2021 QM1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	5 Aug 2026	28.8	2.553 AU	1.916 AU	16h35m	-19°42'	117.9°	20.6°

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
2026-08-05 00:00 UT   16 35 23.9   -19 42 01     1.916    2.553  117.9   20.6    99   28.8 
2026-08-05 06:57 UT   16 35 19.0   -19 42 06     1.919    2.552  117.6   20.6    99   28.8 
2026-08-06 00:00 UT   16 35 07.7   -19 42 19     1.928    2.552  116.8   20.8    99   28.8 
2026-08-07 00:00 UT   16 34 53.4   -19 42 41     1.941    2.551  115.8   21.0    99   28.8 
2026-08-08 00:00 UT   16 34 41.1   -19 43 06     1.953    2.551  114.8   21.2    99   28.8 
2026-08-09 00:00 UT   16 34 30.8   -19 43 36     1.966    2.550  113.8   21.3    99   28.8 
2026-08-10 00:00 UT   16 34 22.3   -19 44 09     1.979    2.550  112.8   21.5    99   28.9 
2026-08-11 00:00 UT   16 34 15.8   -19 44 46     1.992    2.549  111.9   21.7    99   28.9 
2026-08-12 00:00 UT   16 34 11.2   -19 45 26     2.005    2.548  110.9   21.8    99   28.9 
2026-08-13 00:00 UT   16 34 08.5   -19 46 10     2.018    2.547  109.9   22.0    99   28.9 
2026-08-14 00:00 UT   16 34 07.6   -19 46 58     2.031    2.547  108.9   22.1    99   28.9 
2026-08-15 00:00 UT   16 34 08.6   -19 47 50     2.044    2.546  108.0   22.2    99   28.9 
2026-08-16 00:00 UT   16 34 11.3   -19 48 44     2.057    2.545  107.0   22.4    99   29.0 
2026-08-17 00:00 UT   16 34 15.9   -19 49 42     2.070    2.544  106.1   22.5    99   29.0 
2026-08-18 00:00 UT   16 34 22.2   -19 50 44     2.083    2.543  105.2   22.6    99   29.0 
2026-08-19 00:00 UT   16 34 30.2   -19 51 48     2.096    2.542  104.2   22.7    99   29.0 
2026-08-20 00:00 UT   16 34 39.9   -19 52 56     2.110    2.541  103.3   22.8    99   29.0 
2026-08-21 00:00 UT   16 34 51.3   -19 54 07     2.123    2.540  102.4   22.9    99   29.0 
2026-08-22 00:00 UT   16 35 04.3   -19 55 20     2.136    2.539  101.5   23.0    99   29.1 
2026-08-23 00:00 UT   16 35 19.0   -19 56 37     2.150    2.538  100.6   23.1    99   29.1 
2026-08-24 00:00 UT   16 35 35.3   -19 57 56     2.163    2.537   99.7   23.1    99   29.1 
2026-08-25 00:00 UT   16 35 53.1   -19 59 18     2.176    2.536   98.8   23.2    99   29.1 
2026-08-26 00:00 UT   16 36 12.5   -20 00 42     2.190    2.535   97.9   23.3    98   29.1 
2026-08-27 00:00 UT   16 36 33.5   -20 02 09     2.203    2.534   97.0   23.3    98   29.1 
2026-08-28 00:00 UT   16 36 55.9   -20 03 39     2.216    2.533   96.2   23.4    98   29.1 
2026-08-29 00:00 UT   16 37 19.8   -20 05 11     2.230    2.531   95.3   23.4    98   29.2 
2026-08-30 00:00 UT   16 37 45.2   -20 06 45     2.243    2.530   94.4   23.4    98   29.2 
2026-08-31 00:00 UT   16 38 12.0   -20 08 21     2.256    2.529   93.6   23.5    98   29.2 
2026-09-01 00:00 UT   16 38 40.3   -20 09 59     2.270    2.527   92.7   23.5    98   29.2 
2026-09-02 00:00 UT   16 39 09.9   -20 11 39     2.283    2.526   91.9   23.5    98   29.2 
2026-09-03 00:00 UT   16 39 40.9   -20 13 22     2.296    2.525   91.0   23.5    98   29.2 
2026-09-04 00:00 UT   16 40 13.3   -20 15 06     2.309    2.523   90.2   23.6    98   29.2 

    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.