2022 QN47
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	10 Jul 2026	24.4	2.074 AU	1.075 AU	20h12m	-30°26'	164.9°	7.3°

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 QN47 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.6059893
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.5611380
            i (Inclination)                 : 8.40572
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 74.38263
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 330.17928
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 265.71480
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 44.82816
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -4.16876
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.10            
        

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
2026-07-10 00:00 UT   20 12 27.1   -30 26 28     1.075    2.074  164.9    7.3   299   24.4 
2026-07-10 17:43 UT   20 11 34.0   -30 34 30     1.068    2.068  165.5    7.1   302   24.4 
2026-07-11 00:00 UT   20 11 14.8   -30 37 21     1.066    2.066  165.7    7.0   303   24.4 
2026-07-12 00:00 UT   20 10 00.1   -30 48 16     1.057    2.059  166.4    6.6   307   24.3 
2026-07-13 00:00 UT   20 08 43.1   -30 59 13     1.047    2.051  167.1    6.4   312   24.3 
2026-07-14 00:00 UT   20 07 23.8   -31 10 11     1.039    2.043  167.7    6.1   318   24.3 
2026-07-15 00:00 UT   20 06 02.3   -31 21 09     1.030    2.036  168.2    5.9   324   24.2 
2026-07-16 00:00 UT   20 04 38.6   -31 32 06     1.022    2.028  168.5    5.7   330   24.2 
2026-07-17 00:00 UT   20 03 12.8   -31 43 01     1.014    2.020  168.7    5.6   336   24.2 
2026-07-18 00:00 UT   20 01 45.0   -31 53 54     1.006    2.012  168.8    5.6   343   24.1 
2026-07-19 00:00 UT   20 00 15.3   -32 04 44     0.998    2.005  168.7    5.7   350   24.1 
2026-07-20 00:00 UT   19 58 43.8   -32 15 29     0.991    1.997  168.5    5.8   357   24.1 
2026-07-21 00:00 UT   19 57 10.5   -32 26 08     0.984    1.989  168.1    6.0     3   24.1 
2026-07-22 00:00 UT   19 55 35.6   -32 36 42     0.977    1.981  167.6    6.3     9   24.1 
2026-07-23 00:00 UT   19 53 59.2   -32 47 08     0.970    1.973  167.0    6.6    15   24.1 
2026-07-24 00:00 UT   19 52 21.3   -32 57 27     0.964    1.966  166.3    7.0    20   24.1 
2026-07-25 00:00 UT   19 50 42.2   -33 07 37     0.958    1.958  165.5    7.5    24   24.1 
2026-07-26 00:00 UT   19 49 01.9   -33 17 37     0.952    1.950  164.6    7.9    28   24.1 
2026-07-27 00:00 UT   19 47 20.6   -33 27 28     0.946    1.942  163.7    8.4    32   24.1 
2026-07-28 00:00 UT   19 45 38.3   -33 37 07     0.941    1.934  162.7    9.0    36   24.1 
2026-07-29 00:00 UT   19 43 55.2   -33 46 34     0.936    1.926  161.7    9.5    39   24.1 
2026-07-30 00:00 UT   19 42 11.5   -33 55 48     0.931    1.918  160.6   10.1    41   24.1 
2026-07-31 00:00 UT   19 40 27.3   -34 04 50     0.926    1.910  159.5   10.7    44   24.1 
2026-08-01 00:00 UT   19 38 42.8   -34 13 37     0.922    1.902  158.4   11.3    46   24.1 
2026-08-02 00:00 UT   19 36 58.0   -34 22 10     0.917    1.894  157.3   11.9    48   24.1 

    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.