34261
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 264.44379
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 348.59669
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 257.76742
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -4.72157
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 1.26            
        

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
2026-03-24 00:00 UT   15 57 44.3   -13 56 53     0.392    1.252  122.5   42.2   278   23.6 
2026-03-24 12:30 UT   15 57 15.4   -13 48 50     0.391    1.254  123.2   41.7   278   23.6 
2026-03-25 00:00 UT   15 56 47.6   -13 41 22     0.390    1.257  123.8   41.3   277   23.5 
2026-03-26 00:00 UT   15 55 46.1   -13 25 33     0.388    1.261  125.1   40.3   277   23.5 
2026-03-27 00:00 UT   15 54 39.9   -13 09 28     0.387    1.266  126.3   39.4   277   23.5 
2026-03-28 00:00 UT   15 53 28.8   -12 53 07     0.385    1.270  127.6   38.5   277   23.5 
2026-03-29 00:00 UT   15 52 13.0   -12 36 29     0.384    1.275  128.9   37.5   276   23.4 
2026-03-30 00:00 UT   15 50 52.5   -12 19 37     0.383    1.280  130.3   36.5   276   23.4 
2026-03-31 00:00 UT   15 49 27.3   -12 02 28     0.381    1.284  131.6   35.6   275   23.4 
2026-04-01 00:00 UT   15 47 57.4   -11 45 06     0.380    1.289  133.0   34.6   275   23.3 
2026-04-02 00:00 UT   15 46 23.0   -11 27 29     0.379    1.293  134.4   33.6   275   23.3 
2026-04-03 00:00 UT   15 44 44.0   -11 09 39     0.378    1.297  135.7   32.5   274   23.3 
2026-04-04 00:00 UT   15 43 00.5   -10 51 37     0.377    1.302  137.1   31.5   274   23.3 
2026-04-05 00:00 UT   15 41 12.7   -10 33 23     0.376    1.306  138.6   30.5   273   23.2 
2026-04-06 00:00 UT   15 39 20.6   -10 14 58     0.375    1.310  140.0   29.4   273   23.2 
2026-04-07 00:00 UT   15 37 24.4   -09 56 24     0.375    1.315  141.4   28.3   272   23.2 
2026-04-08 00:00 UT   15 35 24.2   -09 37 42     0.374    1.319  142.9   27.3   271   23.2 
2026-04-09 00:00 UT   15 33 20.1   -09 18 52     0.374    1.323  144.3   26.2   270   23.1 
2026-04-10 00:00 UT   15 31 12.3   -08 59 57     0.373    1.327  145.8   25.1   269   23.1 

    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.