2020 KB
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	8 Sep 2026	31.3	3.553 AU	4.380 AU	09h15m	+21°44'	30.9°	8.4°

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)                : 0.6090795
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.4034279
            i (Inclination)                 : 7.38763
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 59.02266
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 228.00689
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 215.77731
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 106.79196
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -5.48384
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.73            
        

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
2026-09-08 00:00 UT   09 15 04.0   +21 44 24     4.380    3.553   30.9    8.4   297   31.3 
2026-09-08 09:59 UT   09 15 32.4   +21 42 40     4.376    3.552   31.2    8.4   297   31.3 
2026-09-09 00:00 UT   09 16 12.3   +21 40 14     4.369    3.550   31.6    8.5   297   31.3 
2026-09-10 00:00 UT   09 17 20.4   +21 36 03     4.358    3.547   32.3    8.7   297   31.3 
2026-09-11 00:00 UT   09 18 28.3   +21 31 53     4.347    3.545   32.9    8.9   296   31.3 
2026-09-12 00:00 UT   09 19 36.0   +21 27 43     4.336    3.542   33.6    9.1   296   31.3 
2026-09-13 00:00 UT   09 20 43.6   +21 23 33     4.324    3.539   34.3    9.2   296   31.3 
2026-09-14 00:00 UT   09 21 50.9   +21 19 24     4.312    3.536   35.0    9.4   296   31.3 
2026-09-15 00:00 UT   09 22 58.1   +21 15 15     4.300    3.533   35.7    9.6   296   31.3 
2026-09-16 00:00 UT   09 24 05.0   +21 11 07     4.288    3.530   36.4    9.7   296   31.3 
2026-09-17 00:00 UT   09 25 11.7   +21 06 59     4.276    3.527   37.1    9.9   296   31.3 
2026-09-18 00:00 UT   09 26 18.2   +21 02 52     4.264    3.524   37.8   10.1   296   31.3 
2026-09-19 00:00 UT   09 27 24.4   +20 58 45     4.251    3.521   38.5   10.2   296   31.3 
2026-09-20 00:00 UT   09 28 30.5   +20 54 39     4.239    3.518   39.2   10.4   295   31.3 
2026-09-21 00:00 UT   09 29 36.3   +20 50 34     4.226    3.515   39.9   10.6   295   31.3 
2026-09-22 00:00 UT   09 30 41.9   +20 46 30     4.213    3.512   40.6   10.7   295   31.3 
2026-09-23 00:00 UT   09 31 47.2   +20 42 26     4.200    3.509   41.3   10.9   295   31.3 
2026-09-24 00:00 UT   09 32 52.2   +20 38 23     4.186    3.506   42.0   11.0   295   31.3 
2026-09-25 00:00 UT   09 33 57.1   +20 34 22     4.173    3.503   42.8   11.2   295   31.3 
2026-09-26 00:00 UT   09 35 01.6   +20 30 21     4.159    3.500   43.5   11.4   295   31.3 
2026-09-27 00:00 UT   09 36 05.9   +20 26 21     4.145    3.497   44.2   11.5   295   31.3 
2026-09-28 00:00 UT   09 37 10.0   +20 22 23     4.131    3.494   44.9   11.7   295   31.3 
2026-09-29 00:00 UT   09 38 13.7   +20 18 25     4.117    3.491   45.6   11.8   295   31.3 
2026-09-30 00:00 UT   09 39 17.2   +20 14 29     4.103    3.488   46.3   12.0   295   31.3 
2026-10-01 00:00 UT   09 40 20.4   +20 10 34     4.089    3.484   47.1   12.1   295   31.3 
2026-10-02 00:00 UT   09 41 23.4   +20 06 41     4.074    3.481   47.8   12.3   295   31.3 
2026-10-03 00:00 UT   09 42 26.0   +20 02 48     4.060    3.478   48.5   12.4   295   31.3 
2026-10-04 00:00 UT   09 43 28.3   +19 58 58     4.045    3.475   49.2   12.6   294   31.3 
2026-10-05 00:00 UT   09 44 30.3   +19 55 09     4.030    3.472   50.0   12.7   294   31.3 
2026-10-06 00:00 UT   09 45 32.0   +19 51 21     4.015    3.469   50.7   12.9   294   31.3 
2026-10-07 00:00 UT   09 46 33.4   +19 47 35     4.000    3.465   51.4   13.0   294   31.3 
2026-10-08 00:00 UT   09 47 34.4   +19 43 51     3.984    3.462   52.2   13.2   294   31.3 

    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.