(88264) 2001 KN20
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	20 Dec 2025	22.1	2.496 AU	2.581 AU	13h09m	+04°17'	74.0°	22.3°

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 2001 KN20 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.4533185
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.1468723
            i (Inclination)                 : 12.07960
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 104.92070
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 201.45020
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 264.10644
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 125.93782
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -4.38906
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.15            
        

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
2025-12-20 00:00 UT   13 09 07.3   +04 17 32     2.581    2.496   74.0   22.3   296   22.1 
2025-12-20 09:34 UT   13 09 38.9   +04 16 03     2.574    2.495   74.3   22.3   296   22.1 
2025-12-21 00:00 UT   13 10 26.5   +04 13 51     2.564    2.492   74.7   22.4   296   22.1 
2025-12-22 00:00 UT   13 11 45.3   +04 10 16     2.547    2.488   75.4   22.5   296   22.1 
2025-12-23 00:00 UT   13 13 03.9   +04 06 47     2.530    2.484   76.0   22.6   295   22.1 
2025-12-24 00:00 UT   13 14 22.1   +04 03 24     2.513    2.479   76.7   22.7   295   22.1 
2025-12-25 00:00 UT   13 15 39.9   +04 00 09     2.495    2.475   77.4   22.8   295   22.1 
2025-12-26 00:00 UT   13 16 57.5   +03 56 60     2.478    2.470   78.1   22.9   295   22.0 
2025-12-27 00:00 UT   13 18 14.6   +03 53 57     2.461    2.466   78.8   23.0   295   22.0 
2025-12-28 00:00 UT   13 19 31.5   +03 51 02     2.444    2.462   79.5   23.1   295   22.0 
2025-12-29 00:00 UT   13 20 47.9   +03 48 14     2.426    2.457   80.2   23.2   294   22.0 
2025-12-30 00:00 UT   13 22 04.0   +03 45 32     2.409    2.453   80.9   23.3   294   22.0 
2025-12-31 00:00 UT   13 23 19.6   +03 42 58     2.392    2.448   81.5   23.4   294   22.0 
2026-01-01 00:00 UT   13 24 34.9   +03 40 31     2.374    2.444   82.2   23.5   294   21.9 
2026-01-02 00:00 UT   13 25 49.8   +03 38 12     2.357    2.440   82.9   23.6   294   21.9 
2026-01-03 00:00 UT   13 27 04.3   +03 36 00     2.339    2.435   83.6   23.7   294   21.9 
2026-01-04 00:00 UT   13 28 18.3   +03 33 56     2.322    2.431   84.3   23.7   293   21.9 
2026-01-05 00:00 UT   13 29 31.9   +03 31 59     2.305    2.426   85.0   23.8   293   21.9 
2026-01-06 00:00 UT   13 30 45.1   +03 30 11     2.287    2.422   85.7   23.9   293   21.8 
2026-01-07 00:00 UT   13 31 57.7   +03 28 30     2.270    2.417   86.5   24.0   293   21.8 
2026-01-08 00:00 UT   13 33 10.0   +03 26 58     2.252    2.413   87.2   24.0   293   21.8 
2026-01-09 00:00 UT   13 34 21.7   +03 25 34     2.235    2.408   87.9   24.1   292   21.8 
2026-01-10 00:00 UT   13 35 32.9   +03 24 18     2.217    2.403   88.6   24.1   292   21.8 
2026-01-11 00:00 UT   13 36 43.6   +03 23 11     2.200    2.399   89.3   24.2   292   21.8 
2026-01-12 00:00 UT   13 37 53.7   +03 22 12     2.183    2.394   90.0   24.3   292   21.7 
2026-01-13 00:00 UT   13 39 03.3   +03 21 23     2.165    2.390   90.7   24.3   292   21.7 
2026-01-14 00:00 UT   13 40 12.3   +03 20 42     2.148    2.385   91.5   24.3   291   21.7 
2026-01-15 00:00 UT   13 41 20.7   +03 20 11     2.130    2.380   92.2   24.4   291   21.7 
2026-01-16 00:00 UT   13 42 28.5   +03 19 49     2.113    2.376   92.9   24.4   291   21.6 

    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.