2024 YQ8
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	5 Oct 2026	28.4	4.112 AU	3.295 AU	22h14m	-11°29'	140.1°	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 2024 YQ8 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.6328163
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.6651800
            i (Inclination)                 : 6.98103
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 344.18930
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 191.17675
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 103.70474
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 355.28525
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -1.34996
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.35            
        

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
2026-10-05 00:00 UT   22 14 45.1   -11 29 25     3.295    4.112  140.1    9.0    68   28.4 
2026-10-05 01:56 UT   22 14 42.6   -11 29 35     3.296    4.112  140.0    9.0    68   28.4 
2026-10-06 00:00 UT   22 14 14.7   -11 31 25     3.307    4.114  138.9    9.2    68   28.4 
2026-10-07 00:00 UT   22 13 45.3   -11 33 20     3.320    4.116  137.8    9.4    69   28.4 
2026-10-08 00:00 UT   22 13 16.9   -11 35 09     3.334    4.119  136.7    9.6    69   28.4 
2026-10-09 00:00 UT   22 12 49.4   -11 36 53     3.347    4.121  135.6    9.8    69   28.5 
2026-10-10 00:00 UT   22 12 23.0   -11 38 31     3.361    4.123  134.5    9.9    69   28.5 
2026-10-11 00:00 UT   22 11 57.6   -11 40 03     3.374    4.125  133.4   10.1    69   28.5 
2026-10-12 00:00 UT   22 11 33.3   -11 41 30     3.388    4.127  132.3   10.3    69   28.5 
2026-10-13 00:00 UT   22 11 10.0   -11 42 52     3.403    4.129  131.3   10.5    69   28.5 
2026-10-14 00:00 UT   22 10 47.7   -11 44 07     3.417    4.131  130.2   10.6    69   28.5 
2026-10-15 00:00 UT   22 10 26.5   -11 45 18     3.432    4.134  129.1   10.8    69   28.6 
2026-10-16 00:00 UT   22 10 06.3   -11 46 22     3.446    4.136  128.0   10.9    69   28.6 
2026-10-17 00:00 UT   22 09 47.2   -11 47 21     3.461    4.138  126.9   11.1    69   28.6 
2026-10-18 00:00 UT   22 09 29.1   -11 48 14     3.476    4.140  125.9   11.2    69   28.6 
2026-10-19 00:00 UT   22 09 12.1   -11 49 02     3.492    4.142  124.8   11.4    69   28.6 
2026-10-20 00:00 UT   22 08 56.1   -11 49 44     3.507    4.144  123.8   11.5    69   28.6 
2026-10-21 00:00 UT   22 08 41.2   -11 50 20     3.523    4.146  122.7   11.7    69   28.7 
2026-10-22 00:00 UT   22 08 27.3   -11 50 52     3.538    4.148  121.7   11.8    69   28.7 
2026-10-23 00:00 UT   22 08 14.5   -11 51 17     3.554    4.150  120.6   11.9    69   28.7 
2026-10-24 00:00 UT   22 08 02.7   -11 51 37     3.570    4.152  119.6   12.0    69   28.7 
2026-10-25 00:00 UT   22 07 52.0   -11 51 52     3.586    4.154  118.5   12.1    69   28.7 
2026-10-26 00:00 UT   22 07 42.3   -11 52 01     3.603    4.156  117.5   12.3    69   28.7 
2026-10-27 00:00 UT   22 07 33.6   -11 52 05     3.619    4.158  116.5   12.4    69   28.7 
2026-10-28 00:00 UT   22 07 26.0   -11 52 04     3.635    4.160  115.4   12.5    69   28.8 
2026-10-29 00:00 UT   22 07 19.4   -11 51 58     3.652    4.162  114.4   12.6    69   28.8 
2026-10-30 00:00 UT   22 07 13.8   -11 51 46     3.669    4.164  113.4   12.6    69   28.8 
2026-10-31 00:00 UT   22 07 09.3   -11 51 29     3.685    4.166  112.4   12.7    69   28.8 
2026-11-01 00:00 UT   22 07 05.7   -11 51 06     3.702    4.168  111.4   12.8    69   28.8 
2026-11-02 00:00 UT   22 07 03.1   -11 50 39     3.719    4.170  110.4   12.9    69   28.8 
2026-11-03 00:00 UT   22 07 01.6   -11 50 07     3.737    4.172  109.4   13.0    69   28.8 
2026-11-04 00:00 UT   22 07 01.0   -11 49 29     3.754    4.174  108.4   13.0    69   28.9 

    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.