2020 KB
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	27 Oct 2026	31.1	3.384 AU	3.661 AU	10h07m	+18°32'	66.2°	15.6°

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 2020 KB are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.6088269
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.4012910
            i (Inclination)                 : 7.38472
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 59.01980
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 228.01051
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 216.48718
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 106.79291
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -5.48200
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.72            
        

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
2026-10-27 00:00 UT   10 07 00.8   +18 32 58     3.661    3.384   66.2   15.6   294   31.1 
2026-10-27 21:38 UT   10 07 48.9   +18 30 19     3.646    3.381   66.9   15.7   293   31.1 
2026-10-28 00:00 UT   10 07 54.1   +18 30 02     3.644    3.381   67.0   15.7   293   31.1 
2026-10-29 00:00 UT   10 08 46.9   +18 27 09     3.626    3.377   67.7   15.8   293   31.1 
2026-10-30 00:00 UT   10 09 39.2   +18 24 19     3.608    3.374   68.5   15.9   293   31.1 
2026-10-31 00:00 UT   10 10 31.0   +18 21 33     3.591    3.370   69.3   16.0   293   31.1 
2026-11-01 00:00 UT   10 11 22.2   +18 18 51     3.573    3.366   70.1   16.1   293   31.1 
2026-11-02 00:00 UT   10 12 13.0   +18 16 13     3.555    3.363   70.9   16.2   293   31.1 
2026-11-03 00:00 UT   10 13 03.2   +18 13 38     3.536    3.359   71.7   16.3   293   31.1 
2026-11-04 00:00 UT   10 13 52.8   +18 11 08     3.518    3.355   72.5   16.4   293   31.1 
2026-11-05 00:00 UT   10 14 41.8   +18 08 41     3.500    3.352   73.3   16.5   293   31.1 
2026-11-06 00:00 UT   10 15 30.3   +18 06 19     3.482    3.348   74.1   16.5   293   31.0 
2026-11-07 00:00 UT   10 16 18.2   +18 04 02     3.463    3.344   74.9   16.6   293   31.0 
2026-11-08 00:00 UT   10 17 05.5   +18 01 48     3.445    3.341   75.7   16.7   293   31.0 
2026-11-09 00:00 UT   10 17 52.1   +17 59 39     3.426    3.337   76.5   16.8   293   31.0 
2026-11-10 00:00 UT   10 18 38.2   +17 57 35     3.408    3.333   77.3   16.9   293   31.0 
2026-11-11 00:00 UT   10 19 23.5   +17 55 36     3.389    3.329   78.1   16.9   293   31.0 
2026-11-12 00:00 UT   10 20 08.2   +17 53 41     3.370    3.326   79.0   17.0   293   31.0 
2026-11-13 00:00 UT   10 20 52.3   +17 51 52     3.352    3.322   79.8   17.1   293   31.0 
2026-11-14 00:00 UT   10 21 35.7   +17 50 08     3.333    3.318   80.6   17.1   293   31.0 
2026-11-15 00:00 UT   10 22 18.3   +17 48 28     3.314    3.314   81.4   17.2   292   30.9 
2026-11-16 00:00 UT   10 23 00.3   +17 46 54     3.295    3.310   82.3   17.2   292   30.9 
2026-11-17 00:00 UT   10 23 41.6   +17 45 26     3.276    3.307   83.1   17.3   292   30.9 
2026-11-18 00:00 UT   10 24 22.1   +17 44 02     3.257    3.303   84.0   17.3   292   30.9 
2026-11-19 00:00 UT   10 25 01.9   +17 42 45     3.238    3.299   84.8   17.4   292   30.9 
2026-11-20 00:00 UT   10 25 40.9   +17 41 33     3.219    3.295   85.7   17.4   292   30.9 
2026-11-21 00:00 UT   10 26 19.1   +17 40 27     3.200    3.291   86.5   17.4   292   30.9 
2026-11-22 00:00 UT   10 26 56.6   +17 39 27     3.181    3.287   87.4   17.5   292   30.8 
2026-11-23 00:00 UT   10 27 33.3   +17 38 32     3.162    3.283   88.2   17.5   292   30.8 
2026-11-24 00:00 UT   10 28 09.1   +17 37 44     3.143    3.279   89.1   17.5   292   30.8 
2026-11-25 00:00 UT   10 28 44.1   +17 37 02     3.124    3.275   90.0   17.5   292   30.8 
2026-11-26 00:00 UT   10 29 18.3   +17 36 26     3.105    3.271   90.8   17.6   292   30.8 

    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.