(88264) 2001 KN20
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	19 Jan 2026	21.6	2.362 AU	2.061 AU	13h45m	+03°19'	95.1°	24.5°

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
2026-01-19 00:00 UT   13 45 48.1   +03 19 39     2.061    2.362   95.1   24.5   290   21.6 
2026-01-19 10:48 UT   13 46 17.6   +03 19 45     2.053    2.359   95.4   24.5   290   21.6 
2026-01-20 00:00 UT   13 46 53.3   +03 19 55     2.044    2.357   95.8   24.5   290   21.6 
2026-01-21 00:00 UT   13 47 57.8   +03 20 21     2.026    2.352   96.6   24.6   290   21.5 
2026-01-22 00:00 UT   13 49 01.6   +03 20 57     2.009    2.347   97.3   24.6   290   21.5 
2026-01-23 00:00 UT   13 50 04.7   +03 21 44     1.992    2.343   98.1   24.6   289   21.5 
2026-01-24 00:00 UT   13 51 07.0   +03 22 40     1.975    2.338   98.8   24.6   289   21.5 
2026-01-25 00:00 UT   13 52 08.5   +03 23 47     1.958    2.333   99.6   24.6   289   21.4 
2026-01-26 00:00 UT   13 53 09.3   +03 25 04     1.941    2.328  100.3   24.6   289   21.4 
2026-01-27 00:00 UT   13 54 09.3   +03 26 31     1.924    2.323  101.1   24.6   288   21.4 
2026-01-28 00:00 UT   13 55 08.4   +03 28 09     1.907    2.318  101.8   24.6   288   21.4 
2026-01-29 00:00 UT   13 56 06.7   +03 29 59     1.890    2.314  102.6   24.5   288   21.4 
2026-01-30 00:00 UT   13 57 04.1   +03 31 58     1.873    2.309  103.4   24.5   287   21.3 
2026-01-31 00:00 UT   13 58 00.6   +03 34 09     1.856    2.304  104.1   24.5   287   21.3 
2026-02-01 00:00 UT   13 58 56.3   +03 36 31     1.839    2.299  104.9   24.5   287   21.3 
2026-02-02 00:00 UT   13 59 51.0   +03 39 05     1.822    2.294  105.7   24.4   287   21.3 
2026-02-03 00:00 UT   14 00 44.8   +03 41 49     1.806    2.289  106.4   24.4   286   21.2 
2026-02-04 00:00 UT   14 01 37.6   +03 44 45     1.789    2.284  107.2   24.3   286   21.2 
2026-02-05 00:00 UT   14 02 29.4   +03 47 53     1.773    2.279  108.0   24.3   286   21.2 
2026-02-06 00:00 UT   14 03 20.2   +03 51 13     1.756    2.274  108.8   24.2   285   21.1 
2026-02-07 00:00 UT   14 04 10.0   +03 54 44     1.740    2.269  109.6   24.2   285   21.1 
2026-02-08 00:00 UT   14 04 58.6   +03 58 28     1.723    2.264  110.4   24.1   285   21.1 
2026-02-09 00:00 UT   14 05 46.2   +04 02 24     1.707    2.259  111.2   24.0   284   21.1 
2026-02-10 00:00 UT   14 06 32.6   +04 06 32     1.691    2.254  112.0   24.0   284   21.0 
2026-02-11 00:00 UT   14 07 17.9   +04 10 52     1.675    2.249  112.8   23.9   284   21.0 
2026-02-12 00:00 UT   14 08 01.9   +04 15 25     1.659    2.244  113.6   23.8   283   21.0 
2026-02-13 00:00 UT   14 08 44.8   +04 20 11     1.643    2.239  114.4   23.7   283   21.0 
2026-02-14 00:00 UT   14 09 26.4   +04 25 09     1.627    2.234  115.2   23.6   283   20.9 
2026-02-15 00:00 UT   14 10 06.7   +04 30 20     1.611    2.229  116.0   23.5   282   20.9 
2026-02-16 00:00 UT   14 10 45.7   +04 35 44     1.596    2.224  116.8   23.4   282   20.9 
2026-02-17 00:00 UT   14 11 23.4   +04 41 21     1.580    2.219  117.6   23.2   281   20.8 
2026-02-18 00:00 UT   14 11 59.6   +04 47 11     1.565    2.213  118.5   23.1   281   20.8 

    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.