1993 KA2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	18 Oct 2025	34.2	3.067 AU	2.382 AU	22h02m	-08°04'	125.3°	15.4°

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 1993 KA2 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.7689546
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.2301497
            i (Inclination)                 : 3.14808
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 230.20952
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 271.07772
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 230.11713
            Epoch                           : 2025 May 05

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 141.28887
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -3.14752
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.33            
        

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
2025-10-18 00:00 UT   22 02 39.8   -08 04 22     2.382    3.067  125.3   15.4    72   34.2 
2025-10-18 23:36 UT   22 02 09.5   -08 08 29     2.389    3.062  124.2   15.6    72   34.2 
2025-10-19 00:00 UT   22 02 09.0   -08 08 33     2.389    3.061  124.1   15.6    72   34.2 
2025-10-20 00:00 UT   22 01 39.7   -08 12 36     2.397    3.056  123.0   15.9    72   34.2 
2025-10-21 00:00 UT   22 01 11.9   -08 16 30     2.405    3.050  121.9   16.1    72   34.2 
2025-10-22 00:00 UT   22 00 45.6   -08 20 17     2.413    3.044  120.8   16.3    72   34.2 
2025-10-23 00:00 UT   22 00 20.9   -08 23 55     2.421    3.039  119.7   16.5    72   34.2 
2025-10-24 00:00 UT   21 59 57.7   -08 27 25     2.429    3.033  118.6   16.7    72   34.2 
2025-10-25 00:00 UT   21 59 36.0   -08 30 47     2.437    3.027  117.5   16.9    72   34.2 
2025-10-26 00:00 UT   21 59 15.9   -08 34 01     2.445    3.021  116.4   17.1    72   34.2 
2025-10-27 00:00 UT   21 58 57.3   -08 37 06     2.454    3.016  115.3   17.3    72   34.3 
2025-10-28 00:00 UT   21 58 40.2   -08 40 03     2.462    3.010  114.2   17.5    71   34.3 
2025-10-29 00:00 UT   21 58 24.6   -08 42 51     2.471    3.004  113.2   17.7    71   34.3 
2025-10-30 00:00 UT   21 58 10.6   -08 45 32     2.480    2.998  112.1   17.9    71   34.3 
2025-10-31 00:00 UT   21 57 58.1   -08 48 03     2.489    2.992  111.0   18.0    71   34.3 
2025-11-01 00:00 UT   21 57 47.0   -08 50 27     2.498    2.986  110.0   18.2    71   34.3 
2025-11-02 00:00 UT   21 57 37.5   -08 52 42     2.507    2.980  108.9   18.4    71   34.3 
2025-11-03 00:00 UT   21 57 29.5   -08 54 50     2.516    2.974  107.9   18.5    71   34.3 
2025-11-04 00:00 UT   21 57 23.0   -08 56 48     2.525    2.968  106.8   18.7    71   34.3 
2025-11-05 00:00 UT   21 57 18.0   -08 58 39     2.534    2.962  105.8   18.8    71   34.3 
2025-11-06 00:00 UT   21 57 14.4   -09 00 22     2.543    2.956  104.8   18.9    71   34.3 
2025-11-07 00:00 UT   21 57 12.3   -09 01 56     2.553    2.950  103.8   19.0    71   34.4 
2025-11-08 00:00 UT   21 57 11.6   -09 03 23     2.562    2.944  102.8   19.2    71   34.4 
2025-11-09 00:00 UT   21 57 12.4   -09 04 41     2.571    2.938  101.8   19.3    71   34.4 
2025-11-10 00:00 UT   21 57 14.6   -09 05 51     2.581    2.932  100.8   19.4    71   34.4 
2025-11-11 00:00 UT   21 57 18.2   -09 06 53     2.590    2.926   99.8   19.5    71   34.4 
2025-11-12 00:00 UT   21 57 23.2   -09 07 48     2.600    2.919   98.8   19.6    70   34.4 
2025-11-13 00:00 UT   21 57 29.7   -09 08 34     2.609    2.913   97.8   19.7    70   34.4 
2025-11-14 00:00 UT   21 57 37.5   -09 09 12     2.619    2.907   96.8   19.8    70   34.4 
2025-11-15 00:00 UT   21 57 46.8   -09 09 43     2.628    2.901   95.8   19.8    70   34.4 
2025-11-16 00:00 UT   21 57 57.4   -09 10 05     2.638    2.894   94.9   19.9    70   34.4 
2025-11-17 00:00 UT   21 58 09.3   -09 10 20     2.647    2.888   93.9   20.0    70   34.4 

    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.