2021 QM1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	4 Mar 2026	29.1	2.263 AU	2.387 AU	18h09m	-22°03'	70.8°	24.4°

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 2021 QM1 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.6724217
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.5288945
            i (Inclination)                 : 1.75952
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 192.78946
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 255.56751
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 54.88824
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 268.35045
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -1.70398
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 1.89            
        

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
2026-03-04 00:00 UT   18 09 53.1   -22 03 06     2.387    2.263   70.8   24.4   269   29.1 
2026-03-04 07:02 UT   18 10 12.0   -22 02 50     2.384    2.264   71.0   24.5   269   29.1 
2026-03-05 00:00 UT   18 10 57.4   -22 02 11     2.377    2.267   71.5   24.5   269   29.1 
2026-03-06 00:00 UT   18 12 00.6   -22 01 13     2.368    2.272   72.3   24.6   269   29.1 
2026-03-07 00:00 UT   18 13 02.7   -22 00 14     2.358    2.276   73.0   24.6   269   29.1 
2026-03-08 00:00 UT   18 14 03.7   -21 59 13     2.348    2.280   73.8   24.7   269   29.1 
2026-03-09 00:00 UT   18 15 03.4   -21 58 11     2.339    2.285   74.6   24.8   269   29.1 
2026-03-10 00:00 UT   18 16 02.0   -21 57 07     2.329    2.289   75.3   24.8   269   29.1 
2026-03-11 00:00 UT   18 16 59.3   -21 56 02     2.319    2.293   76.1   24.9   269   29.1 
2026-03-12 00:00 UT   18 17 55.4   -21 54 55     2.309    2.297   76.9   24.9   269   29.1 
2026-03-13 00:00 UT   18 18 50.3   -21 53 48     2.298    2.301   77.7   25.0   268   29.1 
2026-03-14 00:00 UT   18 19 43.9   -21 52 39     2.288    2.305   78.5   25.0   268   29.1 
2026-03-15 00:00 UT   18 20 36.2   -21 51 30     2.278    2.309   79.3   25.0   268   29.0 
2026-03-16 00:00 UT   18 21 27.3   -21 50 19     2.267    2.313   80.1   25.1   268   29.0 
2026-03-17 00:00 UT   18 22 16.9   -21 49 08     2.257    2.317   80.9   25.1   268   29.0 
2026-03-18 00:00 UT   18 23 05.3   -21 47 56     2.246    2.321   81.7   25.1   268   29.0 
2026-03-19 00:00 UT   18 23 52.3   -21 46 43     2.235    2.325   82.5   25.1   268   29.0 
2026-03-20 00:00 UT   18 24 37.8   -21 45 30     2.225    2.329   83.3   25.1   268   29.0 
2026-03-21 00:00 UT   18 25 22.0   -21 44 16     2.214    2.333   84.1   25.1   268   29.0 
2026-03-22 00:00 UT   18 26 04.8   -21 43 03     2.203    2.337   85.0   25.1   268   29.0 
2026-03-23 00:00 UT   18 26 46.1   -21 41 48     2.192    2.341   85.8   25.1   267   29.0 
2026-03-24 00:00 UT   18 27 25.9   -21 40 34     2.181    2.344   86.6   25.1   267   29.0 
2026-03-25 00:00 UT   18 28 04.3   -21 39 19     2.170    2.348   87.5   25.1   267   29.0 
2026-03-26 00:00 UT   18 28 41.1   -21 38 05     2.159    2.352   88.3   25.1   267   29.0 
2026-03-27 00:00 UT   18 29 16.5   -21 36 50     2.148    2.355   89.2   25.1   267   29.0 
2026-03-28 00:00 UT   18 29 50.3   -21 35 36     2.137    2.359   90.0   25.0   267   29.0 
2026-03-29 00:00 UT   18 30 22.5   -21 34 21     2.126    2.362   90.9   25.0   267   28.9 
2026-03-30 00:00 UT   18 30 53.2   -21 33 07     2.115    2.366   91.8   25.0   267   28.9 
2026-03-31 00:00 UT   18 31 22.3   -21 31 54     2.103    2.369   92.6   24.9   267   28.9 
2026-04-01 00:00 UT   18 31 49.7   -21 30 41     2.092    2.373   93.5   24.9   267   28.9 
2026-04-02 00:00 UT   18 32 15.5   -21 29 28     2.081    2.376   94.4   24.8   267   28.9 
2026-04-03 00:00 UT   18 32 39.7   -21 28 16     2.069    2.380   95.3   24.7   267   28.9 

    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.