2021 QV6
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	20 Jun 2026	27.1	1.967 AU	1.896 AU	11h21m	+10°28'	78.6°	30.4°

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 QV6 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.4631963
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.6075805
            i (Inclination)                 : 15.78453
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 177.31457
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 240.27619
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 353.60809
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 236.63333
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -13.66411
            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
2026-06-20 00:00 UT   11 21 01.0   +10 28 52     1.896    1.967   78.6   30.4   112   27.1 
2026-06-20 14:17 UT   11 21 58.3   +10 24 25     1.906    1.970   78.3   30.3   112   27.1 
2026-06-21 00:00 UT   11 22 37.3   +10 21 22     1.912    1.972   78.1   30.3   112   27.1 
2026-06-22 00:00 UT   11 24 13.6   +10 13 49     1.928    1.976   77.6   30.1   112   27.1 
2026-06-23 00:00 UT   11 25 49.8   +10 06 11     1.943    1.981   77.0   30.0   112   27.2 
2026-06-24 00:00 UT   11 27 26.0   +09 58 30     1.959    1.985   76.5   29.9   112   27.2 
2026-06-25 00:00 UT   11 29 02.3   +09 50 45     1.974    1.989   76.0   29.7   112   27.2 
2026-06-26 00:00 UT   11 30 38.5   +09 42 56     1.990    1.994   75.4   29.6   112   27.2 
2026-06-27 00:00 UT   11 32 14.7   +09 35 03     2.005    1.998   74.9   29.4   112   27.2 
2026-06-28 00:00 UT   11 33 50.9   +09 27 07     2.021    2.002   74.4   29.3   112   27.2 
2026-06-29 00:00 UT   11 35 27.0   +09 19 08     2.036    2.007   73.8   29.1   112   27.3 
2026-06-30 00:00 UT   11 37 03.2   +09 11 06     2.051    2.011   73.3   29.0   112   27.3 
2026-07-01 00:00 UT   11 38 39.4   +09 03 00     2.067    2.015   72.8   28.8   112   27.3 
2026-07-02 00:00 UT   11 40 15.5   +08 54 52     2.082    2.019   72.2   28.7   111   27.3 
2026-07-03 00:00 UT   11 41 51.6   +08 46 40     2.097    2.023   71.7   28.5   111   27.3 
2026-07-04 00:00 UT   11 43 27.8   +08 38 25     2.112    2.027   71.2   28.3   111   27.3 
2026-07-05 00:00 UT   11 45 03.9   +08 30 08     2.127    2.032   70.7   28.2   111   27.4 
2026-07-06 00:00 UT   11 46 40.0   +08 21 48     2.143    2.036   70.1   28.0   111   27.4 
2026-07-07 00:00 UT   11 48 16.2   +08 13 26     2.158    2.040   69.6   27.9   111   27.4 
2026-07-08 00:00 UT   11 49 52.3   +08 05 00     2.173    2.044   69.1   27.7   111   27.4 
2026-07-09 00:00 UT   11 51 28.4   +07 56 33     2.188    2.048   68.6   27.5   111   27.4 
2026-07-10 00:00 UT   11 53 04.6   +07 48 03     2.202    2.052   68.0   27.4   111   27.4 

    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.