2022 QD3
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	13 Oct 2026	31.1	3.021 AU	3.359 AU	09h18m	+15°18'	61.9°	16.9°

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 2022 QD3 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.5022701
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.0888845
            i (Inclination)                 : 0.37220
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 206.83762
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 109.52779
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 98.29705
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 136.36579
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 0.35079
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.02            
        

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
2026-10-13 00:00 UT   09 18 50.4   +15 18 40     3.359    3.021   61.9   16.9   287   31.1 
2026-10-13 21:55 UT   09 19 42.2   +15 14 37     3.349    3.023   62.6   17.0   288   31.1 
2026-10-14 00:00 UT   09 19 47.1   +15 14 14     3.348    3.023   62.7   17.1   288   31.1 
2026-10-15 00:00 UT   09 20 43.0   +15 09 49     3.336    3.025   63.4   17.2   288   31.1 
2026-10-16 00:00 UT   09 21 38.3   +15 05 27     3.324    3.026   64.2   17.3   288   31.1 
2026-10-17 00:00 UT   09 22 32.8   +15 01 07     3.312    3.028   65.0   17.4   288   31.1 
2026-10-18 00:00 UT   09 23 26.6   +14 56 50     3.300    3.030   65.7   17.4   288   31.1 
2026-10-19 00:00 UT   09 24 19.7   +14 52 35     3.288    3.032   66.5   17.5   288   31.1 
2026-10-20 00:00 UT   09 25 12.1   +14 48 22     3.276    3.034   67.3   17.6   288   31.1 
2026-10-21 00:00 UT   09 26 03.7   +14 44 12     3.264    3.035   68.0   17.7   288   31.1 
2026-10-22 00:00 UT   09 26 54.6   +14 40 04     3.252    3.037   68.8   17.8   288   31.1 
2026-10-23 00:00 UT   09 27 44.7   +14 35 59     3.239    3.039   69.6   17.9   288   31.1 
2026-10-24 00:00 UT   09 28 34.0   +14 31 57     3.227    3.041   70.4   17.9   288   31.1 
2026-10-25 00:00 UT   09 29 22.5   +14 27 58     3.214    3.042   71.2   18.0   288   31.1 
2026-10-26 00:00 UT   09 30 10.3   +14 24 02     3.201    3.044   72.0   18.1   288   31.1 
2026-10-27 00:00 UT   09 30 57.3   +14 20 09     3.189    3.046   72.8   18.2   288   31.1 
2026-10-28 00:00 UT   09 31 43.4   +14 16 19     3.176    3.048   73.6   18.2   288   31.1 
2026-10-29 00:00 UT   09 32 28.7   +14 12 32     3.163    3.049   74.4   18.3   288   31.1 
2026-10-30 00:00 UT   09 33 13.2   +14 08 49     3.150    3.051   75.2   18.3   289   31.1 
2026-10-31 00:00 UT   09 33 56.8   +14 05 09     3.137    3.052   76.0   18.4   289   31.1 
2026-11-01 00:00 UT   09 34 39.6   +14 01 32     3.124    3.054   76.8   18.4   289   31.0 
2026-11-02 00:00 UT   09 35 21.5   +13 57 60     3.111    3.056   77.6   18.5   289   31.0 
2026-11-03 00:00 UT   09 36 02.5   +13 54 31     3.097    3.057   78.4   18.5   289   31.0 
2026-11-04 00:00 UT   09 36 42.6   +13 51 06     3.084    3.059   79.3   18.6   289   31.0 
2026-11-05 00:00 UT   09 37 21.8   +13 47 44     3.071    3.060   80.1   18.6   289   31.0 
2026-11-06 00:00 UT   09 38 00.1   +13 44 27     3.057    3.062   80.9   18.6   289   31.0 
2026-11-07 00:00 UT   09 38 37.4   +13 41 15     3.044    3.063   81.8   18.7   289   31.0 
2026-11-08 00:00 UT   09 39 13.7   +13 38 06     3.030    3.065   82.6   18.7   289   31.0 
2026-11-09 00:00 UT   09 39 49.1   +13 35 02     3.016    3.066   83.5   18.7   289   31.0 
2026-11-10 00:00 UT   09 40 23.4   +13 32 03     3.003    3.068   84.3   18.7   289   31.0 
2026-11-11 00:00 UT   09 40 56.8   +13 29 08     2.989    3.069   85.2   18.8   289   31.0 
2026-11-12 00:00 UT   09 41 29.2   +13 26 17     2.975    3.071   86.1   18.8   289   31.0 

    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.