2022 QH8
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	24 Mar 2026	28.9	2.128 AU	2.674 AU	21h08m	-12°04'	47.3°	20.1°

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 QH8 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.6759208
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.4453138
            i (Inclination)                 : 6.36812
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 171.42414
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 247.87095
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 287.38115
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 239.17107
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -5.89730
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.82            
        

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
2026-03-24 00:00 UT   21 08 09.9   -12 04 42     2.674    2.128   47.3   20.1   257   28.9 
2026-03-24 19:14 UT   21 09 44.9   -11 57 41     2.660    2.121   47.7   20.3   257   28.9 
2026-03-25 00:00 UT   21 10 08.6   -11 55 56     2.657    2.119   47.8   20.4   257   28.9 
2026-03-26 00:00 UT   21 12 07.6   -11 47 04     2.640    2.111   48.2   20.6   256   28.9 
2026-03-27 00:00 UT   21 14 07.1   -11 38 06     2.622    2.102   48.7   20.9   256   28.9 
2026-03-28 00:00 UT   21 16 07.0   -11 29 01     2.605    2.094   49.2   21.1   256   28.9 
2026-03-29 00:00 UT   21 18 07.3   -11 19 50     2.588    2.085   49.7   21.4   256   28.9 
2026-03-30 00:00 UT   21 20 08.0   -11 10 32     2.570    2.077   50.1   21.7   256   28.9 
2026-03-31 00:00 UT   21 22 09.2   -11 01 08     2.553    2.068   50.6   21.9   256   28.8 
2026-04-01 00:00 UT   21 24 10.8   -10 51 37     2.536    2.060   51.1   22.2   255   28.8 
2026-04-02 00:00 UT   21 26 12.9   -10 41 59     2.518    2.051   51.5   22.4   255   28.8 
2026-04-03 00:00 UT   21 28 15.4   -10 32 14     2.501    2.043   52.0   22.7   255   28.8 
2026-04-04 00:00 UT   21 30 18.4   -10 22 23     2.483    2.034   52.4   22.9   255   28.8 
2026-04-05 00:00 UT   21 32 22.0   -10 12 25     2.465    2.025   52.9   23.2   255   28.8 
2026-04-06 00:00 UT   21 34 26.0   -10 02 19     2.448    2.017   53.3   23.4   254   28.7 
2026-04-07 00:00 UT   21 36 30.6   -09 52 07     2.430    2.008   53.8   23.7   254   28.7 
2026-04-08 00:00 UT   21 38 35.7   -09 41 48     2.413    1.999   54.2   24.0   254   28.7 
2026-04-09 00:00 UT   21 40 41.4   -09 31 21     2.395    1.990   54.6   24.2   254   28.7 

    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.