(88264) 2001 KN20
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	21 Mar 2026	19.8	2.047 AU	1.152 AU	14h16m	+09°30'	144.7°	16.3°

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
2026-03-21 00:00 UT   14 16 42.6   +09 30 27     1.152    2.047  144.7   16.3   256   19.8 
2026-03-21 03:49 UT   14 16 39.0   +09 32 21     1.150    2.046  144.8   16.3   256   19.7 
2026-03-22 00:00 UT   14 16 19.5   +09 42 22     1.141    2.042  145.5   16.0   255   19.7 
2026-03-23 00:00 UT   14 15 54.1   +09 54 23     1.131    2.036  146.3   15.8   253   19.7 
2026-03-24 00:00 UT   14 15 26.5   +10 06 30     1.121    2.031  147.0   15.5   252   19.6 
2026-03-25 00:00 UT   14 14 56.7   +10 18 41     1.110    2.025  147.8   15.2   250   19.6 
2026-03-26 00:00 UT   14 14 24.7   +10 30 56     1.101    2.019  148.5   14.9   248   19.6 
2026-03-27 00:00 UT   14 13 50.4   +10 43 14     1.091    2.014  149.2   14.7   246   19.5 
2026-03-28 00:00 UT   14 13 13.9   +10 55 35     1.081    2.008  149.9   14.4   244   19.5 
2026-03-29 00:00 UT   14 12 35.2   +11 07 57     1.072    2.003  150.6   14.2   242   19.5 
2026-03-30 00:00 UT   14 11 54.3   +11 20 20     1.063    1.997  151.2   13.9   240   19.4 
2026-03-31 00:00 UT   14 11 11.2   +11 32 44     1.054    1.991  151.8   13.7   238   19.4 
2026-04-01 00:00 UT   14 10 25.9   +11 45 06     1.046    1.986  152.4   13.5   236   19.4 
2026-04-02 00:00 UT   14 09 38.5   +11 57 27     1.037    1.980  152.9   13.3   233   19.3 
2026-04-03 00:00 UT   14 08 49.0   +12 09 46     1.029    1.974  153.4   13.1   231   19.3 
2026-04-04 00:00 UT   14 07 57.4   +12 22 01     1.021    1.969  153.9   12.9   228   19.3 
2026-04-05 00:00 UT   14 07 03.7   +12 34 11     1.013    1.963  154.3   12.8   225   19.3 
2026-04-06 00:00 UT   14 06 08.1   +12 46 16     1.006    1.957  154.6   12.7   223   19.2 
2026-04-07 00:00 UT   14 05 10.4   +12 58 15     0.998    1.951  154.9   12.6   220   19.2 
2026-04-08 00:00 UT   14 04 10.8   +13 10 06     0.991    1.946  155.2   12.5   217   19.2 
2026-04-09 00:00 UT   14 03 09.3   +13 21 48     0.984    1.940  155.3   12.4   214   19.2 
2026-04-10 00:00 UT   14 02 06.1   +13 33 21     0.978    1.934  155.5   12.4   210   19.1 
2026-04-11 00:00 UT   14 01 01.0   +13 44 43     0.971    1.928  155.5   12.4   207   19.1 
2026-04-12 00:00 UT   13 59 54.3   +13 55 53     0.965    1.923  155.5   12.5   204   19.1 
2026-04-13 00:00 UT   13 58 45.9   +14 06 50     0.959    1.917  155.5   12.5   201   19.1 
2026-04-14 00:00 UT   13 57 36.0   +14 17 32     0.953    1.911  155.4   12.6   198   19.1 
2026-04-15 00:00 UT   13 56 24.7   +14 27 60     0.948    1.905  155.2   12.8   195   19.0 
2026-04-16 00:00 UT   13 55 12.0   +14 38 11     0.942    1.899  154.9   12.9   192   19.0 
2026-04-17 00:00 UT   13 53 58.0   +14 48 04     0.937    1.894  154.6   13.1   189   19.0 
2026-04-18 00:00 UT   13 52 42.9   +14 57 38     0.932    1.888  154.3   13.3   186   19.0 
2026-04-19 00:00 UT   13 51 26.8   +15 06 53     0.928    1.882  153.9   13.6   183   19.0 

    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.