2021 QV6
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	18 Oct 2026	27.8	2.315 AU	3.250 AU	14h37m	-06°29'	17.0°	7.2°

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 2021 QV6 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.4632118
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.6075970
            i (Inclination)                 : 15.78609
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 177.30461
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 240.28089
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 90.32040
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 236.62797
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -13.66610
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.04            
        

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
2026-10-18 00:00 UT   14 37 23.5   -06 29 31     3.250    2.315   17.0    7.2    79   27.8 
2026-10-18 12:38 UT   14 38 17.6   -06 33 15     3.252    2.316   16.7    7.1    78   27.8 
2026-10-19 00:00 UT   14 39 06.3   -06 36 35     3.255    2.317   16.5    7.0    78   27.8 
2026-10-20 00:00 UT   14 40 49.3   -06 43 36     3.259    2.318   16.1    6.8    77   27.8 
2026-10-21 00:00 UT   14 42 32.3   -06 50 33     3.263    2.319   15.6    6.6    75   27.8 
2026-10-22 00:00 UT   14 44 15.5   -06 57 27     3.267    2.321   15.2    6.4    74   27.8 
2026-10-23 00:00 UT   14 45 58.7   -07 04 17     3.270    2.322   14.7    6.3    73   27.8 
2026-10-24 00:00 UT   14 47 42.0   -07 11 04     3.274    2.323   14.3    6.1    71   27.8 
2026-10-25 00:00 UT   14 49 25.5   -07 17 47     3.278    2.324   13.9    5.9    70   27.8 
2026-10-26 00:00 UT   14 51 09.0   -07 24 26     3.281    2.325   13.5    5.7    68   27.8 
2026-10-27 00:00 UT   14 52 52.6   -07 31 01     3.284    2.327   13.1    5.5    66   27.8 
2026-10-28 00:00 UT   14 54 36.3   -07 37 33     3.287    2.328   12.7    5.4    64   27.8 
2026-10-29 00:00 UT   14 56 20.2   -07 44 00     3.290    2.329   12.3    5.2    62   27.8 
2026-10-30 00:00 UT   14 58 04.1   -07 50 24     3.293    2.330   11.9    5.0    60   27.8 
2026-10-31 00:00 UT   14 59 48.1   -07 56 44     3.295    2.331   11.6    4.9    58   27.8 
2026-11-01 00:00 UT   15 01 32.2   -08 02 59     3.298    2.332   11.2    4.8    56   27.8 
2026-11-02 00:00 UT   15 03 16.4   -08 09 11     3.300    2.333   10.9    4.6    53   27.8 
2026-11-03 00:00 UT   15 05 00.8   -08 15 19     3.302    2.334   10.6    4.5    51   27.8 
2026-11-04 00:00 UT   15 06 45.2   -08 21 22     3.304    2.335   10.3    4.4    48   27.8 
2026-11-05 00:00 UT   15 08 29.7   -08 27 22     3.306    2.336   10.1    4.3    45   27.7 
2026-11-06 00:00 UT   15 10 14.3   -08 33 17     3.307    2.337    9.8    4.2    42   27.7 

    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.