(88264) 2001 KN20
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	28 Nov 2025	22.4	2.587 AU	2.944 AU	12h39m	+06°01'	59.5°	19.2°

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
2025-11-28 00:00 UT   12 39 05.7   +06 01 42     2.944    2.587   59.5   19.2   299   22.4 
2025-11-28 13:20 UT   12 39 52.3   +05 58 36     2.935    2.585   59.9   19.3   299   22.4 
2025-11-29 00:00 UT   12 40 29.5   +05 56 08     2.928    2.583   60.2   19.3   299   22.4 
2025-11-30 00:00 UT   12 41 53.2   +05 50 39     2.912    2.579   60.8   19.5   299   22.4 
2025-12-01 00:00 UT   12 43 16.8   +05 45 14     2.896    2.575   61.5   19.7   299   22.4 
2025-12-02 00:00 UT   12 44 40.2   +05 39 53     2.880    2.571   62.1   19.8   298   22.4 
2025-12-03 00:00 UT   12 46 03.4   +05 34 37     2.864    2.567   62.8   20.0   298   22.3 
2025-12-04 00:00 UT   12 47 26.5   +05 29 25     2.848    2.563   63.4   20.1   298   22.3 
2025-12-05 00:00 UT   12 48 49.3   +05 24 17     2.832    2.559   64.1   20.3   298   22.3 
2025-12-06 00:00 UT   12 50 12.0   +05 19 14     2.815    2.555   64.7   20.4   298   22.3 
2025-12-07 00:00 UT   12 51 34.6   +05 14 16     2.799    2.551   65.4   20.6   298   22.3 
2025-12-08 00:00 UT   12 52 56.9   +05 09 23     2.783    2.547   66.0   20.7   298   22.3 
2025-12-09 00:00 UT   12 54 19.0   +05 04 34     2.766    2.542   66.7   20.8   297   22.3 
2025-12-10 00:00 UT   12 55 41.0   +04 59 50     2.750    2.538   67.3   21.0   297   22.3 
2025-12-11 00:00 UT   12 57 02.7   +04 55 12     2.733    2.534   68.0   21.1   297   22.2 
2025-12-12 00:00 UT   12 58 24.2   +04 50 39     2.716    2.530   68.7   21.3   297   22.2 
2025-12-13 00:00 UT   12 59 45.5   +04 46 10     2.700    2.526   69.3   21.4   297   22.2 
2025-12-14 00:00 UT   13 01 06.5   +04 41 48     2.683    2.522   70.0   21.5   297   22.2 
2025-12-15 00:00 UT   13 02 27.3   +04 37 31     2.666    2.518   70.7   21.6   297   22.2 
2025-12-16 00:00 UT   13 03 47.8   +04 33 19     2.649    2.513   71.3   21.8   296   22.2 
2025-12-17 00:00 UT   13 05 08.1   +04 29 14     2.632    2.509   72.0   21.9   296   22.2 
2025-12-18 00:00 UT   13 06 28.1   +04 25 14     2.615    2.505   72.7   22.0   296   22.2 
2025-12-19 00:00 UT   13 07 47.9   +04 21 20     2.598    2.501   73.3   22.1   296   22.1 
2025-12-20 00:00 UT   13 09 07.3   +04 17 32     2.581    2.496   74.0   22.3   296   22.1 
2025-12-21 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 

    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.