2022 QH8
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	7 Feb 2026	29.4	2.481 AU	3.356 AU	19h44m	-16°55'	23.3°	9.0°

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
2026-02-07 00:00 UT   19 44 18.6   -16 55 41     3.356    2.481   23.3    9.0   270   29.4 
2026-02-07 14:37 UT   19 45 23.3   -16 53 01     3.348    2.476   23.6    9.2   270   29.4 
2026-02-08 00:00 UT   19 46 04.9   -16 51 18     3.343    2.474   23.8    9.3   269   29.4 
2026-02-09 00:00 UT   19 47 51.4   -16 46 49     3.331    2.466   24.4    9.5   269   29.4 
2026-02-10 00:00 UT   19 49 38.1   -16 42 15     3.318    2.459   25.0    9.8   269   29.4 
2026-02-11 00:00 UT   19 51 25.1   -16 37 35     3.305    2.451   25.6   10.0   268   29.4 
2026-02-12 00:00 UT   19 53 12.3   -16 32 49     3.291    2.444   26.1   10.2   268   29.4 
2026-02-13 00:00 UT   19 54 59.7   -16 27 59     3.278    2.437   26.7   10.5   267   29.3 
2026-02-14 00:00 UT   19 56 47.4   -16 23 03     3.265    2.429   27.3   10.7   267   29.3 
2026-02-15 00:00 UT   19 58 35.3   -16 18 01     3.251    2.422   27.8   11.0   267   29.3 
2026-02-16 00:00 UT   20 00 23.5   -16 12 53     3.237    2.414   28.4   11.2   266   29.3 
2026-02-17 00:00 UT   20 02 11.8   -16 07 41     3.223    2.406   28.9   11.5   266   29.3 
2026-02-18 00:00 UT   20 04 00.4   -16 02 22     3.209    2.399   29.5   11.7   266   29.3 
2026-02-19 00:00 UT   20 05 49.3   -15 56 58     3.195    2.391   30.0   11.9   265   29.3 
2026-02-20 00:00 UT   20 07 38.4   -15 51 29     3.181    2.384   30.6   12.2   265   29.3 
2026-02-21 00:00 UT   20 09 27.7   -15 45 54     3.167    2.376   31.2   12.4   265   29.3 
2026-02-22 00:00 UT   20 11 17.2   -15 40 13     3.152    2.368   31.7   12.7   264   29.3 
2026-02-23 00:00 UT   20 13 07.0   -15 34 27     3.138    2.361   32.3   12.9   264   29.3 
2026-02-24 00:00 UT   20 14 57.0   -15 28 35     3.123    2.353   32.8   13.2   264   29.3 
2026-02-25 00:00 UT   20 16 47.3   -15 22 37     3.108    2.345   33.3   13.4   264   29.3 
2026-02-26 00:00 UT   20 18 37.8   -15 16 34     3.093    2.338   33.9   13.7   263   29.3 

    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.