2020 KB
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	5 Jan 2026	30.3	3.866 AU	2.889 AU	07h11m	+29°38'	172.7°	1.8°

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)                : 0.6099445
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.4025348
            i (Inclination)                 : 7.44521
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 59.56108
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 227.33812
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 163.31917
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 106.65738
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -5.46785
            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
2026-01-05 00:00 UT   07 11 05.7   +29 38 24     2.889    3.866  172.7    1.8   197   30.3 
2026-01-05 02:03 UT   07 11 00.1   +29 38 36     2.889    3.866  172.8    1.8   196   30.3 
2026-01-06 00:00 UT   07 10 00.5   +29 40 45     2.889    3.866  172.8    1.8   187   30.3 
2026-01-07 00:00 UT   07 08 55.3   +29 43 00     2.889    3.866  172.7    1.8   177   30.3 
2026-01-08 00:00 UT   07 07 50.1   +29 45 12     2.890    3.867  172.4    1.9   167   30.3 
2026-01-09 00:00 UT   07 06 44.9   +29 47 18     2.891    3.867  171.9    2.1   159   30.3 
2026-01-10 00:00 UT   07 05 39.8   +29 49 19     2.892    3.867  171.2    2.2   151   30.3 
2026-01-11 00:00 UT   07 04 34.9   +29 51 16     2.894    3.867  170.4    2.4   145   30.3 
2026-01-12 00:00 UT   07 03 30.1   +29 53 07     2.896    3.867  169.6    2.6   140   30.3 
2026-01-13 00:00 UT   07 02 25.6   +29 54 53     2.898    3.867  168.6    2.9   135   30.3 
2026-01-14 00:00 UT   07 01 21.3   +29 56 35     2.901    3.867  167.6    3.1   131   30.4 
2026-01-15 00:00 UT   07 00 17.5   +29 58 11     2.904    3.868  166.6    3.4   128   30.4 
2026-01-16 00:00 UT   06 59 14.0   +29 59 41     2.907    3.868  165.5    3.6   125   30.4 
2026-01-17 00:00 UT   06 58 11.0   +30 01 07     2.911    3.868  164.4    3.9   123   30.4 
2026-01-18 00:00 UT   06 57 08.5   +30 02 28     2.915    3.868  163.3    4.2   121   30.4 
2026-01-19 00:00 UT   06 56 06.5   +30 03 43     2.919    3.868  162.2    4.5   119   30.5 
2026-01-20 00:00 UT   06 55 05.2   +30 04 53     2.924    3.868  161.0    4.7   117   30.5 
2026-01-21 00:00 UT   06 54 04.5   +30 05 58     2.929    3.868  159.9    5.0   116   30.5 
2026-01-22 00:00 UT   06 53 04.5   +30 06 58     2.934    3.868  158.7    5.3   114   30.5 
2026-01-23 00:00 UT   06 52 05.2   +30 07 53     2.940    3.868  157.6    5.6   113   30.5 
2026-01-24 00:00 UT   06 51 06.8   +30 08 43     2.946    3.868  156.4    5.8   112   30.5 
2026-01-25 00:00 UT   06 50 09.2   +30 09 28     2.952    3.868  155.2    6.1   111   30.6 
2026-01-26 00:00 UT   06 49 12.4   +30 10 08     2.958    3.868  154.1    6.4   110   30.6 
2026-01-27 00:00 UT   06 48 16.6   +30 10 43     2.965    3.868  152.9    6.7   109   30.6 
2026-01-28 00:00 UT   06 47 21.7   +30 11 13     2.972    3.868  151.7    6.9   108   30.6 
2026-01-29 00:00 UT   06 46 27.8   +30 11 39     2.979    3.868  150.6    7.2   108   30.6 
2026-01-30 00:00 UT   06 45 34.9   +30 12 01     2.987    3.868  149.4    7.4   107   30.7 
2026-01-31 00:00 UT   06 44 43.0   +30 12 17     2.995    3.868  148.2    7.7   106   30.7 
2026-02-01 00:00 UT   06 43 52.3   +30 12 30     3.003    3.867  147.1    8.0   106   30.7 
2026-02-02 00:00 UT   06 43 02.6   +30 12 38     3.012    3.867  145.9    8.2   105   30.7 
2026-02-03 00:00 UT   06 42 14.1   +30 12 42     3.020    3.867  144.8    8.5   104   30.7 
2026-02-04 00:00 UT   06 41 26.7   +30 12 43     3.029    3.867  143.6    8.7   104   30.7 

    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.