2020 QL2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	21 Apr 2026	22.8	1.370 AU	0.380 AU	15h04m	-05°34'	161.4°	13.5°

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
2026-04-21 00:00 UT   15 04 48.2   -05 34 05     0.380    1.370  161.4   13.5   250   22.8 
2026-04-21 16:04 UT   15 03 05.7   -05 22 13     0.381    1.373  162.2   12.9   247   22.8 
2026-04-22 00:00 UT   15 02 15.1   -05 16 25     0.382    1.374  162.6   12.6   246   22.8 
2026-04-23 00:00 UT   14 59 41.8   -04 59 04     0.383    1.378  163.8   11.8   242   22.8 
2026-04-24 00:00 UT   14 57 08.6   -04 42 05     0.385    1.381  164.9   11.0   237   22.8 
2026-04-25 00:00 UT   14 54 35.9   -04 25 28     0.388    1.385  165.8   10.3   232   22.8 
2026-04-26 00:00 UT   14 52 03.9   -04 09 16     0.390    1.389  166.6    9.7   226   22.8 
2026-04-27 00:00 UT   14 49 33.0   -03 53 30     0.393    1.392  167.2    9.2   220   22.8 
2026-04-28 00:00 UT   14 47 03.3   -03 38 11     0.395    1.396  167.7    8.8   212   22.8 
2026-04-29 00:00 UT   14 44 35.2   -03 23 21     0.398    1.399  168.0    8.6   205   22.8 
2026-04-30 00:00 UT   14 42 08.9   -03 09 01     0.402    1.402  168.0    8.6   197   22.8 
2026-05-01 00:00 UT   14 39 44.6   -02 55 12     0.405    1.406  167.8    8.7   190   22.8 
2026-05-02 00:00 UT   14 37 22.6   -02 41 54     0.408    1.409  167.5    8.9   182   22.9 
2026-05-03 00:00 UT   14 35 03.0   -02 29 09     0.412    1.412  166.9    9.3   176   22.9 

    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.