2020 QL2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	2 Jul 2026	25.7	1.538 AU	0.863 AU	14h01m	-03°39'	109.6°	38.5°

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)                : 0.3242335
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.1691473
            i (Inclination)                 : 4.74447
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 173.34307
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 264.44260
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 348.51294
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 257.76668
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -4.72212
            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
2026-07-02 00:00 UT   14 01 34.3   -03 39 29     0.863    1.538  109.6   38.5   113   25.7 
2026-07-02 17:24 UT   14 02 11.3   -03 46 03     0.869    1.539  109.1   38.6   113   25.7 
2026-07-03 00:00 UT   14 02 25.5   -03 48 33     0.872    1.539  108.9   38.7   113   25.7 
2026-07-04 00:00 UT   14 03 18.5   -03 57 43     0.881    1.540  108.2   38.8   113   25.7 
2026-07-05 00:00 UT   14 04 13.0   -04 06 58     0.891    1.541  107.5   39.0   113   25.7 
2026-07-06 00:00 UT   14 05 09.2   -04 16 19     0.900    1.541  106.9   39.1   112   25.8 
2026-07-07 00:00 UT   14 06 06.9   -04 25 44     0.910    1.542  106.2   39.3   112   25.8 
2026-07-08 00:00 UT   14 07 06.2   -04 35 15     0.919    1.543  105.6   39.4   112   25.8 
2026-07-09 00:00 UT   14 08 07.0   -04 44 50     0.929    1.543  104.9   39.5   112   25.9 
2026-07-10 00:00 UT   14 09 09.3   -04 54 29     0.938    1.544  104.3   39.7   112   25.9 
2026-07-11 00:00 UT   14 10 13.1   -05 04 12     0.948    1.545  103.6   39.8   112   25.9 
2026-07-12 00:00 UT   14 11 18.3   -05 13 60     0.957    1.545  103.0   39.9   111   25.9 
2026-07-13 00:00 UT   14 12 25.0   -05 23 51     0.967    1.546  102.4   40.0   111   26.0 
2026-07-14 00:00 UT   14 13 33.0   -05 33 46     0.976    1.546  101.7   40.1   111   26.0 
2026-07-15 00:00 UT   14 14 42.4   -05 43 44     0.986    1.546  101.1   40.2   111   26.0 
2026-07-16 00:00 UT   14 15 53.2   -05 53 45     0.995    1.547  100.5   40.2   111   26.0 
2026-07-17 00:00 UT   14 17 05.3   -06 03 49     1.005    1.547   99.9   40.3   111   26.0 
2026-07-18 00:00 UT   14 18 18.6   -06 13 56     1.014    1.547   99.3   40.4   110   26.1 
2026-07-19 00:00 UT   14 19 33.3   -06 24 05     1.024    1.548   98.7   40.5   110   26.1 
2026-07-20 00:00 UT   14 20 49.2   -06 34 17     1.033    1.548   98.1   40.5   110   26.1 
2026-07-21 00:00 UT   14 22 06.4   -06 44 31     1.042    1.548   97.5   40.6   110   26.1 
2026-07-22 00:00 UT   14 23 24.7   -06 54 46     1.052    1.548   96.9   40.7   110   26.2 
2026-07-23 00:00 UT   14 24 44.2   -07 05 03     1.061    1.548   96.3   40.7   110   26.2 
2026-07-24 00:00 UT   14 26 04.9   -07 15 22     1.071    1.548   95.8   40.8   109   26.2 
2026-07-25 00:00 UT   14 27 26.7   -07 25 42     1.080    1.548   95.2   40.8   109   26.2 
2026-07-26 00:00 UT   14 28 49.6   -07 36 03     1.089    1.548   94.6   40.8   109   26.2 
2026-07-27 00:00 UT   14 30 13.6   -07 46 25     1.099    1.548   94.1   40.9   109   26.3 

    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.