(88264) 2001 KN20
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	15 Oct 2025	22.6	2.746 AU	3.538 AU	11h36m	+10°54'	32.2°	11.2°

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)                : 0.4530759
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.1471807
            i (Inclination)                 : 12.07936
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 104.92002
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 201.44442
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 201.43984
            Epoch                           : 2025 May 05

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 125.93147
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -4.38784
            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. A more printer-friendly version of the same chart can be found below.

Ephemerides:

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2025-10-15 00:00 UT   11 36 00.5   +10 54 04     3.538    2.746   32.2   11.2   306   22.6 
2025-10-15 11:49 UT   11 36 43.5   +10 50 28     3.532    2.744   32.5   11.3   306   22.6 
2025-10-16 00:00 UT   11 37 27.7   +10 46 46     3.527    2.742   32.8   11.4   306   22.6 
2025-10-17 00:00 UT   11 38 54.9   +10 39 28     3.516    2.739   33.4   11.6   305   22.6 
2025-10-18 00:00 UT   11 40 22.0   +10 32 11     3.505    2.736   34.0   11.8   305   22.6 
2025-10-19 00:00 UT   11 41 49.2   +10 24 55     3.493    2.732   34.6   11.9   305   22.6 
2025-10-20 00:00 UT   11 43 16.3   +10 17 40     3.482    2.729   35.2   12.1   305   22.6 
2025-10-21 00:00 UT   11 44 43.3   +10 10 27     3.470    2.726   35.8   12.3   305   22.6 
2025-10-22 00:00 UT   11 46 10.4   +10 03 14     3.458    2.722   36.4   12.5   304   22.6 
2025-10-23 00:00 UT   11 47 37.4   +09 56 04     3.447    2.719   37.0   12.7   304   22.6 
2025-10-24 00:00 UT   11 49 04.3   +09 48 54     3.435    2.716   37.6   12.9   304   22.6 
2025-10-25 00:00 UT   11 50 31.2   +09 41 46     3.423    2.712   38.2   13.1   304   22.6 
2025-10-26 00:00 UT   11 51 58.1   +09 34 40     3.410    2.709   38.8   13.3   304   22.6 
2025-10-27 00:00 UT   11 53 24.9   +09 27 35     3.398    2.705   39.5   13.5   304   22.6 
2025-10-28 00:00 UT   11 54 51.7   +09 20 32     3.385    2.702   40.1   13.7   303   22.6 
2025-10-29 00:00 UT   11 56 18.4   +09 13 31     3.373    2.698   40.7   13.9   303   22.6 
2025-10-30 00:00 UT   11 57 45.1   +09 06 31     3.360    2.695   41.3   14.1   303   22.6 
2025-10-31 00:00 UT   11 59 11.7   +08 59 34     3.347    2.691   41.9   14.3   303   22.6 
2025-11-01 00:00 UT   12 00 38.3   +08 52 38     3.334    2.688   42.5   14.5   303   22.6 
2025-11-02 00:00 UT   12 02 04.8   +08 45 44     3.321    2.684   43.1   14.6   303   22.6 
2025-11-03 00:00 UT   12 03 31.2   +08 38 52     3.308    2.681   43.8   14.8   302   22.6 
2025-11-04 00:00 UT   12 04 57.6   +08 32 02     3.295    2.677   44.4   15.0   302   22.6 
2025-11-05 00:00 UT   12 06 23.9   +08 25 15     3.281    2.674   45.0   15.2   302   22.6 
2025-11-06 00:00 UT   12 07 50.2   +08 18 29     3.268    2.670   45.6   15.4   302   22.6 

    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.