2020 KB
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	24 Apr 2026	31.6	3.818 AU	4.103 AU	06h45m	+28°41'	66.7°	14.0°

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
2026-04-24 00:00 UT   06 45 34.8   +28 41 42     4.103    3.818   66.7   14.0    92   31.6 
2026-04-24 10:40 UT   06 45 54.5   +28 40 59     4.109    3.817   66.3   14.0    92   31.6 
2026-04-25 00:00 UT   06 46 19.2   +28 40 05     4.116    3.817   65.9   13.9    92   31.6 
2026-04-26 00:00 UT   06 47 04.3   +28 38 26     4.129    3.816   65.1   13.8    92   31.6 
2026-04-27 00:00 UT   06 47 50.0   +28 36 47     4.142    3.815   64.3   13.7    92   31.6 
2026-04-28 00:00 UT   06 48 36.4   +28 35 07     4.155    3.813   63.5   13.7    92   31.6 
2026-04-29 00:00 UT   06 49 23.4   +28 33 26     4.168    3.812   62.7   13.6    92   31.6 
2026-04-30 00:00 UT   06 50 11.1   +28 31 44     4.181    3.811   61.9   13.5    92   31.6 
2026-05-01 00:00 UT   06 50 59.4   +28 30 02     4.193    3.810   61.1   13.4    92   31.6 
2026-05-02 00:00 UT   06 51 48.3   +28 28 18     4.206    3.809   60.3   13.3    92   31.6 
2026-05-03 00:00 UT   06 52 37.8   +28 26 34     4.218    3.807   59.5   13.2    92   31.6 
2026-05-04 00:00 UT   06 53 27.9   +28 24 49     4.230    3.806   58.8   13.1    92   31.6 
2026-05-05 00:00 UT   06 54 18.6   +28 23 02     4.242    3.805   58.0   13.0    92   31.6 
2026-05-06 00:00 UT   06 55 09.8   +28 21 15     4.254    3.804   57.2   12.9    92   31.6 
2026-05-07 00:00 UT   06 56 01.6   +28 19 27     4.266    3.802   56.4   12.8    92   31.6 
2026-05-08 00:00 UT   06 56 54.0   +28 17 38     4.278    3.801   55.7   12.7    92   31.6 
2026-05-09 00:00 UT   06 57 46.9   +28 15 47     4.289    3.800   54.9   12.6    92   31.6 
2026-05-10 00:00 UT   06 58 40.3   +28 13 56     4.301    3.799   54.1   12.4    92   31.6 
2026-05-11 00:00 UT   06 59 34.3   +28 12 04     4.312    3.797   53.4   12.3    92   31.6 
2026-05-12 00:00 UT   07 00 28.8   +28 10 10     4.323    3.796   52.6   12.2    92   31.6 
2026-05-13 00:00 UT   07 01 23.8   +28 08 16     4.334    3.795   51.9   12.1    92   31.6 
2026-05-14 00:00 UT   07 02 19.3   +28 06 20     4.345    3.793   51.1   12.0    92   31.6 
2026-05-15 00:00 UT   07 03 15.3   +28 04 23     4.356    3.792   50.4   11.8    92   31.6 
2026-05-16 00:00 UT   07 04 11.7   +28 02 25     4.367    3.791   49.6   11.7    92   31.6 
2026-05-17 00:00 UT   07 05 08.6   +28 00 25     4.377    3.789   48.9   11.6    92   31.6 
2026-05-18 00:00 UT   07 06 06.0   +27 58 25     4.387    3.788   48.1   11.5    92   31.6 
2026-05-19 00:00 UT   07 07 03.9   +27 56 23     4.398    3.786   47.4   11.3    92   31.6 
2026-05-20 00:00 UT   07 08 02.1   +27 54 20     4.408    3.785   46.6   11.2    92   31.6 
2026-05-21 00:00 UT   07 09 00.8   +27 52 16     4.417    3.784   45.9   11.1    92   31.6 
2026-05-22 00:00 UT   07 09 60.0   +27 50 10     4.427    3.782   45.2   10.9    92   31.6 
2026-05-23 00:00 UT   07 10 59.5   +27 48 03     4.437    3.781   44.4   10.8    92   31.6 
2026-05-24 00:00 UT   07 11 59.4   +27 45 55     4.446    3.779   43.7   10.7    91   31.6 

    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.